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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

Scott Shannon
American disc jockey
Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento
American disc jockey
Afrika Bambaataa in Beat Street
Afrika Bambaataa
American disc jockey, rapper, and record producer
John Peel
John Peel
British disc jockey
Kenny Everett
British disc jockey and television entertainer
B. Mitchel Reed
American disc jockey
Frankie Crocker
American disc jockey
Rick Dees
American disc jockey
Dewey Phillips
American radio personality
Joey Reynolds
American entertainer
Dick Biondi
American disc jockey
George Lorenz
American disc jockey
Larry Lujack
American disc jockey
Jack the Rapper
American disc jockey and publisher
Al Benson
American disc jockey
Casey Kasem
American disc jockey
Brian Matthew
British disc jockey
Tom Donahue
American disc jockey
Frankie Knuckles
American disc jockey and record producer
Jocko Henderson
American radio personality