Michael William Perry is the host, of the '' Perry & The Posse'' show on

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. He also hosts the Hawaiian Moving Company television show on KGMB in Honolulu.

Biography

Perry was born in

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, but grew up in

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, working in the Pentagon. In 1969, he received a B.S. in Psychology from Michigan State University, then served as a Navy Lieutenant in the Pacific Submarine Force.Michael W. Perry
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. Generations Hawaii. Retrieved on 2009-12-08. Perry launched his radio career during his last two years of college. As he recalls, "I was a disc jockey by night, a student by day." In 1972, he moved to Hawaii, joining KKUA and later KSSK (known as K59 at the time), working the afternoon drive-time slot. After Hal "Aku" Lewis died in 1983, KSSK moved Perry to the morning slot and paired him with Larry Price.

The Hawaiian Moving Company

The ''Hawaiian Moving Company'' had started as a disco dance show hosted by radio personality

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before switching to an entertainment magazine format with Perry as host and executive producer. The first segment he taped was an interview with

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on the set of "

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", which aired for eight years.

Other Shows

Other shows that Perry has been on include ''One West Waikiki'', ''

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'', '' Baywatch Hawaii'' and the mini-series ''Blood and Orchids''. In the 1999 film '' Molokai: The Story of Father Damien'', Perry had a small role as royal physician Georges Phillipe Trousseau.

References

External links

Biography on the KSSK websitePerry and Price
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