I realize this person could have been using a pseudonym name, but whatever happened to "John Hanrahan" of Mutual News? In the days when Larry King did his 5-1/2 hour radio talk show (late 70s, early 80s), I would catch the last half hour (5am Eastern) and it was "interesting" radio with Larry King struggling to stay awake, and John Hanrahan coming on with a weird "theme" song, followed by the late sportscaster Tony Roberts (his "theme" was the big 20th Century Fox movie intro). Thoughts ?
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John Hannrahan, Mutual News?
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To be specific, this guy was on King's show typically at 5:15am EST, usually coming out of a commercial. He had a couple minutes of small-talk with King, then went through a handful of headlines (interjecting King whenever possible). Sports with Tony Roberts immediately followed. If anyone has a LKS clip from early 1980, Hanrahan was on then.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
Perhaps a predecessor to America In The Morning, which began in September 1984?
My favorite Mutual News name was Dale Conquest.
Asked the same question on Facebook, and got this reply from John Henrehan: I anchored the overnight newscasts on Mutual (regular newscasts at the top of the hour, one minute headlines at the bottom of the hour) from late 1979 to late 1981. During that time, management had me go in and chat with Larry King at the end of his overnight show. working overnights did not agree with me, and management finally allowed me to work other hours of the day, so I anchored and reported for Mutual until late 1982. From 1983 to 1986, I worked for a small bureau on Capitol Hill, which did reports for out-of-town TV stations. In 1986, I got a job at WTTG / Fox 5 as a reporter. I lasted there for 28.5 years, when I decided to retire.  now, I enjoy my AFTRA pension, and I socialize quite a bit: trivia night at my Elks Lodge, monthly gatherings with my old volleyball buds,  I have a galpal with whom I explore different restaurants and taverns in Alexandria and Arlington on a weekly basis, another galpal with whom I watch TV or movies twice a week, a happy hour group which meets every Friday, and I’m still a semi active member of my funky Unitarian church! A good life, and I’m so grateful to my union predecessors who established the pension plan, which makes all the difference in the world. Hope that answers your question!