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disc jockey

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Recent Examples of disc jockey Other highlights of the morning included a live disc jockey, magicians from Magic Castle in Los Angeles, Star Wars characters, LAPD K9 officers and motorcycles, free face painting, caricature drawings and a balloon artist. — Marianne Love, Daily News, 1 June 2026 Albanese, a keen disc jockey who performs at charity events under the stage name DJ Albo, joked about Takaichi’s renowned interest in heavy metal music. — ABC News, 4 May 2026 Catsimatidis even hired one of WABC’s legendary disc jockeys, Bruce Morrow — known to millions of baby boomers as Cousin Brucie. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 The man holding the microphone was Murray Kaufman, a popular New York disc jockey who went by the name Murray the K. — Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disc jockey

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Maney is a New Jersey native who once interned with radio shock jock Howard Stern and also worked with radio personality Elvis Duran.

— Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
Mike Veeck, son of team owner Bill Veeck, hatched a plan to stop the hemorrhaging, inviting WLUP shock jock Steve Dahl to burn a crate of disco records on the field in the break between a White Sox and Detroit Tigers doubleheader.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026

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Mazzoli shifts themes to a darker register as addiction takes hold and the music turns to electronica by DJ Blume and Lorna Dune for teenagers’ raves, mixed into the Scottish Opera Orchestra.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
The party had a DJ, paella lunch, and an all-white dress code.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026

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James and Brown, 29, will get to show off their new teamwork as part of the starting five alongside longtime 76ers stars Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe during their tip-off game, according to NBC’s release.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
That team, led by Stephen Curry, included Thompson, Durant and Draymond Green as stars, compared to the 76ers’ new group of Joel Embiid, LeBron James, Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

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