Big Dennis Rivera
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Dennis Rivera is an American radio personality. He hosts the "Mid-Day Show" live on WQHT Hot 97, weekdays from 10 am to 3pm.
Early life
Dennis Rivera was born February 3 in Spanish Harlem, New York, of Puerto Rican descent. At the age of 5, his family moved to the Bronx where he was raised. He maintained musical activity throughout junior high school where he participated in the marching band. During high school, Dennis was the drummer for the school's jazz band, in addition to songwriting and music producing. After attending a Spanish expo, he met KTU's DJ Paco, one of his favorite childhood DJs. It was then he found the inspiration to get into radio. After studying communications, he pursued his dreams of working in the broadcasting industry.[1]
Early career
In 1991, Dennis started working at WQHT Hot 97 for the promotions department. Shortly after, he reunited with DJ Paco and began producing “The Classic Showcase Live Remotes”. He went on to producing more radio shows such as “The Mic Check Show” with the Furious Five, Flava Flav’s “Home Jams”, and “Future Flavors” with KRS-One amongst others.[1] Dennis teamed up with fellow Bronx native, Funkmaster Flex, as a part-time producer for his show airing Saturdays.[2] He later became a full-time producer for the show, Mondays through Saturdays, where they dominated the New York market with #1 ratings. It was around that same time he was offered a part-time slot on the weekends for his own show. He started Fridays 4am-8am, which he named “The After Hours Show,” and later moved to Saturdays. He then began doing fill-ins for other show hosts. Shortly after that, he received his most current time slot and began hosting the Mid-Day show.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HOT 97 | Where Hip Hop Lives Big Dennis Rivera". HOT 97. Archived from the original on 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ↑ "perezfamousrelatives". perezfamilysite.com.
- ↑ "Hot 97 Midday Gig Officially Rivera's". All Access.
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