blondie fame

Debbie Harry was born in Miami, Florida to two parents who owned a gift shop in Hawthorne, New Jersey. In some ways, Harry, who would form the band Blondie later in her life, was always destined for a career in broadcasting of some form or another. After graduating Hawthorne High School, she left Hawthorne for New York where she became a secretary for the BBC Radio Office located there. She…