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Beginning with a top
rated radio program in 1965, Harold "Sonny"
Hopson has been a permanent and immensely
popular fixture of Philly's music scene. Over
the years "The Mighty Burner" has maintained
high ratings and popularity on WHAT 1340-AM,
WIBF "Live From the Astro Disc" and WDAS where
he served as an assistant to the president. Such
excellence has allowed him to stretch into other
endeavors.
Sonny has managed and produced many artists
including Herb Ward, The Emanons, Fantastic
Johnny C, The Cooperettes, Ann Robinson, George
Freeman, Charles Earland and many others.
Sonny's list of television credits includes
serving as the co-host of the Ed Hurst Show on
WPVI-TV6, the Georgie Woods Show on WHPL-TV17
and CBS' host and M.C. of the Miss Black America
Show. In addition, Sonny was the proprietor and
manger of Sonny Hopson's Celebrity Lounge in
Germantown, the proprietor of the Astro Disc
Club in downtown Philly and the Executive
Producer of WKBS-TV 48's Astro Disc Television
Show.
Sonny Hopson was a popular soul
DJ on Philadelphia radio in the
1960s. He was also involved in
managing and producing artists
(including the Fantastic Johnny
C, Charles Earland, the Emanons,
the Cooperettes, Ann Robinson,
George Freeman, and Herb Ward),
hosting TV shows, and owning
local clubs. An excerpt (or
possibly excerpts) from his 1969
radio show was issued on CD by
Philly Archives in 1969,
featuring his slithery, speedy
announcements in front, in back,
and over soul tunes of the
period, interspersed with
commercials and news bulletins.
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