Elvis Duran

Elvis Duran
Duran in 2015
Born
Barry Brian Cope[1]

(1964-08-05) August 5, 1964 (age 60)[1]
McKinney, Texas, U.S.
Spouse
Alex Carr
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(m. 2019)​
Career
ShowElvis Duran and the Morning Show
Station(s)Z100, Y100, Q102, 107.5 KISS-FM
Time slotMonday-Friday 6 am–10am ET
CountryUnited States

Elvis Duran (born Barry Brian Cope; August 5, 1964)[1] is an American radio personality. He is the host of the daily morning radio program Elvis Duran and the Morning Show in New York on Z100 and in syndication on Premiere Networks.[2][3]

Before his job at Z100, Duran's previous radio work included a stint as an on-air personality at WIOQ in Philadelphia. He served as WIOQ's program director from May 1989[4] until just before he was fired in February 1990.[5][6] In October 1991, Duran became both the program director and morning show host of KBTS (now KGSR) in Austin, Texas.[7]

Prior to working at Z100, Duran also worked evenings at Z-93 with sidekick "Hot Henrietta" in Atlanta, and at Power 104 KRBE in Houston. He began his run at Z100 hosting the afternoon slot until April 1996,[8] when Tom Poleman, the newly appointed program director (previously at KRBE Houston), moved Duran to the morning slot, where he has been ever since.

  1. ^ a b c Lovece, Frank (October 11, 2019). "Z100's Elvis Duran is coming to Huntington". Newsday. New York City/Long Island. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Edel, Raymond A. (July 9, 1999). "Co-Host Leaves The Zoo For A Gig In Washington". The Bergen County Record. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  3. ^ "Elvisduran | Bizshark Find Business Contacts, Email, Phone and More". Bizshark.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Logan, Joe (May 8, 1989). "The Man Behind That Syllabic Sign-Off". The Philadelphia Inquirer. At WIOQ-FM (102.1), program director Mark Driscoll has been upped to operations manager, and jock Elvis Duran has been named program director.
  5. ^ Logan, Joe (February 12, 1990). "A Battle Plan For A War Against Static". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. F10. WIOQ-FM (102.1) afternoon-drive jock Elvis Duran has relinquished his title of program director at the contemporary dance station.
  6. ^ Logan, Joe (February 19, 1990). "Democrats Not Rushing To Get Rizzo Off Air". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 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.
  7. ^ Herndon, John (October 31, 1991). "KNNC-FM targets collegiate crowd; Station debuting today offers alternative rock, acts that appeal to local student crowd". Austin American-Statesman. 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.
  8. ^ Hinckley, David (June 28, 1999). "Z-100's Come Long Way In Three Years". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2008.