Darren "Whackhead" Simpson


Darren "Whackhead" Simpson is a radio presenter working for Primedia, a broadcasting company that broadcasts 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 Kfm in South Africa.

Radio career

Since Monday 2 August 2010, Simpson hosted 94.7's morning show Breakfast Xpress. The show was previously hosted by Jeremy Mansfield under the name The Rude Awakening. The Breakfast Xpress Team changed time slots with Anele Mdoda and the 947 Drive Team on 3 April 2017 and now runs under the name 947 Xpress Drive. In January 2018, Simpson left the 94.7 Drive Team to host the 94.5 KFM Breakfast Show. He was to hand over the reins to Greg and Lucky.
Simpson's prank call slot titled Wackhead's Window on the World remains in place on both 94.7 Highveld Stereo in Johannesburg, and Kfm Breakfast in Cape Town.
His pranks are available for podcast on a daily basis by the radio stations.
Simpson has also co-starred with Mansfield on the M-Net hidden camera show, Laugh Out Loud.

Tom Cruise scam

On 27 January 2009, Simpson scammed Australia's radio breakfast duo, Kyle and Jackie O, making them believe that they were interviewing Tom Cruise about the film Valkyrie. The Australian show had ridiculed some of Simpson's pranks in the past, and he had been planning the prank for about two months. Once on air, Simpson announced that they had been scammed and congratulated the Proteas cricket team on their victory over the Australian side on the day before. The Australian station, 2Day FM, had spent approximately AUD$150 000 on advertising the interview in the preceding weeks. Simpson commented that the entire prank cost him about R 60 for the phone call.

Discography

Since 2004, Simpson has put together a yearly CD compilation of his pranks, as heard on 94.7. Following is a list of all his releases, :
Simpson was born on 19 April 1977, in Durban, South Africa.
On 2 February 2010, he announced his engagement to Samantha Teixeira. The wedding took place on 25 September 2010.