1. Howard Hoffman was born on October 6,1954 and is an American voice actor and a broadcast branding producer in New York City.
17 Facts About Howard Hoffman
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Howard Hoffman operates the internet radio station Great Big Radio.
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Howard Hoffman was a presenter of Contemporary Hit Radio shows in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Providence, Phoenix, and Houston.
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An English Teacher, Hank Gross, was working at WTBQ Radio in Warwick, New York on weekends and brought in Howard Hoffman to do odd jobs like news-gathering, music filing and an occasional newscast.
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In 1979, Rick Sklar, vice president in charge of programming for ABC Radio, sought out and hired Howard Hoffman to take over the evening show at their Houston FM station, KAUM.
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The station had just switched formats to CHR and despite his New York upbringing, Howard Hoffman was a hit at KAUM, bringing the station to within striking distance of the long-established CHR leader, KRBE.
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In late 1979, Howard Hoffman got what everyone in the radio business refers to as "THE call" when WABC, New York, program director Al Brady Law offered him the coveted evening slot as part of a major restructuring of WABC's lineup.
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Howard Hoffman jumped at the chance and became one of the last on-air hires of WABC's MusicRadio era.
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Howard Hoffman's high-energy delivery was a shock for many WABC listeners, who were accustomed to the station's more "adult" approach.
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However, everyone involved was aware that FM was beginning to dominate the radio landscape, and Howard Hoffman's arrival was designed to be part of a game-changer for the station.
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The second was the night of the killing of John Lennon, shortly after Howard Hoffman took the helm of the overnight show.
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WABC became a mix of all-news and all-Beatles throughout that night, with Howard Hoffman anchoring the event.
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Howard Hoffman attempted to do an all-night talk show called The Phonebooth which was produced and co-written by his friend Tom Leykis.
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Howard Hoffman left New York to host his first morning show at KOPA in Phoenix, then moved to San Francisco in 1984 to help launch KMEL's new CHR format as their afternoon drive host.
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Howard Hoffman went back to San Francisco to sell the property he bought during his KMEL era and did a short stint at KFRC.
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Howard Hoffman worked on the series Jackie Chan Adventures and on several projects for Warner Bros.
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Howard Hoffman is signed with DPN Talent of Beverly Hills for his voice acting.