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Donna Halper
Author · Educator · Media Historian
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Photographs

Moments from a life in radio, teaching and rock history.

  • Donna Halper as a young announcer at radio station WNEU in October 1968, cueing a record — the first female DJ in the station history
    Donna at radio station WNEU, October 1968, when she became the first female DJ in the station’s history.
  • Donna Halper in cap and gown receiving her PhD from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, May 2011, at age 64
    Donna receives her PhD at age 64, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, May 2011.
  • Donna Halper with Geddy Lee of Rush at the Brookline Booksmith, July 2019
    Donna and Geddy Lee, lead singer of Rush, at the Brookline Booksmith in July 2019.
  • Donna Halper holding the gold record celebrating millions of Rush albums sold
    Donna with the gold record celebrating the millions of albums Rush had sold. (Courtesy Quincy Patriot-Ledger)
  • Donna Halper with Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee at the Rush Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony, June 2010
    Donna with Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee when Rush received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, June 2010. (Photo courtesy of Craig Renwick)
  • Group photo from the 2023 Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Quincy, with Donna Halper among the inductees
    The Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame induction ceremony, June 8, 2023, in Quincy — with inductees Pat Costa, Donna Halper, Mike Lynch and Carl Stevens.
  • Donna Halper and Donna San Antonio at the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame induction ceremony
    Donna Halper and Donna San Antonio at the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
  • Donna Halper at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, before giving a talk in June 2017
    Donna at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, before giving a talk in June 2017.
  • Donna Halper 2021 Broussard Award certificate for excellence in teaching from AEJMC
    Certificate for winning the Broussard Award for excellence in teaching, 2021.