Gene Shay, Date of Birth
TweetGene Shay
American radio personality
Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1935
Profession: radio personality
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Gene Shay
- Gene Shay (born Ivan Shaner; March 4, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American radio personality.
- He is a representative of Philadelphia's folk music scene.
- He has produced weekly folk radio shows since 1962 (now on WXPN and his final show on WXPN was February 1, 2015; previously heard on WDAS-FM, WMMR, WIOQ and WHYY-FM).
- A founder of the annual Philadelphia Folk Festival and its emcee since its inception, he has been called the "Dean of American folk DJs" by The Philadelphia Daily News and "The Grandfather of Philadelphia Folk Music" by The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Shay also serves as a host for the online "Folk Alley" stream originating at Kent State University station WKSU and carried on WXPN's website.
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