Ed Hurst was an American radio and television personality.
13 Facts About Ed Hurst
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Ed Hurst started his career from 1943 to 1946 at WFPG, in Atlantic City.
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Ed Hurst then did a radio show on WPEN-AM 950, out of Philadelphia, called The 950 Club with Joe Grady from 1946 before he teamed up with Joe Grady to do The Grady and Ed Hurst Show on Philadelphia TV, which was broadcast in the tri-state area.
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The Grady and Ed Hurst Show, which started in 1952, was the first to show teens dancing in a studio.
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The 950 Club on radio, which preceded The Grady and Ed Hurst Show, was the first teenage show to have a studio audience dance to the music on the air.
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In 1955, The Grady and Ed Hurst Show moved to WPFH-TV in Wilmington, Delaware, where it enjoyed continued success.
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In 1958, Ed Hurst joined WRCV radio and TV, now known as KYW.
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Ed Hurst produced and performed on The Grady and Hurst Show morning radio program, as well as working on a TV show called Summertime on the Pier.
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Ed Hurst returned to WPEN in 1981 and stayed until 2005.
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Ed Hurst's show was called the Steel Pier Radio Show for most of his time at WPEN.
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Grady and Ed Hurst were inducted into the Philadelphia Music Alliance "Walk of Fame" in 1993.
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Ed Hurst married his onetime producer, Cissie, and had two children: a daughter, Merle, and a son, Brian.
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Ed Hurst died at his home in Margate City, New Jersey, on October 30,2020, aged 94.