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Danny Stiles

1923 – 2011

American radio personality

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About Danny Stiles

Lived 1923 – 2011 (aged 87). Danny Stiles was an American radio personality.

Danny Stiles (December 2, 1923 – March 11, 2011) 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, up to the time of his death.

Early life Danny 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. 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. 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. The broadcast material came largely from his personal collection of over 250,000 records, many in their original 78 rpm format.

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, until its final broadcast on January 3, 2015. His website dannystiles.com still offers a stream of archived shows.

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Who was Danny Stiles?

American radio personality

When was Danny Stiles born?

Danny Stiles was born on 2 December 1923 in Newark.

When did Danny Stiles die?

Danny Stiles died on 11 March 2011 in Manhattan.

What was Danny Stiles's occupation?

Danny Stiles was a radio personality.

What nationality was Danny Stiles?

Danny Stiles was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Danny Stiles

· Wikidata: Q5220856

· DBpedia: Danny Stiles

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