Tami Heide
Encyclopedia
Tami Heide, "The girl with two first names," is an American
radio personality. Heide started out as a disc jockey
on WBCN-FM in Boston, Massachusetts
in 1977. She was a popular afternoon disc jockey on KROQ-FM
in Los Angeles, California
from 1991 to 2004. She now works at KCBS-FM
(Jack) in Los Angeles, where she is responsible for writing much of the dialogue for the on-air voice.
United States
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radio personality. Heide started out as a 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...
on WBCN-FM in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston
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in 1977. She was a popular afternoon disc jockey on KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Ángeles
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from 1991 to 2004. She now works at KCBS-FM
KCBS-FM
KCBS-FM is a radio station in Los Angeles, California broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area on 93.1 FM. KCBS-FM airs an adult hits music format branded as "Jack-FM"....
(Jack) in Los Angeles, where she is responsible for writing much of the dialogue for the on-air voice.
Radio affiliation
- 1977 - 1979 — WBCN
- 1979 - 1984 — WERSWERSIn June 2007, WERS inaugurated a translator station on 96.5 MHz in New Bedford, Massachusetts, relaying WERS's programming to New Bedford and nearby communities...
- 1984 - 1991 — WBCN
- 1991 - 2004 — KROQ-FMKROQ-FMKROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
- 2005 - present — KCBS-FMKCBS-FMKCBS-FM is a radio station in Los Angeles, California broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area on 93.1 FM. KCBS-FM airs an adult hits music format branded as "Jack-FM"....