wrongly named
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In 1985, a popular Chicago disc jockey named Johnny Brandmeier had interviewed Bonaduce over the phone, fallen for his sharp wit and invited him to appear on his show.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
“But I happened to know a disc jockey named Rafael. On Friday I went over and said ‘Listen to this.’
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2021
There were three movie theaters, a radio studio where a disc jockey named Lord Fauntleroy Bandy spun records and a joint called Wings-n-Things that was known for the mumbo sauce.
From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2018
More than a century later, a former Australian jockey named Walter Hoysted crusaded against whipping racehorses, especially those doing their best.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2015
The break he needed came from a genial old former jockey named Asa C. “Acey” Smith, a traveling WgyP ” or gypsy, trainer.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
