birth_place othername birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
philadelphia , pennsylvania , u.s. harvey the announcer harvey in the morning 13 june 1951 1977 -- present harvey -lrb- announcer -rrb-
 harvey announcer
harvey -lrb- announcer -rrb-

john harvey , simply known as harvey -lrb- born june 13 , 1951 -rrb- is an american television and radio personality , often credited by his last name .
he was the announcer for `` double dare '' , `` finders keepers '' , and `` history iq '' , and hosted and built projects on `` gim me shelter '' , a home improvement program on the discovery channel in the late 1990s .
on `` double dare '' , he was referred to as `` harvey the announcer '' or `` harvey '' .
prior to his announcing duties at nickelodeon , harvey had worked at philadelphia radio station wioq from 1977 to 1989 , where he was known as `` harvey in the morning '' .
the show then moved to wmgk and lasted until the early 1990s .
in the early 2000s , harvey was first a location scout and later a producer for the tlc tv series `` trading spaces '' .
harvey is now running his own business , claiming to `` have left show business behind '' after 25 years in the industry , and is now a handyman , doing home restoration .
however , he still reprises his role as `` harvey the announcer '' at occasional `` double dare '' reunions .
