Dan Ingram, Noted Top 40 DJ, Dies At 83
Dan Ingram, the famed New York DJ who helped shaped top 40 radio, died on Sunday in his Fort Lauderdale home, he was 83.
Over the past few years, Ingram was diagnosed with numerous neurological problems, including Parkinsonian syndrome. However is his son, Christopher, says that his death was unrelated to his syndrome, but rather died choking on a piece of steak. He assures that his father “did not suffer.”
The DJ got his career started by working at small stations around the country, before gaining fame at WABC-AM in 1961. He was known for his quick wit and irreverent introductions. He worked there for over 20 years and became a staple to the station.
WABC-AM then progressed over to talk radio, that’s when Ingram moved over to WKTU-FM in 1984. A few years later he moved to WCBC-FM New York before retiring in 2003.
In 2007, he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2007. “He combined humor, an irreverent style, and impeccable timing and established himself as the leading rock radio personality in North America,” the National Radio Hall of Fame said in a statement. “Ingram was the master of the ‘talk-up,’ speaking over the introduction and finishing his thoughts at the exact moment the lyrics started.”
Following his death, many radio DJs paid tribute to him via social media.
So devastated. Lost a friend & mentor. Radio icon Dan Ingram passed away. If ya heard him @77WABCradio or @WCBSFM you’d know. Too young? Ya missed the best of the best. To my radio brethren, we lost a stellar communicator & they’ll never be another like him. He was 83. #Radio pic.twitter.com/KbOv6TjNrd
— Dan Taylor (@dantaylor) June 25, 2018
Dan Ingram could say more in 10 seconds then most of us could say in a minute. Many of us who worked in top 40 radio wanted to be him. We were so lucky to be able to hear him for 4 decades in NYC. https://t.co/cFBFunSDk4
— Peter King (@PeterKingCBS) June 25, 2018
If the impact of the late Dan Ingram isn’t apparent from this @SteveBattaglio piece, maybe it will be from this screen cap of some of the music on my phone https://t.co/RnfGd0eJVT pic.twitter.com/CVkQyRUUWT
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 25, 2018
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