Sometimes, hearing DJs enjoy the music they're playing on-air makes listeners enjoy the music, as well. One morning during the Fall of '83, a KYKY DJ started singing unobtrusively over the last few seconds of Lionel Richie's "All Night Long," before launching into the next song, "Couldn't Get It Right," with the intro, "Adult Rock KY98, (I) got a request for this; off the album 'Gold Plated,' Climax Blues Band..."
At the time, I thought, "That's the kind of DJ I want to be one day. I doubt I'll sing on-air often, if ever, due to my limited singing range, but there's a good reminder in what that DJ just did. If you sound engaged with the music, listeners pick up on that and might listen longer, as a result. Also, when the intro is long enough to permit it, tell listeners the song title, artist, and even the album title. That's the essence of being a DJ, after all."
