Donnie Simpson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-01-30 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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.
Acting
(2025)
We Want the Funk!
as Self
(1991)
The Five Heartbeats
as Donnie Simpson
(1988)
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
as On Screen Narrator
(1985)
Krush Groove
as Contest MC