Doug Banks, who grew up in Detroit , began his career as an on-air personality for his high school’s radio station. Local station WDRQ took note of Doug’s talent, while he and Love 101-1’s Gary Young worked together as teenage, phone and board-ops, and hired Doug for a temporary late-night weekend disc jockey spot. Even though he was the youngest DJ, he quickly earned a permanent position. After high school, Doug turned a 6-week trial into a muti-year position at KDAY in Los Angeles .
His next stop was KFI , which was the stepping-stone to his first morning show slot in Las Vegas at KLAV-AM. Next was KDIA-AM in San Francisco , followed by Chicago WBMX, then to WGCI, where he and Tom Joyner were known as the “turntable brothers.” In 1994, Doug launched “The Doug Banks Morning Show” nationwide.