Wayback Wednesday: Howard Hesseman
February 27th marks Howard Hesseman’s 79th birthday. He’s best known as the hard rockin’ DJ Doctor Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati. Hesseman actually prepared for the role on the…
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 08: Actors Howard Hesseman speaks onstage at the International Myeloma Foundation 8th Annual Comedy Celebration benefiting The Peter Boyle Research Fund & supporting The Black Swan Research Initiative featuring “Celebrity Autobiography” at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on November 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for International Myeloma Foundation)
February 27th marks Howard Hesseman’s 79th birthday. He’s best known as the hard rockin’ DJ Doctor Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati.
Hesseman actually prepared for the role on the show, which aired from 1978 through 1982, by working as a DJ for several months at a San Francisco radio station. In today’s Wayback Wednesday clip, the Doctor kicks off the station’s new format!
