Doug Banks
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Doug Banks is an American radio personality.
The Philadelphia-born, Detroit raised Banks began his radio career broadcasting on his high school's radio station. Local station WDRQ took notice of his talent and offered him a spot as a temporary late-night weekend disc jockey. After high school, he managed to turn his temporary trial into a permanent multi-year gig at KDAY in Los Angeles.
He then moved on to the LA station KFI, which helped to pave the way to a morning show slot in Las Vegas at KLAV-AM. Doug's next two stops were KDIA-AM in San Francisco and WBMX (now WVAZ in Chicago. From 1986-1994, Banks did nights then a morning show for WGCI.
Next, the ABC Radio Network offered Banks the opportunity to do a nationally syndicated show. Currently, the Doug Banks Morning Show is the number one-rated urban program in America.
