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Donnie Simpson | |
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| Born | January 30, 1954 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, television personality |
| Years active | 1969-present |
| Partner |
Pamela Gibson (m. 1973) |
| Website | https://donniesimpson.com |
Donnie Simpson is a longtime American radio DJ as well as a television and movie personality. He hosted The Donnie Simpson Morning Show on Washington, D.C., radio station WPGC-FM from March 1993 to January 29, 2010. Currently, he hosts The Donnie Simpson Show on D.C.-based radio station WMMJ-FM (Majic 102.3 FM), which began airing on August 17, 2015. Donnie is the first urban-format radio personality to have an annual salary over $1 million without being syndicated.[1]
In 2003, Simpson, through his agent and longtime friend, George Parker, inked a 6-year, 8-figure deal with WPGC-FM making Simpson the highest paid African-American radio personality ever without syndication. He was Billboard's Radio Personality of the Year and Program Director of the Year. On October 29, 2020, during a live radio broadcast induction ceremony from multiple locations and across multiple audio platforms, Donnie, along with six other broadcasters, was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
- ^ "A New Dawn for Donnie". The Washington Post. March 12, 1993. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2015.