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Who was the BEST DJ you ever heard?

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oldmanradio

Most creative I have ever heard ...

Lee 'Baby' Simms
WTMA [Charleston SC] 1961
WONO [Charleston SC] 1962
WLOF [Orlando FL] 1964
KONO [San Antonio TX] 1965
KTSA [San Antonio TX] 1966
WPOP [Hartford] 1966
KONO [San Antonio TX] 1967
WPOP [Hartford] 1968
WKYC [Cleveland OH] 1968
WGCL [Cleveland OH] 1968
KCBQ [San Diego] 1968
KTSA [San Antonio TX] 1969
WJBK/WJBK-FM [Detroit MI] 1969
KCBQ [San Diego] 1970
KRLA [LA] 1971
KROQ [LA] 1973
WMYQ [Miami FL] 1974
WLVE [Miami FL] 1974
KMET [LA] 1973
KRLA [LA] 1975 - Matthew 'Doc' Frail
KRPQ [Santa Rosa CA] 1981
KFOG [San Francisco] 1981
KDUK [Honolulu] 1982
KORL [Honolulu] 1982
KYA [San Francisco] 1992
KOOL-FM [Phoenix] 1994
KISQ [San Francisco] 1997-2002
Now: [email protected] reports (2/06), " Lee Baby is retired and living in Walnut Creek, California collecting an AFTRA pension and Social Security..."
 
Three-way tie....Dr. Don Rose, Charlie Van Dyke and Larry Lujack.
And Hell, it's hard to leave Ron Chapman out of there. I would have been happy to have had the talent of any of these guys.


Jason Walker
 
My all time favorite is....Trish Beatty!!!! (the love of my life!!)
Close 2nd is Kitty Kinnen. WRVA (The River 100.7 Raleigh-Durham)

And a nod to the guy who got me interested in radio about 25 years ago....Keith Abrams!!

Thanks,
Stuart, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
 
I've always felt DJ's come in many flavors. Some have incredible voices that make them sound great. Some have incredible technique that make them sound great. Some have content that makes them sound great. Some are or have a character that is the act. Some have an intangible that makes them sound great.

RON CHAPMAN always had incredible content, either localism, awareness, relatability, or sheer comedy.

MIKE SELDEN had an incredible voice, excellent timing, and a blue sense of humor than he occasionally walked the line with (before it was in vogue).

CHARLIE VAN DYKE has probably theee most amazing voice ever to grace Top 40 radio. He also had excellent content and technique.

BILL GARDNER is one of the best at observational relatability. Kind of a Seinfeld of DJ's.

KEN DOWE created one of the greatest characters ever for a DJ. (Granny)

RUSS KNIGHT was probably one of the greatest night jocks ever along with JIMMY RABBITT and Cat Simon, from the old days.

CHARLIE AND HARRIGAN (Chapman/Woods or Woods/Menard) was an awesome team show that set the standard for that sort of thing.

LARRY DIXON has an awesome voice and an incredibly understated/subliminal/ intelligent sense of humor.
 
Stuart Greenberg said:
My all time favorite is....Trish Beatty!!!! (the love of my life!!)
Close 2nd is Kitty Kinnen. WRVA (The River 100.7 Raleigh-Durham)

And a nod to the guy who got me interested in radio about 25 years ago....Keith Abrams!!

Thanks,
Stuart, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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I used to listen to Kitty when she was on WRDU back in the early 80's. Between her and Tom Guild and the old Reynolds and Silva show, WRDU was tho only station I listened to when I lived in NC.
 
donicus,

I do not know if you know this or not, about 2 years ago, WRDU went Country ("The Rooster") They kept the same call letters. They constantly are extremely close to the bottom of the ratings. As you know, "QDR" is the power-house in town! Several folks on the Raleigh/Durham/Greensboro board think "The Rooster" is about to croak. After Kitty was let go, she did a lot of voice over work. She still did her "Jazz Brunch" on a coastal radio station. She is now on mornings (6am-9am) on 100.7, "The River" (Classic Rock)

Stuart
 
my favorite are:
wolfman jack
casey kasem
bill mack
mark e baby
larry shannon
hubcap carter
ron chapman
steve eberhart
bo roberts
jon dillon
jody dean
 
Thanx for the info, Stuart. I did know that RDU was a country station, but didn't know what happened to Kitty. Tom Guild and I are friends on Face Book, so I hear some of the stuff going on back there.
 
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