Charles Laquidara

Charles Laquidara
Charles Laquidara in Maui, 2009
Born (1938-11-24) November 24, 1938 (age 85)
Milford, Massachusetts
Occupation(s)Disc jockey, actor, blogger
Years active1961–present
SpouseDivorced

Charles Laquidara (born November 24, 1938) is an American radio disc jockey whose show, The Big Mattress, was broadcast in the Boston, Massachusetts, area for nearly 30 years (1969–1996) on WBCN.[1][2] He then spent four years doing The Charles Laquidara Radio Hour on WZLX.[3] He hosted Charles Laquidara radio, an internet radio station from his home on Maui for several years and left Hawai'i in February 2020 to be closer to his family, including his grandchildren.[4]

Throughout his career in broadcasting, Laquidara has been known for playing a wide variety of musical styles alongside rock music, including classical, jazz, disco, soul and funk, and for being an outspoken critic of corporate governance and American right-wing politics.[3][5]

  1. ^ Starr, Mark (July 5, 1993). "Rock and Roll Forever". Newsweek. Charles Laquidara, a disc jockey at Boston's WBCN-FM since 1969, played an eclectic mix of Hendrix and the Doors-and new-REM
  2. ^ Kelly, Hope (August 23, 1988). "Charles Laquidara boycotts Shell Oil". WGBH.
  3. ^ a b Sullivan, Jim (August 6, 2000). "Goodbye, Charlie". Boston Globe Magazine.
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  5. ^ Schutz, Aaron (December 1998). "Charles Laquidara: WBCN Morning Show Legend, then WZLX Morning Host". Virtually Alternative. Retrieved January 16, 2010.