Doug Banks
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Doug Banks is an American
radio
personality and host of The Doug Banks Radio Show.
on the high school radio
station. Local station WDRQ
took notice of his talent and offered him a spot as a temporary late-night weekend disc jockey
for a country station. After high school, he managed to turn his temporary trial into a permanent multi-year gig at KDAY
in Los Angeles, California
.
He then moved on to the LA station KFI, which helped to pave the way to a morning show slot in Las Vegas
at KLAV-AM. Doug's next two stops were KDIA
in Oakland,CA and WBMX (now WVAZ
) in Chicago, Illinois. From 1986 to 1994, Banks did nights then a morning show for WGCI-FM.
Next, the ABC Radio Network offered Banks the opportunity to do a nationally syndicated show. Originally, Banks started with an afternoon show from the same studio as the "Tom Joyner Morning Show". In 1997, Banks wanted to move to a morning show instead and the studio across the hall from Joyner's was made ready. The Doug Banks Morning Show, hosted by Banks along with new sidekick DeDe McGuire, rose to become one of the top-rated syndicated urban programs in America
. In January 2008, the show was cancelled, but Banks relaunched the show this time in the afternoon drive under the new name The Ride with Doug and DeDe in the process. Unlike his previous show that played Mainstream Urban
/Hip Hop/R&B music, Doug's current program is aimed at the Urban Adult Contemporary
audience. In July 2010, Banks moved his show to American Urban Radio Networks
and renamed it The Doug Banks Radio Show.
Banks most recent work was as host on some editions on NASCAR Now
on ESPN2
.
He also made a guest appearance on the sitcom My Wife and Kids
as Tom Miller, a friend of Michael Kyle who is tragically killed after being hit by a taxi (offscreen). The death of Tom makes Michael paranoid and overly sensitive about his own life.
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personality and host of The Doug Banks Radio Show.
Career highlights
The Philadelphia-born, Detroit raised Banks began his radio career broadcastingBroadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
on the high school radio
High school radio
High school radio within the United States is almost as old as radio broadcasting itself. Simply defined as a radio station, with its studios located at a high school and usually operated by its students with faculty supervision, stations fitting this description existed in the mid-1920s...
station. Local station WDRQ
WDRQ
WDRQ is an FM radio station in Detroit, Michigan. The station is branded as 93.1 Doug FM. Doug FM broadcasts from the Fisher Building just north of downtown Detroit and transmits its signal from an antenna 669 feet in length located at the intersection of Ten Mile and Greenfield Roads in suburban...
took notice of his talent and offered him a spot as a temporary late-night weekend disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
for a country station. After high school, he managed to turn his temporary trial into a permanent multi-year gig at KDAY
KDAY
KDAY in Redondo Beach and KDEY in Ontario are a pair of synchrocasting radio stations based in South Los Angeles that airs an Classic hip-hop format aimed at African Americans in the 18-49 range. The station is owned by Magic Broadcasting, LLC and broadcasts at 93.5 MHz on the FM dial...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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.
He then moved on to the LA station KFI, which helped to pave the way to a morning show slot in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
at KLAV-AM. Doug's next two stops were KDIA
KDIA
KDIA is a radio station in Vallejo, California. It is a separate entity from the station at 1310 AM that held the KDIA call letters for many years. The 1640 AM frequency was licensed as part of an extension of the AM band in 1998, and adopted the abandoned KDIA call letters then.-KDIA 1310...
in Oakland,CA and WBMX (now WVAZ
WVAZ
WVAZ, known locally as "V-103", is an urban adult contemporary radio station that is licensed to Oak Park. WVAZ is owned by Clear Channel, alongside sister stations WGCI-FM and WGRB-AM. In 2005, WVAZ began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity.- History :The...
) in Chicago, Illinois. From 1986 to 1994, Banks did nights then a morning show for WGCI-FM.
Next, the ABC Radio Network offered Banks the opportunity to do a nationally syndicated show. Originally, Banks started with an afternoon show from the same studio as the "Tom Joyner Morning Show". In 1997, Banks wanted to move to a morning show instead and the studio across the hall from Joyner's was made ready. The Doug Banks Morning Show, hosted by Banks along with new sidekick DeDe McGuire, rose to become one of the top-rated syndicated urban programs in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In January 2008, the show was cancelled, but Banks relaunched the show this time in the afternoon drive under the new name The Ride with Doug and DeDe in the process. Unlike his previous show that played Mainstream Urban
Mainstream Urban
Mainstream Urban is a term used to describe a radio format similar to an Urban Contemporary format. The format differentiates itself due to two factors: playlist composition and target demographic...
/Hip Hop/R&B music, Doug's current program is aimed at the Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
audience. In July 2010, Banks moved his show to American Urban Radio Networks
American Urban Radio Networks
American Urban Radio Networks is the result of a merger between the National Black Network, founded by Unity Broadcasting in 1973, and the Sheridan Broadcasting Network, founded in 1972 as the Mutual Black Network. The merger took place in the late 1980s. American Urban Radio Networks is an African...
and renamed it The Doug Banks Radio Show.
Banks most recent work was as host on some editions on NASCAR Now
NASCAR Now
NASCAR Now is a NASCAR news and analysis show that airs year round Monday through Friday as a thirty minute show at 5:00pm ET on ESPN2. NASCAR Now, that debuted on February 5, 2007, is broadcast in HD from Bristol, Connecticut and also has a daily segment on SportsCenter...
on ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
.
He also made a guest appearance on the sitcom My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids is an American television family sitcom that ran on ABC from March 28, 2001 until May 17, 2005. Produced by Touchstone Television , it starred Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin, and centers on the character of Michael Kyle, a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules...
as Tom Miller, a friend of Michael Kyle who is tragically killed after being hit by a taxi (offscreen). The death of Tom makes Michael paranoid and overly sensitive about his own life.
External links
- http://www.dougbanksradioshow.com/ The Doug Banks Radio Show official web site
- http://www.aurn.com/personalities.php?hostID=14 Biography at American Urban Radio Networks website
- http://www.aurn.com/dougbanks/ The Doug Banks Radio Show at American Urban Radio Networks website