Davie Lee
"The Voice Of SteelRadio.com"

Full Legal Name; Davie Lee White
Born Denton, Texas January 22, 1934
Graduated Denton High School 1951

At age 13 worked with Pete Burrows & Range Riders Country Band and Al Dexter's' Troopers as well as Dewey Grooms Band at Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas.
Co-Founded Sid King And The Five Strings Band. With Columbia Records five years. Played all over the Nation. Featured act on Big D Jamboree (CBS Radio) Louisiana Hayride and Red Foley Ozark Jubilee TV Show on ABC Network. Band owned a very successful nightclub in Conroe, Texas.

First experience as a Country Music DJ was at KDNT in Denton. Texas his senior year of High School and for a short time after that.
The Five Strings were "based" in Taylor, Texas from 1955-1957. Worked Part Time as Country DJ those years while there.

Left The Five Strings and entered Country Music Radio as a DJ Full Time at KCMO Conroe, Texas (in Houston Market) Was there 1959 through 1662 as Program Director.
1962 - 1964. Worked simultaneously for KVLB Cleveland, Texas and KKAS Silsbee, Texas as P.D. at both stations. (same owner). Did Air Shift on both.
1964 - 1965 KOKE in Austin, Texas as Program Director. Transferred to "sister" Station KPCN Dallas, Texas
1965 - 1967. Program Director.
1967 - 1968 KBOX in Dallas, Texas. (was there until he was called to WIL)
1968 - 1986 WIL St. Louis, MO. (was there until station sold, changed format)
1986 - 1994 KUSA St. Louis, MO. (was there until station sold and changed format)
1994 - 1997 KHAD Desoto, MO. (St. Louis Suburb) Program Director.
1997 To Present, W E W St. Louis, Mo.

1959 - Named Mr. D.J., USA. Got two hours on WSM with Grant Horton. Grand Old Opry on Saturday Night.
Top Five Finalist Seven Times for Major Market DJ by CMA.
Voted #1 Country DJ by Illinois Truckers Assoc.
Voted #1 Country DJ by Mo. Truckers Association.
Voted #1 Country DJ by Country Music News. For many years,
Voted #1 Country DJ By River Front Times, AND By Saint Louis Magazine.
Named Man Of the Year by Jefferson County Civic Club.
Presented Humanitarian Award by the Lions Club.
Voted #1 Stock Car Track Announcer his first year, and for 8 more consecutive years until he quit. (13 Tracks in the Metro. Area)
Named The #1 Country DJ In The Last 25 In St. Louis Market.
Recognized by Dozens of Charitable Organizations for Fund Raising Assistance.
Named "Most Recognizable Voice" in St. Louis.
Was one of five top DJs in various formats featured in "Special" by KTVI-TV St. Louis.
Subject of 3 Page article in St. Louis Post Dispatch Parade Magazine.
Recent Subject of Two Page article in Post Dispatch Everyday Section.
Subject of Two in-depth articles in St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Subject of many interviews in both the Post Dispatch and Globe Democrat.
In 1999 was nominated for induction into The Country Disc Jockey Hall Of Fame
Has recorded over 2,000 Local, Regional and National Radio, TV Commercials and Industrial Films and Voice overs.
The Off Camera TV Announcer Each Year of Miss Tennessee and Miss Mississippi Beauty Pageants.
Owned very successful Country Music Night Club in St. Louis for six years.
Narrator for Easter Pageant at First Baptist Church.
Very active in Kiwanis Club and First Baptist Church. (In past years, also Lions Clubs and Jay Cees)
Spent Three Years writing and recording 144 Bible stories on Cassettes into a Four Volume Set. Presented many to area Churches and Libraries. They are available commercially to the public also. The stories are being played on a number of Country and Southern Gospel Stations.

Davie Lee Efforts To Promote Country Music Radio

Co-Founder and presently Vice President of The Gateway Country Music Association. Volunteered for many "Job Fairs" for High School students to encourage a career in Country Radio. Volunteered for many Seminars of Mo. And Illinois College and High School Broadcast students to encourage them to pursue a career in Country Music Radio. Was the first to convince the area stock car tracks to bring in DJs from all the area Country Stations and Country Bands for appearances.
One of the Emcees each year, and the first to convince The Variety Club to use DJs from all the area Country stations and to use Country Music Acts on their yearly Telethon For Crippled Children. One of the Emcees each year for the PBS TV Station's Fund Raising Telethon. The first to convince them to use DJs from all the area Country Stations.
Had DJs from all the area Country Stations to join him and Country Bands in Free appearances at area schools and colleges to promote the stations.
Speaker, literally Hundreds of Civic Clubs in Mo. And Illinois. Many, many times he had DJs from area stations join him to promote Country Music Radio.
Appears every year on PBS Radio Station Country Shows during their Fund Raising week helping to promote their Country Music Shows.
Headed many charity promotions and always included DJs from all the area Country Radio Stations. Provided Bands and DJs from area Country Radio Stations to participate with St. Louis Cardinals Baseball and Football Teams in many Basketball and Softball games to raise money to build an Area Wide YMCA in Festus, MO. (St. Louis Suburb)
For many years has encouraged DJs from area Country Music Station to join him in Fund Raiser Activities for The Judevine Center for Autistic Children.
For many years participated in Radiothons for St. Judes Hospital.
For many years an Emcee for Jack Buck Charity Softball Game. First to have them include DJs from area Country Music stations to appear with him.
Regularly participates in "Meals On Wheels", delivering meals to "shut ins". Always "volunteers" to set their Radio on a Country Music Station.
Has volunteered whatever knowledge he has to help owners of stations in MO. And Illinois who want to switch to a Country Format.
Davie is now known as the "Voice" of SteelRadio.com.

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