It all began in Brooklyn, New York circa 1973 and to this very day the thunder of the bass beats, the crowded smoke filled dance floors and those blow dryed pompadores can still be felt when you are inside the WNEW RADIO NEW MIX 102.7. Join your host; "BROOKLYN'S OWN - JOE CAUSI" as he takes you back to a time when the only thing that mattered was how high your hair was and how great those polyester pants and chiana shirts looked on you.
Joe Causi with the late disco diva, Vicki Sue Robinson
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Being raised in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn as a child, and living they're as a teen and an adult, "Brooklyn's Own" Joe Causi can truly claim to be "Brooklyn's Own."He takes what his hometown has given him from the street and shares it with his radio audience.Whether it is advertisers' grand openings, dance clubs or concerts, Joe's warm sense of humor and ability to relate to people has made him a favorite with Mix1027 listeners.
Joe has been making people smile almost all his life.Always the class clown, he got his start imitating people.He started by imitating teachers and then expanded his repertoire to include movie stars and finally, anything that made a sound.Impersonation developed into a natural talent and an effective entertaining tool for his air personality.
Joe graduated from Lafayette High School and entered the College of Staten Island where he majored in Electro-Mechanical Technology.After two years, he realized that music and performance were where his heart and talent lie.So he left college to attend the Announcer Training Broadcast Studios in New York City.While there, he was chosen from a group of 100 other announcers to work as an in-store disc jockey at Jimmy's Music World, a large record outlet.
In March 1978, shortly after graduating from broadcasting school, WNFG in Hibbing, MN hired him and there he rounded out his talent and experience working in production, doing live remotes, sportscasting, and news.But New York City is where Joe was from and where Joe wanted to be.He was getting closer to home when five months later, WERA in Plainfield, NJ called to offer him a job.While at WERA, Joe produced most of the stations' commercials utilizing his vivid imagination.And, in January 1979, he was getting closer than ever to home.He moved to WJDM in Elizabeth, NJ for the midday position."The folks at home could finally hear me from the station," he elated.
Joe Causi and the Queen of Disco, Gloria Gaynor
Finally his dreams of making it big in New York City were realized.After only a three-month stint at WJDM, he received a call to come in for an audition from the number one radio station in New York and the country-92 KTU.He was hired as 92KTU's morning man where he became the most listened to radio personality in the United States.
Joe can be heard as host of the Mix1027 Saturday Night Dance Mix every Saturday from 7pm to 10pm and the STUDIO 54 Classic Showcase every Sunday night from 6-9 p.m.
Joe Causi, whether hosting his radio program, emceeing a nightclub, or at a charity event does it all with a New York style that unmistakably is "BROOKLYN'S OWN".
Joe Causi is an official member of the Disco DJ Hall of Fame. |
