Humble Harve Signs Off
• We were saddened to learn that legendary Boss Jock “Humble Harve” Miller died Tuesday morning, June 4, 2019 his home in Camarillo, CA. He was 85 years old.
Miller began his long and illustrious career in 1958 at WAAT/Trenton, NJ. Later that year he moved to WIBG/Philadelphia, where he worked until 1962. Humble Harve moved out to Los Angeles in 1965 and initially established himself in the market at KBLA-AM/Burbank and later, KBLA, before going on to achieve his greatest fame working as the nighttime disc jockey for the legendary “Boss Radio” 93 KHJ/Los Angeles. As Guy Zapoleon explains, “KHJ brought him over from KBLA on Feb 1, 1967 to bring a more progressive feel to nights.”
In 1971 Miller gained a major level of notoriety when he killed his wife Mary, who was allegedly having an affair. After serving a stretch in prison for manslaughter, Harve was hired by KKDJ/Los Angeles. Among the other Los Angeles radio stations he worked for throughout the years are KIQQ, KIIS, KUTE, KRLA, KRTH, KCBS-FM and KZLA.
Miller returned to WIBG/Philadelphia in 1985 and also worked for KVI/Seattle from 1986 to 1989. He also lent his deep and soothing voice to countless syndicated radio specials over the years. Humble Harve notably appeared as a DJ in two movies for director Floyd Mutrux — he was “Dr. J” in The Hollywood Knights and “The Beard” in There Goes My Baby. In 1995 Miller was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. [Special thanks to Kevin Gershan]
