Spider Harrison

Spider Harrison is an African American radio disc jockey who first rose to prominence after replacing John R. on WLAC, a 50-thousand watt station in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the syndicated creator and host of urban radio feature "What Ever Happened To ..?" [What Ever Happened To..? http://www.whateht.com] and owner of independent record label Spido Records [Spido Records Website http://www.spidorecords.com] .

Biography

Early life and education

Born Bernard Harrison in Hempstead, New York, he became known as "Spider" Harrison while attending Hempstead High School, where he was a running back on the football team. Catching the eyes of a coach because of his size and speed, Harrison became known as "Spider" for the remainder of his high school days and carried the handle into his radio career.

During his high school summers, he worked with a New York concert promoter, an arrangement that allowed him to meet with radio personalities from WABC and WWRL. Taking classes at C.W. Post College, Harrsion worked several "fill in" air shifts on WCWP and created a show called "An Introduction To Soul". He also interned at WWRL in Woodside Queens and filled in on Sundays, setting up gospel "remotes" for churches in Brooklyn and Harlem.

Career

Harrison's first professional radio stop was at WTLC-FM in Indianapolis. There, as an afternoon drive personality, Harrison also became program and music director, prior to his WLAC years. In 1980 when AM radio began moving toward talk and news emphasis, Harrison relocated to Los Angeles, working part-time in radio. Later, he became the West Coast promotions director for Sugar Hill Records. The column “What Ever Happened To..?" was created in BRE (Black Radio Exclusive Magazine) in Hollywood in 1986.

References

[1] What Ever Happened To..? Radio show http://www.whateht.com
[2] Spido Records Website http://www.spidorecords.com

External Links

[http://www.whateht.com What Ever Happened To..?]
[http://www.spidorecords.com Spido Records - Record label site]
[http://www.stonesthrowrecords.com Stones Throw Records]
[http://www.urbaninsite.com Urban Insite]