Larry Flick

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Larry Flick
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Occupation Music critic, radio host

Larry Flick is an American journalist, former dance music columnist, single reviewer and Senior Talent Editor for Billboard magazine, where he worked for 14 years. Now he produces and hosts Sirius XM radio shows. Flick started in the music business at 21 as a college radio rep at a company called Gold Mountain. [1] He went out on the road as a touring assistant to the Power Station and KISS during their '80s heyday, [2] before he started as a part-time assistant/mail sorter at Billboard. Then he became the dance music/single reviews editor of the magazine. Flick also worked as a music consultant for Prince.

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References

  1. Jones, Richard (9 October 2019). "Richard meets… Larry Flick". QueerForty. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "Larry Flick". Sirius XM. Retrieved 12 April 2020.