Joe siedlik biography

The late Joseph F. “Big Joe” Siedlik was born on May 13, 1934 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Siedlik, better known to the polka world as “Big Joe”, was a huge polka promoter and brought polka music to listeners for half century.
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“Big Joe” Siedlik, polka host, dies of cancer at age 80

Joe Siedlik, 80, died on Jan. 1, 2015 at Bergen Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, NE after a battle with an aggressive form of cancer which he was diagnosed with in mid-December 2014.

Siedlik, better known to the polka world as “Big Joe”, was a huge polka promoter and brought polka music to listeners for half century. His “Big Joe Polka Show” aired on radio for more than 25 years, becoming a Sunday fixture. At one time, he was on over 30 stations nationwide.

“Big Joe” Siedlik brought what he called “happy music for happy people” to listeners, not just in Nebraska but all across the country. His “Big Joe Polka Show” aired on radio for more than 25 years. He hosted television shows and polka festivals, promoting the music he loved and polka bands along with it.

He is preceded in death by granddaughter Amanda; parents Joseph and Rose Siedlik. He is survived by wife Marty; children Michael J. (Barbara) Siedlik, Steve (Angie) Siedlik, Jeanne (Marvin) Sidel, Sue (Mark) Spohn, Janie (Vinnie) Romero; grandchildren Amy, Lyndy, Shel

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RFD-TV

American television network for rural audiences

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RFD-TV is an American pay television channel owned by Rural Media Group, Inc. The channel features programming devoted to rural issues, concerns and interests. The channel's name is a reference to Rural Free Delivery, the name for the United States Postal Service's system of delivering mail directly to rural patrons. Production and uplinking facilities for RFD-TV are located at 49 Music Square West, Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. RFD-TV's sister radio channel is Rural Radio on Sirius XM.^[2] RFD-TV formerly owned a theater in Branson, Missouri, where some variety shows that air on RFD-TV were filmed, as well as the Imus Ranch in Ribera, New Mexico.^[3]^[4]

RFD-TV is the flagship network for Rural Media Group. Launched in December 2000, RFD-TV is the nation's first 24-hour television network featuring programming focused on the agribusiness, equine and the rural lifestyle, along with traditional country music and entertainment.

As of 2017, RFD-TV operates on a full-ser