Donnie Simpson
Born: 1954-01-30 in Detroit, Michigan, United States
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- We Want the Funk! as Self
2023
- Donnie Simpson's Video Soul as Self
2021
- This Is Pop as Self (archive footage)
2016
- Almost Christmas as Radio DJ (voice)
2005
- Black in the 80s as Self
1996
- The Jamie Foxx Show as Dr. Green Eyes
1992
- Martin as D'Andre Simpson
1991
- The Five Heartbeats as Donnie Simpson
1988
- Jackie Robinson: An American Journey as On Screen Narrator
1987
- Disorderlies as Roller Rink DJ
1985
- Krush Groove as Contest MC