Donny 'Soul Finger' Brooks hit the St. Louis market in 1962, taking a short-lived job at WBBR in East St. Louis. He moved on to KATZ the following year and became a star DJ there. His young, energetic approach to his shows made him extremely popular and job offers from other markets were soon coming in. He checked some of these out but by 1968 he was back in St. Louis. He had moved up through the ranks and now held down the additional duties of music director and program director at KATZ. Donny left St. Louis again in 1973 but returned to KKSS in 1975.