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Aliases: Donnie "Love Bug" Simpson

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Homepage: https://donniesimpson.com

Movie Involvements: 2

TV Involvements: 2


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Biography

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.

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Black in the 80s
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Black in the 80s

(2005) Self
This Is Pop
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This Is Pop

(2021) Self (archive footage)
The Five Heartbeats
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The Five Heartbeats

(1991) Donnie Simpson
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
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Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

(1988) On Screen Narrator

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