The days of radio disc jockeys spinning records to entertain listeners through the night are a thing of the past. One of those lost radio disc jockeys had a unmistakable voice and persona they kept listeners glued to the radio to listen to him and not the music.
That radio DJ’s name is Wolfman Jack.
As a child, Wolfman Jack listened to radio personalities all over the world on his transoceanic radio. This interest grew into him graduating from broadcasting school in 1960. Over the next three years, he worked at several stations while creating his Wolfman character.
In 1963, Wolfman Jack took his show across the border to XERF-AM in Mexico. This is where his career virtually launched into outer space due to the station’s high-powered signal that was five-times the U.S. limit. At night, nearly anyone in North America could enjoy his signature style and phrases like; this is the Wolfman on the phone!
Probably his most memorable off-air appearance is 1973 in the feature film American Graffiti. He played himself and his character actually ties the film together. Wolfman Jack died of a heart attack on July 1, 1995 at his home in North Carolina. http://sntk.in/1d8a1f92