tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post2023277366798270096..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: New meaning to the expression "dead air" By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41041812761343157692021-04-15T13:29:12.369-07:002021-04-15T13:29:12.369-07:00Casey and Scott Shannon's respective Top 40 sh...Casey and Scott Shannon's respective Top 40 shows also play on various terrestrial stations, as well.<br /><br />However, I'm pretty sure that they include a tag that any given broadcast reflects the top 40 of such-and-such week of so-and-so year.<br /><br />It's definitely nostalgia; they aren't trying to fool anyone into thinking those are the current hits.<br /><br />Sometimes I just wish they were....Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136856533329478197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13525353228928714462021-04-14T19:54:23.709-07:002021-04-14T19:54:23.709-07:00I agree with your analysis 100 percent. I'm th...I agree with your analysis 100 percent. I'm the only one of my friends who wasn't enamored with Seinfeld. I only watched a few times and didn't like it precisely because all the characters were so mean and mean to each other. Why would I want to watch that?charlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89738989887439767592021-04-14T08:54:36.052-07:002021-04-14T08:54:36.052-07:00Yankee Stadium announcer Bob Sheppard died in 2010...Yankee Stadium announcer Bob Sheppard died in 2010, but he continued to "announce" every Derek Jeter at-bat for years afterward. ninja3000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19269213217713466882021-04-14T08:13:03.277-07:002021-04-14T08:13:03.277-07:00What follows is a True Story - and it happened on ...What follows is a <i>True Story</i> - and it happened on a daytime soap:<br /><br />A few years back, NBC had a soap called <i>Passions</i>, which is fondly remembered (sort of) as the weirdest daily show of its kind (weirder even than <i>Dark Shadows</i> - and <i>that's</i> saying something ...).<br /><br />Anyway, one character was Alistair Crane, the main villain, who was played by an actor named David Bailey, who was a late addition to the cast, and had become popular with the viewers for the sheer ferocity of his playing.<br /><br />So at the end of a calendar year, the <i>Passions</i> producers decided to do marathon tapings in order to give cast and crew an extended Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year's vacation.<br /><br />When <i>Passions</i> shut down for the holidays, they had about seven or eight weeks worth of daily episodes in the bank (the usual lead time on a daily hour-long soap is about two to three weeks).<br /><br />On Thanksgiving Day, David Bailey died of a sudden heart attack - with appoximately 40+ shows yet to be aired, in which his character figured quite prominently.<br /><br />Actually, it's even stranger than that: Alistair Crane (Bailey's character) was the target of a murder attempt early on - which he survived, and spent the latter part of the banked episodes threatening the other characters: "<b>You'll <i>never</i> kill <i>ME!!!</i></b>", or words to that effect.<br /><br />NBC had several ways that they could have gone, but ultimately they went with the path of least resistance: they ran the Bailey episodes as taped, in order - which meant that David Bailey, who died on Thanksgiving Day, continued to appear on new <i>Passions</i> episodes well into the following year.<br /><br />When production resumed in January, the role of Alistair was recast, and Life Went On (so to speak).<br /><br />OK, maybe it's not quite the same thing, but the principle is the same ... I think ...Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59926383511426985242021-04-14T07:41:30.345-07:002021-04-14T07:41:30.345-07:00"Jack Horkheimer-- Star Hustler" was sti..."Jack Horkheimer-- Star Hustler" was still using Big Wilson's spoken intro long after Big Wilson had gone to that great planetarium in the sky.Kosmo13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66966615228191276432021-04-14T06:36:28.719-07:002021-04-14T06:36:28.719-07:00Larry King is still hawking prostate pills on some...Larry King is still hawking prostate pills on some cable channel every morning.71dudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42253767895089407482021-04-14T05:42:50.973-07:002021-04-14T05:42:50.973-07:00Yul Brynner used his death to make this rather eff...Yul Brynner used his death to make this rather effective commercial:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNjunlWUJJI<br /><br />Also, while I cannot find it on YouTube, the drummer Gene Krupa did a TV Commercial for a Big Band record compilation in 1972 or 1973. He died in 1973 (on my 10th birthday!) but the ad kept running, in a slightly altered version. They put up a graphic under saying "April 5, 1973", or some date like that to show the filming of the ad.<br /><br />Fortunately, there was no voice-over afterwards saying, "Order "The Great Big Bands" today. Gene would have liked that."Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850672682992802562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34396005502515660542021-04-14T05:33:19.978-07:002021-04-14T05:33:19.978-07:00"Good ol' Carl. He plays the hits, but he..."Good ol' Carl. He plays the hits, but he doesn't know SQUAT about the weather!"Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850672682992802562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29677123715347295012021-04-14T01:56:56.129-07:002021-04-14T01:56:56.129-07:00I never listened to Limburger alive so I doubt I w...I never listened to Limburger alive so I doubt I will listen to him dead. Other than the fact I am very happy he is dead. :-)Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71184030509305727442021-04-13T23:52:27.445-07:002021-04-13T23:52:27.445-07:00Cap'n Bob4/13/2021 1:21 PM
