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Adrian Joseph Cronauer (September 8, 1938 – July 18, 2018) was a United States Air Force Sergeant and radio personality whose experiences as an innovative disc jockey on American Forces Network during the Vietnam War inspired the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam starring Robin Williams as Cronauer.
Cronauer died last Wednesday at the age of 79. In 1965, during the war in Vietnam, he was a DJ in Saigon on Armed Forces Radio hosting a Top 40 radio show called Dawn Buster in which he signed on...
Jul 20, 2018 · 20 July 2018. Getty Images. Air force Sgt Cronauer spent most of his life in broadcasting, before Hollywood depicted his life. Adrian Cronauer, who served as inspiration for Robin Williams'...
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Jul 20, 2018 · Vietnam War. Real ‘Good Morning Vietnam’ DJ Offered Escape for Young Troops. Adrian Cronauer saw his role on the radio in Vietnam as a way to keep members of the military entertained as they...
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By Matt Schudel. July 19, 2018 at 7:11 p.m. EDT. In 1965 and 1966, Adrian Cronauer signed on at 6 a.m. from a Saigon studio as the morning DJ for Armed Forces Radio, waking up the troops with a...
Jul 22, 2018 · Adrian Cronauer, a disc jockey on the Saigon-based “Dawn Buster” radio show from 1965 to 1966 whose experiences in the Vietnam War were chronicled in the movie “Good Morning, Vietnam,” poses...
Jul 20, 2018 · Adrian Cronauer, the military radio DJ who came up with the "Good Morning, Vietnam" catchphrase made famous by Robin Williams in the film of the same name, has died aged 79.
