Career
Stiles's first radio job was at WHBI in Newark on December 2, 1947, buying the air time for $65 a week. His career took him to WHOL in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and stations in New Jersey before returning to Newark on WNJR (AM) as the "Kat Man." At WNJR, Danny met a young Brooklyn native who worked as a gofer, Robert Smith, who would later move to the border blaster XERB-AM and broadcast as Wolfman Jack.
Stiles, who called himself The Vicar of Vintage Vinyl, had a loyal fan following and a distinctive radio presence. Immediately prior to his death, Danny was heard on four stations in Metro New York, as well as streaming 24-hours-a-day on the Internet. The broadcast material came largely from his personal collection of over 250,000 albums, many in their original 78 rpm format.
Stiles died on March 11, 2011, when he was also being heard on WRCA, AM 1330 serving Metropolitan Boston, Massachusetts.
Danny Stiles continues to be heard on the airwaves, with vintage shows aired Saturday nights at 8pm Eastern time on WNYC AM 820, and his website dannystiles.com offers a stream of archived shows.
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