Eric Alper
Eric Alper is a Canadian music correspondent, blogger, radio host and former director of media relations at eOne Music Canada based in Toronto, Ontario. Eric now runs a music public relations company That Eric Alper, and is the host of @ThatEricAlper show on SiriusXM.
Before starting his own PR company, Alper was the director of media relations for eOne Music Canada for 18 years, working with Bob Geldof, Natalie MacMaster, Matt Dusk, Randy Bachman, Ringo Starr, Slash, The Wiggles, Snoop Dogg, The Smashing Pumpkins, Ray Charles, Sinead O'Connor, and Sesame Street..
Currently, he is a music correspondent to CTV, CBC Radio 2, Rogers, Bell, Shaw Communications and Evanov. He is also a regular contributor to SiriusXM, TSN Radio, DAWG FM in Ottawa, and CJBK in London, Ontario. Alper has been named to Billboard Magazine, Paste Magazine and The National Post's The Best on Social Media having become one of Canada's best-known and in-demand influencers with over 1 million followers on Twitter and his blog ThatEricAlper.com receiving over 125,000 hits a weekPersonal life
Eric Alper is the father of Hannah Alper, a Canadian activist, blogger, and motivational speaker who addresses issues such as the environment, anti-bullying, and social justice. Alper's great grandfather Louis Grossman opened Grossman's Tavern in 1943, which is Toronto's first licensed blues bar.
