Felix Hernandez

Rhythm Revue Host

Felix Hernandez, born and raised in Philadelphia, started his radio career in 1979 as a college student, with stops in Florida and Chicago along the way. Although his first love is R&B, Felix has worked closely with other musical styles, including jazz and blues.

Felix premiered Rhythm Revue on WBGO as an offshoot of a small, self-produced series called Harlem Hit Parade, which was aired in the mid-1980's by WBGO and a handful of other public radio stations around the U.S. He also produced BluesStage, an award-winning live blues series hosted by Ruth Brown and Melvin Van Peebles. The series, which had a six-year run on NPR, was funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

When he's not spinning R&B, Felix spends time with his family, waters his extensive CD collection, rides his bike all over the city, and reads. His favorite recording artists include Jackie Wilson, the Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Ruth Brown, Astor Piazzolla, Rosetta Tharpe, Earl "Fatha" Hines and the mighty Duke Ellington. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.