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Mal Sharpe on KQED Radio Wednesday, 10am

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Coming up on Forum:
Wed, Jul 31, 2013 -- 10:00 AM
First Person: Mal Sharpe

Before "Borat" and "The Daily Show," there was "Coyle and Sharpe." The 1960s San Francisco radio comedy team of Mal Sharpe and Jim Coyle helped to pave the way for today's prankster comedians with their absurdist "man on the street" interviews for KGO radio. We talk with Sharpe about the art of the put-on, his long career in Bay Area broadcasting, and his Dixieland band Big Money in Jazz. He joins us as part of our "First Person" series on the leaders, innovators, and others who make the Bay Area unique.

Here's a link to some skits along with an interview with Mal Sharpe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0ZzWlwmtyY
 
At one time, Mal's unique man-on-the-street interviews were a regular feature on NPR's All Things Considered.

He also did some commercials, but I can't recall the product.
 
TheBigA said:
At one time, Mal's unique man-on-the-street interviews were a regular feature on NPR's All Things Considered.

He also did some commercials, but I can't recall the product.
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In the Bay Area, Mal would do commercials for various products using the man-on-the-street format. You could hire him. In the 80s, the local video-rental chain for which I was a franchisee - hired him to do a radio commercial.
 
I think this was a national spot. Maybe for a soft drink?

I think Mal did his interviews using a portable Nagra reel to reel machine. They didn't have cassettes when he started out.
 
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