DJ Diaries

About the Book

If you’ve ever turned on a radio and called a DJ, this book might be about you! DJ Diaries: Radio’s Remarkable Listeners narrates the wild, wacky, and sometimes downright weird stories shared by hundreds of DJs about their on-and-off-the-air antics with their listeners. From humorous questions about the weather to the crazy contests listeners have responded to, DJ Diaries plunges into the dark side of encounters with listeners who turn on more than the radio. It’s about the silly, sexy, sensuous, sad, and sometimes extracurricular encounters deejays have become involved in when they break the most critical radio rule: never get personally involved with a listener! Dave Donahue’s memoir explores listeners’ involvements with deejays that have led to unexpected outcomes—even contests on the radio played by listeners that have ended in death! Still, as long as there is a mouth and microphone near it, there will always be a DJ. Are you ready to tune in?

About the Author

Dave Donahue was the announcer on the second-oldest continuous radio show, Ernest Tubb’s broadcast on Saturday nights following the WSM Grand Ole Opry. He was inducted to the Country DJ and Radio Hall of Fame in 2000. He is the owner of Voice-Over Studios, voicing radio and TV commercials worldwide, and lives on the Central Oregon Coast.