Danny Stiles, American radio host died he was , 87.

Danny Stiles  was a radio personality at WNYC, WNSW, WJDM and WPAT in the New York City market died he was , 87.. He had worked on the radio for sixty-three years in the New York City area,^[2] including up to immediately prior to his death.

(December 2, 1923 – March 11, 2011)

Early life

Danny Stiles was born and grew up in Newark and Linden, New Jersey during The Great Depression. After graduating from high school in 1941, he enlisted for the Navy after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. After being honorably discharged due to an injured hip, Stiles went to college and held several jobs before starting his radio career.^[1]

Career

Stiles first radio job was at WHBI in Newark on December 2, 1947 buying the air time for sixty-five dollars a week.^[1] His career took him to Allentown's WHOL in Pennsylvania and other stations in New Jersey before returning to Newark on WNJR (AM) as the "Kat Man."^[3] At WNJR, Danny met a young Brooklyn native who worked as a gofer, Robert Smith, who would later move to the border blaster XERB-AM and broadcast as Wolfman Jack.^[1]
Stiles, who called himself The Vicar of Vintage Vinyl, had a loyal fan following and a distinctive radio presence.^[4] Immediately prior to his death, Danny was broadcasting from four stations in the New York area, as well as streaming twenty-four hours a day on the internet.^[5] The broadcast material came largely from his personal collection of over 250,000 albums, many in their original 78 rpm format.^[5]
Stiles died on March 11, 2011. At the time of his death, he was also being heard on WRCA, an AM station serving the metro-Boston, Massachusetts area.

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