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were occasional segments for service people stationed in other places such as Cyprus Malta and
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initially featured one of a series of guest DJs for each broadcast who would introduce and play popular recordings of the day; some were civilian celebrities, while others were servicemen. In May 1943, however, the format settled on a single regular host DJ, Martha
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also clearly favored live music, providing accelerated license approval to stations promising not to use any recordings for their first three years on the air. Many noted recording artists tried to keep their recorded works off the air by having their records labeled as not being legal for airplay.
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in the late 1960s. Responding to an ad for female disc jockeys, Steele auditioned with 800 other women and was chosen with three others to launch an "all woman" format. When WNEW abandoned this format in 1967 after an 18βmonth trial, Steele was the only one asked to stay on. As a late night show
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Block was notable for his considerable influence on a records popularity. Block's program on station WNEW was highly successful, and Block was described as "the make-all, break-all of records. If he played something, it was a hit". Block later negotiated a multimillion-dollar contract with
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pioneered an innovative, American-influenced style of presentation, often programming their personal music choices rather than adhere to a strict playlist, thereby winning large audiences hungry for youth-oriented sounds and the latest musical trends. When the
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that WLAC DJs were white until the mid-1960s. By then, the rebellious youth market made the nightly rhythm and blues station the one they tuned to for rock and roll, as atmospherics carried the signal enabling the station to be heard throughout much of the
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on radio in the early 1950s. Freed also made a practice of presenting music by
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published "... Gilbert is a disc jockey, who sings with his records." By the end of World War II, disc jockeys had established a reputation, as "hitmakers", someone whose influence "could start an artist's career overnight".
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located in Mexico and became an influential DJ who advocated for African American music on his long running rock and roll radio show. Many people thought Smith was a black DJ until he appeared as himself in the 1973 film
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on WGES, who was the first popular disc jockey to play urban blues and use "black street slang" in his broadcasts. Jesse "Spider" Burke hosted a popular show on KXLW in Saint Louis, Missouri. James Early was featured on
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experience for radio listeners. The term combined "disc", referring to phonograph disc records, and "jockey", denoting the DJs practice of riding the audio gain, or alternately, riding a song to success and popularity.
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to promote the sale of records. They were also sponsored by school or church organizations who considered them "wholesome recreation" for teenagers. Admission was either free, or a small admission fee was charged.
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in 1909. Elman B. Meyers started broadcasting a daily program in New York City in 1911 consisting mostly of recorded music. In 1914, his wife Sybil True broadcast records borrowed from a local music store.
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and other Communist countries. Conover reportedly had "millions of devoted followers in Eastern Europe alone; his worldwide audience in his heyday has been estimated at up to 30 million people".
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hours each week on Chicago's WCAP and is credited with being one of the first black radio announcers to broadcast gramophone records, including gospel music and jazz, using his own phonograph.
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simplified. Instead of reaching numerous DJs, record labels only had to connect with one station program director. Labels turned to independent promoters to circumvent allegations of payola.
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host, Steele created an on-air persona, calling herself "The Nightbird". Her popularity grew, drawing an average nightly audience of 78,000. In 1976, Steele was the first woman chosen by
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in Chicago, as early as 1929, hosting a morning program she called the "Musical Clock." She played up-beat songs, gave the time and temperature, and read the latest weather. Martin's
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personalized his own style of record hops called "Randle Romps" which he used to gauge the reactions of teenagers to new records he wished to promote while on the air. Cleveland DJ
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also testified before the committee, but survived, partially due to the fact that he had previously divested himself of ownership interest in all of his music-industry holdings.
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is credited with breaking down racial barriers by playing and promoting African American music at record hops in the early 1950s and 60s. In 1957 alone, disc jockey and
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in Los Angeles are examples of notable radio personalities whose morning drive format included playing songs as well as sharing stories and taking listener phone calls.
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or "morning drive" shows capitalized on a listening audience of weekday commuters and parents getting children ready for school. Morning DJs such as New York's
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from his laboratory in the Parker Building in New York City, claiming "Of course, there weren't many receivers in those days, but I was the first disc jockey".
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format or adopted more profitable programming such as news and call-in talk shows, the impact of the radio DJ on popular music was lessened. The emergence of
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hosted a progressive rock show on BBC Radio 1 in 1969. In 1998, Zoe Ball began hosting the BBC's key breakfast show slot, followed by Sarah Cox in 2000.
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in which the song is presented by a DJ as being part of the normal day's broadcast became known in the music industry as "payola". The first major
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playing gramophone records. In 1967, she spoke about these experiments in a BBC radio programme called "Scrapbook for 1917". The first official
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broadcast both live and recorded music from Brant Rock, Massachusetts. In 1907, American inventor Lee de Forest broadcast a recording of the
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in response to popular demand for new music not provided by the more traditional BBC radio stations. The pirate stations included
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in Minneapolis started as "sidekick" to a male DJ in the mid 1960s and later went on to host her own DJ show.
