Donnie Simpson
Actor
January 30, 1954 (72 years)
Donnie Simpson is a longtime American radio DJ as well as a television and movie personality. He hosted The Donnie Simpson Morning Show on Washington, D.C., radio station WPGC-FM from March 1993 to January 29, 2010. Currently, he hosts The Donnie Simpson Show on D.C.-based radio station WMMJ-FM (Majic 102.3 FM), which began airing on August 17, 2015. Donnie is the first urban-format radio personality to have an annual salary over $1 million without being syndicated.
In 2003, Simpson, through his agent and longtime friend, George Parker, inked a 6-year, 8-figure deal with WPGC-FM making Simpson the highest paid African-American radio personality ever without syndication. He was Billboard's Radio Personality of the Year and Program Director of the Year. On October 29, 2020, during a live radio broadcast induction ceremony from multiple locations and across multiple audio platforms, Donnie, along with six other broadcasters, was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
In 2003, Simpson, through his agent and longtime friend, George Parker, inked a 6-year, 8-figure deal with WPGC-FM making Simpson the highest paid African-American radio personality ever without syndication. He was Billboard's Radio Personality of the Year and Program Director of the Year. On October 29, 2020, during a live radio broadcast induction ceremony from multiple locations and across multiple audio platforms, Donnie, along with six other broadcasters, was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
Filmography
| 2019 | Washington in the 2000s · as Narrator |
| 2016 | Almost Christmas · as Radio Dj (voice) |
| 1996 | The Jamie Foxx Show · as Dr. Green Eyes |
| 1992 | Martin · as D'andre Simpson |
| 1987 | Disorderlies · as Roller Rink Dj |
| 1985 | Krush Groove · as Contest Mc |
| 2025 | We Want the Funk! · as Self |
| 2025 | Lil Kev · as Donnie Simpson |
| 2023 | Donnie Simpson's Video Soul · as Self |
| 2021 | This Is Pop · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | BET Awards 2020 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | 2nd Annual Urban One Honors · as Self |
| 2019 | 1st Annual Urban One Honors · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Washington in the '80s · as Self |
| 2012 | BET Awards 2012 · as Self |
| 2011 | Bowl of Dreams · as Self |
| 2010 | Washington in the '70s · as Self |
| 2009 | 30 for 30 · as Self |
| 2009 | Without Bias · as Self - Radio Host, Wpgc |
| 2008 | Unsung · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2008 | James Brown: The Man, the Music, & the Message · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s · as Self |
| 2004 | The 10th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Smokey Robinson · as Self - Host |
| 2003 | The 9th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Aretha Franklin · as Self - Host |
| 2000 | The BET 20th Anniversary Celebration · as Self |
| 1999 | Independent Lens · as Self |
| 1994 | 26th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | The Five Heartbeats · as Donnie Simpson |