Donnie Simpson, The original green eyed bandit was a fixture in my household from 1982 until the end of Video Soul on BET in 1996. Donnie is a legend in his own right, being in radio for over 30 years, making waves and setting trends for up and coming radio personalities was recently fired from his extended tenure at WPGC because of low numbers and failure to appeal to a younger audience. This decision was brought about because of ratings declining and conflict between Donnie and the managers of WPGC who started adding the latest hits of today's (and I use the term loosely) artists to his playlist; which was tuurning away loyal listerners.
I honestly feel the entire entertainment industry disregards those of us that fall into the 35 and older bracket.Donnie Simpson is a soldier (in my opinion) he declined a party to be hosted in his honor in mid March. He began last week telling listeners what the real tea was. I'm sure DC and everyone who listens to The Donnie Simpson Morning Show will miss him greatly.
If you want to make a difference, let your voice be heard! send emails, make phone calls, write letters to WPGC. Here's the address for those of you in the DC area.
The business office is open daily from 8:30am to 5:30pm. WPGC 4200 Parliament Place, Suite 300, Lanham, Maryland 20706. You can contact WPGC 95.5 at (301) 918-0955 Or since they are owned by CBS you can go to www.cbsradio.com and shoot them an email.
Here is retro Donnie Doing his thing w/the late Great Phyllis Hyman. ..Enjoy
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