Don Steele

Birth Name:

Donald Steele Revert

Birth Place:

Hollywood, California, United States

Profession

Actor

Was named the number one air personality in influencing record single sales by Billboard magazine in 1967 and 1968
Got his big break when he was hired as an afternoon host at KHJ-AM to help them transition to rock and roll music in 1965
Quote: "(On the introduction of "Boss Radio" at KHJ): "We were standing literally at ground zero; then it became a huge giant․ It was like a mushroom cloud that went up - heavy on the mushroom․""
After KHJ, he worked as an announcer at a number of oldies stations, including KRTH-FM in Los Angeles, where he worked for over 20 years
Best known as a radio DJ in Los Angeles who entertained listeners as "The Real Don Steele" for more than 30 years
His announcing style was described as having the "persuasive patter of a used car salesman" and he frequently made use of alliteration, slang, and his own made-up phrases
Had a cameo role in the TV series "Bewitched" and appeared in cult films like "Death Race 2000," "The Day the Earth Moved," and "Gremlins․"
His catchphrase for more than 40 years was the mystifying "Tina Delgado is alive, alive!," a reference to girl who probably didn't exist

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