Disc jockeys

Disc jockeys or DJs are radio personalities who introduce or speak between selections of recorded music. The term referred to the use of record discs (later supplanted by CDs and digital tracks), with Martin Block's 1935 series Make Believe Ballroom as the earliest example.
Disc jockeys increased in the later 1940s and 1950s, developing their own patter (referring to the "platters" which they'd spin) and personas. As radio drama died out, disc jockeys increased. The long-running BBC radio series Desert Island Discs was a creative variation on the standard DJ format. By the late 1960s and 1970s, the likes of Wolfman Jack and Casey Kasem became national personalities.
By the 1980s, the rise of MTV affected radio in general, and introduced video jockeys or VJs (TV personalities who served much the same function, often standing in front of framed records). As talk radio proliferated, as well as automated programming, disc jockeys decreased in the US, although they still pop up at the regional level.
In the 1970s, the term also began to apply to those who DJed at discos, clubs, or concerts. This variant became especially associated with hip-hop. DJ Lobster and the Animal Jam DJs are examples of this kind.
The following list emphasizes the broadcasting variety of disc jockeys. 
==Disc jockeys==
Playhouse-Rock14.jpg|BeakerRock Music with the Muppets
Character.bushmanbill.jpg|Bushman Bill
The_counts_countdown.jpg|Count von CountThe Count CountsSesame Street Episode 1045
Playhouse-Rock03.jpg|Dr. Teeth (mixed with the video variety)Rock Music with the Muppets
Jackmanwolf.jpg|Jackman Wolf
Kermit-discjockey.jpg|Kermit the FrogThe Muppet Show episode 102
WCHA-CHA Announcer.jpg|Harry O'Hare
==VJs==
CountItHigherB.jpg|Count von CountCount It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street
DTVhost.jpg|DTV hostDinosaurs
Kidssing-moisherequest01.jpg|Kippi Ben KippodShalom SesameShow 11
Peopleisrael.PMV.jpg|Mandy PatinkinShalom SesameShow 4
NoraNicks.jpg|Nora Nicks
Shalom-Sarai.jpg|"Rechov Video" VJShalom SesameShows 1, 3, 5
Mtvmuppet.jpg|SMV host"Wet Paint"
3154r.jpg|Old MacDonald"A New Way to Walk"
Playhouse-Country02.jpg|Rowlf the DogCountry Music with the Muppets
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