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Big Boy

Big Boy, aka Kurt Alexander, is one of the most recognizable voices on the radio and ranks among the most widely heard hip-hop radio DJs in the country – one of only a few personalities to transcend the broadcast console and develop a branded presence in television (Flavor of Love, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Snoop Dogg’s Father ‘Hood), movies (The Longest Yard, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo) and as an advertising pitchman for the likes of Nissan and Coca-Cola. The second youngest of seven children, Big Boy grew up in Los Angeles, California. After college, Big Boy took advantage of his increasingly large size and broke into the hip-hop world working... Read full bio

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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, May 6, 2012
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Techdirt, April 24, 2012
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Houma Today, March 3, 2012
...Basketball Tournament will be held at the Thibodaux Civic Center. The tournament is sponsored by the Norman Swanner Big Boy Fund, Bubba's II Po-Boys and Bubba's II Restaurant and Sports Lounge. The opening ceremonies are at 10 a.m. March 10 with the...
Arizona Daily Star, March 3, 2012
...- six-piston calipers squeeze 15-inch rotors up front, four-piston and 13.8-inch in the rear - bring this big boy to a halt within 106 feet from 60 mph. That's better than the Porsche Cayenne. Inside is pure elegance, with optional French-stitched...
River Bend Telegraph, March 3, 2012
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, March 3, 2012
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Individual.com, March 3, 2012
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Ventura County Star, March 3, 2012
...Museum for Deuce Week, celebrating 80 years of the 1932 Ford, on March 3. Meet at Bob’s Big Boy, 4211 W. Riverside Drive, in Burbank between 8:30-8:45 a.m. to cruise to the Museum. Discount admission if you’re a paid member of So Cal Falcons...
Heritage News-Herald, March 3, 2012
...want to keep everything plus hire more. sounds just like taylor. maybe our leaders will pull up their big boy pants and take care of business. make some of those hard decisions they promised they would on their campaign literature. sad day in allen park....