Meg Griffin (born December 2, 1953) is an American radio
disc jockey
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, currently heard on the
Sirius XM Satellite Radio
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channels
The Loft,
Classic Vinyl, and
The Beatles Channel. She retired from the
Deep Tracks
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Carl Kranz is Deep ...
station on Sunday, November 12, 2023.
Primarily known for
classic
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and
modern
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*** 18th century
*** 19th century
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* Moderns, a faction of Freemasonry that existed in the 18th century
Philosophy ...
rock music
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genres, Griffin began her disc jockey career in 1975 alongside
Howard Stern
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at
WRNW
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in
Briarcliff Manor
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,
New York
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. Griffin later had stints at
K-Rock (WXRK),
WNEW-FM
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and
WBAI
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in
New York City
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,
WLIR
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on
Long Island
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, and
WMMR
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(1978 and 1980) in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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. Her on-air nickname is "Megless."
She was originally going to be a VJ on
MTV
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when it launched on August 1, 1981. However, she decided against it at the last minute;
Martha Quinn
Martha Quinn is an American actress and radio and television personality, best known as one of the original video jockeys on MTV (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and J. J. Jackson).
Early life
Quinn was born on Ma ...
took her place.
Prior to the Sirius/XM merger in 2008, Griffin appeared on the Sirius channels
Sirius Disorder
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and Folk Town. She also appeared on
University of Massachusetts Boston
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station
WUMB-FM in 2010–11.
She was featured in a 2015 documentary about Radio DJs called ''I Am What I Play'', directed by Roger King.
In June 2025, Sirius XM celebrated her 25 years on the platform with an on-air special titled "25 Years of Meg Griffin".
o Compromise: 25 Years of Meg Griffin It featured tributes from various artists throughout her career, and more.
Notes
1953 births
Living people
American radio personalities
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