Jimmy Baron
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| Jimmy Baron | |
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| Born | November 13, 1961 Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
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Jimmy Baron (born November 13, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American disc jockey on commercial radio. He has also acted in several TV shows and movies from 1980 to 1985. Films include Risky Business, The Sure Thing, and Heart Like a Wheel. Television work includes Facts Of Life, Quincy, Heart To Heart, and M*A*S*H.
Baron began his radio career in Oxnard, California in 1990 at KZTR FM as half of the Mac and Jimmy Morning Show, along with Jeff McMurray. In August of that year he moved to San Diego to produce the Stevens & Grdnic Morning Show on Y95. In March 1991 he went cross-town to produce the Dawn Patrol with Dave Rickards, Shelly Dunn, and Cookie "Chainsaw" Randolph on KGB-FM. He left in August 1992 to move back to Chicago, producing the legendary Jonathon Brandmeier Showgram on WLUP-FM.
He joined 99X in Atlanta in 1993 as part of the morning show with Leslie Fram and Sean Demery (soon replaced by Barnes), eventually named The Morning X. Stayed with the morning show through its various changes: The Morning X with Barnes, Leslie and Jimmy; The Don Miller Morning Show; The Toucher, Jimmy, and Leslie Morning Show; and Mornings with Axel, Jimmy, and Leslie. While with The Morning X from 1993 to 2003, the show won numerous national and local awards from industry and media. At one point The Morning X was one of the highest-rated morning shows on American alternative radio. Baron exited 99X in early April 2006 when he and new owners Cumulus Broadcasting could not agree on terms to a new deal. He officially announced his departure from 99X on Friday April 28. He's currently seeking a new job.
Baron also did some work with World Championship Wrestling during its heyday in the late 1990s, serving as a "road reporter," providing recorded "scoop" info.
Baron began "reconnecting" with his Jewish heritage around 1998. He observes Shabbat and keeps kosher.
Is a vegetarian and animal rights activist.[1]
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- Jimmy Baron at the Internet Movie Database
- Jimmy Baron at Allmovie
- The Baron Blog at American Jewish Life Magazine
- Jimmy's MySpace page
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