J.J. Wright is an American

disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music fes ...

, originally from

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, who has been broadcasting in

Boston, Massachusetts Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

since 1973. Starting on

WRKO WRKO (680 AM) is a commercial news/talk radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by iHeartMedia, WRKO is a Class B AM station that provides secondary coverage to portio ...

(680-AM), he went to briefly to

WBOS WBOS (92.9 MHz, "Bloomberg 92.9") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Brookline, Massachusetts, and serving Greater Boston. WBOS is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, with studios and offices in Waltham. WBOS airs a financial news rad ...

(92.9), then KISS 108 when the station first went on the air in 1979, there he stayed for nearly 20 years. After leaving KISS 108 in 1998, he went to WROR (105.7) doing afternoons then shifting to nights in February 2000. He used to broadcast the afternoon drive shift (2 PM- 7 PM) on WODS in Boston before being let go due to the change from oldies to a Top 40 format. He also does imaging for other CBS stations in the Boston market.

Honors and awards

Wright was recognized at the 2000 Achievement in Radio Awards in Boston with the award for Best Evening Show.

References

External links

JJWright.com
American radio personalities Radio personalities from Boston Radio personalities from Louisville, Kentucky Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American DJs {{Louisville-stub