Ed Weiss (c. 1942 – October 8, 2022), known on air as Charlie Brown, was an American disc jockey and host of the syndicated beach music program On the Beach with Charlie Brown, heard on nearly 40 stations, mostly in The Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia.
As a teenager, Eddie Weiss worked as a DJ on various stations playing songs for teens.
After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1963, Brown worked at a station in Charlotte, where he interviewed Stevie Wonder; Diana Ross brought the singer into the room.
[2][3] After leaving his on-air job, Brown worked in sales and later served as WKIX general manager.
[4] In 1996, Brown was the first DJ named to the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame.