About

“Ever since I was a kid, all I wanted
to do was make music and be on the radio.”

Cedric Harris outside St. Petersburg City Hall
St. Petersburg, Florida

When I was seven years old, I built a pirate radio station in my bedroom. I started my first garage band at nine, got my first CB radio at ten, and earned my amateur radio license at thirteen. By seventeen, I was playing onstage with local bands.

At twenty-one, I landed my first professional radio job at 860 WGUL in Tampa, where I worked until 2009. I later volunteered at 88.5 WMNF before joining 1340 WTAN and the Tan Talk Radio Network in 2010. Through 2014, my voice could be heard on WTAN in Clearwater, WDCF in Dade City, WZHR in Zephyrhills, and KLRG in Little Rock, Arkansas. I also worked as a voice-over talent for radio stations around the country, including KWAI in Honolulu.

From 2010 through 2014, I hosted a late-night radio program that began as The Late Night Jazz Flight. After its first year, the program became a radio incarnation of The Cedric Harris Show.

From 2014 through 2019, I worked at HSN. I worked as an On-Air Sales Coordinator, screening live testimonial callers and helping producers manage customer interactions during broadcasts. I later joined the live production crew, operating cameras, audio, and graphics while occasionally handling stage-management duties for live and prerecorded broadcasts.

Since 2017, I have worked independently as a freelance AV technician, providing production support for concerts, conferences, live events, and studio shoots throughout Florida. Depending on the production, you might find me operating a camera, working with audio or lighting, or helping keep everything moving behind the scenes.

When I’m not working, making music, or finding something in St. Petersburg to satirize, I spend time with my family and remain active in amateur radio. I have one daughter, an enduring love for technology, and a lifelong tendency to turn whatever interests me into another project.

I adore Steely Dan and Swing Out Sister, and I am an enthusiastic fan of Frank Herbert’s Dune novels... not the movies.

Cedric Harris working behind a video camera at a live production
Live production in Florida
Cedric Harris wearing a production headset at an event
On site and behind the scenes
Cedric Harris playing electric guitar
Still making music

My two biggest projects right now are The Cedric Harris Show and writing for St. Pete Razing.

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The Cedric Harris Show

An independently produced video interview series featuring long-form conversations with people from around the Tampa Bay area.

Watch the show →
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St. Pete Razing

Local satirical news and commentary about civic life, development, politics and culture in St. Petersburg.

Editor-in-Chief · 2023–Present