19/02/2025
WUFO 1400 AM TALKING PROUD - FAMOUS DJ PERSONALITY
FRANKIE " HOLLYWOOD" CROCKER. WE CELEBRATE THURSDAY, Feb 20, 2025, at the screening of one of his movies, CLEOPATRA JONES.
Frankie Crocker was born in Buffalo, NY, and began his famous career as a radio personality at WUFO 1080 AM in Buffalo.
Hear his signature RAP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne-AMT7-ffo
THANK YOU TO DOUG RUFFIN, Founder of the BuffaloHistoryChannel https://www.youtube.com/c/buffalohistorychannel, for documenting Community History.
After becoming a popular voice at WUFO Radio, he moved to New York City to become a DJ known for creating the urban "urban contemporary" radio format in the 1970s.
Frankie Crocker made Buffalo proud as he grew his career as a radio personality, producer, and actor
Crocker was one of the five original VJs on VH-1, the cable music video channel. He hosted the syndicated TV series Solid Gold and the late-night music show Friday Night Videos on NBC. Crocker was the master of ceremonies (MC) at shows at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, considered the premiere theater for African-American music.
As an actor, Crocker appeared in five films, including Cleopatra Jones (1973), Five on the Black Hand Side (1973), and Darktown Strutters (Get Down and Boogie) (1975).
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