Dennis Elsas is a New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 disc jockey whose radio career has spanned well over thirty years. He currently hosts an afternoon show on WFUV

WFUV

WFUV, 90.7 FM in New York City, is Fordham University's 50,000-watt, non-commercial radio station, with studios on campus and its antenna atop nearby Montefiore Medical Center. First broadcast in 1947, WFUV has an airstaff which includes such New York radio veterans as Pete Fornatale , Dennis...

 and a morning show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio's Classic Vinyl

Classic Vinyl

Classic Vinyl is a Sirius XM Satellite Radio channel focusing on classic rock music mostly from the late-1960s to the mid-1970s. It broadcasts on Sirius channel 26 , XM channel 26 , and Dish Network channel 6014...

 channel.

Elsas has also had an extensive voice-over career that includes numerous projects for HBO, Cinemax

Cinemax

Cinemax, sometimes abbreviated as simply "Max", is a collection of premium television networks that broadcasts primarily feature films, along with softcore erotica, original action series, documentaries and special behind-the-scenes features. Cinemax is operated by Home Box Office, Inc., a...

, Showtime, The Movie Channel

The Movie Channel

The Movie Channel is an American premium channel owned by Showtime Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of CBS Corporation, which shows mostly movies, as well as special behind-the-scenes features, softcore adult erotica and movie trivia....

 and he is also featured as "The Voice of Rock History" at the Museum at Bethel Woods.

WNEW-FM Years

On July 11, 1971, Elsas launched what would become a 25-plus year career at WNEW-FM in New York City. During this time he became an influential voice in the progressive FM movement. On air interviews include those of: Elton John

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

, Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....

, Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend

Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...

, Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

 and John Lennon

John Lennon

John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...

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Elsas' 1974 interview with John Lennon holds a special place amongst Beatles fans, and was included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Television and Radio. Excerpts of the interview were used in the Beatles Anthology.

External links

• Dennis Elsas' official website