Nisha Rathode (Editor)

William (Rosko) Mercer

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Name
  
William Mercer


William (Rosko) Mercer httpsi0wpcomairchexxcomimagesRoskoWNEWjpg

Died
  
August 1, 2000, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

William Roscoe Mercer (1927-2000), better known to millions of radio listeners simply as Rosko, was an American news announcer and disc jockey. He is best known for his stints on New York's WOR-FM and WNEW-FM in the 1960s. Rosko and other DJs of the time pioneered alternative-format FM radio, in response to the restrictive playlist programming of Top 40 AM stations.

Mercer died of cancer on August 1, 2000.

References

William (Rosko) Mercer Wikipedia