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Biography
HARE HAS BEEN THE PARADE MARSHALL OF ALL
OF THE COUNTY PARADES, INCLUDING THE MOTHER GOOSE PARADE.
HAS RAISED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR CHARITIES.
CONCEIVED THE CAMPAIGN CREATING SAN DIEGO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
IN 1972, HIS CAMPAIGN BROUGHT THE GIANT PANDAS INTO THIS COUNTRY.
HIS SAN DIEGO AUDIENCE TOTAL ESTIMATED AT ALMOST A MILLION LISTENERS
THROUGHOUT HIS LOCAL CAREER. 40% OF THE LISTENING AUDIENCE FROM 1955
TILL 1960,THEN TO KYW, CLEVELAND WHERE, WITH SPECS HOWARD, HE SCORED A
RECORD BREAKING 30% OF THE AUDIENCE, THEN DETROIT -- TAKING WXYZ FROM
11th TO # 3.
AFTER SEVEN YEARS ABSENCE, HARE RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO IN 1969 TO RESTORE
KCBQ FROM # 5 TO # 1 IN JUST ONE RATING PERIOD, SCORING 400,000
LISTENERS: ARB JAN-MAR 1969.
HARE IS CURRENTLY SPEARHEADING A CAMPAIGN DEDICATED TO REPEALING THE
PASSENGER VESSEL SERVICES ACT OF 1886, ENABLING ALL PASSENGER SHIPS TO
END THEIR CRUISES HERE INSTEAD OF ENSENADA, BRINGING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
INTO THE CITY AND CREATING HUNDREDS OF JOBS. THE PORT DISTRICT RECENTLY
PROCLAIMED "HAPPY HARE HARBOR DAY" IN RECOGNITION OF HIS EFFORTS IN
BEHALF OF THE CITY AND THE PORT.
ROGER HEDGECOCK HAS PUBLICLY NAMED HARE AS HIS MENTOR.
REGIS PHILBIN PROCLAIMED HARE AS HIS FAVORITE RADIO PERSONALITY.
BROKE THE ROUND WORLD SPEED RECORD FOR A JET PASSENGER,
43 HOURS AND 31 MINUTES IN 1969
RECOGNIZED IN 1970 AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 PERSONALITIES BY CBS.
RECEIVED THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN SEPTEMBER 2004
BY THE SAN DIEGO RADIO BROADCASTERS.
HARRY MARTIN (HAPPY HARE)
SAN DIEGO
hare@happyhareonline.com
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