Herb Kent Net Worth 2022 – The Chicago Radio Legend For 70+ Years

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Radios where invented in 1890's but the name "Cool Dents" is still known by many. Get to know Herb Kent the longest running DJ in history and his net worth.

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Herbert Rogers Kent was "the longest-running DJ in the history of radio", a radio personality in Chicago, Illinois, for more than seven decades.

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Kent got his first gig as the host of a classical music program for Chicago’s WBEZ in 1944. It was the experience that decided his future.

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Kent also became a radio personality at WBEE Radio in the early 1950s. He coined the term “dusty records” to reference rhythm and blues songs collecting dust.

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Author of Chicago Soul, Robert Pruter, said “He never shouted or screamed or used an artificial pattern. He talked in a conversational, ultra-cool style.”

Herb Kent as "The Cool Gent"

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Herb Kent Career Recognitions

 In 1995, Kent got into the Radio Hall of Fame.

In 2009, Kent got into the Guinness World Records for the Longest career as a radio presenter/DJ (male).

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Herb Kent Net Worth

Herb Kent net worth is estimated at $3M, and still making millions after his passing in 2016 at the age of 88.

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