Quincy Harris discusses his career path at Tasty Talk

Fox 29’s Quincy Harris delivered his Tasty Talk at Yangming Jan. 30, sharing his personal story.

“I grew up in Germantown, a product of the inner city, and I unapologetically love where I’m from,” he said. “What was different for me was my mom and dad. They were always on me, like a second job. One day, my dad offered to give me half of the $70 I needed for a video game if I earned the other half cutting grass. He never expected me to earn the $35, but I did. It taught me to always go for what I want. When I was 12, I saw Arsenio Hall on TV interviewing every hiphop artist I wanted to know. From that day on, I knew just what I wanted to do.

“While studying at Temple, I managed to sneak backstage at a Power 99 concert, and I talked myself into a job at the radio station. I worked two days a week — for free — answering the phone. But I’ve learned that if you have great energy, it will take you places, and people will teach you things. After a while, I got to do promotions and got comfortable talking to large groups of people. That got me a gig as the man on the street on ‘The Wendy Williams Show,’ which led to interview with rappers back then that no one really knew — like 50 Cent and Kanye West. Building those relationships became a big thing for me.

“Fast forward, I graduate Temple, head out to LA with my girlfriend, dumped her — just kidding, she’s my wife now — and in two weeks got a job on Big Boi’s syndicated radio show. But I kept my Philly relationships alive. Sometimes they’d call and ask me about certain artists, and I would just give. And when you lead with giving, the energy that you put out, it comes back. Four-and-a-half years later, the guy I met backstage at the Power 99 Concert who gave me my internship was calling me to come back and head up my own radio show. Soon, those relationships landed me on morning TV on Fox, and eventually, I got my own show, ‘The Q,’ doing exactly what I always wanted to do. It’s been a blessed life.”

Quincy chose Big Brothers Big Sisters as the beneficiary of his Tasty Talk. Each year, this organization helps nearly 3,700 youths facing adversity to make better life choices and reach their potential.

The icing on Quincy’s Talk came courtesy of Kim Wright of Nothing Bundt Cakes, who presented him with a Bundt cake celebrating his 40th birthday.

Yangming’s Michael Wei; former White House decorator Colleen Christian Burke; reporter Whitney Ullman, of Atlantic City; consultant Ronica Cleary of Cleary Strategies LLC; Realtor and Tasty Talks host Michelle Leonard; Tasty Talk speaker Quincy Harris of Fox 29’s The “Q”; Karen Hepp of Fox 29; Tracy Davidson of NBC10; and Leslie Swan, copublisher of City Suburban News, attend the Tasty Talk.

SUBMITTED PHOTOS — YANGMING Tasty Talks speaker Quincy Harris, star of Fox 29’s The “Q,” shares stories of growing up in Germantown and meeting famous rappers.