“I thought mortal c...<br />Cap'n Bob4/13/2021 1:21 PM<br />“I thought mortal coils were shuffled off”<br /><br />1. They are, and combined with the<br /> lake effect snow, they’ve made<br /> Buffalo unlivable <br />2. More unlivable<br />3. Speaking of ghost hosts, KFC should’ve<br /> switched to a permanent non-celeb<br /> anonymous impersonator before the<br /> real Colonel kicked their bucket<br /> <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72752419189412905852021-04-13T23:28:11.549-07:002021-04-13T23:28:11.549-07:00And as an added bonus for Premiere Networks is tha...And as an added bonus for Premiere Networks is that they no longer have to pay him. What radio execs everywhere would really like to do to all their employees, living or dead. {But I'm sure they're probably having to cough up a slight amount of money to his estate.]YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43444605575262702192021-04-13T15:05:10.641-07:002021-04-13T15:05:10.641-07:00The Mariners still use the late Dave Niehaus' ...The Mariners still use the late Dave Niehaus' "My Oh My!" on the intros and outros for their radio broadcasts. Liggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46961319264660835222021-04-13T14:21:08.993-07:002021-04-13T14:21:08.993-07:00Ken, what do you think of LeVar Burton for Jeopard...Ken, what do you think of LeVar Burton for Jeopardy?<br />https://www.slashfilm.com/levar-burton-wants-to-host-jeopardy/Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57190033189185007702021-04-13T13:47:40.322-07:002021-04-13T13:47:40.322-07:00The thing that weirds me out is that series of Jim...The thing that weirds me out is that series of Jimmy Dean sausage commercials, with Jimmy Dean's voice. He died in 2010. And apparently, it's NOT a voice actor impersonating him. <br />https://www.kare11.com/article/news/nation-world/verify-is-jimmy-deans-real-voice-used-in-new-commercials/507-619038867Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44858753369388439732021-04-13T13:21:01.890-07:002021-04-13T13:21:01.890-07:00I thought mortal coils were shuffled off.I thought mortal coils were shuffled off.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27767508139589897952021-04-13T13:06:15.499-07:002021-04-13T13:06:15.499-07:00Even when the Wolfman was alive, before we saw him...Even when the Wolfman was alive, before we saw him in AMERICAN GRAFFITTI and on THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, when he was booming out of Mexico and heading for everything between San Diego and Point Barrow, I was never sure if he was live or it was some ancient tape. There was no news, no weather, no time, no reference to the real world to date the program. Add the his unholy voice on AM radio and there was an unreal quality to his shows.<br /><br />And PugetSoundMedia: I misread your comment at first. I thought you were criticizing a Seattle station for calling itself WARM. It's sort of like KOOL in Phoenix and KOLD in Tucson.<br /><br />-30- Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74452881549190686542021-04-13T12:56:27.970-07:002021-04-13T12:56:27.970-07:00Keeping Limbaugh on the air is pretty sharp when y...Keeping Limbaugh on the air is pretty sharp when you think about it. His name is still a huge brand, there's no serious danger of new personal scandals (If anything comes up, cue outrage at speaking ill of the dead), and powers behind the curtain can pick and choose to keep the show on the expedient side of any current issue. In fact, watch for Limbaugh's estate to sell endorsements on his behalf, political and/or commercial.<br /><br />Dead heroes are a lot more exploitable than live ones. Right wingers and even racists like to pretend that Martin Luther King would have endorsed this or that snake oil. Sirhan Sirhan, arguing for release from prison, famously said Robert Kennedy would have released him. And the rationalizations that Jesus would have condoned or endorsed specific sins probably began with the first Easter.<br /><br />The unreliable Trump would be infinitely more useful to the right if he were dead and professionals could craft What He Would Have Said, drawing on precisely edited quotes and convenient "recollections" by hangers-on. If I were Trump I'd be a lot more careful about throwing people under the bus just now.DBensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144515471557731622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58857000768043798812021-04-13T12:55:52.343-07:002021-04-13T12:55:52.343-07:00Since it has been almost two years since I've ...Since it has been almost two years since I've seen you in person how do I know that you're not dead and these aren't "Ghost" blogs? 👻😉<br /><br />M.B.Mike Bloodworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755626259169126800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81012644773194204142021-04-13T10:59:34.330-07:002021-04-13T10:59:34.330-07:00"WARM" 106.9 KRWM Seattle has billed the..."WARM" 106.9 KRWM Seattle has billed themselves as "The NEW *WARM* 106.9" since going on the air in 1992. Talk about false advertising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11038115524257090142021-04-13T10:16:56.147-07:002021-04-13T10:16:56.147-07:00This is not quite in the same vein, but a local ra...This is not quite in the same vein, but a local radio station advertised itself as "The NEW 96.9" for about three years.Steve Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460010481523481647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89179689486891553502021-04-13T09:19:16.328-07:002021-04-13T09:19:16.328-07:00Sirius/XM played “Car Talk” reruns practically 24/...Sirius/XM played “Car Talk” reruns practically 24/7 on their second-line PBS station seemingly forever until they got other programming in place. And Tom had died in 2014.Todd Everettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69830199737271136882021-04-13T08:47:51.380-07:002021-04-13T08:47:51.380-07:00Don’t be nervous
Don’t be rocky
You’re our teena...Don’t be nervous<br /><br />Don’t be rocky<br /><br />You’re our teenage<br /><br />Guest disc jockey now<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ1Kb4fb_G4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11276072287841631722021-04-13T08:11:29.215-07:002021-04-13T08:11:29.215-07:00...and Tom Petty still hosts shows on Sirius XM....and Tom Petty still hosts shows on Sirius XM.Kosmo13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88806801713518898922021-04-13T08:02:43.949-07:002021-04-13T08:02:43.949-07:00Sirius still plays Tom Petty's Buried Treasure...Sirius still plays Tom Petty's Buried Treasure show. I like it, but I appreciate it's different since there's no call-ins or whatever. Just re-airing it. Not that different than watching a movie/tv show with an actor who has passed away.Sammy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171585735960658439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9852772225675639672021-04-13T07:52:52.381-07:002021-04-13T07:52:52.381-07:00KZOK in Seattle continued to play "bumpers&qu...KZOK in Seattle continued to play "bumpers" after their production voice, my WSU classmate Beau Roberts passed away.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.com