Martin Block

For the American physicist, see Martin M. Block. For the California politician, see Marty Block.
Martin Block
Block at ABC Radio, 1957
Born(1903-02-03)February 3, 1903[1]
Los Angeles
DiedSeptember 18, 1967(1967-09-18) (aged 64)[2]
Englewood, New Jersey [3]
Career
NetworkNBC
ABC
Mutual Broadcasting System
Voice of America

Martin Block (February 3, 1903 – September 18, 1967) was an American disc jockey. It is said that Walter Winchell invented the term "disc jockey" as a means of describing Block's radio work.[4]

  1. ^ Hinckley, David (17 March 2004). "Future of Radio:Martin Block Makes Believe". New York Daily News. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
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  4. ^ Rohter, Larry (16 August 2010). "Museum Acquires Storied Trove of Performances by Jazz Greats". New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2010.