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Rick Shaw (born James Harold Hummel; October 24, 1938 – September 22, 2017) was an American disc jockey, radio and television personality, who remains best known for hosting his radio shows on WQAM (1963–1975), WAXY (1975–1990), and Majic (1990–2007).
Sep 24, 2017 · Miami radio legend Rick Shaw passed away at his home in Cooper City, Florida, on Friday, September 22, 2017. He was 78. Shaw was the top-rated radio celebrity in South Florida in the 1960s, and among other accomplishments, was the first disc jockey to spin The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in Miami in early 1964, on top-rated Top 40 ...
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Sep 23, 2017 · Before Spotify and iTunes, when vinyl ruled, Rick Shaw introduced South Florida to the Beatles.
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Sep 22, 2017 · MIAMI (WSVN) - Legendary disc jockey Rick Shaw, who introduced South Florida to the the music of the Beatles and spent most of his radio career in Miami, has died. He was 78.
Sep 22, 2017 · In 1964, while he worked for WQAM, Shaw was the first radio disc jockey in South Florida to play the Beatles. He met them later that year in Jacksonville. During a 46-year career in Miami, Shaw ...
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Oct 2, 2017 · Rick Shaw was the voice for tens of thousands of South Florida teens back in the 1960s. For decades that followed, those same teens grew up still listening to Shaw spinning the songs they grew up ...
Sep 23, 2017 · Rick Shaw, a radio veteran of more than 50 years and the first disc jockey in South Florida to play the Beatles, has died at age 78. Shaw, a Cooper City resident who spent 46 years as a DJ in Miami…
