Charlie Brown (DJ)
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Ed Weiss, known on-air as Charlie Brown, is a disc jockey
on WPCM
radio in Burlington
, North Carolina
, United States, and host of the syndicated beach music
program On the Beach with Charlie Brown, heard on nearly 40 stations, mostly in The Carolinas
, Virginia
and Georgia
.
. After leaving his on-air job, Brown worked in sales and later served as WKIX general manager. He also helped to produce the first beach music records with Atlantic Records
. Later, as a partner in Beach Beat Records, he was one of the first to sell beach music records advertised on TV.
In 2010, Brown's On the Beach won the Syndicated Radio Show award at the Carolina Beach Music Awards for the fourth year. Brown also won for best AM radio DJ in the years 2004 through 2008.
Brown was the first DJ named to the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame.
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
on WPCM
WPCM
WPCM is a radio station broadcasting a Oldies format. Licensed to Burlington-Graham, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Carolina Radio Group, Inc..-History:...
radio in Burlington
Burlington, North Carolina
Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located. The population was 49,963 at the 2010...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, United States, and host of the syndicated beach music
Beach music
Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, is a regional genre which developed from various musical styles of the forties, fifties and sixties. These styles ranged from big band swing instrumentals to the more raucous sounds of blues/jump blues, jazz, doo-wop, boogie, rhythm and blues,...
program On the Beach with Charlie Brown, heard on nearly 40 stations, mostly in The Carolinas
The Carolinas
The Carolinas is a term used in the United States to refer collectively to the states of North and South Carolina. Together, the two states + have a population of 13,942,126. "Carolina" would be the fifth most populous state behind California, Texas, New York, and Florida...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
and Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
.
Radio career
Charlie Brown was one of the original "KIX Men of Music". From 1964 to 1970, Brown was evening host on top 40 WKIX (AM) in Raleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
. After leaving his on-air job, Brown worked in sales and later served as WKIX general manager. He also helped to produce the first beach music records with Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. Later, as a partner in Beach Beat Records, he was one of the first to sell beach music records advertised on TV.
In 2010, Brown's On the Beach won the Syndicated Radio Show award at the Carolina Beach Music Awards for the fourth year. Brown also won for best AM radio DJ in the years 2004 through 2008.
Brown was the first DJ named to the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame.