Donnie Simpson

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.

Known For

Almost Christmas

as Radio DJ (voice)

Martin

as D'Andre Simpson

The Five Heartbeats

as Donnie Simpson

Krush Groove

as Contest MC

The Jamie Foxx Show

as Dr. Green Eyes

This Is Pop

as Self (archive footage)

We Want the Funk!

as Self

Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

as On Screen Narrator

Black in the 80s

as Self

Donnie Simpson's Video Soul

as Self