Elvis Duran


Elvis Duran is an American radio personality. He is the host of the daily morning radio program Elvis Duran and the Morning Show in New York on Z100 and in syndication on Premiere Networks.
Before his job at Z100, Duran's previous radio work included a stint as an on-air personality at WIOQ in Philadelphia. He served as WIOQ's program director from May 1989 until just before he was fired in February 1990. In October 1991, Duran became both the program director and morning show host of KBTS in Austin, Texas.
Prior to working at Z100, Duran also worked evenings at Z-93 with sidekick "Hot Henrietta" in Atlanta, and at 104 in Houston. He began his run at Z100 hosting the afternoon slot until April 1996, when Tom Poleman, the newly appointed program director, moved Duran to the morning slot, where he has been ever since.

Early life

Duran was born Barry Brian Cope in McKinney, Texas, one of three sons of Valeta and Billy James "BB" Cope, who at various points was city manager, postmaster and mayor of McKinney.

''Elvis Duran and the Morning Show''

Duran began hosting his daily radio show on New York’s Z100 in April 1996. The show expanded to Sussex County NJ in 2004 and Y100/WHYI-FM in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale on May 22, 2006. The show signed a national deal in March 2009 with the radio syndication company, Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel.
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show has since added more than 30 stations including 96.5 KISS FM/WAKS-FM in Cleveland, Q102/WIOQ-FM in Philadelphia, WERZ in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Z96.3 in Manhattan, Kansas. The show also airs on XM Satellite Radio, iHeartRadio.com, and the iHeartRadio mobile app. The show replays each day on the Elvis Duran Replay Channel on ElvisDuran.com via iHeartradio.

Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month

Since 2013, Duran has had a segment on NBC's Today show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb called "Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month", where Duran selects a new up and coming artist to spotlight each month or twice a month. Although a majority of the artists are American, international acts have been featured as well.

Other media ventures

In 2007, Duran launched his own entertainment company, The Elvis Duran Group. Owned by Duran and talent agent David Katz, the company focuses on content creation across all media. EDG's first foray into television resulted was the four-episode, 2010 Spike TV series Phowned, an iteration of the radio show’s Phone Taps prank-call segment.
For two years in a row, Duran co-hosted the Live Grammy Red Carpet Show with Entertainment Tonight on Pop.

Awards

Duran and EDMS have received several awards and nominations, such as “Best Morning Show” by New York’s Achievement in Radio Awards, “Personality of the Year” by the Radio Music Awards, “Best Personality” by Radio & Records, “Best Top 40 Disc Jockey” nomination by Billboard Magazine Radio, and “Best Major Market Top 40 Air Personality” by Billboard/Airplay Monitor. The National Association of Broadcasters recently nominated EDMS for the 2012 NAB Marconi Award for Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year. In 2014, Duran was featured on Out magazine's "20th Anniversary Out 100" list as one of the most influential figures in the LGBT community. In 2015, Duran was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame as the Music Format On-Air Personality, and the Today Show celebrated this milestone.
Duran served as an event chair for the 2016 GLAAD Manhattan Awards, where he was honored for his contributions to the community. On Thursday, March 2, 2017, Duran was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On April 9, 2018, he was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters's Broadcasting Hall of Fame, along with television game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel Of Fortune.

Philanthropy

Duran serves on the board of directors for Rock & Rawhide, a non-profit organization that aims to increase adoptions while also providing a quieter, stress-free life for animals surrendered to shelters. Duran also contributes to the Staten Island Zoo’s annual endowment and Robin Hood Foundation. Having publicly come out as gay in 2010, Duran is also engaged in philanthropic efforts affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community, and works closely with GLAAD and The Trevor Project.

