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Longtime New York radio morning host Harry Harrison died today at the age of 89. Billed “The Morning Mayor”, Harrison came to New York in 1959 as midday host at 570 WMCA. He jumped to 77 WABC in 1968 as morning host and would stay there until late 1979. He resurfaced in 1980 at Oldies 101.1 WCBS-FM, where he would remain entrenched until ...
After brief stints at WBEZ and WCFL in the Windy City, Harrison became program director at WPEO, Peoria, IL, where he hosted the morning show as the “Morning Mayor of Peoria.” After five years at WPEO — and helping the station rise to the top of the ratings heap — Harrison moved to the Big Apple, where he spent 44 years with WMCA, WABC ...
Radio, aircheck, WABC, New York, Top 40, Bruce Morrow, Harry Harrison, Ron Lundy, Dan Ingram, George Michael, Chuck Leonard, Jay Reynolds, 1974, Unscoped
Harry Harrison did his final WABC show on November 21, 1979. At the time he was on the air, he did not know it. This aircheck is from that last show. Included is the first hour and then the final half hour. (courtesy Harry Harrison) (10 mins.) Mp3 . Dan Ingram took over the morning show the following Monday, November 26, 1979.
Harry's Biography! Harry Harrison started in radio at the age of 14 while living in his hometown of Chicago, IL. He suffered a bout of rheumatic fever and was in bed for a year. As a result, radio became his best friend. After his recovery he approached WJJD in Chicago for a job. They put him in contact with the educational station in Chicago ...
Jan 5, 1997 · Harry Harrison did the "Morning Drive" show on WABC from 1968 until 1979. Harry contributed an unbelievable collection of memorabilia to this web site. Musicradio WABC Rick Sklar Page. Rick Sklar was the programming wizard behind Musicradio WABC. WABC Glenn Morgan Page. Glenn Morgan came to WABC as Assistant Program Director/Production Director ...
Fans of Harry Harrison (Radio Personality) Public group. ·. 2.8K members. Join group. We remember waking up with Harry Harrison on WABC, and WCBS-FM. He also worked for WMCA and was on the air from 10 AM - 1 PM.
