Dennis Elsas is an American disc jockey in New York City, whose radio and voiceover career has spanned 50 years, most notably his more than 25 years at WNEW-FM in New York City, where he debuted on July 11, 1971. He also served as music director. He currently hosts an afternoon show on WFUV in New York (90.7 FM) and weekend shows on Sirius XM Satellite Radio's Classic Vinyl and a live weekly call-in roundtable show, The Fab Fourum, on Sirius XM Satellite Radio's The Beatles Channel. Career Early broadcasting career Raised in Jackson Heights, Queens, Elsas attended Queens College of the City University of New York, graduating in 1968. During his time at Queens College, he was active as a disc jockey and program director and in 1966 helped establish WQMC, the campus radio station. At the same time, the rock radio landscape was changing as FM radio was prohibited from duplicating the programming of their AM radio sister stations. Stations began seeking more alternative and original content and album-oriented rock emerged as a format that gave album rock a larger platform and the DJs more freedom and influence over what music listeners heard. In 1969, Elsas joined WVOX, a suburban FM radio station in New Rochelle, New York, where he broadcast a show called "Something Else Again" for the next two years. WNEW-FM years and John Lennon interview On July 11, 1971, Elsas launched what would become a 25-plus year career at WNEW-FM in New York City. During this time he was the station's music director in addition to hosting nighttime, mid-day and weekend shows. On-air interviews included Elton John, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon. While at WNEW-FM, he became an important voice in the progressive rock FM movement. Elsas left WNEW in 1998. Elsas interviewed Lennon on September 28, 1974. The two-hour interview holds a special place among Beatles fans and scholars. Highlights from the interview have been featured in numerous Beatles documentaries and books, including in the permanent collection of the Museum of Television and Radio. Excerpts of the interview were used in the Beatles Anthology, the PBS film LennoNYC and Ron Howard's documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years. Considered by many to be the ultimate Lennon broadcast interview, Elsas got the story of the infamous Beatles "butcher cover." Elsas recalled, "I was asking the right questions, about the