Personal life

Duran lost 110 pounds by undergoing bariatric sleeve surgery in 2014. He came out as gay during a 2010 broadcast, and was grand marshal of the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade in 2016.
Duran and his partner Alex Carr were engaged on July 13, 2018. They were married in a civil ceremony at the Richmond County Surrogate Court on Carr's native Staten Island on August 22, 2019, and had a wedding ceremony September 14, 2019, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Filmography

CityStation NameCall SignFormat
New York City, NYZ100WHTZTop 40 Format
Rochester, NYKiss 106.7WKGSTop 40 Format
Syracuse, NYHOT107.9WWHTTop 40 Format
Philadelphia, PAQ102WIOQTop 40 Format
Miami, FLY100WHYITop 40 Format
Madison, WIZ104WZEETop 40 Format
Albany, GAPower 97.3WGEXTop 40 Format
Bend, ORPower94KXIXTop 40 format
Bismarck, ND92.9 Y93KYYYTop 40 format
Bozeman, MT96.7 Kiss FMKISN Top 40 format
Aggieland, TX103.1 Kiss FMKVJMTop 40 format
Cedar Rapids, IAHot 95.7KOSY-FMTop 40 format
Charlottesville, VAHot 101.9WHTE-FMTop 40 format
Chattanooga, TN103.7 Kiss FMWKXJTop 40 format
Columbus, GAQ107.3WCGQTop 40 format
Corpus Christi, TXBeach 96.5KLTGHot AC format
Davenport, IA101.3 Kiss FMKUULTop 40 format
Dayton, OHChannel 99.9WCHDTop 40 format
Des Moines, IA107.5 Kiss FMKKDMTop 40 Format
Four Corners, NMStar 102.9/107.7KAZXTop 40 format
Fayetteville, ARHot Mix 101.9KMXFTop 40 format
Fort Myers, FLY-100.1WZJZHot AC format
Destin, FLQ92WECQTop 40 format
Blairstown/Sussex County, NJMax 106.3WHCYTop 40 format
Gallup, NM99.9 XTCKXTCTop 40 format
New Haven, CTKC101WKCI-FMTop 40 format
Harrisonburg, VA93-7 Now FMWAZRTop 40 format
IHeartRadioHit NationWRUB-HD2Top 40 format
Cleveland, OH96.5 Kiss FMWAKSTop 40 format
Jacksonville, FL:979 Kiss FMWKSLTop 40 format
Lancaster, PAfm97 WLANWLAN-FMTop 40 format
Albany, NYKiss 102.3WKKFTop 40 format
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico/TexasHot 106.1KNEX Urban Contemporary format
Montpelier, VTThe BeatWSNOTop 40 format
Lima, OH93.9 Kiss FMWBKSTop 40 format
Lubbock, TXKiss 102.5KZII-FMTop 40 format
Huntsville, AL106.5 Kiss FMWQRVTop 40 format
Junction City, KSZ 96.3KACZTop 40 Format
Melbourne, FLKiss 95.1WFKSTop 40 format
Utica, NYMix 102.5WUMXTop 40 format
Omaha, NE96.1 Kiss FMKISO-FMTop 40 format
Peoria, ILKiss 98.5WPIATop 40 format
Portsmouth, NHZ107WERZTop 40 format
Poughkeepsie, NY96.1 Kiss FMWPKFTop 40 format
Hannibal, MOReal 92.9KGRCTop 40 format
Richmond, VAQ94WRVQTop 40 format
Roanoke/Appomattox, VAJJS RadioWSTV, WJJXTop 40 format
Rutland, VTZ97.1WZRTTop 40 format
Ocean City, MDKiss 95.9WKZPTop 40 format
Lewiston, IDB 97.3KZBGRhythmic CHR format
Santa Fe, NMJam'n 94.7KLBUHip Hop format
Sioux City, IA107.1 Kiss FMKSFTTop 40 format
Cape Cod, MAY101WHYATop 40 format
Spokane, WA105.7 NowKZBDTop 40 format
Syracuse, NYHot 107.9WWHTTop 40 format
Tallahassee, FL107.1 Kiss FMWGMYTop 40 format
Tulsa, OK92.1 The BeatKTBTTop 40 format
Tuscaloosa, AL94.1 ZBQWZBQTop 40 format
Binghamton, NYNow 105.7WBNW-FMTop 40 format
Parkersburg, WV102 The RiverWRVBTop 40 format
Visalia, CAHitz 1049KCRZTop 40 format
Waco-Killeen, TX97.5 FMKWTX-FMTop 40 format
Wheeling, WVKiss 95.7WVKFTop 40 format
Wichita, KSChannel 96KZCHTop 40 format
Williamsport, PAV97WVRZ, WVRTTop 40 format
Youngstown, OH95.9 Kiss FMWAKZTop 40 format
Burlington, VT95 Triple XWXXXTop 40 Format