Jed the Fish
Jed the Fish | |
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| Born | Edwin Jed Fish Gould III July 15, 1955 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 14, 2025 (aged 69) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Career | |
| Style | Disc jockey |
| Country | United States |
Edwin Jed Fish Gould III (July 15, 1955 – April 14, 2025), known to radio listeners as Jed the Fish, was an American disc jockey who hosted afternoon drive on KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, from 1978 to 2012. He interviewed alternative acts such as Brian Eno, David Bowie, Sting, and Elvis Costello. An early supporter of new wave and alternative bands, Jed the Fish is reputed to have been the first U.S. DJ to play Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, and The Pretenders, and thus having helped KROQ establish itself as an influential radio station of the 1980s and 1990s.