[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "D.J."

[Shapiro, Fred]

d.j. (OED 1948)

[1945 Broadcasting 20 Aug. 88/3 (ProQuest)  (adv't.)  D - J Day disc jockey Dillner delivering.]

1946 Variety 9 Jan. 246 (ProQuest)  In the days before radio and d.j. a record became popular by dint of much plugging in papers, by mail, and as a result of word-of-mout publicity.

Fred Shapiro

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