Doug Banks

Today we are going to introduce a famous radio host who won millions of heart with his very mischievous and fun loving personality. Doug Banks, also known as “the Dan Ryan Head”, is one of the fun-loving radio hosts.

Banks was found in Chicago to national syndication, a black man — whose four-decade career shaped radio. Stay in our page to know more about Dough Bank’s career, net worth, wife and many more.

Doug Banks Bio & Wiki

Doug was born on June 9, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States of America as Jr. Calvin Douglas Banks. Banks height is 5 feet 11 inches (181 m) tall. Similarly, the media personality, Doug was also an actor. The Jamie Foxx Show (1996), My Wife and Kids (2001) and Phunny Business: A Black Comedy (2011) are some of his movies.

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Even though he enrolled at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and made a show of studying law. He happened to ditch college at 18 when he was offered a show in Los Angeles.

Likewise, Banks hosted morning shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland, CA before landing a spot in Chicago. It was in Chicago, which really solidified him as a bonfire radio celebrity. He started off his career broadcasting on his high school’s radio station.

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Originally, Doug started with an afternoon show from the same studio as the “Tom Joyner Morning Show.” Later, he moved to the morning show. The show, hosted by Banks along with DeDe McGuire, they rose to become one of the top-rated syndicated urban programs in America.

Every week, millions of listeners tuned in to hear the creative and innovative program on the airwaves. But the show got canceled in January 2008. Doug relaunched the show changing the time to an afternoon. He also changed the name to “The Ride with Doug and DeDe.”

Unlike his previous show where hip-hop, R&B, used to be played Doug new program aimed for an Adult Contemporary audience. Similarly, Bank also hosted some edition for NASCAR Now on ESPN2.

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Doug Banks Married? (Husband or Wife)

Doug Banks was a divorced man before he married his second wife Windy Banks in 1993. Until 2016 Wendy and Doug were happily married couple. Additionally, the couple has four children together. Doug never had a boyfriend.

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Doug Banks Net Worth

Professionally radio host Banks earned $thousand. Doug net worth is under review. So, no details about his Net Worth are out yet. In one of his interview, he revealed that he used to make $900 per months.

How did Doug banks die?

On the other hand, two years back in April 2016 the world lost a legendary radio host. Banks died from complications of Diabetes and Kidney failure. Banks is more than just another pretty voice familiar to those who listened during drive time in America’s third-largest city.

Whereas on the eve of the 2014 midterm elections, first lady Michelle Obama said she grew up listening to Banks in Chicago, and perhaps offered the most memorable tribute to him. Similarly, much famous celebrity showed their condolences through different social media for Mr. Banks.