Kamasami Kong, born Bob W. Zix on December 21, 1949, is a renowned radio DJ from Hamilton, Ohio, USA, who has made a lasting impact in the broadcasting industry.
With a career spanning over five decades, Kamasami Kong began his radio journey in 1965 and has since worked in various stations across the United States, Japan, and Taiwan.
In the 1970s, he relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he worked at KIKI-FM, serving as a sign DJ for the station. The 1980s saw him gain widespread recognition in Japan through his collaborations with Toshio Kadomatsu and magazine appearances.
Kamasami Kong's extensive career in Japan includes stints at Radio Osaka, FM Yokohama, and FM Ishikawa, where he has been responsible for narrating not only his shows but also the closure of the broadcast since the station's inception. He has also been a DJ at FM802 in Osaka for approximately 16 years, since the station's opening in 1989.
In addition to his impressive radio career, Kamasami Kong is also known as the godfather of the "Omega tribe," a group to which Kiyotaka Sugiyama once belonged. His various radio shows, including Paficic Oasis (Cocolo FM),The Kong Show (Love FM),and The Kamasami Kong Show (Chuo FM),have further cemented his status as a broadcasting legend.
