Danny Stiles

Danny Stiles
Born	December 2, 1923(1923-12-02) Newark, New Jersey
Died	March 11, 2011(2011-03-11) (aged 87)
Show	Big Band Sounds
Station(s)	WNYC AM-820
Time slot	Saturdays 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Show	The Danny Stiles Show
Station(s)	WNSW AM-1430
Time slot	Weekdays 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Style	Standards
Country	United States
Website	http://www.dannystiles.com/

Danny Stiles (December 2, 1923^[1] – March 11, 2011) was a radio personality at 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,^[2] 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.^[1]

Career

Stiles's first radio job was at WHBI in Newark on December 2, 1947, buying the air time for $65 a week.^[1] His career took him to radio station WHOL in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and stations in New Jersey before returning to Newark on WNJR (AM) as the "Kat Man."^[3] At WNJR, Danny met a young Brooklyn native who worked as a gofer, Robert Smith, who would later move to the border blaster XERB-AM and broadcast as Wolfman Jack.^[1]

Stiles, who called himself The Vicar of Vintage Vinyl, had a loyal fan following and a distinctive radio presence.^[4] Immediately prior to his death, Danny was broadcasting from four stations in the New York City area, as well as streaming 24 hours a day on the Internet.^[5] The broadcast material came largely from his personal collection of over 250,000 albums, many in their original 78 rpm format.^[6]

Stiles died on March 11, 2011, when he was also being heard on WRCA, an AM station serving the metro-Boston, Massachusetts, area.

Danny Stiles continues to be heard on the airwaves, with vintage shows aired Saturday nights at 8pm Eastern time on WNYC AM 820,^[7] and his website dannystiles.com offers a stream of archived shows.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} August 4, 2003: New York broadcast legend Danny Stiles
2. ^ Daily News: "Danny Stiles Marks 55 Years on the Radio"
3. ^ DANNY STILES AT 80: THE PLATTERS STILL SPIN
4. ^ "God bless you, Danny Stiles"
5. ^ ^{a b} The Danny Stiles Virtual Music Museum
6. ^ WNYC - About WYNC - Host Bios
7. ^ WNYC Danny Stiles show page

External links

• YouTube: Danny Stiles Signing On
• YouTube: Teaser for upcoming documentary
• Facebook fan page

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Name	Stiles, Danny
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Date of birth	December 2, 1923
Place of birth	Newark, New Jersey
Date of death	March 11, 2011
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