# Howard Glassman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howard_Glassman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howard_Glassman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Glassman > Source revision: 1171969297 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian radio personality}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2017}} {{unreliable sources|date=April 2017}} '''Howard Allen Glassman''' (born 1960 in [Moose Jaw](/source/Moose_Jaw), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan)), commonly known as '''Humble Howard''', is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) radio personality, best known as co-host with [Fred Patterson](/source/Fred_Patterson) of the ''[Humble & Fred](/source/Humble_%26_Fred)'' morning show, which had been heard on [Edge 102](/source/CFNY-FM), [Mojo 640](/source/CFMJ_(AM)) and [Mix 99.9](/source/CKFM-FM) in [Toronto](/source/Toronto). {{cite web| url=http://www.thesuburban.com/columnists/mike_cohen_cohen_chatter/from-attire-to-media-my-look-at-some-urban-trends/article_dd13c44b-9b2b-51b0-bb84-66527d24a199.html |title=From attire to media, my look at some urban trends |publisher= The Suburban | date=August 2, 2017 |accessdate=25 August 2017}} == Career == Howard Glassman has been a national radio host for [CHAB](/source/CHAB_(AM)) (Moose Jaw), [CFOX](/source/CFOX-FM) (Vancouver), [CKIK](/source/CFGQ-FM) (Calgary), [CJFM](/source/CJFM-FM) (Montreal), co-host of The Humble and Fred Morning Show at CFNY-FM (Edge 102.1) and [Mix 99.9](/source/CKFM-FM) in Toronto. A veteran stand-up comic, Glassman is a versatile performer who has done everything from hosting ''[Switchback](/source/Switchback_(TV_series))'' on [CBC Television](/source/CBC_Television), national TV commercials for [Coors](/source/Coors_Brewing_Company), a movie of the week for CBS (a very small part) and appeared as fixture and host on other TV shows including ''[The Dini Petty Show](/source/The_Dini_Petty_Show)'' on [CTV](/source/CTV_Television_Network) and ''[Ed's Night Party](/source/Ed's_Night_Party)'' on [Citytv](/source/Citytv). Glassman's longest continuous on-air job was the ''Humble & Fred Show'' which he and [Fred Patterson](/source/Fred_Patterson) started in 1989 {{cite web| url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2011/10/14/humble_and_fred_beginnings.html |title=Humble (and Fred) beginnings |publisher= The Toronto Star | date=October 14, 2011 |accessdate=10 October 2017}} before leaving CFNY for [CKFM-FM](/source/CKFM-FM) in May 1991 (which became ''Mix 99.9'' later that year), only to return 19 months later at the end 1992. In April 2001, the team moved to [Mojo 640](/source/CFMJ_(AM)) before leaving for Mix 99.9 in August 2003. Glassman hosted the show until July 2006, when he was let go, as the station changed formats.[http://www.torontomike.com/2006/08/an_interview_with_humble_howar.html An Interview with Humble Howard] He was replaced by Mad Dog and Billie. In August 2008, Glassman returned to the airwaves as co-host of the new morning show on Toronto's CJEZ-FM, which has since been renamed [boom 97.3](/source/CHBM-FM). His co-host on the program was Colleen Rusholme. Glassman and Rusholme were fired from the Boom morning show on May 3, 2011. On October 15, 2011 Humble & Fred began a weekday podcast show. After airing all or portions of the podcast show on various terrestrial radio stations in southern Ontario between 2012 and 2015, ''Humble & Fred'' began airing in the 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. slot on [Sirius XM](/source/Sirius_XM)'s newly re-branded [Canada Laughs](/source/Canada_Laughs) channel beginning May 9, 2013 {{cite web| url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20161222/282570197762561 |title=Humble and Fred soak up their new normal |publisher= The Toronto Star | date=December 22, 2016 |accessdate=10 October 2017}} in addition to still offering a podcast version of the show online. Glassman can be seen in the 2003 documentary film ''Flyerman''. The movie shows him interviewing a guest live on air. As further testament to his talents, Glassman continues to perform stand up comedy at local events, corporate functions and for charity. ==Personal== Glassman married Randee Rosenthal in fall 1989, sixteen months after meeting her in May 1988 in Montreal while they both worked at [CJFM-FM](/source/CJFM-FM). The couple had two daughters before divorcing in mid-to-late 2000s.{{cite news|url=http://www.humbleandfredradio.com/show-news/2018/05/whack-a-mole-guacamole-may-16.html|title=Whack-a-mole, Guacamole|agency=Humble & Fred|date=16 May 2018|accessdate=21 May 2018}} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == *[http://www.humbleandfredradio.com Humble & Fred Official Site] *[http://www.torontomike.com/2006/07/humble_howard_are_you_okay.html Humble Howard, Are You Okay?] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Glassman, Howard}} Category:Canadian radio hosts Category:Jewish Canadian comedians Category:Living people Category:1960 births Category:People from Moose Jaw Category:Canadian television hosts Category:Canadian male comedians Category:20th-century Canadian comedians Category:21st-century Canadian comedians Category:Comedians from Saskatchewan --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Howard Glassman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Glassman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Glassman?action=history)). 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