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Richard Blade Biography

Richard Blade is one of the most popular and richest DJ who was born on May 23, 1956 in England, United Kingdom. He is most well-known for hosting Sirius Satellite Radio’s First Wave channel. However, he also hosted several popular music-themed television programs including Video One (on Los Angeles’s KCAL-TV channel); VideoBeat on KTLA; and Totally 80s(on KYSR).

As America’s Top Ten host, he succeeded He succeeded Casey Kasem as the host of America’s Top Ten..

Richard Thomas Sheppard attended Oxford University, graduating in 1974, and worked as a club DJ known as “The Young Dick Sheppard” in the United Kingdom and Europe. He moved to the United States in 1976 where he continued his work as a club DJ, and served as a party DJ for celebrities in Los Angeles. He began his radio career in 1980, initially working for stations in Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo and Long Beach before joining KROQ-FM in 1982. He took a new name from the 1982 science fiction film, Blade Runner. Within a few months of working in Los Angeles, Blade had become the #1 Arbitron-rated radio personality on the West Coast, and in 1982, he began to host a daily television program on KCAL-TV called MV3, which later became Video One.

In 1984, he created, produced and hosted VideoBeat for KTLA. The weekly series ran for two years. Between 1991 and 2003, Blade hosted several music-related television programs, including America’s Top 10, which he took over from Casey Kasem, and audio music programs for in-flight entertainment produced by Sony Transcom. He hosted several “Flashback” radio programs on KROQ-FM, and was a frequent host at Los Angeles dance clubs on their KROQ Nights, including the famous Palace Theatre, Hollywood. He appeared on the cover of a six-volume set of 1980s music compilations called Richard Blade’s Flashback Favorites.

He was born in Torquay, England and rose to fame while living in Los Angeles, California.

Name	Richard Blade
First Name	Richard
Last Name	Blade
Occupation	DJ
Birthday	May 23
Birth Year	1956
Place of Birth	England
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Birth Country	United Kingdom
Birth Sign	Taurus
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Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Blade lives in Southern California with his wife Krista, whom he wed around 2000. He became a United States citizen in 1988.

Richard Blade Net Worth

Richard Blade is one of the richest DJ from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Blade's net worth $2 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a UK-based and European-based DJ at the beginning of his entertainment career.

He appeared in four episodes on the television series Glory Daze between 2010 and 2011.

Richard Blade (born Richard Thomas Sheppard; May 23, 1952 in Bristol, England) is a British-American Los Angeles-based radio, television, and film personality from Torquay, England. He is best known for his radio programs that feature new wave and popular music from the 1980s. He was a disk jockey at KROQ in Los Angeles from 1982 to 2000 and has been a host for SiriusXM’s 1st Wave classic alternative station since 2005.

Net Worth	$2 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	DJ
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

In 2000, he wrote the second-season finale for the UPN science fiction television series Seven Days, titled “The Cure”. Blade left KROQ in 2000 after 18 years at the influential radio station, and moved to St Maarten in the Caribbean, taking a two-year break from the industry to work on several writing projects.

He moved back to Los Angeles in 2002 and returned to his career in radio and television. In June 2003, he consulted for MTV Networks on the television program Bands Reunited, then worked for VH1 as a writer and producer on both seasons of the series. In 2004, he returned to radio on Los Angeles station KYSR (Star 98.7), originally as host of a Saturday night “Totally 80’s” program and short features in the afternoon drive-time period. In 2006, when the station became more 1990s and current-based, the Saturday night program ended.

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He also appeared in several films, including Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985), Depeche Mode 101, (1989), Rock ‘n’ Roll High School Forever (1990), and Spellcaster (1991). In August 2007, Blade made an appearance on the reality show Rock of Love. He made regular cameo appearances on Glory Daze, set at a college frat house in 1986.

Who is Richard Blade Dating?

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In 2005, he left terrestrial radio and joined Sirius Satellite Radio, where he began hosting a show on 1st Wave, a 1980s new wave music channel. He can be heard on the channel weekdays from 3-9 PM eastern. Recently, Blade has taken over for Ray Rossi on The Pulse on weekends. In April 2006, he co-starred with Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer in Long Lost Son, which he wrote, shot on location in the Caribbean. It premiered on Lifetime in August 2006. Blade plays 1980s music on “Flashback Lunch” every weekday on Jack FM (KCBS-FM) in Los Angeles. His autobiography, World In My Eyes, was released in November 2017.

Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular DJ. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Richard Blade celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.

What band was Richard Blade in?

He began his radio career in 1980, initially working for stations in Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo and Long Beach before joining KROQ-FM in 1982. He took a new name from the 1982 science fiction film, Blade Runner.

How much money does Richard Blade make?

Net Worth:$2 Million

Gender:	Male
Profession:	Actor, Disc jockey, Television Producer, Television Director, Screenwriter
Nationality:	United Kingdom

Why did Richard Blade leave KROQ?

You could put him in front of Judas Priest and once he learned the songs he’d be brilliant.” After 18 years at KROQ, Blade quit in 2000 and moved to the Caribbean to spend some quality time with his wife, Krista.