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In early 2024, Donnie Simpson finished his multi-year run on WMMJ-FM, Majic 102.3 in DC. Amazingly, he's been a radio staple since 1978.
Local radio icon Donnie Simpson has been known to those of us in D. C. for decades, but he became a household name across the country with his hit show "Video Soul" in the '80s and 90s on BET ...
Legendary radio and media personality Donnie Simpson signed off, possibly for the last time, on Jan. 12. The illustrious career that spanned an incredible 55 years ended with a heartfelt message ...
In 2015, Simpson returned to radio as the host of The Donnie Simpson Show on TV One’s sister property WMMJ-MAJIC 102.3 FM. Peep our Q&A with the legend below: ...
Style Lonnae O’Neal: Donnie Simpson returns! Score one for old-school D.C. August 19, 2015 More than 9 years ago Summary ...
The signed poster presented to Donnie Simpson with "I Wanna Thank You." Photo courtesy of Full Circle Entertainment, Inc. “The Mount Rushmore of D.C. would likely be Chuck Brown, Marion Barry ...
Sunday night, a line wrapped around the block to celebrate 40 years of Donnie Simpson on D.C.’s airwaves. Just to give you an idea of who Donnie Simpson is, when WUSA 9 first started asking him ...
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Donnie Simpson has been on the radio airwaves in Washington, D.C. since the late '70s. To say he's seen a lot in this town is an understatement.
Donnie Simpson will add to his four-decade legacy in television and radio, leaving retirement to join the talent on Washington D.C.’s WMMJ MAGIC 102.3 FM and TV One, Radio One ...
When Donnie Simpson came to Washington more than 30 years ago to be on the radio, he wondered whether DC would accept him. He had been on the air back home in Detroit since age 15, and his hometown ...
He would later work at WPGC-FM, and after a five-year hiatus came back to D.C. radio to take afternoons at WMMJ-FM. Now, the NAB is paying tribute to Donnie Simpson, who recently departed Urban One.
The elder Donnie Simpson reigned as the signature morning personality on WPGC-FM (95.5) for 32 years, and his son began charting his own career alongside him, beginning as an intern and later ...