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April Fools jokes on the radio
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My local corporate radio station had a syndicated morning show on...followed by a loop of the same 20 songs all day and 15 minute long commercial breaks. Oh wait.....
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Marc0n1
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National Public Radio always does something for April Fools Day. As usual, this year's stories almost sounded plausible. You could be several minutes into it before realizing that hey, this has got be some kind of joke. They always play it totally deadpan, and I imagine many listeners must not even question what they hear.
This morning, on Weekend Edition, they produced a segament about a new kind of portable device that can change your heart rate and metabolism to simulate doing exercise or heroic athletics without your having to even move. The device is called the iBod.
And this afternoon on All Things Considered, they had a segment about a wealthy industrialist opera-lover who donated a fortune to a local New England Opera Company, with the stipulation that they help overcome opera's penchant for tragic endings by changing the blood-soaked final acts of famous operas to happy ones. The donor explained in his "interview" that he was sure the various opera composers would have done the same thing had they been able to take advantage of today's anti-depressants.
Both stories can be heard at npr.org.
This morning, on Weekend Edition, they produced a segament about a new kind of portable device that can change your heart rate and metabolism to simulate doing exercise or heroic athletics without your having to even move. The device is called the iBod.
And this afternoon on All Things Considered, they had a segment about a wealthy industrialist opera-lover who donated a fortune to a local New England Opera Company, with the stipulation that they help overcome opera's penchant for tragic endings by changing the blood-soaked final acts of famous operas to happy ones. The donor explained in his "interview" that he was sure the various opera composers would have done the same thing had they been able to take advantage of today's anti-depressants.
Both stories can be heard at npr.org.
My internet station did an out-of-order countdown show this morning, and we played a VeggieTales song several times throughout the day. We also kept with the "Fruits & Vegetables" theme by playing a bunch of "slices" from the TV comedy show Bananas.<P ID="signature">______________
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> My internet station did an out-of-order countdown show this
> morning, and we played a VeggieTales song several times
> throughout the day. We also kept with the "Fruits &
> Vegetables" theme by playing a bunch of "slices" from the TV
> comedy show Bananas.
>
Sirius 62 classic country "The Roadhouse" yesterday afternoon about 2:45 pm EST announced that that Sirirus had done a listener survey and were changing format, played "For The Good Times" by Ray Price, then invited listeners to tune to the other country channels and started playing hip-hop music. I didn't hear the end of the bit so I'm not sure how long it lasted or what they said next.
> morning, and we played a VeggieTales song several times
> throughout the day. We also kept with the "Fruits &
> Vegetables" theme by playing a bunch of "slices" from the TV
> comedy show Bananas.
>
Sirius 62 classic country "The Roadhouse" yesterday afternoon about 2:45 pm EST announced that that Sirirus had done a listener survey and were changing format, played "For The Good Times" by Ray Price, then invited listeners to tune to the other country channels and started playing hip-hop music. I didn't hear the end of the bit so I'm not sure how long it lasted or what they said next.
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Joseph_Gallant
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In Providence, WBRU-95.5 had all of New England wondering if they had abandoned their longtime rock format.
Friday night (March 31st), WBRU appeared to have dropped rock for a poorly-executed "Jack"-like format called "Buddy FM" (so named after former Providence mayor and convicted felon Vincent "Buddy" Cianci). But the next day, "Buddy FM" went away and WBRU's rock format returned.
It will probably rank as one of radio's top all-time April Fool's pranks.
Friday night (March 31st), WBRU appeared to have dropped rock for a poorly-executed "Jack"-like format called "Buddy FM" (so named after former Providence mayor and convicted felon Vincent "Buddy" Cianci). But the next day, "Buddy FM" went away and WBRU's rock format returned.
It will probably rank as one of radio's top all-time April Fool's pranks.
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954
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> In Providence, WBRU-95.5 had all of New England wondering if
> they had abandoned their longtime rock format.
>
> Friday night (March 31st), WBRU appeared to have dropped
> rock for a poorly-executed "Jack"-like format called "Buddy
> FM" (so named after former Providence mayor and convicted
> felon Vincent "Buddy" Cianci). But the next day, "Buddy FM"
> went away and WBRU's rock format returned.
>
> It will probably rank as one of radio's top all-time April
> Fool's pranks.
Not bad.
I hear Fox News was going to do 24 hours about
Natalee Holloway and other attractive young
missing blondes, but they determined that no
one would realize that was a deviation from
their regular programming.
Check thia out...
Clear Channel to Acquire Microsoft
http://www.radio-info.com/mods/board?Post=693955&Board=nonradio
(Posted on Off The Air board Saturday)
73s from 954<P ID="signature">______________
"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." ... George Bernard Shaw, Everybody's Political What's What? (1944) ch. 30</P>
> they had abandoned their longtime rock format.
>
> Friday night (March 31st), WBRU appeared to have dropped
> rock for a poorly-executed "Jack"-like format called "Buddy
> FM" (so named after former Providence mayor and convicted
> felon Vincent "Buddy" Cianci). But the next day, "Buddy FM"
> went away and WBRU's rock format returned.
>
> It will probably rank as one of radio's top all-time April
> Fool's pranks.
Not bad.
I hear Fox News was going to do 24 hours about
Natalee Holloway and other attractive young
missing blondes, but they determined that no
one would realize that was a deviation from
their regular programming.
Check thia out...
Clear Channel to Acquire Microsoft
http://www.radio-info.com/mods/board?Post=693955&Board=nonradio
(Posted on Off The Air board Saturday)
73s from 954<P ID="signature">______________
"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." ... George Bernard Shaw, Everybody's Political What's What? (1944) ch. 30</P>
> National Public Radio always does something for April Fools
> Day. As usual, this year's stories almost sounded
> plausible. You could be several minutes into it before
> realizing that hey, this has got be some kind of joke. They
> always play it totally deadpan, and I imagine many listeners
> must not even question what they hear.
Be sure to listen for the "listener comment" segments a few days after NPR has had their April Fools fun. Invariably they will feature a letter from some humor-impaired anal retentive, who is aghast that Joan Kroc's money is being wasted on such friviolity.
Then again, the complaint letters might be faked also.
> Day. As usual, this year's stories almost sounded
> plausible. You could be several minutes into it before
> realizing that hey, this has got be some kind of joke. They
> always play it totally deadpan, and I imagine many listeners
> must not even question what they hear.
Be sure to listen for the "listener comment" segments a few days after NPR has had their April Fools fun. Invariably they will feature a letter from some humor-impaired anal retentive, who is aghast that Joan Kroc's money is being wasted on such friviolity.
Then again, the complaint letters might be faked also.
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