96Rocker Chopper Harrison Passes

Chopper Harrison

Former CURTIS Rock WBBB (96 ROCK)/RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC morning man CHOPPER HARRISON (real name: DAVID MARTIN) died TUESDAY night in his home after a long battle with cancer. THE RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER  reports that HARRISON was 59.

MARTIN, who spent five years as the morning host on WBBB-96.1, was best known for his relentless support of the CAROLINA HURRICANES. In 2001, he slept on the roof of the arena to support a ticket campaign designed to bring the NHL All-Star Game to RALEIGH -- which finally happened in 2011. He became an on-ice intermission host for the team.

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