▁C IM I ▁ ▁Category : Fil m ▁organizations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Organ izations ▁based ▁in ▁Chicago <0x0A> </s> ▁Cl iff ord ▁Nich oll s ▁" N icky " ▁Whit ta ▁( 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁- ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁Australian ▁radio ▁person ality .. ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁cred ited ▁with ▁being ▁a ▁ment or ▁to ▁Graham ▁Kennedy ▁during ▁his ▁early ▁career . ▁ ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁Whit ta ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁was ▁such ▁that ▁it ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁large ▁sp ont aneous ▁t ribute ▁by ▁his ▁fans , ▁when ▁thousands ▁of ▁Mel burn ians ▁unexpected ly ▁l ined ▁the ▁city ▁streets ▁after ▁his ▁fun eral ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁process ion ▁travel ▁the ▁ 1 2 - mile ▁journey ▁from ▁the ▁church ▁to ▁the ▁cre m ator ium . ▁ ▁Early ▁Life ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Whit ta ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁to ▁his ▁parents , ▁John ▁and ▁L yd ia ▁Whit ta . ▁ ▁After ▁att ending ▁Prin ces ▁Hill ▁State ▁School , ▁Whit ta ▁comm enced ▁an ▁app rent ices hip ▁as ▁a ▁j ew eller . ▁ ▁After ▁also ▁trying ▁his ▁hand ▁at ▁p oul try ▁far ming , ▁Whit ta ▁decided ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁radio ▁announ cer . ▁ ▁Radio ▁Career ▁After ▁learning ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁guitar ▁at ▁All ans ▁Music , ▁Whit ta ▁secured ▁his ▁first ▁radio ▁job , ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁Australian