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Born in Louisiana on June 6, 1959, Freeman served in the United States Marine Corps for six years before relocating to Japan and working as a radio DJ.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Her mother, Tanya Williams, worked in education and her dad, Michael Griffin, was a DJ, though both now are retired.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The other sounds that filled the room, other than the chatter of her guests, came from Parks and her friends spinning on her DDJ 200 DJ controller.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Festivities include food options from a half-dozen food trucks, a Miller Lite beer tent, DJ entertainment and giant TV screens to watch the game.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Her mother, Tanya Williams, worked in education and her dad, Michael Griffin, was a DJ, though both now are retired.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The other sounds that filled the room, other than the chatter of her guests, came from Parks and her friends spinning on her DDJ 200 DJ controller.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Festivities include food options from a half-dozen food trucks, a Miller Lite beer tent, DJ entertainment and giant TV screens to watch the game.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for DJ
Noun
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Paul George scored 20 points, and VJ Edgecombe added 19.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ulmen has been a household name in Germany for decades, first as a MTV VJ, then as a comedian and actor on hit series including Jerks and crime procedural Tatort, and in films, including Berlin Blues (2003), and Maria, ihm schmeckt’s nicht!—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When Hall proves too mute to debate, Kiritsis vents to a radio disc jockey named Fred (Colman Domingo), even though Fred is more interested in smooth tunes than hard news.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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As recalled in a 1987 Chicago Reader article, DuMont made his first appearance on radio in the summer of 1964 while studying at Columbia College Chicago as a fill-in weekend disc jockey at WEEF in Highland Park.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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“DJ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/DJ. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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