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Donnie Simpson

Born January 30, 1954Detroit, Michigan, United States11 credits

Donnie Simpson is a longtime American radio DJ as well as a television and movie personality. He hosted The Donnie Simpson Morning Show on Washington, D.C., radio station WPGC-FM from March 1993 to January 29, 2010. Currently, he hosts The Donnie Simpson Show on D.C.-based radio station WMMJ-FM (Majic 102.3 FM), which began airing on August 17, 2015. Donnie is the first urban-format radio personality to have an annual salary over $1 million without being syndicated. In 2003, Simpson, through his agent and longtime friend, George Parker, inked a 6-year, 8-figure deal with WPGC-FM making Simpson the highest paid African-American radio personality ever without syndication. He was Billboard's Radio Personality of the Year and Program Director of the Year. On October 29, 2020, during a live radio broadcast induction ceremony from multiple locations and across multiple audio platforms, Donnie, along with six other broadcasters, was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.

Known For

Filmography

This Is Pop
2021This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)TV
Almost Christmas
2016Almost Christmas
as Radio DJ (voice)Movie
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996The Jamie Foxx Show
as Dr. Green EyesTV
Martin
1992Martin
as D'Andre SimpsonTV
The Five Heartbeats
1991The Five Heartbeats
as Donnie SimpsonMovie
Disorderlies
1987Disorderlies
as Roller Rink DJMovie
Krush Groove
1985Krush Groove
as Contest MCMovie