Nic Harcourt
Nic Harcourt is a British radio personality, music supervisor and author. He was the host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, a music radio program on National Public Radio member station KCRW in Santa Monica, California, from 1998 to 2008.
Fast Facts
- Born: 1958
- Birthplace: Birmingham, England
- Partner: Abba Roland
- Children: Twins Samuel Oliver, Luna Elizabeth Isabel
- Radio stations: WDST-FM, KCRW
- WDST positions: News Director, Music Director, Program Director
- KCRW positions: Music Director, On-air personality
Background
Nic Harcourt was the third host of the weekday daily radio show Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW from 1998 through 2008, following Chris Douridas and Tom Schnabel. Like Douridas before him, Harcourt was also music director for the station and acted as music supervisor for several television shows and feature films.
In 2005, Harcourt wrote Music Lust, a collection of essays about popular music.
Taste-maker
During his decade on KCRW, Harcourt is credited with bringing mainstream attention to a number of musical artists, including Dido, Travis, Coldplay and Norah Jones.
Music For Movies
Nic Harcourt selected the songs and helped shape the musical tone for The Dukes of Hazzard, Ice Age, Anchorman and Pride and Glory, among other motion pictures.
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