Michael W. Perry
Encyclopedia
Michael William Perry is the co-host, along with Larry Price, of the Perry & Price
show on KSSK-FM
in Honolulu, Hawaii
. He also hosts the Hawaiian Moving Company television show on KGMB
in Honolulu.
, but grew up in Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
, working in the Pentagon. In 1969, he received a B.S. in Psychology from Michigan State University
, then served as a Navy Lieutenant in the Pacific Submarine Force.
Perry launched his radio career during his last two years of college. As he recalls, "I was a disc jockey by night, a student by day." In 1972, he moved to Hawaii, joining KKUA
and later KSSK (known as K59 at the time), working the afternoon drive-time slot. After Hal "Aku" Lewis
died in 1983, KSSK moved Perry to the morning slot and paired him with Larry Price.
and John Hillerman
on the set of "Magnum, P.I.
", which aired for eight years.
, Baywatch Hawaii and the mini-series Blood and Orchids.
In the 1999 film Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
, Perry had a small role as royal physician Georges Phillipe Trousseau
.
Perry & Price
Perry & Price is a morning radio show which airs six days a week on KSSK-AM and KSSK-FM in Honolulu, Hawaii. The show is currently the number one morning radio show in Hawaii, capturing a 25 percent share of the state's listening audience...
show on KSSK-FM
KSSK-FM
KSSK-FM is an adult contemporary radio station licensed to Waipahu, Hawaii, serving the Honolulu, Hawaii market, and owned by Clear Channel Communications. It is simulcast on AM 590 . The station is home to the "Perry & Price" morning show...
in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
. He also hosts the Hawaiian Moving Company television show on KGMB
KGMB
KGMB is the CBS-affiliated television station for the state of Hawaii that is licensed to Honolulu. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 23 from a transmitter in Palehua....
in Honolulu.
Biography
Perry was born in MichiganMichigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, but grew up in Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, working in the Pentagon. In 1969, he received a B.S. in Psychology from Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
, then served as a Navy Lieutenant in the Pacific Submarine Force.
Perry launched his radio career during his last two years of college. As he recalls, "I was a disc jockey by night, a student by day." In 1972, he moved to Hawaii, joining KKUA
KKUA
KKUA is a radio station licensed to Wailuku, Hawaii. The station is owned by Hawaii Public Radio, and airs for HPR's Classical music and news and talk service.-External links:*...
and later KSSK (known as K59 at the time), working the afternoon drive-time slot. After Hal "Aku" Lewis
Hal Lewis (Aku)
Hal Lewis , aka J. Akuhead Pupule or Aku, was the morning air personality in 1965 at KGMB, an AM station in Honolulu, Hawaii.-Brief biography:...
died in 1983, KSSK moved Perry to the morning slot and paired him with Larry Price.
The Hawaiian Moving Company
The Hawaiian Moving Company had started as a disco dance show hosted by radio personality Kamasami Kong before switching to an entertainment magazine format with Perry as host and executive producer. The first segment he taped was an interview with Tom SelleckTom Selleck
Thomas William "Tom" Selleck is an American actor, and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I.. He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B....
and John Hillerman
John Hillerman
John Benedict Hillerman is an American actor, known for his starring role on the television show Magnum, P.I.-Early life:...
on the set of "Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
", which aired for eight years.
Other Shows
Other shows that Perry has been on include One West Waikiki, Jake and the FatmanJake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series...
, Baywatch Hawaii and the mini-series Blood and Orchids.
In the 1999 film Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien is a 1999 biopic of Father Damien, who was a Belgian priest working at the Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement on the Hawaiian island of Molokai...
, Perry had a small role as royal physician Georges Phillipe Trousseau
Georges Phillipe Trousseau
Georges Phillipe Trousseau was a French physician who became the royal doctor of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and engaged in a variety of agricultural ventures.-Biography:Georges Phillipe Trousseau was born in Paris on May 1, 1833...
.