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Adrian Cronauer. Adrian Joseph Cronauer (September 8, 1938 – July 18, 2018) was a United States Air Force Sergeant [4] [5] [6] 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, who died last week, hosted an armed forces radio show in Saigon during the Vietnam War and later was the subject of a film starring comic Robin Williams. Originally broadcast in 1988....
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Sep 23, 2022 · Adrian Cronauer was an Air Force sergeant who served as a DJ in Vietnam. Learn how his experience inspired the film, 'Good Morning, Vietnam.'
Jul 23, 2018 · 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 each morning with the now-famous words, good morning, Vietnam.
- Terry Gross
Jul 20, 2018 · Charles Krupa/AP Photo. The early morning Armed Forces Vietnam Network radio show was called Dawn Busters, and began with a greeting that boomed forth into the dawn. Each day, host Adrian...
- Natasha Frost
Jul 20, 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' breakout character...
Jul 19, 2018 · NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Adrian Cronauer, the man whose military radio antics inspired a character played by Robin Williams in the film “Good Morning, Vietnam,” has died. He was 79. Mary Muse, the wife of his stepson Michael Muse, said Thursday that Cronauer died Wednesday from an age-related illness.
