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History of radio employees
history of radio disc jockeys covers the time when gramophone records were first transmitted by experimental radio broadcasters to present day radio personalities
History_of_radio_disc_jockeys
DJing is the act of playing existing recorded music for a live audience. For the history of radio disc jockeys, see Radio disc jockey history. The modern DJ's
History_of_DJing
Person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting
known as disc jockeys or "DJs" for short. Broadcast radio personalities may include talk radio hosts, AM/FM radio show hosts, and satellite radio program
Radio_personality
Person who plays recorded music for an audience
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs
Disc_jockey
Music-dominated radio
hire a disc jockey to host the program. One of the first disc jockeys (later called DJs) was Dick Clark. Others followed suit and today music radio is the
Music_radio
1957 film by Roy Lockwood
popularity of rock and roll music, and appears to have derived its name from a show hosted by disc jockey Alan Freed that began airing over Radio Luxembourg
Jamboree_(1957_film)
American DJ and radio personality
Carol Miller is an American radio personality and disc jockey. She has been a steady presence on rock radio stations in the New York metropolitan area
Carol_Miller_(DJ)
British bank cashier
January 1947. Administration of his estate was granted to his widow, Jessie. He left an estate of £520. History of radio disc jockeys William Evelyn Kingwell
William_Evelyn_Kingwell
American DJ (1926–2020)
He started in radio as a child actor on the Lone Ranger Show and eventually became one of the country's longest-serving disc jockeys. Seymour was born
Robin_Seymour_(DJ)
Radio station programming format
Progressive rock is a radio station programming format that emerged in the late 1960s, in which disc jockeys are given wide latitude in what they may play
Progressive rock (radio format)
Progressive_rock_(radio_format)
American disc jockey (1900–1971)
announcer and radio disc jockey. She was one of the first radio disc jockeys in Chicago and an early innovator in what became known as morning radio. Active
Halloween_Martin
American DJ
Donahue (May 21, 1928 – April 28, 1975), was an American rock and roll radio disc jockey, record producer and concert promoter. Donahue was born Thomas Francis
Tom_Donahue_(DJ)
American radio DJ
American radio disc jockey who attained fame from the 1950s through the 1990s for playing rhythm and blues and black gospel music on Nashville radio station
Bill_"Hoss"_Allen
Radio format in which the disc jockey is given total control over what music to play
free-form radio, is a radio station programming format in which the disc jockey is given wide or total control over what music to play, regardless of music
Free-form_radio
2013 single by Alexis Jordan
production outfit StarGate and Dutch disc jockeys (DJs) Bingo Players. The latter duo are credited for the inclusion of a sample of their own electro house single
Acid Rain (Alexis Jordan song)
Acid_Rain_(Alexis_Jordan_song)
Radio station in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Volcano Radio was a radio station on the British Overseas Territory of Ascension Island. The station aired pop music, with most of its disc jockeys being
Volcano_Radio
British radio presenter
British-Canadian radio presenter who latterly worked for BBC Radio Kent, having had previous spells at Radio London, BBC Radio 1, Capital London, Radio West (he
Dave_Cash_(DJ)
American DJ and music TV host (1938–1995)
help keep him out of trouble, his father bought him a large Trans-Oceanic radio, and Smith became a fan of R&B music and the disc jockeys who played it,
Wolfman_Jack
Mexican jazz musician and disc jockey
1956) is a disc jockey, born in Guadalajara, Mexico and grew up in Oxnard, California. He is a band leader, composer, music producer and host of Jazz on
José_Rizo_(DJ)
British disc jockey and singer (1921–2016)
Young (21 September 1921 – 7 November 2016), was an English singer, disc jockey and radio personality. Early in his career, in the 1950s, he had two number
Jimmy_Young_(broadcaster)
American disc jockey (born 1959)
Chris Paul Carter (born September 2, 1959) is an American disc jockey and music/film producer based in Los Angeles. Carter started his music career as
Chris Carter (American musician)
Chris_Carter_(American_musician)
British radio and television presenter (born 1925)
that he did. Murray was one of the original BBC Radio 1 disc-jockeys when the station started in 1967. While at BBC Radio 1, Murray hosted his own television
Pete_Murray_(DJ)
Phonograph recordings made for radio broadcasting
factors caused radio stations' use of transcriptions to diminish. After World War II, use of transcriptions diminished as disc jockeys became more popular
Electrical_transcription
American broadcaster and concert promoter (1934–2020)
many of the western United States. In 1998, a plaquette featuring O'Day was added to the permanent disc jockey exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Pat_O'Day
American disc jockey
