Steve Harvey Morning Show
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The Steve Harvey Morning Show combines heart, humor and music along with celebrities from the world of sports and entertainment. Harvey is joined on the show by Shirley Strawberry, Carla Ferrell, his "Nephew Tommy," and Sheryl Underwood - the latest addition to the crew. Nationally syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, the program is heard on more than 60 radio stations by approximately six million weekly listeners. The Steve Harvey Morning Show is celebrating its 5-year anniversary on October 3, 2010 and continues to be the number-one syndicated morning show in the top 25 metro markets with Adults 25-54, Adults 18-34, Adults 18-49 and Women 25-54 (Source: Arbitron, SP'10, MSA, Exact Times, AQH T 50 Metros).
The Steve Harvey Morning Show encourages listener involvement through various segments of the show including Tommy's Pranks, The Strawberry Letter, The Dating Game, Radio Star, and What's Bothering Sheryl. During Tommy's Pranks "Nephew Tommy" makes phone calls to unsuspecting listeners with hilarious scenarios. The Strawberry Letter features listener questions about relationships, or other related questions, which are read on-air daily by Shirley Strawberry and answered candidly by Harvey. During The Dating Game, listeners have the opportunity to compete for an all-expense-paid blind date, with the help of relationship expert Steve Harvey. Each week, listeners are also given the opportunity to show off their singing talents during Radio Star. Underwood recently launched a new segment, What's Bothering Sheryl, which gives listeners the chance to submit the things that bother them in their daily lives, while Sheryl rants about those topics that hit her nerves.
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Steve Harvey is a media conglomerate personified in a man whose career began doing stand-up comedy in the mid-1980s. His success as a stand-up comedian led to a long stint as host of It's Showtime at the Apollo and multiple TV shows and movies, serving various roles on some projects acting, hosting, writing and producing. He starred on TV in ABC's Me and The Boys, the WB shows The Steve Harvey Show for six seasons and Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge for two seasons. Harvey also hit the big screen in movies such as Love Don't Cost a Thing, You Got Served, Johnson Family Vacation and Madea Goes to Jail. Recently Harvey celebrated his 10-year anniversary as longtime host of BET's Celebration of Gospel.
Throughout his award-winning career, Harvey has never lost sight of his passion for stand-up comedy, signing on to the Kings of Comedy Tour which led to the highly successful The Original Kings of Comedy DVD. In 2006 he released Don't Trip…He Ain’t Through With Me Yet, a clean and family-friendly DVD. Harvey released a new comedy special on DVD in 2008 entitled Still Trippin to critical success.
In September 2000, Harvey created the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show. On September 13, 2010, Harvey made his debut as the new host of the long-running syndicated game show Family Feud. The Steve Harvey Morning Show will also debut on television as BET simulcasts the show on its CENTRIC channel. While working on all of these projects, Harvey has not lost sight of his passion for fashion and continues to expand his clothing and accessories brand, The Steve Harvey Collection, providing quality choices for men and young boys to look sharp.
The Steve Harvey Morning Show has also allowed him to share relationship advice with his listeners through the Strawberry Letter segment. This led to his first book Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, released in 2009. The widely-acclaimed book held a spot on the New York Times Best-Seller List for over 60 weeks. Now known as a relationship advisor, Harvey has made multiple appearances on Good Morning America as a contributor on family and relationships; he continues a relationship column in Essence magazine and launched the dating site LocateYourLove.com. In December 2010, Harvey's highly-anticipated second book, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep and Understand A Man will be released.
Harvey recently hosted his 8th Annual Hoodie Awards show, honoring community businesses and leaders. His 1st Annual Steve Harvey Foundation Gala was held in New York in May 2010 and raised over $1.5 million dollars. Harvey continues his unending pursuit to further uplifting, educational opportunities with youth through the Steve Harvey Foundation. Honored by the Trumpet Awards in January 2010 with their highest honor, the Pinnacle Award, Harvey continues to break new ground in creating and supporting programs that will make a difference in the lives of everyday people.
His multi-faceted success has led to appearances on numerous morning, talk, news and late-night shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Nightline, Good Morning America, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tyra Banks Show, The Early Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, CNN and Larry King Live, and he has also guest-hosted Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. With a wide range of fans from kids to adults of all ages, whether reaching people as a comedian, radio personality, author, TV host, actor, entrepreneur or philanthropist, Harvey remains true to making personal connections through faith, uplifting words and actions, and everyday life, all while sharing laughs and good times worldwide.
Shirley Strawberry and Steve Harvey started their morning show relationship in Los Angeles, from 2000 to 2005, Shirley Strawberry co-hosted Steve's popular Los Angeles based morning show and it was Steve himself who dubbed her: "The Best Voice in Radio". Their program went on to become the #1 Morning Show in Los Angeles and the most talked about in all of Los Angeles radio for their tireless community efforts; from helping students get desperately needed books, to honoring women and teachers as well as feeding and helping the underprivileged all over the city. The impact of their radio show is certainly one for the Radio & Television Broadcast Museum. On May 23, 2005, Steve Harvey, Shirley Strawberry and the rest of the morning show aired their final broadcast in Los Angeles. It was a sad and historical day in Los Angeles that left a lasting impact on the Southern California radio dial. After a year, the wait was over! Shirley Strawberry joined the national show and is the official co-host of the #1 syndicated morning show.
Nephew Tommy (a.k.a. Thomas Miles) has captivated audiences across the country as an accomplished actor and comedian. His television work consists of appearances on Showtime at the Apollo, BET's Comic View, Sister,Sister and The Parkers. He has also shared the stage with such artists as Patti LaBelle, Shirley Murdock, Melba Moore, famed Temptation, Ollie Woodson, and for nearly three years toured as the exclusive opening act for Luther Vandross. After having opened for Steve Harvey previously, Harvey recruited his nephew for The Steve Harvey Morning Show.
Carla "The Boss" (a.k.a. Carla B. Ferrell) has been involved in radio for several years, both behind the scenes and on the mic. She hosted and produced programs, and served as Program Director for stations in some of the top markets across the U.S. including Austin, Chicago and New Orleans. Carla has received numerous industry awards including the 2006 "Office with a View" Spotlight from Sister 2 Sister magazine and was nominated for a Radio and Records "Program Director of the Year" award in 2004.
Sheryl Underwood has been in the public eye for years as one of the world's brightest contemporary humorists in a variety of media, and is known for her writing and acting in films (Beauty Shop) and television (Laffapalooza). More recently, she has brought her comedic edge to radio. She previously hosted Sheryl Underwood and Company on XM Satellite Radio and continues to host The Sheryl Underwood Show on Jamie Foxx's The Foxxhole, airing on Sirius 106/XM 149, where she provides a mix of political satire, comedy and music. Underwood is now a weekly contributor on The Steve Harvey Morning Show and serves as "guest host" when Harvey is away.
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Steve Harvey Morning Show
6:00 am - 10:00 am ET: Monday - Friday
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