Jim Harrington

James Kane "Jim" Harrington (born April 20, 1948 in Fall River, Massachusetts) is an American radio personality of the 1960s through the present and also a published author. He is a graduate of Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication. He is the recipient of Thomas Edison College's Arnold Fletcher Award for Exceptional Achievement.

Highlights

Jim Harrington has worked on some of the biggest and most successful radio stations in the United States including, WCBS-FM in New York, WBZ and WMEX in Boston Massachusetts, WDRC AM & FM and WRCQ in Hartford Connecticut, KDKA, WWSW-FM and WTAE in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, WPTR and WGFM in Albany New York, WWVA in Wheeling West Virginia, WHBC in Canton Ohio, WICE in Providence Rhode Island and several other stations. He also did some uncredited on-camera work in the 1975 Universal Pictures film JAWS. For nine years, beginning in 1988, Harrington wrote, produced and directed radio and television commercials in the greater Pittsburgh area. He's the recipient of six Telly awards, an ADDY and a Pennsylvania Broadcasters Association Award. He is a published author. Jim's works include "Squeeze Play - A Jack Kane Mystery" and its sequel "Strike at the Giant - A Jack Kane Mystery". Harrington has also penned a screenplay version of "Strike at the Giant". Additionally, "Strike at the Giant" was a top 25 finalist in the 2007 Court TV (now TruTV) Crime Writing Competition. In 1995, Jim wrote, produced and directed a sitcom pilot entitled "All The Good Sports" which featured NFL Hall of Famer Rod Woodson, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers.