Eric Alper

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Eric Alper
Born
Eric Alper

1970 (age 55–56)
Toronto, Canada
OccupationsMusic correspondent, radio host, blogger
Years active1995–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Eric Alper (born 1970 in Toronto)[1] is a Canadian music correspondent, blogger, radio host and former director of media relations, at eOne Music Canada based in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Since 2016, Alper has run a music public relations company, That Eric Alper, and hosts the @ThatEricAlper show on SiriusXM.[1]

Career

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From 1998 till 2016 Alper was the director of media relations for eOne Music Canada[1] working with Bob Geldof, Natalie MacMaster, Matt Dusk, Randy Bachman, Ringo Starr, Slash, The Wiggles, Snoop Dogg, The Smashing Pumpkins, Ray Charles, Sinéad O'Connor, and Sesame Street.[2]

He started his own PR company in 2016. He has appeared as a music correspondent on numerous Canadian television and radio networks including CTV, CBC Radio 2 and SiriusXM.[3] Alper has been named to Billboard and The National Post's Best on Twitter.[4][5] He is a prolific and highly organised prompt tweeter on Twitter with a 2021 Billboard article reporting that he posts more than 50 prompts a day, every day.[1]

Personal

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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.[6] Alper's great grandfather Louis Grossman opened Grossman's Tavern in 1943, which is Toronto's first licensed blues bar.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Alper interview & profile at Billboard
  2. ^ Music Industry Publicist Eric Alper Retrieved 16 November 2016
  3. ^ Eric Alper SiriusXM Retrieved 16 November 2016
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  6. ^ His 10 year-old daughter Hannah is that she gets to backstage access to some amazing people Retrieved 16 November 2016
  7. ^ Grossman's Tavern history
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