Oedipus (DJ)
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Oedipus is an American
radio personality. Oedipus’s radio career began in 1975 as a D.J. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
’s college station WTBS (today WMBR
). He gained notoriety by starting the first Punk rock
radio show in America, introducing Punk
and New Wave
to Boston
and to the country.
In 1977, Oedipus convinced WBCN to hire him as an announcer to bring his cutting edge sounds to the airwaves. In 1981 he was named Program Director, a position he held until he left in 2004. Under his tutelage, the station was recognized as an industry leader in breaking new music and received countless awards for its successes. Multiple Billboard
, FMQB
, and Gavin Report
award recipient for best Program Director of the Year, Oedipus hosted the acclaimed “Nocturnal Emissions” program for over 25 years, delivering the most provocative new tracks every Sunday night.
Oedipus has his own foundation, the Oedipus Foundation, and is a member of the Board of Directors for Mobius
(an artist-run center for experimental work in all media), Stop Handgun Violence
, Mass MIC (a first amendment organization), and The Technology Broadcasting Corporation of MIT. He is a member of the Board of Mentors for Community Servings, an organization that feeds Boston-based families with acute life-threatening illnesses, a participator on the board of advisors for the Boston Music Awards and a member of the Board of Overseers for the Huntington Theatre Company
.
Oedipus hosted a Christmas Eve show, annually. He kept that tradition alive in 2009 and 2010 by hosting his Christmas Eve show from WFNX
, 101.7 FM, Lynn MA and 92.1 FM in New Hampshire and Maine.
Oedipus hosts a website called "The Oedipus Project." The site has new music nearly every day, as well as information and insight on the music industry. It can be found at Oedipus1
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radio personality. Oedipus’s radio career began in 1975 as a D.J. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
’s college station WTBS (today WMBR
WMBR
WMBR is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology student-run college radio station, licensed to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and broadcasting on 88.1 FM. It is all-volunteer and funded by listener donations and MIT funds...
). He gained notoriety by starting the first Punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
radio show in America, introducing Punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
to Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
and to the country.
In 1977, Oedipus convinced WBCN to hire him as an announcer to bring his cutting edge sounds to the airwaves. In 1981 he was named Program Director, a position he held until he left in 2004. Under his tutelage, the station was recognized as an industry leader in breaking new music and received countless awards for its successes. Multiple Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
, FMQB
FMQB
Friday Morning Quarterback is a trade magazine which covers the Radio and Music industries in the United States. Its coverage includes programming, management, promotion, marketing, and airplay for music formatted radio. The magazine was founded in 1968 by Kal Rudman and is read by over 10,000...
, and Gavin Report
Gavin Report
The Gavin Report was a San Francisco-based radio industry trade publication. The publication was founded by radio performer Bill Gavin in 1958. Its Top 40 listings were used for many years by programmers to decide content of programs...
award recipient for best Program Director of the Year, Oedipus hosted the acclaimed “Nocturnal Emissions” program for over 25 years, delivering the most provocative new tracks every Sunday night.
Oedipus has his own foundation, the Oedipus Foundation, and is a member of the Board of Directors for Mobius
MOBIUS
MOBIUS is a consortium of libraries in Missouri, United States.The MOBIUS Consortium Office is a Missouri not-for-profit corporation established in 1998 by 50 libraries representing Missouri colleges and universities...
(an artist-run center for experimental work in all media), Stop Handgun Violence
Stop Handgun Violence
Stop Handgun Violence is a Boston, Massachusetts-based 501 non-profit organization that works to reduce and prevent injuries and deaths caused by firearms in the United States...
, Mass MIC (a first amendment organization), and The Technology Broadcasting Corporation of MIT. He is a member of the Board of Mentors for Community Servings, an organization that feeds Boston-based families with acute life-threatening illnesses, a participator on the board of advisors for the Boston Music Awards and a member of the Board of Overseers for the Huntington Theatre Company
Huntington Theatre Company
The Huntington Theatre Company is a non-profit professional theater company in Boston, Massachusetts. The Huntington has garnered six Elliot Norton Awards and three Tony Award nominations for productions that were transferred to Broadway after critically acclaimed productions in Boston...
.
Oedipus hosted a Christmas Eve show, annually. He kept that tradition alive in 2009 and 2010 by hosting his Christmas Eve show from WFNX
WFNX
WFNX is a New England commercial alternative rock radio station. The station began broadcasting on Monday, April 11, 1983. It was one of the first American commercial stations to play alternative rock and has become a leading radio station for breaking new alternative music.WFNX broadcasts on 101.7...
, 101.7 FM, Lynn MA and 92.1 FM in New Hampshire and Maine.
Oedipus hosts a website called "The Oedipus Project." The site has new music nearly every day, as well as information and insight on the music industry. It can be found at Oedipus1