It’s another blog post spotlighting some of my recent efforts in radio advertising. I’m running out of headlines, if that isn’t apparent. We start this time with Keep Alliance Beautiful. KAB uses their commercial air time to deliver friendly reminders about recycling, trash cleanup, etc. Since material is repeated, and it’s important to enrobe an … Continue reading Ads! Radio Ads!
Judy Tenuta, one of the most outrageous and rambunctious comediennes of the 80s and 90s, passed away recently at age 72 of ovarian cancer. If you aren’t familiar with her stand-up, you might recognize her from a variety of cartoon voice acting roles and a series of collaborations with Weird Al Yankovic. In 1996 or … Continue reading Facing The Goddess: The Day I Met Judy Tenuta
I’ve been thinking a lot about my friend who rents a small place in the basement of KCOW, the enterprising weirdsmobile himself, Bob S. Bestos. Bob has been making regular appearances on my morning program again after a long sabbatical in Antarctica. And I have been coercing otherwise sensible people into taping cameo guest appearances … Continue reading Crazy, Bob, Rowlf and The 2000-Year Old Man
Say! It has been a while since I last shared some of the radio commercials I write and produce for my beloved employer! So here are some fairly recent ones. We start with two spots for Alliance Community Pharmacy. The first is to promote a contest for the last baby born in our fair city … Continue reading And Now, These Messages…
Yes, this is another blog post shamelessly promoting my internet radio creations with Dangerous Dave Kuskie. Our newest series, “Tales From The Inner Sanctum”, is our version of an anthology series. “Twilight Zone”, “Night Gallery”, and so forth. The Inner Sanctum is a massive structure of which Dave and I have somehow possessed ownership. The … Continue reading The Benny Zone
Starting to put a dent in my “unread books” pile. If Facebook memes are to be believed, I am far from alone in the habit of gathering books faster than I can read them. But I do like to read them…sometimes it just takes a while. “Yabba Dabba Doo! …or Never A Star” is about … Continue reading On The Bookshelf: Reed and Brooks
So, funny thing….I recently did a post about the two fellows who did the voice of Fred Flintstone. It’s here if you haven’t seen it yet. Once in a blue moon I decide to do a little paid advertising of the ol’ bloggy to the Faceboook universe out there just to see what happens. Advertising, … Continue reading After These Messages…
The first time I saw “The Abbott And Costello Show” was on “The STM Club”, a local kiddie TV show in Syracuse, NY. (The TV station was WSTM, hence the title.) The headliner of the club was Scooby-Doo, and A&C filled most of the second half of the hour. The show was run from grubby, … Continue reading “Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Abboooooooott!”
Things I am doing now, in order of enjoyment: Sipping on an ice-cold Coca-Cola Classic. No further details required. Checking a package I got in the mail….aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand it’s season one of Rod Serling’s “Night Gallery.” Cool! I thought it might be season one of “The Abbott and Costello Show” on Blu Ray, which is also … Continue reading “Listening to Myself” by Billy Idle
Longtime syndicated host Dick Bartley will cease production on “Dick Bartley’s Classic Hits” and “Rock & Roll’s Greatest Hits“. Distributed by United Stations since 2009, affiliates were notified this week of the end of the two shows following the weekend of January 1 and 2, 2022. As the Program Director of KCOW, I have always … Continue reading When Saturday Nights Were Solid Gold
