Oct 5 2020
90 sec of Herb Kent - the Cool Gent
Herbert Rogers Kent, whose titles included King of the Dusties and Honorary Mayor of Bronzeville, began his broadcasting career in 1944 at age 16 and spanned 11 different radio stations.
In 1952, Kent went to work for WGES/Chicago, the city's largest black-programmed station.
From 1955 until 1960, Kent worked at WBEE/Chicago.
In 1962, Kent was hired at WVON/Chicago where he worked for 8 years.
Herb worked at WGCI AM for 10 years.
Kent worked at WVAZ-FM/Chicago from 1988 till his transition in 2016.
In 2009, the Guinness World Records certified Herb Kent as the longest-tenured deejay, having at that time spent 66 years on the airwaves in Chicago.
Herb Kent was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1995.
Listen to the most distinctive radio voice in the world!
