Steve Harvey arrived 18 months ago in the kingdom of radio shock jocks, where the royalty included Howard Stern, Don Imus and Opie and Anthony.
March 21, 2007 (Press Release) --
The ''King of Comedy'' surveyed the raunchy landscape and launched his morning drive-time show with some trepidation.
''I was concerned about it,'' Harvey said recently after his four-hour weekday show at New York's WBLS-FM. ''But I am who I am. I can't stop being who I am. I'm not a mean-spirited guy.''
So Harvey started his nascent show each morning with 12 minutes devoted to gospel music and God -- a stark contrast to Stern's salacious satellite shenanigans, or Opie & Anthony's weekly Wednesday hunt for female flesh.
Skeptics abounded, but Harvey was resolute -- and, it turned out, he was right.
The latest Arbitron ratings show his show as No. 5 overall in New York, the nation's largest and most competitive radio market. His audience more than doubled Opie & Anthony's.
There was more good news: The program now airs on Chicago's WSRB-FM (106.3) and in 44 other markets, including Los Angeles, St. Louis, Detroit, Washington, Miami and Philadelphia.
The 50-year-old former sitcom actor ''has emerged as a real star on the national stage,'' said Tom Taylor, editor of the trade publication Inside Radio. ''Folks in radio syndication talk about it as one of the most explosive debuts in long-form syndication in many years.''
Best known for stand-up and TV, the Cleveland native also hosted a show on Chicago's WGCI-FM (107.5) and did five years in Los Angeles at KKBT-FM, where he battled with management over his refusal to play rap with offensive lyrics.
Harvey credits God, but also his own comedic skills: ''You can beat me in the information department, you can get me in the looks department -- not many guys. But in the funny department,'' he said, ''you can't beat me.''
Source: http://www.msn.com
POSTED BY LARRY MCSHANE
''I was concerned about it,'' Harvey said recently after his four-hour weekday show at New York's WBLS-FM. ''But I am who I am. I can't stop being who I am. I'm not a mean-spirited guy.''
So Harvey started his nascent show each morning with 12 minutes devoted to gospel music and God -- a stark contrast to Stern's salacious satellite shenanigans, or Opie & Anthony's weekly Wednesday hunt for female flesh.
Skeptics abounded, but Harvey was resolute -- and, it turned out, he was right.
The latest Arbitron ratings show his show as No. 5 overall in New York, the nation's largest and most competitive radio market. His audience more than doubled Opie & Anthony's.
There was more good news: The program now airs on Chicago's WSRB-FM (106.3) and in 44 other markets, including Los Angeles, St. Louis, Detroit, Washington, Miami and Philadelphia.
The 50-year-old former sitcom actor ''has emerged as a real star on the national stage,'' said Tom Taylor, editor of the trade publication Inside Radio. ''Folks in radio syndication talk about it as one of the most explosive debuts in long-form syndication in many years.''
Best known for stand-up and TV, the Cleveland native also hosted a show on Chicago's WGCI-FM (107.5) and did five years in Los Angeles at KKBT-FM, where he battled with management over his refusal to play rap with offensive lyrics.
Harvey credits God, but also his own comedic skills: ''You can beat me in the information department, you can get me in the looks department -- not many guys. But in the funny department,'' he said, ''you can't beat me.''
Source: http://www.msn.com
POSTED BY LARRY MCSHANE
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