The Resume

(August 6, 1923-August 3, 1986)
Born in Babylon, New York
Birth name was William Breitbard
Disc jockey for WNEW in New York City (1944-47,1953-86)
Hosted the ‘Make Believe Ballroom’ program (1959-72,1979-86)
Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame (2006)

Why he might be annoying:

He dropped out of college after one year.
Regular listeners claimed they could hear him absent-mindedly jingling the change in his pants pockets.
He claimed 50s teens weren’t really fans of rock music – they were just being misled by payola-taking DJs like Alan Freed.
He copied Steve Allen’s schtick of mocking rock songs by pompously reading the lyrics.

Why he might not be annoying:

He gave Frank Sinatra the nickname ‘Chairman of the Board.’
Sinatra said, ‘He was the best friend I ever had. He was the best friend anybody could have had.’
He hosted the New York segments of Jerry Lewis’ Labor Day Telethons.
He was named Man of the Year by the New York Friars Club (1984).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 67]
• College Drop Outs
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [U-Z]
• I Attended Syracuse University
• I Died in 1986 (Ranked: 63)
• I Have Colon Cancer
• National Radio Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2006)
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 862)
• Profiles 42501-42750 (Ranked: 42519)
• Radio Disc Jockeys
• Repetitive Names

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying