Joe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 17, 1945. Following graduation from Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey in 1963, he began  his radio career at WRSU, the campus radio station, while attending Rutgers University.  Leaving college, he joined radio station WMID in Atlantic City in 1965, but was drafted into the U.S. Army later that year and served in the Republic of Vietnam during 1966 and 1967 as a Munitions Specialist.  Following his tour of duty, Joe returned to radio as a DeeJay. (see adjoining list)

On November 1989, he joined WAIV in Jacksonville to do the Afternoon Show, just in time for the New Year's Eve debut of COOL 96.9 ... WKQL-FM. 

His featured afternoon show, "The Top Five at 5" included the top five songs of the week from the golden years of Rock N' Roll.

Joe died in the early morning hours of February 23, 1999 and is survived by his family and wife, Andrea.

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