One of L.A. radio’s most influential DJs, Rodney Bingenheimer, will return to the airwaves after being let go by CBS Radio’s KROQ earlier this month. SiriusXM has hired Bingenheimer to host a weekly show on Little Steven’s Underground Garage channel. Bingenheimer was on the air for 40 years and was known for helping to launch acts such as The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Tom Petty, Blondie, Elvis Costello, and Van Halen. His first show will be July 16.
“I’m so honored to be on the same SiriusXM channel as Little Steven,” said Rodney Bingenheimer. “He has also championed some of the greatest music of our time, both past and future. With both of us now at the same channel we’re gonna keep great music alive. Especially for me, being on at an earlier time, I can have more listeners who don’t have to worry about missing work or school the next day. To be on in primetime on the East Coast as well is also exciting.”
“Rodney was one of my first calls when I started the channel,” said Steven Van Zandt. “We are honored to have him. This is where he belongs!”
Bingenheimer’s SiriusXM show will premiere on Sunday, July, 16 at 9:00 p.m. ET, 6:00 p.m. PT, on SiriusXM’s Underground Garage on channel 21.
