Edwin Jed Fish Gould III (July 15, 1955 – April 14, 2025), known to radio listeners as "Jed the Fish", was a 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.
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Edwin Fish Gould III 15 July 1955 Orange County, California, U.S.
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14 April 2025 (aged 69) Pasadena, California, U.S.
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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