[citation needed] An early supporter of new wave and alternative bands, Jed the Fish is reputed to have been the first US DJ to play Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, and the Pretenders[citation needed], helping KROQ establish itself as an influential radio station of the 1980s and 1990s.
[8] In February 2019, Jed the Fish joined the Roq of the 80s lineup on KROQ HD2 station on radio.com (now audacy.com) on Sundays from 6pm to midnight PST.
[9][10] In addition to his on-air work, Jed the Fish produced the Southern California punk band El Centro debut album in 1995[11] and the remix track “Thing” on Meg Lee Chin’s[12] Junkies and Snakes in 2000.
[citation needed] He won Album Network's Alternative All Stars award for Virtuallyalternative Radio Personality in 1999 and 2000.
[citation needed] He is also a drummer, sitting in on drums for John Dolmayan during the KROQ Weenie Roast performance of System of a Down in 2002.