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Elaine Hummel. . . (m. 1973; died 2001) . Children. 2. 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).
Shaw was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] He started in radio as a high school senior. In 1956, he got his first job in St. Louis.He followed that with gigs in Omaha, Denver and then WCKR in Miami in 1960, when he got his professional name as Rick Shaw, and where he spent most of his career spinning vinyl and playing oldies, goldies, and Rock and Roll.
Aug 26, 2020 · The Beatles, who broke up 50 years ago in 1970, played Sullivan from New York a week earlier. But South Florida, in part because of music DJs like Rick Shaw, is a bright spot in Beatles’ history ...
In 1963 Shaw moved to WQAM, a Top 40 rock-'n'-roll station with a teenage following so fanatic that at times more than half the radios in South Florida were tuned to it. And no WQAM DJ was more popular than Shaw, the first one in Florida to play a Beatles record. From there he joined WINZ in 1970, and WAXY (now WBBG) in 1976.
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 station WQAM, “Tiger Radio” at 560 AM on your ...
Late 80s or early 90s - Rick Shaw after a ride with the U. S. Navy Blue Angels: 2006 - Rick Shaw and morning co-host Donna Davis - retirement announced November 28, 2006: May 2007 - Rick Shaw's Retirement Party Photo Gallery: Rick Shaw Productions business card with telephone and e-mail address
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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…