2004) was an American disc jockey regarded as the first in the Western United States to play rhythm and blues records on the radio, and among the first
Hunter_Hancock
American journalist (1907–1983)
Williams or simply Nat D., was an American high school teacher, disc jockey on Black Appeal radio, journalist and editor. He was born on Beale Street in Memphis
Nat_D._Williams
British disc jockey
3 July 1988) was a British disc jockey. Walsh began his radio career at the first soul music pirate radio station, Radio Invicta, alongside his friend
Steve_Walsh_(DJ)
Robbie Leslie was one of a small group of popular and influential disc jockeys working in the New York area, Florida, and The Coast in the 1970s, 1980s
Robbie_Leslie
American radio presenter
American radio disc jockey, known on the air as Dandy Dan Daniel and Triple-D. Daniel started as a disc jockey at age seventeen on Armed Forces Radio with
Dan Daniel (radio personality)
Dan_Daniel_(radio_personality)
Radio station in Ontonagon, Michigan, United States
another milestone in 2015-16 as one of the disc jockeys has featured a live, interactive broadcast with a fellow fan of the band Aviators each Friday via
WOAS
Type of phonograph record
hands of important radio disc jockeys. Acetates were produced in very small quantities using elementary cutting machines. The majority of discs found
Acetate_disc
American rock disc jockey (1930–2004)
2004) was an American disc jockey, who worked at the heyday of the AM Top 40 format and then was a pioneer of FM progressive rock radio. Rolling Stone magazine
Scott_Muni
Chicago–based radio personality (1928–2016)
"uncompromising soul-style rhythm and blues." Kent, who was one of two disc jockeys retained from the WHFC staff, had the 7:30-11 p.m. program. Robert
Herb_Kent
Scottish disc jockey and record producer
Hannah Laing (born 12 August 1994) is a Scottish disc jockey and electronic music producer from Dundee specialising in high energy trance, techno, and
Hannah_Laing
British writer and disc jockey
Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey. The book traces the development of DJ culture from early radio broadcasting and reggae sound
Bill_Brewster_(DJ)
English radio presenter (1954–2024)
English disc jockey, radio personality and occasional television presenter credited with introducing the morning zoo format to British radio with a humorous
Steve_Wright_(DJ)
August – John Tidmarsh, journalist and radio presenter (died 2019) 17 September – Brian Matthew, disc jockey (died 2017) 20 October – Michael O'Donnell
1928_in_British_radio
British radio presenter, offshore broadcaster (born 1943)
Antony Kenneth Blackburn OBE (born 29 January 1943) is an English disc jockey, singer and television presenter, whose career spans over 60 years. Blackburn
Tony_Blackburn
Fictional comedy character
Mercer is a fictional character created by American disc jockeys Brent Douglas and Phil Stone on radio station KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Douglas, who performed
Roy_D._Mercer
Musical artist
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
John_R.
Group of disc jockeys hosting mobile discos, in Jamaica
In Jamaican popular culture, a sound system is a group of disc jockeys, sound engineers and MCs playing music such as ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub reggae
Sound_system_(Jamaican)
Disc-shaped analog sound storage medium
were commonly used by disc jockeys (DJs), especially in dance music genres. They were also listened to by a growing number of audiophiles. The phonograph
Phonograph_record
Polish DJ (born 1952)
"Polish NADJ Again, p. 10". Disc Jockey & Radio Today – The Official Magazine of the National Association of Disc Jockeys. January 1976. Retrieved December
Jan_Pawul
British author, broadcaster, comedian, and presenter (born 1985)
professionally as Greg James, is a British radio DJ, television presenter and author. He has been a presenter on BBC Radio 1 since 2007, and has hosted the station's
Greg_James
Sound content transmitted via signals on coaxial cable
started by a group of teenagers who initially practiced being disc jockeys in the homes of two of the founders. Since traditional broadcasting equipment was
Cable_radio
American radio disc jockey (born 1966)
Todd Clark Pettengill (born April 18, 1966) is a former American radio disc jockey who most recently worked for WPLJ 95.5 in the New York area. From 1993
Todd_Pettengill
American DJ (1935–2019)
Memphis radio DJ and TV personality, hitting the airwaves in 1957 and hosted Talent Party on WHBQ-TV from 1964 to 1973. He also was a member of the famed
George_Klein_(DJ)
American DJ
modern critics later accused white jazz disc jockeys like Symphony Sid and Alan Freed of profiting from black radio and taking jobs away from black announcers
Symphony_Sid
American radio personality and disc jockey
Clague; August 20, 1929 – November 22, 1995) was an American radio personality and disc jockey. Clay was born in New York, and in the 1950s he was popular
Tom_Clay
1964 recording by the Beatles
Hear the Beatles Tell All, a compilation of radio interviews with the band carried out by Los Angeles disc jockeys. The company also sought to compete with
