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Disc Jockey Instructions, circa 1974

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Steve Warren

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The General Instructions - 1974

Going through my archives on a slow Friday, I encountered this little artifact. The General Instructions are five pages of instructions that I presented to all of my DJ's upon being hired. I told them to keep it, abide by the instructions and be great DJ's. Or something like that.

For radio nerds only, here are the five pages and 30 items in a pdf. The General Instructions-1974

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Steve Warren has programmed radio since 1964. He built MdB, the first music scheduler for the Mac, in 1987 and Music 1 for Windows in 1994, and is a founding partner of MusicOne.

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