Doug Tracht

Quick Facts

Full Name	Doug Tracht
Occupation	Disc Jockey
Date Of Birth	Aug 1, 1950(1950-08-01)
Age	74
Birthplace	Bronx
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Leo

Doug Tracht Biography

Doug Tracht is one of the most popular and richest Disc Jockey who was born on August 1, 1950 in Bronx, New York, United States.

Tracht was born and grew up in the South Bronx (New York City) with his younger sister, Diana, and parents, Alfred and Gertrude Tracht. His father was a native New Yorker who sold dental supplies; his mother was a Lutheran immigrant from Germany who stayed home to raise her two children until they were in high school, then became a noted educator. Tracht attended DeWitt Clinton High School and graduated in 1968. He majored in broadcasting at Ithaca College and landed a job at the college radio station. “From the first day I got on the air, I was trying to do comedy bits and tell jokes. After my first year in college, I had this station (WYSL) in Buffalo, New York, offer me a big time job.” Tracht got a job at WTKO, a low-power top-40 station in Ithaca. The following year, he had moved up to night DJ at a larger station in Binghamton, New York, WENE. Tracht graduated from Ithaca College in 1972 and married Marie Massara who was the sales secretary at WENE.

Tracht found a home at WAPE in Jacksonville, Florida, in August 1975 and became the dominant radio personality not just in northeast Florida, but in the Southeastern United States While in Jacksonville, his true identity was kept confidential because the public was disappointed that the booming, macho voice belonged to a young guy who was skinny and shy. The station turned Tracht’s request for privacy into a marketing ploy. Curtains were hung in the window of the broadcast booth, a TV interview showed only his lips, and Tracht wore a gorilla costume at personal appearances. Tracht was named as the top radio personality in the United States for 1977 and 1980. In 1979, he signed a five-year contract worth $1 million.

Doug Tracht Net Worth

Doug Tracht is one of the richest Disc Jockey from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Doug Tracht 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Doug Tracht (born August 1, 1950) is an American radio, television, and movie personality. He is nicknamed “The Greaseman”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Doug Tracht Dating?

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In January 1986, Tracht created an uproar by telling an on-air joke regarding the new federal holiday, Martin Luther King Day. Tracht said, “Why don’t we shoot four more and get the whole week off?” followed by, “Come on, now, you know I don’t mean nothin’!” He was suspended from the station for five days, publicly apologized, and donated money to create a scholarship at Howard University in honor of Dr. King. The Washington Post noted that he was the highest paid DJ in D.C. during 1987, making $400,000 a year.

Facts & Trivia

D-Von Ranked on the list of most popular Disc Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Doug Tracht celebrates birthday on August 1 of every year.

Tracht appeared in two television movies produced by his close friend Brian Dennehy: Jack Reed: A Search For Justice (1994) and Jack Reed: Death And Vengeance (1996).

Where does the greaseman live now?

He rose steadily and, by the late ’80s, was at the top of the Washington area market doing mornings at DC-101. After an attempt at national syndication failed, he returned to Washington radio in 1997, landing at Classic Rock 94.7 for a cool $1 million a year. He has a home in Potomac and one in Los Angeles.

Is the greaseman still working?

However, Web Radio Classics shut down on August 31, 2018. Web Radio Classics, and the Greaseman, have returned and are back in action as of May 1, 2020.

What is the grease man's net worth?

Net Worth: $500 Thousand
Date of Birth:| Aug 1, 1950 (71 years old)
Gender:| Male
Nationality:| United States of America

What does greaseman mean?

Greaseman means an employee wholly or mainly engaged in lubricating vehicles, including operating the necessary equipment either solely or in charge of other employees. Sample 1.

What is a greaseman Ocean's 11?

Danny Ocean (George Clooney) Ocean’s Wiki. Louise Miller. Yen, more famously known as The Amazing Yen, is a Chinese acrobat who is the second of two newbies in the group. He is brought in for his flexibility and short stature as the grease man.