Every station I have worked for the jocks all did some kind of prank calls. Still today I daily check the phone bank on the 360 for the latest nugget of fun. I can't post the phone bank calls, but I do have some that I would like to post. I don't know if you can do that here or not. I am sure someone will let me know. I would love to hear some other peoples calls too. Prank phone calls are a true art!
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Prank phone calls...My favorite!
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I'll admit to being on the receiving end of the ultimate prank call. It was the early '70's and I was doing a Saturday afternoon shift on WCBG in Chambersburg. It was snowing like hell and dozens of cancellations for that evening were being called in for me to announce. Someone from a competing station called to cancel the muff diving competition scheduled for that night at the local YWCA pool. Not being at that young age familiar with the term and just assuming it was some swimming event, I announced it. I was reminded of that one for years thereafter. To this day I don't think I'll ever live it down. But a hell of a gag!
As the song goes, "Everybody Plays The Fool" sometime. These days the "pranks" seem to be more about invective and vindictiveness. Fortunately for us who are settled, solid and devoted they can be managed once they are brought to light, and it is not we who played the fools.
As for the old style prank calls, Wolfman Jack had some pretty funny ones - as well as some pretty dumb ones.
As for the old style prank calls, Wolfman Jack had some pretty funny ones - as well as some pretty dumb ones.
In the late 80s, our "Wake-up Call" was our most popular morning show benchmark as listeners would send in entries and setups. Prank calls have always been illegal, however. You always have had to ask permission before recording a phone call or be in violation of the wiretap law. Like a lot of things, it was easier to get away breaking that law in the past. Some of the best prank calls were staged.
RockofHBG said:
Among other things, such as contest fraud, there was a station in Baltimore that could not hold on anymore. They always recorded calls even when they said the calls were not recorded when asked. A bunch of those calls are still distributed to various places to use for material. I think that station finally completely vanished in a vapor.
I don't know how to post audio on this site, so I created a facebook page to post some prank calls. These are legal, I recorded them off the radio. I could only post a few, but the first ones are WHVR feed a friend calls. They are hazing the new guy who has almost no on air experience. They are late at night, and I must say I have much love for WHVR. These were just a few of the many the jocks did. They are a jerky boys rip offs so you don't need to tell me that. The other two are of Jim Cook. I made a ton of these calls and these are not the funniest. By this time I had told him who I was. He wanted to do them as a bit, but I wanted to keep him off gaurd so I declined. The site I used would only let me post 5 before I had to pay, but if there is interest I will post more. I don't know S!#t about facebook, but you can search DARYL HARRISON in BIGLERVILLE PA. Check it out and tell me what you think.
one of my favorite pranks was when jim cook was doing mornings at Q106. one morning he called the local dunkin' donuts and told the clerk that he was an army general bringing his troops through the area and he needed coffee and donuts. he told the girl he had about (i think) like 100 soldiers with him in this motorcade. she said she could accomodate them and then asked how many donuts he needed. he said around 200, maybe, or something like that. everything was going ok until she asked him specifically what he wanted. he then proceeded to tell her three jelly filled, six glazed, etc. etc. you get the picture. of course to hear this, it was hysterical. telling it here on this message board doesn't do it justice. jim cook was the king of prank calls back then.
Today's world is nothing like what it was in the day.
In today's world it is more along the lines of stalking the audience rather than pranking, as you tend to get that one person who is radio station personnel who makes private lives of private people who have nothing to do with them their business, by whatever means they find convenient. When they want to know where the boyfriend, a trick or shack-up is they have people making phone calls to those whose privacy they have violated, thus breaking the law. The callers either pre-empt a request on a request show, or they call and follow up their one sided conversation on request shows by repeating the conversation from their end in request form, while the air personality who sent them out in the first place goes on about a powerful person who used a secret message to the boss to get cars and trips, etc. for the personality who broke the law ten or more ways to Sunday.
Today's prank call is not the harmless tom foolery it was way back when. It's a dangerous game by people who are playing for some sort of a stake. They got caught up in it.
But they're oh so sweet and cute; apparently nobody ever taught them that there is a sweetness of character that stinks.
In today's world it is more along the lines of stalking the audience rather than pranking, as you tend to get that one person who is radio station personnel who makes private lives of private people who have nothing to do with them their business, by whatever means they find convenient. When they want to know where the boyfriend, a trick or shack-up is they have people making phone calls to those whose privacy they have violated, thus breaking the law. The callers either pre-empt a request on a request show, or they call and follow up their one sided conversation on request shows by repeating the conversation from their end in request form, while the air personality who sent them out in the first place goes on about a powerful person who used a secret message to the boss to get cars and trips, etc. for the personality who broke the law ten or more ways to Sunday.
Today's prank call is not the harmless tom foolery it was way back when. It's a dangerous game by people who are playing for some sort of a stake. They got caught up in it.
But they're oh so sweet and cute; apparently nobody ever taught them that there is a sweetness of character that stinks.
RockofHBG said:
Silkie, you forgot to add, "Get off my lawn!"
I found an easy way for you to listen to some prank calls I have made. These were legal. I called from my house and recorded them off live radio. Here is the link.. http://www.muziboo.com/djdaryl
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