Friends – I’ll have some interesting retro posts for the
holiday break. First is my most requested short film about the time I got drunk
on the air.
In fall 1985 I was working at KTOQ in Rapid City, South
Dakota. The station had a memorable New
Year’s Eve promotion to promote not drinking and driving. It was sponsored by a
liquor distributor as a public service.
The premise was simple: I’d get drunk while on the air and show how
excessive drinking affects basic skills.
Things went as planned until a local TV news crew showed up
for a live report on the early newscast. I dedicate this to anyone who has had
a station promotion go off the rails.
YouTube directl link:
I’ll be back with fresh posts beginning Monday, January 4,
2016. Thank you for the praise for my work. See you after the break!
Here are the other upcoming retro posts:
TUESDAY 12/22/15
Two radio history stories: Alan Freed Busted for Payola and Classical WNCN, New York, Switches To Rock.
FREED CLIP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJhroc30QJE
WNCN CLIP:
WEDNESDAY 12/23/15
Radio with a purpose: Scoop
Nisker’s Radio Essay Seven Days in May 1970, KSAN, San Francisco.
SCOOP NISKER CLIP
MONDAY 12/28/15
Remarkable radio clips: Jimi
Hendrix Creates an Instant Radio Jingle and Groovin’ on a Saturday Night in Vietnam by Pastor John Rydgren on
the series Silhouette.
HENDRIX CLIP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjzndpPnM6s
GROOVIN’ VIETNAM CLIP:
TUESDAY 12/29/15
Two unbelievable but true stories about public radio
stations gone bad: Scam at KCSN and KUNM Fires a Volunteer Live on the Air.
KCSN SCAM CLIP:
KUNM FIRES VOLUNTEER CLIP:
WEDNESDAY 12/30/15
KAAY, Little Rock, Hosts a Stoner Party.
KAAY STONER PARTY CLIP:
THURSDAY 12/31/15
NATIONAL LAMPOON RADIO HOUR “DETERIORATA”
Deteriorata
is a parody
of Les Crane's
1971 spoken word
recording of Desiderata, the early 20th century poem by Max Ehrmann
on the much-missed National Lampoon Radio
Hour.
CLIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9VWfxKgwuE&feature=youtu.be
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