The_Beatles'_Story
American actor (1928–2014)
American disc jockey, actor, promoter, talent manager, and radio executive. McDaniel's career as a disc jockey in Los Angeles in the early days of rock 'n'
Earl_McDaniel_(DJ)
American actor (1924–2018)
NBC's radio network, handling West Coast jazz remote broadcasts and producing segments of NBC's Monitor program. In 1948, he became a disc jockey and announcer
Joe_Adams_(actor)
American disc jockey (1940–2023)
Hot Sauce," was an American disc jockey and performer who had been a major influence in promoting oldies music on the radio. A Philadelphia icon, he gained
Jerry_Blavat
American radio personality and pastor
starting in 1954 after winning a contest. There, she was one of the first female disc jockeys in the United States, with a program that included the latest
Martha_Jean_Steinberg
American disc jockey (1948–2023)
American disc jockey (DJ), radio producer and writer. He was one of the last notable remaining free-form rock DJs in United States commercial radio. Ladd
Jim_Ladd
Dutch academic and writer
Lomax of not just the yodeling world but yodeling worldwide." He is also a pirate radio station disc jockey known for his radio show on Radio Patapoe
Bart_Plantenga
2025 single by Confidence Man and Jade
Singles Charts. Two remixes of the song, by disc jockeys Chris Lake and Bullet Tooth respectively, were released as part of Confidence Man's extended play
Gossip (Confidence Man and Jade Thirlwall song)
Gossip_(Confidence_Man_and_Jade_Thirlwall_song)
Electronic device that plays audio compact discs
screen in the position once occupied by a cassette deck. Disc jockeys (DJs) who are playing a mix of songs at a dance club, rave, or nightclub create their
CD_player
Radio show
interviews with experts on Beatle history and trivia. Disc Jockey Helen Leicht created, hosted and produced an early version of Breakfast with the Beatles on
Breakfast_with_the_Beatles
Multilingual commercial broadcaster in Luxembourg
advertising within record programmes presented live by resident disc jockeys in Luxembourg, some of them recruited from the offshore stations. In August 1967
Radio_Luxembourg
American disc jockey in New York City
Roll Hall of Fame and Museum highlighting America’s most influential disc jockeys. Elsas is long recognized for his mastery of “the art of the segue,”
Dennis_Elsas
American DJ (born 1956)
Antiguan-American disc jockey who rose to fame on WRKS 98.7 Kiss FM in New York City and is recognized as one of the founding fathers of hip hop music and
Kool_DJ_Red_Alert
UK radio station
6 January 2015. "Offshore disc-jockeys of the 80s, P". Offshoreradio.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2019. Platt, John S. "Radio Caroline: Into the new millennium"
Radio_Caroline
British synthpop duo
originally from Newcastle upon Tyne. They caught the attention of BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel in the 1980s and performed the theme music for the UK
Sophie_and_Peter_Johnston
American radio personality (1930–2020)
28, 2020) was an American radio personality, primarily in New York City, for over 50 years. Harrison is the only disc jockey to be a WMCA "Good Guy", a
Harry_Harrison_(DJ)
American DJ
2–7pm slot, Sunday through Friday. In doing so, she became one of the first female disc jockeys in the country. When WNEW abandoned the format after the eighteen-month
Alison_Steele
Musical artist
(August 3, 1913 – September 21, 1989) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame on Nashville radio station WLAC from the 1940s through the 1970s by
Gene_Nobles
American radio disc jockey, songwriter, TV personality and actor (1918–2009)
Marty Roberts (December 6, 1918 – November 20, 2009) was an American radio disc jockey (DJ), songwriter, TV personality and actor. Born Martin Robert Schopp
Marty_Roberts
Undisclosed paid promotional broadcasts
during the verse dealing with the events of 1960. On a Washington, D.C. radio station in 1999, the disc jockeys announced that they were debuting the Lou
Payola
United States. Power Summit was a four-day conference for radio, mixshow and club disc jockeys around the world. The conference included performances from
Power_Summit
Musical artist
American radio disc jockey who attained fame from the 1940s through the 1970s for playing rhythm and blues and other music on Nashville radio station WLAC
Herman_Grizzard
American radio personality
massive downturn when he was involved in the payola scandal of 1960. Like several other disc jockeys (including Alan Freed), he had been playing particular
Peter_Tripp
American radio broadcaster
(September 7, 1934 – June 24, 2018) was an American Top 40 radio "disc jockey", in a 50-year career on radio stations, which included WABC and WCBS-FM, both in
Dan_Ingram
Company that provides remixed music to disc jockeys
remixed music to disc jockeys. In the United States, the disco craze of the late 1970s led to the release of extended "disco" versions of songs, typically
Remix_service
American disc jockey (1932–2023)
disc jockeys; often, they also included appearances by the artists whose records were being played. Biondi is credited as the first U.S. disc jockey to
