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James Kerr (born 9 July 1959) is a Scottish singer and the lead singer of the rock band Simple Minds, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
At 19, he served as morning host at WDAI, Chicago, at 20 he moved to the legendary WLS, and when he was 21, he became New York’s youngest morning show host at WPLJ. Kerr has been the morning show host on six NYC stations, most notably 15 years at WPLJ and as of 2018, 15 years at WAXQ.
Mar 18, 2024 · Jim Kerr, morning host at iHeartMedia classic rock “Q104.3” WAXQ New York, is marking 50 years of waking up the nation’s No. 1 radio market.
Jim Kerr has entertained and informed New York radio listeners in the morning for almost half a century. After visiting WWJ in Detroit on a 2nd-grade field trip, Kerr decided he wanted to be a part of the exciting and magical world of broadcasting.
May 18, 2017 · Saturday, February 11th, 1967, a barely out of his pre-teens Jim Kerr walked into WYNZ in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and the rest, as they say, is history. Just 7 years later, he became the youngest person to ever host a morning radio show in NYC. And he's been a fixture on our dial ever since.
Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr is the first solo album by Simple Minds front-man Jim Kerr, released on 17 May 2010. The album entered the UK charts at No. 94 on 29 May 2010 and UK Independent Chart at No. 8. The album also made the charts in some other European countries, most notably Germany, Italy, France and Belgium.
May 30, 2019 · As WPLJ Signs Off Forever, New York Radio Legend Jim Kerr Looks Back. On Friday, May 31, 95.5 WPLJ-FM – one of the most transformative radio stations in the New York market in the last four...
