Eric Alper (born 1970)[1] is a Canadian music journalist, blogger, and radio host from Toronto. He was previously the director of media relations at eOne Music Canada in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Since 2016, Alper has run the music PR company That Eric Alper. He hosts That Eric Alper’s Show on SiriusXM.[1]
From 1998 till 2016 Alper was the director of media relations for eOne Music Canada.[1][2]
He started his own PR company in 2016.[3] He has appeared as a music correspondent on numerous Canadian television and radio networks including CTV, CBC Radio 2, and SiriusXM.[4][3] He is well known for his activity on Twitter and was named on Billboard and the National Post's "Best on Twitter" lists.[5][6][1]
Eric Alper is the father of Hannah Alper, a Canadian activist, blogger, and motivational speaker.[7] Alper's great-grandfather Louis Grossman opened Grossman's Tavern in 1943, which was Toronto's first licensed blues bar.[8]