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Also Known As DJ • disk jockey • deejay

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radio disc jockey
Archetypal FM radio rock disc jockey Tom Donahue (seated).
Wolfman Jack.
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Key People

John Peel
John Peel
British disc jockey
Kenny Everett
British disc jockey and television entertainer
Afrika Bambaataa in Beat Street
Afrika Bambaataa
American disc jockey, rapper, and record producer
Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento
American disc jockey
Jimmy Savile
Jimmy Savile
British entertainer
Rex Stewart
Rex Stewart
American musician
Casey Kasem
American disc jockey
Al Benson
American disc jockey
Alan Freed
American radio personality
Scott Shannon
American disc jockey
Jack the Rapper
American disc jockey and publisher
George Lorenz
American disc jockey
Hunter Hancock
American disc jockey
Rick Dees
American disc jockey
Tom Donahue
American disc jockey
Frankie Crocker
American disc jockey
Joey Reynolds
American entertainer
B. Mitchel Reed
American disc jockey
Brian Matthew
British disc jockey
Jocko Henderson
American radio personality