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where he coined the phrase "dusty records" or "dusties." He spent several years as one of the original DJs at
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2181:How sweet the sound: the golden age of gospel
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3256:Biographical Encyclopedia of American Radio
3225:
3178:Biographical Encyclopedia of American Radio
2575:
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2362:Biographical Encyclopedia of American Radio
2253:
2055:. Indiana University Press. pp. 636β.
1538:
1488:. Boy Scouts of America, Inc. pp. 27β.
1137:is credited with discovering the rock band
597:who hosted the first nationally syndicated
3467:
3307:Wagner, Vit (2002-05-11). "What A Rush!".
3279:
3149:"In the World of Radio, She's a Rare Bird"
3068:
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2909:
2840:
2657:John Shepherd; David Horn (8 March 2012).
2441:Ron Nief; Tom McBride (2 September 2014).
2332:Margaret A. Blanchard (19 December 2013).
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2149:. Oxford University Press. pp. 152β.
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1433:. Taylor & Francis; 13 December 2006.
940:, then an FM broadcasting service for the
370:radio disc jockeys of the period included
30:For the history of club disc jockeys, see
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2528:. Temple University Press. pp. 39β.
2474:. Morgan James Publishing. pp. 16β.
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3015:Christopher H. Sterling (1 March 2004).
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2461:
2289:. Duke University Press. pp. 165β.
1600:"Club Features New Breed of Disc Jockey"
1444:
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2853:, Urgent Communications, archived from
2359:Christopher H. Sterling (13 May 2013).
2089:. Taylor & Francis. pp. 375β.
1878:
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1478:Harris, Arthur S. Jr. (November 1961).
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2937:. Chicago Review Press. pp. 80β.
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3046:Voice Over: The Making of Black Radio
2804:"TCW defending freedom: the Lost BBC"
1379:plays fictional radio DJ Grant Mazzy.
1045:
774:Marine Broadcasting Offences Act 1967
233:, referring to the disc records, and
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3286:. SAGE Publications. pp. 531β.
3115:
3050:. Temple University Press. pp.
2802:Ashworth, Margaret (3 August 2022).
2690:. SAGE Publications. pp. 146β.
2498:Connecticut Rock 'n' Roll: A History
2408:
2311:Lessons Learned from Popular Culture
2212:. Psychology Press. pp. 1096β.
2143:Glenn C. Altschuler (16 July 2003).
2024:
1736:"Pause For Thought. Fri 26 Mar 2021"
1659:Battaglio, Stephen (10 March 2002).
1629:
1457:. Infobase Publishing. pp. 2β.
783:
225:In 1935, American radio commentator
3202:FM: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio
2931:Herb Kent; David Smallwood (2009).
2810:from the original on 3 August 2022.
2283:Alexander Russo (20 January 2010).
2118:"Big Day Belongs To The Local Hero"
1757:
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998:Other prominent black DJs included
944:. During the 1950s, Kent worked at
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472:African-American Vernacular English
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150:began commercial production of his
96:Culminating in the "golden age" of
24:
3416:Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set
3018:Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set
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2239:. Walch Publishing. pp. 28β.
1769:Brewster, Bill; Broughton, Frank.
324:was one of the first to introduce
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3199:Richard Neer (18 December 2001).
3078:Donna Halper (11 February 2015).
2603:Ralph G. Giordano (5 June 2017).
2549:Philip H. Ennis (December 1992).
2262:Rock 'n' Roll Dances of the 1950s
1955:"Disc jockey - Radio personality"
1881:"NBC's Radio City, San Francisco"
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1118:was the first female DJ hired by
1084:. She worked as an announcer for
271:Federal Communications Commission
126:
3474:Laurence Etling (19 July 2011).
3373:
2850:The real life of Adrian Cronauer
2663:. A&C Black. pp. 180β.
2606:Pop Goes the Decade: The Fifties
1572:Weingarten, Markk (9 May 2002).
1551:. A&C Black. pp. 187β.
507:. Smith hosted TV shows such as
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719:Radio Caroline DJ Emperor Rosko
3503:"The State of the Disc Jockey"
2847:Jim Barthold (March 1, 2005),
2684:Hugh Chignell (5 March 2009).
2495:Tony Renzoni (7 August 2017).
2447:. Sourcebooks. pp. 199β.
2233:Peyton Paxson (January 2003).
2038:. National Radio Hall Of Fame.
1451:Shelly Field (21 April 2010).
1389:plays fictional DJ Jeff Dugan.
