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Regulars on the request lines

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Lamont Lester

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Let's remember...

Of course, my screen name is a tribute to the kid who loved Huey Lewis and dreamed of asking out Carolyn Gracie and Julie Paterson for a meal at Red Lobster. But who were some of the other regulars on request lines across Indy radio in the 80s and 90s?

Ever wonder whatever happened to the former jock who got religion and started obsessing over the Pope and Debbie Knox and the Anti-Christ?

Then there was "transmitter guy" who'd bounce on the worst thing you'd say about the competition and quickly call them to make sure they knew what you'd said. It didnt take long to learn to hang up on him.

What was the name of the elderly woman who used to call Rob Blair at ZPL? Rob would usually make a great phone bit from the call.

Then there was the woman - always in poor health - who'd befriended Scott Wheeler and would call all of us at WENS...may she rest in peace.

And the guy who set up a dialer to make it easier to win at contests...Kevin something...he even was written up in the Star as the ultimate contest pig.

So many names I'm forgetting.
 
"Transmitter Guy" is alive and well on this forum. I won't "Out" him, but he's posted recently.

The elderly lady who called WZPL was also a regular at WFMS and others. Her name was Carolyn Mahoney. She'd bring jocks cigarettes and Mamba Chews at remotes. She's passed away, but I think about her often.
 
Request Lines have become an endangered species...the one thing that made radio "real" to interactive listeners has been destroyed by voice tracking...darn shame.
 
BobOnTheJob said:
Request Lines have become an endangered species...the one thing that made radio "real" to interactive listeners has been destroyed by voice tracking...darn shame.
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I was driving through Indy a couple of years back and heard an old friend on the air. I thought I'd call and say hello, but the request line number went straight to voice mail. So I thought I'd e-mail him when I got home. His e-mail address on the station website was wrong. It bounced.
 
It's similar to customer service at lots of places...gone, unless you count a voicemail system that can't answer your question.
 
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