Oscar Treadwell
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May 11, 1926
Oscar Treadwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arthur Pedersen May 11, 1926 |
| Died | April 1, 2006 (aged 79) |
| Career | |
| Station(s) | WZIP, WNOP-AM, WGUC-FM, WVXU-FM |
| Style | Disc Jockey |
Oscar Treadwell (born Arthur Pedersen) (May 11, 1926 - April 1, 2006[1]) was an American jazz radio journalist and presenter. Known as "OT", he became known mainly by a dedication to him by Charlie Parker, a composition called "An Oscar for Treadwell". Treadwell's first jobs were as an industrial manager and consultant. However, he was better known due to his career as a DJ, jazz historian and radio host, which began in 1947 and lasted over 50 years.
Treadwell began his career at radio stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania before moving to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1960. There he began in 1962 with his jazz on radio station WZIP and then from 1965 to 1973 at WNOP (AM).
Treadwell moved to WGUC and moderated the jazz program under his initials OT from 1973 to 1995, then moved "Jazz with OT" to Xavier University's WVXU. Until his retirement in 2001, he oversaw the jazz program and the station WMKV. In 2005 Treadwell returned to WVXU, where he worked until his death in April 2006. Repeats of his many programs continue to be broadcast Sunday evenings on WVXU.[2]
