| Genre | Comedy, Talk, Mainstream Urban, Hip Hop/R&B |
|---|---|
| Running time | 4 hours (approximately) |
| Country | United States |
| Home station | WKYS in Washington, D.C. |
| Starring | Russ Parr Olivia Foxx(former) Alfredas Albert Brother Jay Kay-kay Marcel (former) Shaqwana SupaKen |
| Creators | American Urban Radio Networks (AURN), Radio One |
| Producers | Russ Parr |
| Air dates | since 1996 |
| Website | [1] |
Russ Parr (born 1959 in California) is an American radio and television personality.
Parr began as a Production Services Director at ABC TV. He also worked as a stand-up comic for eight years, performing his first show as an opening act for Joan Rivers in Santa Monica, California. Parr also found parts on a number of television shows including Martin (TV series), Jenny Jones (presenter), and Turnstyle, and appeared in television commercials for Kodak, Thrifty's, and McDonald's. Parr having no success, left Hollywood in 1989 and found his niche working as a disc jockey on KJMZ in Dallas, Texas.
Before Parr began as a radio personality, however, he had a recording career under the pseudonym Bobby Jimmy. In the mid 1980s, he owned and ran his own recording label, Rapsur Records. On it he released records by his band Bobby Jimmy and the Critters. They had a few hits, including "Roaches" (a spoof of Timex Social Club's song "Rumors"); "We Like Ugly Women", "One Glove" (a song satirizing Michael Jackson), and their biggest hit, "Ugly Knuckle Butt", which still gets airplay on such outlets as the Doctor Demento Show. They managed to put out three albums before fading into obscurity and eventually disbanding. Bobby Jimmy & The Critters (Russ Parr) was also recognized as part of the original N.W.A. "posse" & credited on their 1st album "N.W.A. & The Posse" (1987).
In 1989, he left Hollywood, California where he was a morning host on Los Angeles' 1580 KDAY, the first all hip-hop radio station, for Texas. Parr went to Dallas where he worked at KJMZ 100.3 JAMZ. He also started FLAVA TV, which enabled him to direct, write, and act.
In 1996 he moved to Washington D.C. and signed on at Radio One's 93.9 WKYS-FM where he began the Russ Parr Morning Show w Olivia Foxx. By Spring 1997 the show was #1 in the DC radio market. In December 2002 Foxx left and the show went national. Georgia Foy(known as Alfredas) --Parr's former co host in TX—joined as Foxx's replacement.
Parr made his directing debut with the 2006 drama The Last Stand. He also directed the roast of John Witherspoon as well as the comedies Love for Sale, Something Like a Business, and 35 and Ticking. His next film is the upcoming comedy-drama The Under Shepherd.
Currently, Parr is the host of the nationally syndicated Russ Parr Morning Show heard weekdays by more than 3.2 million listeners in 45 U.S. cities. He also hosts a weekend show, On Air with Russ Parr, which can be heard on more than 40 different radio stations. Aside from his radio gigs, Parr is also the co-host of the TV One dating show Get The Hook Up.