{{Short description|Canadian writer (b. 1970)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Eric Alper | image = EricAlp.jpg | birth_name = Eric Alper | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970}} | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | occupation = {{hlist|Music journalist|radio host|blogger}} | years_active = 1995–present | website = {{URL|thatericalper.com/}} }}
'''Eric Alper''' (born 1970 in Toronto)<ref name="Billboard" /> is a Canadian music journalist, blogger, and radio host. He was previously the director of media relations at eOne Music Canada in Toronto, Ontario.<ref name="Billboard">{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Zach |date=2021-06-28 |title=Eric Alper Is Just Asking Questions |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/eric-alper-publicist-quote-tweet-twitter-prompts-9594063/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> Since 2016, Alper has run the music PR company That Eric Alper. He hosts ''That Eric Alper’s Show'' on SiriusXM.<ref name="Billboard" />
==Career== From 1998 till 2016 Alper was the director of media relations for eOne Music Canada.<ref name="Billboard" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bethune |first=Aaron |date=2012-05-29 |title=Music Industry Publicist Eric Alper |url=https://playitloudmusic.wordpress.com/above-the-noise/above-the-noise-music-industry-podcast/music-industry-publicist-eric-alper/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=PlayItLoudMusic's Blog |language=en}}</ref>
He started his own PR company in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Limnios |first=Michael |date=2025-01-04 |title=Q&A with music writer and publicist Eric Alper, his encyclopedic knowledge has made him the go-to for music in Canada. |url=https://blues.gr/profiles/blogs/q-a-with-music-correspondent-and-publicist-eric-alper-his-enthusi |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=Blues.gr |language=en}}</ref> He has appeared as a music correspondent on numerous Canadian television and radio networks including CTV, CBC Radio 2, and SiriusXM.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Eric Alper |url=http://www.siriusxm.ca/hosts/eric-alper/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116225923/http://www.siriusxm.ca/hosts/eric-alper/ |archive-date=2016-11-16 |work=SiriusXM |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He is well known for his activity on Twitter and was named on ''Billboard'' and the ''National Post''<nowiki/>'s "Best on Twitter" lists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://goodlifemagazine.ca/article/000472/Portfolio:-Eric-Alper,-Music-Enthusiast,-Industry-Insider,-Social-Media-Guru |title=Portfolio: Eric Alper, Music Enthusiast, Industry Insider, Social Media Guru |last=Li |first=David |date=April 10, 2015 |website=GoodLife Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819123959/http://goodlifemagazine.ca/article/000472/Portfolio:-Eric-Alper,-Music-Enthusiast,-Industry-Insider,-Social-Media-Guru |archive-date=August 19, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nxne.com/2014/throwback-eric-alper-eone-music-canada-director-of-media-relations/ |title=Throwback: Eric Alper, eOne Music Canada Director of Media Relations |date=February 13, 2014 |website=NXNE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116225439/http://nxne.com/2014/throwback-eric-alper-eone-music-canada-director-of-media-relations/ |archive-date=November 16, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Billboard" />
==Personal== Eric Alper is the father of Hannah Alper, a Canadian activist, blogger, and motivational speaker.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-14 |title=The Cool Dad - Eric Alper |url=https://urbanmoms.ca/entertainment/the-cool-dad-eric-alper/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=UrbanMoms |language=en-US}}</ref> Alper's great-grandfather Louis Grossman opened Grossman's Tavern in 1943, which was Toronto's first licensed blues bar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-05 |title=Toronto Making Music History: Grossman’s Tavern - |url=https://lemonwire.com/2018/09/05/toronto-making-music-history-grossmans-tavern/ |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=LemonWire |language=en-US}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alper, Eric}} Category:1970 births Category:21st-century Canadian journalists Category:21st-century Canadian male journalists Category:Canadian music journalists Category:Jewish Canadian journalists Category:Living people Category:Writers from Toronto