DENNIS ELSAS

Dennis Elsas grew up listening to Scott Muni and other legends of New York rock radio, and went on to become one. Hired by Muni at groundbreaking WNEW-FM, he became Music Director, helping to create the station’s unique sound. A guiding force at NEW for over 25 years, Elsas also interviewed the rock heroes of his generation, including Mick Jagger, Elton John and an infamous conversation with John Lennon that was included in the Beatles Anthology and is in the permanent collection at the Paley Center for Media. Today, besides a busy voice-over career, Elsas can be heard on WFUV-FM and SiriusXM’s Classic Vinyl channel. He is also the producer/writer/host of the award-winning radio documentary, It Was Forty Years Ago Today: The Beatles Invade America