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About fake radio bits...

R

rdotinga

Hey all,

I'm following up on last week's column (about Dave Rickards' allegations of plagiarism) with a column about fake radio bits, particularly "War of the Roses," which has been heard on a couple local stations.

What are some of the most well-known fake radio bits? How acceptable is it to air fake content? (i.e., calls)

Thanks!

Randy Dotinga
Radio columnist
North County Times
 
War of the Worlds, Randy, it just doesn't get much better than that .... then there was the "Klattu" album that was a "lost Beatle" album (it wasn't).

All the press conferences from city, state, and federal halls for the last twenty years can be classified as that too.
 
rdotinga said:
How acceptable is it to air fake content? (i.e., calls)
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Generally, just as acceptable as it would be on, say, Saturday Night Live, unless you're faking it in the news or during a contest or alleged talk show. But, during the typical morning show with their attempts to be just comedic entertainment, it goes with the territory.

Before Don Imus got his head stuck in his behind, he was the master of fake calls: go to iTunes and buy "1200 Hamburgers To Go" and hear some fabulous fun fakery.

Of course the government later decided that you had to get the other person's permission before recording them or putting them on the air, but lots of acts did a good job of creating their own staged bits. Hudson and Landry had their Ajax Liquor Store, although the only recording I know of was done in a night club so it has audience laughs, which is not quite the same as radio where the only audience reaction is when the sales manager sticks his head in the studio door and rolls his eyes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Z8meK5BrQ

In modern times the most famous radio fakery has to be the The Phil Hendrie Show.
 
radio-darn said:
In modern times the most famous radio fakery has to be the The Phil Hendrie Show.
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Good call, none better.
 
Have to agree about Imus's 1200 hamburgers. One of the funniest prank call albums out there. Way before he took himself too seriously. Also if you search you tube you can find Howard Stern's sidekicks prank calls to tradio. extremely raunchy and tasteless but funny
 
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