Jefferson Kaye

{{Short description|American radio and television voiceover}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Jefferson Kaye

|image =

|birth_name = Martin Jeff Krimski

|alias = Jeff Kaye

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|12|12}}

|birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|11|16|1936|12|12}}

|death_place =Binghamton, New York, U.S.

|occupation = Radio, television and film announcer / Program director

|years_active = 1950s–2012

|spouse = {{marriage|Suzanne|1958}}

|children = 4

|known_for = Narration work for numerous NFL Films programs

}}

Martin Jeff Krimski, known by the stage names Jefferson Kaye and Jeff Kaye (December 12, 1936 – November 16, 2012) was an American radio, television and film announcer. Among his credits were announcing gigs at WHIM and WRIB in Providence, Rhode Island; WBZ in Boston, Massachusetts; WKBW and WBEN in Buffalo, New York; WPVI in Philadelphia; and NFL Films.

Kaye was born in Baltimore, Maryland.{{cite news|url= http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/11/16/former-wbz-dj-jeff-jefferson-kaye-has-passed-away |title=Former WBZ DJ Jeff "Jefferson" Kaye has passed away|publisher= WBZ-TV|date=November 16, 2012|access-date=November 16, 2012}} He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War and was stationed in Morocco where he met his wife Suzanne in 1958.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pressconnects/obituary.aspx?n=martin-krimski&pid=161097659&fhid=13286#fbLoggedOut|title=Martin Krimski (Jeff Kaye) obituary|publisher=Binghamton (NY) Press and Sun-Bulletin|date=November 17–19, 2012|access-date=February 20, 2017}}

Kaye began his radio career in Providence in the late 1950s, where Krimski became "Jeff Krimm," then "JK the DJ" on WHIM (1110) and WRIB (1220-AM). By 1961, he had caught the attention of WBZ (AM-1030) station executives, who brought him on as part of the Westinghouse Broadcasting-owned station's transition from the middle-of-the-road "Live Five" to a more aggressive top-40 music programming format.{{cite news|url=http://www.fybush.com/nerw-11192012/|title= Jeff Kaye, RIP – and Erie's new CHR. NorthEast Radio Watch|first=Scott|last=Fybush|publisher=Fybush.com|date=November 19, 2012|access-date=November 19, 2012}}

As program director of WKBW, he produced the station's adaptation of The War of the Worlds.{{cite web|url=http://wkbwradio.com/warintro.htm|title=War of The Worlds|last=Koshinski|first=Bob|authorlink=Bob Koshinski|access-date=18 November 2012}} For his work on NFL Films, Kaye won several Sports Emmy Awards. He also narrated the Chicago Bulls' first championship documentary, "Learning To Fly", as well as a history of DePauw University football, "A Tradition of Excellence."

Kaye died on November 16, 2012, of throat cancer at age 75 in Binghamton, New York.