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New York - Urban radio and TV personality DJ Megatron, who built a career at hip-hop and R&B radio stations from Philadelphia to Boston and told viewers of a popular music TV show What's Good, was shot dead on Sunday, according to his manager and police.
The BET cable television segment host was killed while heading to a store near his home on New York City's borough of Staten Island around 02:00, his manager Justin Kirkland, known as J Smoove, said.
Police say the 32-year-old DJ, born Corey McGriff, was found dead with a gunshot wound to his chest. No arrests have been made.
His manager said friends and relatives had no idea why anyone might have attacked a DJ known for his upbeat, amiable attitude.
"He probably had one of the best personalities around, super-positive, happy all the time," Kirkland said.
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Rising to the on-air ranks after starting as an intern, DJ Megatron began his career at New York's WKRS-FM, better known as Kiss FM, where DJ's remembered him on the air and online on Sunday.
He also worked at what was then Boston's Hot 97.7, or WBOT-FM, and at Philadelphia's The Beat, or WPHI-FM, according to a bio on his MySpace site.
In recent years, he appeared on BET's popular 106 & Park, where his What's Good spots took him onto the streets to ask bystanders about topics ranging from sports to "The Five Elements of Hip-Hop." Viacom Inc-owned BET, or Black Entertainment Television, had no immediate comment.
Sometimes known as Mega or Mega McGriff, the he also appeared in movies including 2005's State Property 2, starring Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash and rappers Beanie Sigel and N.O.R.E., formerly Noreaga.
A father of three, DJ Megatron also devoted time to charitable events on Staten Island, his manager said.
The BET cable television segment host was killed while heading to a store near his home on New York City's borough of Staten Island around 02:00, his manager Justin Kirkland, known as J Smoove, said.
Police say the 32-year-old DJ, born Corey McGriff, was found dead with a gunshot wound to his chest. No arrests have been made.
His manager said friends and relatives had no idea why anyone might have attacked a DJ known for his upbeat, amiable attitude.
"He probably had one of the best personalities around, super-positive, happy all the time," Kirkland said.
Charitable events
Rising to the on-air ranks after starting as an intern, DJ Megatron began his career at New York's WKRS-FM, better known as Kiss FM, where DJ's remembered him on the air and online on Sunday.
He also worked at what was then Boston's Hot 97.7, or WBOT-FM, and at Philadelphia's The Beat, or WPHI-FM, according to a bio on his MySpace site.
In recent years, he appeared on BET's popular 106 & Park, where his What's Good spots took him onto the streets to ask bystanders about topics ranging from sports to "The Five Elements of Hip-Hop." Viacom Inc-owned BET, or Black Entertainment Television, had no immediate comment.
Sometimes known as Mega or Mega McGriff, the he also appeared in movies including 2005's State Property 2, starring Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash and rappers Beanie Sigel and N.O.R.E., formerly Noreaga.
A father of three, DJ Megatron also devoted time to charitable events on Staten Island, his manager said.
