Mike Harvey Stepping Down From His Westwood One Show, Launches Throwback Nation Radio

Mike Harvey Signs Off

After more than 35 years, MIKE HARVEY will step away from hosting his nightly classic hits show, "The MIKE HARVEY Show" and the "SATURDAY Weekend Party with MIKE HARVEY on WESTWOOD ONE as of DECEMBER 31st. With over 500 affiliates, HARVEY leaves the air hosting the longest continuously running syndicated music show in radio history.

At the same time, HARVEY has announced a new consulting and partnership role with “THROWBACK NATION RADIO,” effective JANUARY 1st, 2020; the Classic Hits show, hosted by TONY LORINO on MONDAY-SATURDAY and DANNY HUSTLE on SUNDAY, launched in OCTOBER 2018 and is syndicated by SUN BROADCAST GROUP (SBG).

On ending his WESTWOOD ONE shows, HARVEY said, “This has always been a challenge, but never a job for me. It has been a labor of love.”

THROWBACK NATION RADIO CEO and weeknight host TONY LORINO said, “MIKE has been a pioneer of the broadcast industry, and his passion exudes why Classic Hits become the #1 format in our business. While we won’t be able to replace him, a person I’ve idolized for years, but we will certainly honor his spirit, and continue the best possible interactive show we can for our listeners.”

Added HARVEY, “When I decided to end the daily shows, I wanted to leave my affiliates in the best hands possible. I listened, critically, to all the available options, and only one struck me as warm, friendly and fun as I've always tried to make my own shows. TONY's ‘THROWBACK NATION’ sounds fresh, while still providing that warmth, friendliness and fun that bonds a station’s listeners. And to top it all off...he's one of the nicest guys ever.

"We’ve built TONY into MY shows to familiarize our listeners with him before I ‘took a bow.’ He's been doing features with me several times per hour, and by the end of DECEMBER will practically be a co-host. It’s a natural transition."

HARVEY, a former radio manager in SAN FRANCISCO and PITTSBURGH, is the only three-time BILLBOARD “Major Market Program Director of The Year” award winner. After leaving day-to-day station management, he launched TRANSTAR RADIO NETWORKS in the early '80s and started “SUPER GOLD” in 1983, which segued to his current show.

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