Best Radio Show
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Best Radio Show
BIO
Felix Hernandez introduced
Rhythm Revue,
New York's first radio show devoted exclusively to "classic" soul and R&B, in 1986.
In 1991, Felix did his first
Rhythm Revue Dance Party
at Tramps in New York City. The party immediately outgrew Tramps and moved to the Roseland Ballroom in 1992. Felix's mix of classic soul, disco and funk consistently draws a crowd of 2,500 to 3,500 dancers. (Felix holds occasional "secret" events in undisclosed locations with themes such as "60s Night," "Funk Night" and the ultra-secret "Rare Soul Listening Booth.") The
Rhythm Revue Dance Party
is now in its 19th consecutive season.
In 1989, Felix was awarded a production grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for
BluesStage
, a weekly live blues series hosted by Tony-winner Ruth Brown and Melvin Van Peebles.
BluesStage
had a six year national run on NPR.
Felix Hernandez's
Rhythm Revue
radio show, now in its 24th straight year on New York radio, is heard every weekend on New York's 98.7 KISS-FM and Newark's WBGO-FM.
Felix lives in New York with his wife and children. He's a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia.
His parents met at a dance.
Photo: Felix Hernandez, Sr.
