About The Donnie Simpson Show

Donnie Simpson is the ruling Washington DC radio icon as well as a television and movie personality. He hosted The Donnie Simpson Morning Show in Morning Drive for over 17 years. He was Billboard’s \"1998 Air Personality of the Year\". He is also known by the nickname \"Dr. Green Eyes\" for his luminous light green eyes.

Simpson began his career at age 15 at WJLB in Detroit, where he remained for eight years. In 1977 he relocated to Washington DC, where he began working at WRC-FM, known as \"Disco 93.9“, now WKYS, as morning drive host and program director. Donnie’s star shone brightly as he maintained an incredible run of success on top of the Ratings throughout his tenure in Morning Drive Radio. No stranger to Radio One it’s an incredible honor to have a living legend back on the airwaves at WMMJ!

The ‘People Vs. OJ Simpson’ aired it’s last installment of the series last night (hint: he was acquitted…lol) The guys will miss the show, but somehow the discussion veered toward the Kardashian family and conspiracies. Give it a listen:  

29 years ago, Sugar Ray Leonard came out of retirement after 2 years to fight Marvin Hagler at Caesar’s Palace. He shocked the world by getting a split decision over Hagler, and becoming the undisputed middleweight champion of the world. Leonard retired in 1997, with a record of 36-3-1, having won 7 world championships.

Tuesday, Donnie Simpson sat down with the multi-talented CeeLo Green. Green, who was in town for a performance at the The Howard Theatre spoke about his time on the NBC hit TV show “The Voice,” his song “Crazy” hitting the Billboard charts with different artists and his first meeting with Donnie! More Donnie! Erykah Badu Joins The […]

I have been seeing snippets of this show on the news over the last few days, but hadn’t had time to watch it, until this morning. It’s sooooo good. It’s Jerry Seinfeld’s internet show, “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee”. Jerry’s special comedic guest for this episode was President Obama. Once again, The President shows how […]

R. Kelly is one of the most successful and polarizing R&B singers of all time. He’s also been accused of questionable behavior.  And while there have been dozens of allegations, he has never been convicted. He has also refused to address the allegations, even though they’re public knowledge. Yesterday on during an interview on Huff Post […]

Bobby Brown who will be in concert Friday night (12/18) at The Howard Theater joined The Donnie Simpson Show to  talk about his life, his music and his food. Check out the interview below:    

Erykah Badu, aka Sara Bellum, aka Madula Oblongata, aka LowDown Loretta Brown (and everything else) joined The Donnie Simpson Show on Monday to discuss her current situation (she was in a bathtub), her new mixtape, and other things. Listen to her drop her insights                

A woman named Eleanore Stern went to the DMV in Deerfield Beach, Fla. Apparently something went wrong in conversation with DMV examiners, and then this happened (:30 in. Wait for it…) Ms. Stern is out on the charge of resisting arrest after posting a $100 bond. Read more by CLICKING HERE

No, really.  The director, whose film Selma was nominated for Best Picture Oscar even though she somehow wasn’t nominated for Best Director, is a part of Barbie’s “Sheroes” line of dolls which go on sale today. See all the Sheroes by clicking here  

According to authorities in San Bernardino, CA, as many as 3 suspects are still on the loose after having killed at least 14 people at a social services center in the area. It happened at the Inland Regional Center which assists individuals with developmental disabilities. It has nearly 670 staff and provides services to more than […]

You might remember North Carolina Powerball winner Marie Holmes. Soon after she won $188 million back in February, she bailed out her fiancee LaMarr McDow, who was being held on a $3 million bond. She herself faced charges in a July arrest. But on the Friday after Thanksgiving, she sent a personal check of $680,000 […]

TV One’s UnSung has been keepin it 100 with a marathon of 99 episodes of UnSung since Thanksgiving night. Donnie Simpson hosts the 100th episode  of “Unsung: Top Ten That Changed The Game,” will feature a countdown of the top 10 most exceptional “Unsung” episodes – impacting profiles that were selected for their representation of the breadth and depth […]