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The term "disc jockey" first appeared in print in a 1941 issue of Variety magazine, [4] [5] although the origin of the term is generally attributed to American radio news commentator Walter Winchell who used it to describe radio presenter Martin Block's practice of introducing phonograph recordings to create a Make Believe Ballroom experience ...
C. Jess Cain; Raul Campos; Laura Cantrell; Stephen Capen; George Carlin; Bronwyn Carlton; Jerry Carroll; Roger Carroll; Chris Carter (American musician) Ed Castleberry
Previous to coming to Detroit at WKNR "Keener 13" in 1965, Purtan worked at WOLF in Syracuse, New York and WSAI in Cincinnati; he began his radio career in his hometown of Buffalo, New York at WWOL under the station-mandated name "Guy King" [1] and also worked for a very short time at WBAL in Baltimore (only to be forced to leave the station ...
A radio personality who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host (North American English), radio presenter (British English) or radio jockey. Radio personalities who introduce and play individual selections of recorded music are known as disc jockeys or "DJs" for short. Broadcast radio personalities may include talk radio hosts, AM/FM ...
Pages in category "American radio personalities" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,120 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Charles Laquidara (born November 24, 1938) is an American radio disc jockey whose show, The Big Mattress, was broadcast in the Boston, Massachusetts, area for nearly 30 years (1969–1996) on WBCN. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He then spent four years doing The Charles Laquidara Radio Hour on WZLX . [ 3 ]
John R. (born John Richbourg, August 20, 1910 – February 15, 1986) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame in the 1950s and 1960s for playing rhythm and blues music on Nashville radio station WLAC. He was also a notable record producer and artist manager.
The last Cavalcade of Jazz concert was a tribute to the city's most prominent r&b disc jockeys - Charles Trammel, Hunter Hancock and Jim Randolph teamed up with Hugg. Lionel Hampton , Big Jay McNeely , Dinah Washington , Betty Carter , Billy Eckstine , Jimmy Witherspoon , Louis Jordan , Nat "King" Cole , Louis Armstrong , Count Basie , Sam ...