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Biography: In the year 1964, at the age of 18, Mike was about to make his Orlando radio debut at WLOF. But, WROD in Daytona Beach also made Mike an offer and broadcasting from Daytona seemed more appealing. At WROD he was Mike Addams, the only time in his career he didn't use his real name. Mike had a meteoric rise in the radio business. At the age21 he was promoted to Program Director at WFUN in Miami, and by the time he was 24 it was off to New York City. Mike's accomplishments include programming stations in Los Angeles, Cleveland, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Pittsburgh. He has won Billboard Magazine's Program Director of the Year award 3 times and his stations have twice won the Billboard Magazine Radio Station of the Year award. Mike was a pioneer of the "disco" dance format. He put the first CHR/Urban format on the air and originated the "morning magazine" format now heard on many stations. Mike moved into management and eventually ran several large radio/TV group operations. Mike can be heard from the Super Gold studios in Orlando, Florida every Saturday night hosting Super Gold With Mike Harvey right here on WIMI 99.7 The Storm!