title: Dwight Whylie
text: # Dwight Whylie
  
  Dwight Emerson Gregory Whylie (June 7, 1936 in Kingston, Jamaica - September 15, 2002 in Barbados) was a broadcaster and radio announcer.
  
  ## Career
  
  In 1961, Whylie was the first black radio announcer hired by the British Broadcasting Corporation. In 1973, he became the general manager of Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, where he remained until 1976.
  
  In 1977, he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he remained until 1997.
  
  ## Family
  
  He was the brother of noted Jamaican musician Marjorie Whylie.
  
  