Jimmy Howes

Jimmy Howes Award Winning radio disc jockey personality, Talk Show Host, Chief Engineer, Operations Manager currently at WGHT Radio, he is also a Musician and Stand-Up Comedian.

Howes was born in Queens, New York and spent his very early childhood living on Bushwick Avenue in Brooklyn, he grew up in Maywood, New Jersey from 5 onward.

Howes has performed as a New York City On-Air Radio Host under dozens of different pseudonyms. He was a morning host on Jukebox Radio in New York City, mid-day host at WVNJ, and now serves as program director and morning show host with WGHT Radio. WGHT is one of the last radio stations in the country that is 100% live and local.

As one of the first radio DJs to air live listener calls, he created the "Call-in Rock & Roll Radio Show" format with his close, long-time radio friend Bud Williamson. Their format has been copied by hundreds of radio stations across the United States and is now the normal programming format for most morning show formats in dozens of Major Markets. Bud and Jimmy both credit Dr. John "Al Sniffen" as their inspiration to explore taking live listener calls, on the air during a music based format show. Howes has also voiced hundreds of national commercials.

Howes has also worked at radio stations WYNY, WVNJ, WTSX, WDLC, WGNY, WJUX, WSPK, WPAT, WBNR, WALL, WKGL-FM, WKOJ, (then WNNJ), WSUS, WRRV, WTBQ, WVIP, WZAD, WSUL, WHTZ, WGHT, WBPM and Dance Party USA, a 1980s' syndicated TV show.

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