Ben Harvey
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Ben Caleb Harvey is an American
radio and television personality, best known for his evening radio show on the now-defunct 92.3 K-Rock in New York City
.
Early in his career, Harvey worked at WBRU
, Brown University
’s commercial alternative rock station, where he started as a DJ at the age of nineteen. Fellow notable alumni include Chris Berman, anchor, ESPN
and ABC Sports; Stephen Hill, executive VP of programming at BET
; and Alison Stewart, daytime anchor for MSNBC
and former VJ for MTV
.
Harvey’s first major-market radio stint was at Y100
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he worked the evening shift starting in 2001. In 2003, Harvey joined 92.3 K-Rock in New York City, where he worked the prime-time evening slot.
When K-Rock changed formats to become the all-talk Free FM in 2005, Harvey left the station. He then went to work for the LGBT
-related here! television network, where he hosted numerous podcasts and TV programs.
The Ben and Dave Show
, which premiered online at heretv.com in October 2007, features Harvey along with his co-host, comedian Dave Rubin
. A televised version of the show premiered on here! on March 14, 2008. The Ben and Dave Show disappeared from the here! schedule shortly after the television debut with no explanation. Harvey and Rubin launched a new podcast in May 2009, Ben and Dave's Six Pack.
Presently, Harvey is an on-air host and personality for Radio with a Twist
, the nationally syndicated radio show owned by Premiere Radio Networks
.
In 2007, Harvey was the recipient of the NLGJA Excellence in Online Journalism Award for his role as host of here! At the Movies, along with director Michael Eldridge and producer Eric Feldman.
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radio and television personality, best known for his evening radio show on the now-defunct 92.3 K-Rock in New York City
New York City
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.
Early in his career, Harvey worked at WBRU
WBRU
WBRU is a commercial alternative rock radio station in Providence, Rhode Island that broadcasts on 95.5 FM. It was the first student-owned-and-operated campus radio station in the United States when it started as the Brown Network at Brown University in 1936...
, Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
’s commercial alternative rock station, where he started as a DJ at the age of nineteen. Fellow notable alumni include Chris Berman, anchor, ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and ABC Sports; Stephen Hill, executive VP of programming at BET
Bet
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; and Alison Stewart, daytime anchor for MSNBC
MSNBC
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and former VJ for MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
Harvey’s first major-market radio stint was at Y100
Y-Rock On XPN
WXPN-HD2 is an alternative rock radio station carried on the secondary HD radio channel of WXPN FM in Philadelphia. It had been the latest incarnation of the Y100 brand until June 2010 that originally aired on 100.3 FM, which was the city's alternative rock station from the 1990s until...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he worked the evening shift starting in 2001. In 2003, Harvey joined 92.3 K-Rock in New York City, where he worked the prime-time evening slot.
When K-Rock changed formats to become the all-talk Free FM in 2005, Harvey left the station. He then went to work for the LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
-related here! television network, where he hosted numerous podcasts and TV programs.
The Ben and Dave Show
The Ben and Dave Show
The Ben and Dave Show is an interactive podcast and television series on the LGBT-themed here! television network. The podcast debuted online at heretv.com in October 2007. The televised version of the show premiered on here! on March 14, 2008. The podcast and the series are hosted by radio...
, which premiered online at heretv.com in October 2007, features Harvey along with his co-host, comedian Dave Rubin
Dave Rubin
Dave Rubin is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, blogger and television personality. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA and currently resides in New York, New York. Rubin is the co-founder of several successful comedy clubs in New York City, including the New York comedy club The Comedy Company...
. A televised version of the show premiered on here! on March 14, 2008. The Ben and Dave Show disappeared from the here! schedule shortly after the television debut with no explanation. Harvey and Rubin launched a new podcast in May 2009, Ben and Dave's Six Pack.
Presently, Harvey is an on-air host and personality for Radio with a Twist
Radio with a twist
Radio with a Twist is the first and only nationally syndicated gay-friendly radio show on the FM dial. Debuting in January 2006, Twist was billed as a show specifically aimed at the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender audience and promised to be "radio with a twist." Airing on 16 Pop and...
, the nationally syndicated radio show owned by Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
.
In 2007, Harvey was the recipient of the NLGJA Excellence in Online Journalism Award for his role as host of here! At the Movies, along with director Michael Eldridge and producer Eric Feldman.