1149:Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
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3112:. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
2687:Key Concepts in Radio Studies
1545:John Shepherd (8 July 2003).
1480:"How To Become A Disc Jockey"
1454:Career Opportunities in Radio
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895:African American disc jockeys
613:at teen dance parties called
51:history of radio disc jockeys
3419:. Routledge. pp. 377β.
3324:McLean, Chuck (2008-07-09).
3259:. Routledge. pp. 134β.
3084:. Routledge. pp. 260β.
2468:Clay Cole (1 October 2009).
2365:. Routledge. pp. 207β.
2338:. Routledge. pp. 569β.
2314:. SUNY Press; 28 June 2016.
1820:. Peter Lang. pp. 83β.
1029:in Memphis with his popular
191:, who in 1927 convinced the
57:broadcasters to present day
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3021:. Routledge. pp. 45β.
2960:National Radio Hall of Fame
2422:. Man From Mars Productions
2394:. Routledge. p. 1811.
1904:"The NBC Chicago Orchestra"
1710:"Doc Herrold and Ray Newby"
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3480:. McFarland. pp. 4β.
3181:. Routledge; 13 May 2013.
2630:Gordon Castelnero (2006).
2609:. ABC-CLIO. pp. 18β.
1636:New York Times Book Review
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808:Armed Forces Radio Service
735:and its short-lived rival
386:counterparts included the
347:A top-rated radio host at
340:Capitol Records' single, "
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27:History of radio employees
3280:Mary Kosut (1 May 2012).
3175:Christopher H. Sterling.
2918:African American Registry
2765:World War II on the Radio
2743:Mackenzie, Harry (1999).
2209:Encyclopedia of the Blues
1988:. Popular Press. p.
1980:Curtis, James M. (1987).
1854:. Random House. pp.
1814:Michael C. Keith (2008).
1363:plays real-life radio DJ
1301:plays real-life radio DJ
981:The House That Jack Built
18:Radio disc jockey history
3549:Broadcasting occupations
2981:Watkins, Mel (May 2012)
2386:Partridge, Eric (2006).
2177:Horace C. Boyer (1995).
2032:"Murray "The K" Kaufman"
1684:Ray Newby appearance on
556:before he began hosting
466:(aka John Richbourg) in
342:I Want to Hold Your Hand
3042:William Barlow (1999).
2921:. Retrieved 20 May 2014
2185:. Elliott & Clark.
2018:The Beatles Are Coming!
1959:Encyclopædia Britannica
1708:Bay Area Radio Museum.
1042:broadcasting industry.
948:in Chicago and then at
851:United States Air Force
3559:Mass media occupations
3232:. UPNE. pp. 63β.
2206:Edward Komara (2006).
2016:Spizer, Bruce (2003).
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2576:Carlo Wolff (2006).
1850:Something in the Air
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513:Rock and Roll Palace
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468:Nashville, Tennessee
243:Lindbergh kidnapping
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2747:. Greenwood Press.
2727:. Greenwood Press.
2714:. 15 December 2023.
2124:. 12 September 1983
1257:online music stores
1226:album-oriented rock
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1086:Search for Tomorrow
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435:on New York City's
310:WERE (1300 AM)
59:radio personalities
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3331:The Patriot Ledger
2972:New Haven Register
2122:The Glasgow Herald
2036:Radio Hall of Fame
1665:The New York Times
1604:Milwaukee Sentinel
1578:The New York Times
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1133:Radio disc jockey
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1799:DePaul University
1696:Game Show Network
1691:I've Got a Secret
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1498:Ben Fong-Torres.
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1427:Michael C Keith.
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817:Axis powers
810:to troops.
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761:Tony Prince
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619:record hops
605:Record hops
595:Casey Kasem
587:Dick Powell
380:Casey Kasem
322:Bill Randle
219:Stan Kenton
3528:Categories
3507:Radio Info
3403:SFGate.com
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2068:13 October
1485:Boys' Life
1416:References
1356:Talk to Me
1303:Alan Freed
1230:shock jock
1210:Dick Clark
1161:shock jock
1156:ceremony.
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821:Tokyo Rose
678:Dick Clark
670:Alan Freed
642:At the Hop
572:Drive time
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433:Alan Freed
372:Alan Freed
298:Dick Clark
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1000:Al Benson
967:In 1939,
934:Herb Kent
875:radio DJ
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684:radio DJ
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662:Cleveland
631:cafeteria
615:sock hops
591:Peggy Lee
524:Bob Crane
487:islands.
485:Caribbean
462:radio DJ
437:WINS (AM)
431:Radio DJ
403:John Peel
330:WMCA (AM)
314:Cleveland
308:While at
204:WBBM (AM)
197:ad libbed
146:In 1892,
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705:club DJs
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366:Notable
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320:, DJ
110:songs
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