Elvis Duran

Elvis Duran is a radio personality who hosts the "The Elvis Duran Morning Show" radio morning show in New York on Z-100. [cite news |work=The Bergen County Record |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22253713.html |title=Co-Host Leaves The Zoo For A Gig In Washington |date=1999-07-09 |first=Raymond A. |last=Edel |accessdate=2008-05-04] The Elvis Duran morning show is simultaneously broadcast in Miami / Ft. Lauderdale on WHYI ("Y100"), in northern New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania on WHCY ("Max 106.3"), and in Cleveland on WAKS ("96.5 Kiss FM"). Duran has hosted Z-100's morning show since April 1996, the longest consecutive host in the show's history. On Wednesday July 23 The Elvis Duran morning began broadcasting in Philadelphia on WIOQ-FM (102.1). His show will kick off on Cleveland's Kiss FM on Aug 25th. Before his current job at Z-100, Duran's previous radio jobs included a stint as an on-air personality at WIOQ in Philadelphia. He served as WIOQ's program director from May 1989 [cite news |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |title=The Man Behind That Syllabic Sign-Off |first=Joe |last=Logan |quote= At WIOQ-FM (102.1), program director Mark Driscoll has been upped to operations manager, and jock Elvis Duran has been named program director. |date=1989-05-08 |accessdate=2008-05-04] until just before he was fired in February 1990. [cite news |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |title=A Battle Plan For A War Against Static |first=Joe |last=Logan |quote= WIOQ-FM (102.1) afternoon-drive jock Elvis Duran has relinquished his title of program director at the contemporary dance station. |date=1990-02-12 |accessdate=2008-05-04 |page=F10] [cite news |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |title=Democrats Not Rushing To Get Rizzo Off Air |first=Joe |last=Logan |quote=Elvis Duran, WIOQ-FM (102.1) jock and former program director, is out, only days after acknowledging that he was looking for work in other cities. |date=1990-02-19 |accessdate=2008-05-04] In October 1991, Duran became both the program director and morning show host of KBTS (now KDHT) in Austin, Texas. [cite news |work=Austin American-Statesman |title=KNNC-FM targets collegiate crowd; Station debuting today offers alternative rock, acts that appeal to local student crowd |first=John |last=Herndon |date=1991-10-31 |accessdate=2008-05-04 |quote=After the very public firing of morning host Mike Butts and program director Lisa Tonacci last month, B-93 has quietly hired Elvis Duran to fill both positions.]

Prior to working at Z100, Duran also worked evenings at Z-93 with sidekick "Hot Henrietta" in Atlanta, and in Houston. He began his run at Z100 hosting the afternoon slot until April 1996 [cite news |work=New York Daily News |first=David |last=Hinckley |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1999/06/28/1999-06-28_z-100_s_come_long_way_in_thr.html |date=1999-06-28 |accessdate=2008-05-04 |title=Z-100's Come Long Way In Three Years] , Tom Poleman, the newly appointed program director, moved Duran to the morning slot, where he has been ever since. [cite news |work=New York Daily News |title=Morning Star is Departing Z-100 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1999/06/23/1999-06-23_morning_star_is_departing_z-.html |date=1999-06-23 |accessdate=2008-05-04] [cite news |first=David |last=Hinckley |url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/tvstations/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003663443 |title=CC's Poleman to Stay Put |work=Mediaweek |date=2007-10-25 |accessdate=2008-05-04]

Awards

Duran was a 1995 nominee for Best Top 40 Disk Jockey in the Billboard magazine radio awards. [cite news |work=New York Daily News |title=Two Far-Out Gigs On A Dial Near You |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1995/07/17/1995-07-17_two_far-out_gigs_on_a_dial_n.html |date=1995-07-15 |accessdate=2008-05-04 |first=David |last=Hinckley] Duran was a 1996 winner as Best Major Market Top 40 Air Personality in the Billboard/Airplay Monitor radio awards. [cite news |work=New York Daily News |title=PLJ, KTU, Stern Win Multiple Awards |first=David |last=Hinckley |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1996/09/09/1996-09-09__plj___ktu__stern_win_multip.html |date=1996-09-09 |accessdate=2008-05-04] In January 2000, "Elvis Duran and the Z Morning Zoo" was honored as Best Morning Show at the third annual New York metro area's Achievement in Radio awards. [cite news |work=The Bergen County Record |title=Dial 'W' For Winners: WHTZ-FM and WINA-AM |first=Raymond A. |last=Edel |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-24793915.html |date=2000-01-28 |accessdate=2008-05-04] In February 2001, "Elvis Duran and the Z Morning Zoo" was honored as Best Morning Show at the fourth annual New York metro area's Achievement in Radio awards. [cite news |work=The Bergen County Record |title=WPLJ-FM Fills Up On New York Metro Awards |first=Raymond A. |last=Edel |url= |date=2001-02-02 |accessdate=2008-05-04] Elvis Duran received the Personality of the Year award in 2001 on the Radio Music Awards broadcast on ABC, where he was also a presenter. [cite web |work=IOn Vegas Music |title=Radio Music Awards - Nominations |url=http://www.ionvegas.com/musrmano.htm |date=2000-11-04 |accessdate=2008-05-04] Elvis Duran was named Best Personality at the 2003 Radio & Records Awards. [cite news |work=New York Daly News |first=David |last=Hinckley |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2003/06/23/2003-06-23_lite__z-100__cbs-fm_score_na.html |date=2003-06-23 |accessdate=2008-05-04 |title=Lite, Z-100, CBS0SM Score National Awards]

In popular culture

Duran plays himself in the 1995 Bruce Willis movie "". [cite news |work=IMDb.com |title=Elvis Duran |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0243690/ |accessdate=2008-05-04]

References

External links

* [http://www.elvisduran.com Elvis Duran and the Morning Show official website]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050218093607/http://abc.go.com/primetime/specials/rma/bios/elvis_duran.html Radio Music Awards (2001) - Air Personality of the Year Nominee Site - Elvis Duran] (Internet Archive)