Dave Diamond
Dave Diamond | |
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| Born | Sidney Ivan Davison Jr. August 7, 1936 |
| Died | May 5, 2014 (aged 77) |
| Occupation(s) | Radio DJ, academic, author |
Sidney Ivan Davison Jr. (August 7, 1936 – May 5, 2014), known professionally as Dave Diamond, was an American radio DJ whose programs in the late 1960s and early 1970s helped popularise many psychedelic and acid rock bands. He was also an academic and author, and in later years taught journalism as a university professor.
Biography
He was born in
He joined radio station
Diamond left KFRC in 1971, moving first to
In the mid-1980s he began teaching at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, before moving to Morningside College in Sioux City, where he chaired the communication department and set up new radio and cable television stations. He later moved to Black Hills State University, where he taught journalism and broadcasting for 17 years and set up another new TV station.[2] He also wrote several books, prize-winning short stories, and plays. His poem Navigating the Migration won the Kansas State Poetry Contest, and his play, The Deals are Going Down, had a successful run in Los Angeles. His last novel, Cool Hand in a Hot Fire, was published in 2004.[2]
He died at his home in Spearfish, South Dakota in May 2014 at the age of 77, from pneumonia.[2]
References
- ^ Obituary, Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 May 2014
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituaries: Davison Jr., S.I.", Rapid City Journal, 14 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014
- ^ a b c Mike Barnes, "Dave Diamond, Legendary Rock Radio Deejay, Dies at 77", Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014
- ^ a b c "Radio and Records Magazine Remembers Dave Diamond", 14 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014
- ^ "KBLA Returns to DJ Format; Automation Out", Billboard. December 25, 1965. p. 40. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ Dave Diamond at Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014
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