Dick_Biondi
Talk radio station in San Bernardino, California
popular Top 40 station in the San Bernardino/Riverside radio market. KFXM was home to popular disc jockeys such as Larry Lujack, Lyle Kilgore, Chuck Doherty
KTIE
Radio station in Lima, Ohio, United States
to Lite Rock 105, forgoing the satellite service in favor of all live, local disc jockeys. In 1991, WLSR changed its nickname again, this time to "Mix
WEGE
English radio presenter
English disc jockey and radio presenter. Between 1976 and 1993 he worked at BBC Radio 1, presenting the station's weekday mid-morning show for most of this
Simon_Bates
1996 studio album by Reel Big Fish
Pileggi - cover concept Carla Yacenda - "girl with gun" Jed the Fish - "disc jockey" Sheryl Nields - photography Reggie Casagrande - assistant The album
Turn_the_Radio_Off
American disc jockey and author (1941–2021)
Cavanaugh was a radio jockey and radio station manager in the 1960s and 1990s, and a major contributor to the Flint Michigan rock and roll boom of the 1960s
Peter_Cavanaugh
2009 film by Richard Curtis
the story of the fictional pirate radio station "Radio Rock" and its crew of eclectic disc jockeys, who broadcast rock and pop music to the United Kingdom
The_Boat_That_Rocked
Radio station in Danbury, Connecticut
the late 1990s, WLAD shifted to its current format of full-time talk radio on weekdays. Disc jockeys during WLAD's contemporary music era from the 1970s
WLAD
from 1971 to 2022, also disc jockey for CJRN (born 1942) August 18: James L. Buckley, 100, American politician, President of Radio Free Europe from 1982
2023_in_radio
Radio station in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, United States
McKean, Potter and surrounding counties. Crowds loved it. One of the early disc jockeys on WFRM was afternoon host Danny Neaverth, who worked at the station
WFRM
2022 single by Cody Johnson
"Human". Although Cody Johnson did not write the song, he told WJBD-FM disc jockeys that he considered it his "most autobiographical" song. On April 2, 2023
Human_(Cody_Johnson_song)
American voice actor (born 1959)
a disc jockey in San Diego and Los Angeles radio, he began pursuing a career in voiceover. Thompson eventually found work as a promotional voice of HBO
Erik_Thompson
Overview of and topical guide to radio
power transfer Disc jockey Radio documentary Radio format Radio personality Radio programming Campus radio Commercial radio Community radio International
Outline_of_radio
Radio station in Osaka, Japan
- CNET Japan, 15 February 2010 List of radio stations in Japan aiko - one of FM Osaka's disc jockeys, started as a DJ before her singing career.
FM_Osaka
American explorer
December 1911 – 17 April 2008) was an American explorer, journalist, and disc jockey. A Chinese American, she was the first American woman to explore the
Su-Lin_Young
English broadcaster (1959–2026)
English broadcaster, radio disc jockey (DJ), and journalist known for his interest in world music. He presented shows on BBC Radio 1 from 1985 until 2000
Andy_Kershaw
Radio programming formats in US and UK
programming gave way to Top 40 radio during the 1950s. Stations played from 40 to 75 current records each week. Disc jockeys were talkative and the jingles
Boss_Radio
American disc jockey
(born November 7, 1946, in San Mateo, California) is an American radio disc jockey who had a decades-long tenure at KRTH-FM aka K-EARTH 101 in Southern
Brian_Beirne
American radio programmer (born 1940)
worked in various disc jockey positions in Tampa, Nashville, Norfolk and Atlantic City in the 1960s. He worked for such syndicated radio companies as ABC
Mel Phillips (radio programmer)
Mel_Phillips_(radio_programmer)
Radio station in North Sea , Netherlands
content was provided by a live team of disc jockeys. Over the next two years, Radio Monique experienced a high turnover of deejays. The reasons for leaving
Radio_Monique
Radio station at Salem State University
WMWM was a non-commercial radio station at 91.7 MHz in Salem, Massachusetts, licensed to Salem State University. The station was founded as WSSC AM 640
WMWM
Offshore pirate-radio station
of various disc jockeys who went on to work at BBC Radio 1. Its offices were in the West End of London at 17 Curzon Street, just off Park Lane. Radio
Wonderful_Radio_London
British radio DJ (1945–2024)
an English radio disc jockey and broadcaster. He began his career in 1966 on pirate radio station Swinging Radio England before joining Radio Caroline.
Johnnie_Walker_(DJ)
Person employed to promote their songs
by their publishing houses, and the radio station disk jockeys to play the records." Song pluggers remain a part of the music industry, serving a similar
Song_plugger
American singer and dancer
recording was released on the second album of Horse Meat Disco, a London collective of four disc jockeys who curate disco compilations to continue to
Lourett_Russell_Grant
British radio producer and disc-jockey
radio producer and disc-jockey known for his involvement in pirate radio and pioneering production work in radio jingles. England was a disc-jockey on
Steve_England
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