Digital and Digital and Radio Facts 10 Best Black Vintage Radio DJs

0
46

8 Doug Banks

Doug Banks

The Doug Banks show was the first major advertiser on this blog. Ironically, it is being advertised while you read this by his new company AURN today as well. The Philadelphia-born, Detroit raised Banks began his radio career broadcasting on his high school’s radio station. Local station WDRQ took notice of his talent and offered him a spot as a temporary late-night weekend disc Radio DJey for a country station. After high school, he managed to turn his temporary trial into a permanent multi-year gig at KDAY in Los Angeles, California. He then moved on to the LA station KFI, which helped to pave the way to a morning show slot in Las Vegas at KLAV-AM.

Doug’s next two stops were KDIA in San Francisco and WBMX (now WVAZ) in Chicago, Illinois. From 1986 to 1994, Banks did nights then a morning show for WGCI-FM. Next, the ABC Radio Network offered Banks the opportunity to do a nationally syndicated show. The Doug Banks Morning Show, hosted by Banks along with DeDe McGuire, rose to become one of the top-rated syndicated urban programs in America.

In January 2008, the show was canceled, but Banks relaunched the show this time in the afternoon drive under the new name The Ride with Doug and DeDe in the process.[1] Unlike his previous show that played Mainstream Urban/Hip Hop/R&B music, Doug’s current program is aimed at the Urban Adult Contemporary audience. Banks later moved his show to American Urban Radio Networks in July 2010. Banks most recent work was as host on some editions on NASCAR Now on ESPN2.He also made a guest appearance on the sitcom My Wife and Kids as Tom Miller, a friend of Michael Kyle (Damon Wayans) who is tragically killed after being hit by a taxi (offscreen). The death of Tom makes Michael paranoid and overly sensitive about his own life. Click NEXT below the post for the next DJ

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here