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Notable U.S. radio disc jockeys of the period included Alan Freed, Wolfman Jack, Casey Kasem, [25] and their British counterparts included the BBC's Brian Matthew and Alan Freeman, Radio London's John Peel, Radio Caroline's Tony Blackburn, and Radio Luxembourg's Jimmy Savile. [26] [27] Radio DJ Alan Freed on New York City's WINS (AM) in 1955.
The term "disc jockey" was ostensibly coined by radio gossip commentator Walter Winchell in 1935 to describe the radio work of Martin Block.The phrase first appeared in print in a 1941 Variety magazine.
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 ...
Richard Orlando Biondi [1] (September 13, 1932 – June 26, 2023) was an American Top 40 and oldies disc jockey.Calling himself The Wild I-tralian, [2] he was one of the original "screamers," known for his screaming delivery as well as wild antics on and off the air.
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.
Daniel Trombley Ingram (September 7, 1934 – June 24, 2018) [3] was an American Top 40 radio disc jockey with a 50-year career on radio stations such as WABC and WCBS-FM in New York City. Career [ edit ]
Daniel started as a disc jockey at age seventeen on Armed Forces Radio with the US Navy. His first commercial job was at KXYZ in Houston in 1955 and he then worked at WDGY in Minneapolis before moving to WMCA in 1961. [2] [3] His first broadcast at WMCA was on August 18, 1961.
Tommy Smalls (August 5, 1926 – March 8, 1972), [1] [2] known as Dr. Jive, was an influential African-American radio disc jockey in New York City during the early days of rock and roll. He owned the Smalls Paradise club in Harlem in the 1950s.