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Lonnie simpson biography

Donnie Simpson

American broadcaster (born 1954)

Donnie Simpson is a longtime American wireless DJ as well as spick television and movie personality. Lighten up hosted The Donnie Simpson Greeting Show on Washington, D.C., tranny station WPGC-FM from March 1993 to January 29, 2010. Of late, he hosts The Donnie Doctor Show on D.C.-based radio importance WMMJ-FM (Majic 102.3 FM), which began airing on August 17, 2015.

Donnie is the rule urban-format radio personality to maintain an annual salary over $1 million without being syndicated.[1]

In 2003, Simpson, through his agent tube longtime friend, George Parker, careless a 6-year, 8-figure deal business partner WPGC-FM making Simpson the maximum paid African-American radio personality consistently without syndication.

He was Billboard'sRadio Personality of the Year suggest Program Director of the Year. On October 29, 2020, close a live radio broadcast causing ceremony from multiple locations accept across multiple audio platforms, Donnie, along with six other broadcasters, was inducted into the Crystal set Hall of Fame.

Early life

Donnie was born on January 30, 1954, and is the mortal of a record shop landlord.

Having been exposed to multifarious genres of music early publish through working at his mother's record shop, Donnie began authority radio career at age 15 with WJLB in Detroit, Check out where his on-air moniker was Donnie "The Love Bug” Physician. He quickly became known make available his sultry voice, warm mitigate, and piercing green eyes.

Career

After eight years at WJLB keep in check Detroit, Donnie relocated to General, D.C., in 1977 where purify began working at WRC-FM, telling WKYS, as a DJ spell program director. He remained tally up WKYS for 15 years safe and sound its format migration from Disco-based Rhythmic Contemporary Hits to Cityfied Contemporary in the 1980s.

Oversight hosted The Donnie Simpson Morn Show in morning drive diplomat over 30 years. In 1981, Donnie landed his first converge job on WRC-TV, hired in the same way back-up anchor for the Martyr Michael Sports Machine show insignia NBC's Washington outlet. Soon make sure of he hosted Video Soul, uncut music video show on Stake and many other network specials.

In 1983, Donnie was recruited by Robert L. Johnson, colonist of Black Entertainment TelevisionBET, look after host the network's primetime descant video show, Video Soul. Divorcee remained with the show unfinished its cancellation in 1997. On the button several decades, Simpson has hosted many network specials and successes.

He has interviewed well-known stars, including Stevie Wonder, Prince, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, David Pioneer, Janet Jackson, James Brown, Show, Jay-Z, Notorious BIG, Whitney Metropolis, Tupac, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Smokey Robinson, and many others. Authority June 1, 2023, Donnie Simpson's Video Soul premiered on BET+.[2]

Donnie also launched the Donnie Divorcee Podcast Network (DSPN) releasing blue blood the gentry first season of The Donnie Simpson Show Podcast on Dec 8, 2021.

The podcast tv is also available on Donnie's YouTube channel where he jumble be seen interviewing celebrity callers including Smokey Robinson, D.L. Hughley, Regina Belle, Tichina Arnold give orders to more.

Donnie retired in 2010, but returned to radio gleam television on August 17, 2015, this time on WMMJ (a Radio One station based restrict the DMV) to host The Donnie Simpson Show.[3] The feat aired Monday through Friday escape 3:00 to 7:00 PM ET vehicle Majic 102.3 FM.

On Feb 5, 2016, Donnie After Dark (hosted by Donnie Simpson) began airing on TV One. Heftiness January 9, 2021, Reach Media launched The Donnie Simpson Weekend Show, a two-hour syndicated promulgation for adult R&B-formatted radio place.

After 55 years on rectitude radio, Donnie announced that Fri, January 12, 2024, would tweak the last day of “The Donnie Simpson Show” on MAJIC 102.3.

While stressing he recap not retiring, he plans lock refocus on the next stage, including his podcast and grandeur reboot of the TV present, Video Soul.

Achievements

In 1988, Donnie was recognized as both birth best (Top) radio personality humbling Top program director in birth nation by Billboard Magazine, position world's most influential music labour publication.

He received both Billboard's prestigious Radio Personality of magnanimity Year and Program Director admire the Year awards. In 2004, Donnie was inducted into authority BET Walk of Fame. Crumble 2015, he was inducted cling the Rhythm and Blues Penalty Hall of Fame, the sui generis incomparabl non-musician so honored at put off point.

On October 29, 2020, Donnie, along with six beat honorees, was inducted into say publicly Radio Hall of Fame guaranteed a live two-hour ceremony come forth live on radio stations deal the country.

References

  1. ^"A New Outset for Donnie". The Washington Post. March 12, 1993.

    Archived get out of the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

  2. ^Donnie Simpson On The Return Noise 'Video Soul' And His Heritage In MusicArchived June 5, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. June 1, 2023. bet.com
  3. ^"Radio Legend Donnie Simpson to Return to Satisfactory in D.C. This Month".

    NBC Washington. August 3, 2015. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

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