Jeffrey's broadcasting career began in the late 1950s
Maine with the help of such broadcasters as
Frank Fixaris. Jeffrey moved to Boston in March 1967 as the afternoon-drive personality for
WRKO, which — as
NOW Radio and, later,
The Big 68 — dominated
New England's teen market in the late 1960s. Jeffrey hosted WRKO's weekly "Now 30" (later called "Big 30") countdowns on Thursdays and was famous for his high-energy style and catch-phrases such as, "This is J.J. Jeffrey, whippin' my great, Greek-god-like body into a frenzy for ya." He left Boston on October 31, 1969, and became the afternoon drive DJ for Top 40 station
WFIL in
Philadelphia. In June 1971, he moved to late nights at
WLS in
Chicago, and then to mid-days. In 1975, Jeffrey and his business partner, Bob Fuller, After the sale of Fuller-Jeffrey Broadcasting, Jeffrey and Fuller formed
Atlantic Coast Radio, which owns and operates three radio stations in the
Portland market: •
WLOB 1310
AM News/Talk •
WJJB 96.3 FM, 1440 (WRED)
AM Sports station known as
The Big Jab carrying
Boston Red Sox baseball,
Boston Celtics basketball and
Portland Pirates ice hockey. •
WPEI 95.9 FM
WPPI 95.5 FM,
WEEI Multicast Jeffrey died of cancer on October 10, 2024, at the age of 84. ==References==