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Dennis Elsas
Dennis Elsas is an American disc jockey and voiceover artist whose career has spanned more than 50 years. He currently hosts a weekday afternoon program on WFUV and several music programs on SiriusXM.
Raised in Jackson Heights, Queens, Elsas attended Queens College of the City University of New York, graduating in 1968. During his time at Queens College, he was active as a disc jockey and program director and in 1966 helped establish WQMC, the campus radio station.
At the same time, the rock radio landscape was changing and some FM radio stations experimented with a more alternative approach to presenting the music in sharp contrast to the tightly formatted AM radio Top 40 stations of the time. Progressive album-oriented rock emerged as a format that gave album rock a larger platform and the DJs more freedom and influence over what music listeners heard. In 1969, Elsas joined WVOX, a suburban FM radio station in New Rochelle, New York, creating "Something Else Again," a weekly program that showcased his unique approach to presenting music within the progressive rock format.
Over a radio career spanning more than half a century in New York, Dennis Elsas has worked as a disc jockey and interviewer across multiple formats and stations. His work has been featured in an exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum highlighting America’s most influential disc jockeys. Elsas is long recognized for his mastery of “the art of the segue,” a creative hallmark that has defined his on-air style.
Dennis Elsas joined New York City’s WNEW-FM (102.7) in July 1971, after submitting a demo tape in April 1971 to the station’s program director, Scott Muni. Initially taking on overnight and other coverage shifts, Elsas became a regular member of the station’s on-air staff by 1972.
Within months of joining WNEW-FM, Elsas expanded beyond overnight work into regular fill-in daytime and weekend shifts. From 1976 to 1982, he held the station’s weekday 6:00–10:00 p.m. time slot, regarded at the time as a prime-time position in FM radio. Over the course of the 1980s and 1990s, he hosted a wide range of programs at the station, including mid-day, evening, and weekend shifts.
In early 1972, Elsas was appointed music director at WNEW-FM. His responsibilities included selecting and programming new music, coordinating with record labels, and shaping the station’s evolving sound. During this period, WNEW-FM became known for premiering new recordings and introducing emerging artists, allowing extended on-air conversations with musicians. The station developed a reputation as a cultural hub for contemporary rock music and adopted the slogan “Where Rock Lives.”
During Elsas’s tenure, WNEW-FM developed a reputation as a venue where major recording artists regularly appeared in person for extended, on-air interviews. Many of these interviews took place live in the station’s midtown Manhattan studios and often extended beyond standard promotional segments. While at the station, Elsas conducted interviews with leading figures in rock music, including Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, and Paul Simon.
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Dennis Elsas
Dennis Elsas is an American disc jockey and voiceover artist whose career has spanned more than 50 years. He currently hosts a weekday afternoon program on WFUV and several music programs on SiriusXM.
Raised in Jackson Heights, Queens, Elsas attended Queens College of the City University of New York, graduating in 1968. During his time at Queens College, he was active as a disc jockey and program director and in 1966 helped establish WQMC, the campus radio station.
At the same time, the rock radio landscape was changing and some FM radio stations experimented with a more alternative approach to presenting the music in sharp contrast to the tightly formatted AM radio Top 40 stations of the time. Progressive album-oriented rock emerged as a format that gave album rock a larger platform and the DJs more freedom and influence over what music listeners heard. In 1969, Elsas joined WVOX, a suburban FM radio station in New Rochelle, New York, creating "Something Else Again," a weekly program that showcased his unique approach to presenting music within the progressive rock format.
Over a radio career spanning more than half a century in New York, Dennis Elsas has worked as a disc jockey and interviewer across multiple formats and stations. His work has been featured in an exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum highlighting America’s most influential disc jockeys. Elsas is long recognized for his mastery of “the art of the segue,” a creative hallmark that has defined his on-air style.
Dennis Elsas joined New York City’s WNEW-FM (102.7) in July 1971, after submitting a demo tape in April 1971 to the station’s program director, Scott Muni. Initially taking on overnight and other coverage shifts, Elsas became a regular member of the station’s on-air staff by 1972.
Within months of joining WNEW-FM, Elsas expanded beyond overnight work into regular fill-in daytime and weekend shifts. From 1976 to 1982, he held the station’s weekday 6:00–10:00 p.m. time slot, regarded at the time as a prime-time position in FM radio. Over the course of the 1980s and 1990s, he hosted a wide range of programs at the station, including mid-day, evening, and weekend shifts.
In early 1972, Elsas was appointed music director at WNEW-FM. His responsibilities included selecting and programming new music, coordinating with record labels, and shaping the station’s evolving sound. During this period, WNEW-FM became known for premiering new recordings and introducing emerging artists, allowing extended on-air conversations with musicians. The station developed a reputation as a cultural hub for contemporary rock music and adopted the slogan “Where Rock Lives.”
During Elsas’s tenure, WNEW-FM developed a reputation as a venue where major recording artists regularly appeared in person for extended, on-air interviews. Many of these interviews took place live in the station’s midtown Manhattan studios and often extended beyond standard promotional segments. While at the station, Elsas conducted interviews with leading figures in rock music, including Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, and Paul Simon.