Danny Stiles (December 2, 1923[1] – March 11, 2011)[2] was a radio personality at WEVD, WNYC, WNSW, WJDM and WPAT in the New York City market. He worked on the radio for 63 years in the New York City area,[3] up to the time of his death.
Stiles's first radio job was at WHBI in Newark on December 2, 1947, buying the air time for $65 a week.[1] His career took him to WHOL in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and stations in New Jersey before returning to Newark on WNJR (AM) as the "Kat Man."[4] At WNJR, Danny met Robert Smith, a young Brooklyn native working as a gofer, who would later move to the border blasterXERB-AM and broadcast as Wolfman Jack.[1]
Stiles, who among other alliterative monikers called himself The Vicar of Vintage Vinyl, had a loyal fan following and a distinctive radio presence.[5] At the end of his life, Danny was heard on four stations in Metro New York, on WRCA AM 1330, serving the Boston, Massachusetts area, and was streaming 24 hours a day on the Internet.[6] The broadcast material came largely from his personal collection of over 250,000 records, many in their original 78 rpm format.[7]
After his death on March 11, 2011, Stiles continued to be heard, with vintage shows re-aired Saturday nights at 8 pm Eastern time on WNYC AM 820,[8] until its final broadcast on January 3, 2015. His website dannystiles.com still offers a stream of archived shows.[6]
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^ abcd"Jonesville Station". Wfmu.org. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^"Danny Stiles, N.Y. radio host, dies at 87". Variety (magazine). March 16, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^"Daily News: "Danny Stiles Marks 55 Years on the Radio"". Daily News. New York. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^"DANNY STILES AT 80: THE PLATTERS STILL SPIN". Daily News. New York. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^"God bless you, Danny Stiles". Citycalledheaven.blogspot.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^ ab"The Danny Stiles Virtual Music Museum-Big Band Music and much more, WNSW 1430, WNYC and WPAT". Dannystiles.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^"Danny Stiles' Music Museum | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". Wnyc.org. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
danny, stiles, december, 1923, march, 2011, radio, personality, wevd, wnyc, wnsw, wjdm, wpat, york, city, market, worked, radio, years, york, city, area, time, death, born, 1923, december, 1923newark, jersey, diedmarch, 2011, 2011, aged, manhattan, york, city,. Danny Stiles December 2 1923 1 March 11 2011 2 was a radio personality at WEVD WNYC WNSW WJDM and WPAT in the New York City market He worked on the radio for 63 years in the New York City area 3 up to the time of his death Danny StilesBorn 1923 12 02 December 2 1923Newark New Jersey U S DiedMarch 11 2011 2011 03 11 aged 87 Manhattan New York City U S Other namesThe VicarWebsitewww wbr dannystiles wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editDanny Stiles was born and grew up in Newark and Linden New Jersey during The Great Depression After graduating from high school in 1941 he enlisted in the U S Navy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor After being honorably discharged due to an injured hip Stiles went to college and held several jobs before starting his radio career 1 Career editStiles s first radio job was at WHBI in Newark on December 2 1947 buying the air time for 65 a week 1 His career took him to WHOL in Allentown Pennsylvania and stations in New Jersey before returning to Newark on WNJR AM as the Kat Man 4 At WNJR Danny met Robert Smith a young Brooklyn native working as a gofer who would later move to the border blaster XERB AM and broadcast as Wolfman Jack 1 Stiles who among other alliterative monikers called himself The Vicar of Vintage Vinyl had a loyal fan following and a distinctive radio presence 5 At the end of his life Danny was heard on four stations in Metro New York on WRCA AM 1330 serving the Boston Massachusetts area and was streaming 24 hours a day on the Internet 6 The broadcast material came largely from his personal collection of over 250 000 records many in their original 78 rpm format 7 After his death on March 11 2011 Stiles continued to be heard with vintage shows re aired Saturday nights at 8 pm Eastern time on WNYC AM 820 8 until its final broadcast on January 3 2015 His website dannystiles com still offers a stream of archived shows 6 References edit a b c d Jonesville Station Wfmu org Retrieved October 13 2021 Danny Stiles N Y radio host dies at 87 Variety magazine March 16 2011 Retrieved October 13 2021 Daily News Danny Stiles Marks 55 Years on the Radio Daily News New York Retrieved October 13 2021 DANNY STILES AT 80 THE PLATTERS STILL SPIN Daily News New York Retrieved October 13 2021 God bless you Danny Stiles Citycalledheaven blogspot com Retrieved October 13 2021 a b The Danny Stiles Virtual Music Museum Big Band Music and much more WNSW 1430 WNYC and WPAT Dannystiles com Retrieved October 13 2021 WNYC About WYNC Host Bios Archived from the original on January 18 2009 Retrieved October 13 2021 Danny Stiles Music Museum New York Public Radio Podcasts Live Streaming Radio News Wnyc org Retrieved October 13 2021 External links editDanny Stiles Signing On on YouTube Teaser for upcoming documentary on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Danny Stiles amp oldid 1220912007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
