Beau Weaver was previously a DJ at KFRC and elsewhere before going fulltime into voiceover work. While in radio he was given the opportunity to host a late night talkshow. This blog is about people such as Rush Limbaugh who play a character and after awhile begin to believe they are their character.
From Beau Weaver's Blog:
"[....] But I observed something curious. People assumed that since I had a talk show, that I must “be something.” At that time, the few talk shows around were hosted by actual experts in some field. But I was shocked at how often I was mistaken for being someone whose opinions might actually matter. I would get a call from someone who identified themselves as, say, the director of the Rice University International Symposium on Middle Eastern Affairs. She would be inviting me to be a guest speaker at their big annual event featuring PHD’s and Foreign Policy experts. “Well, er, okay.” I said. “But, do you guys know who I am? You guys know I am just a disk jockey…..right? And that my hair is down to my ass, and I am typically wearing a Foghat tee shirt and cut-off jeans?” “Oh, Mr. Weaver, you are just being modest,” they would say. No, I wasn’t. “Look, I’m telling you the truth here, I’m just a disk jockey, who dropped out of college when he no longer needed the draft deferment.” They were not having any of it. [....] "
More at: http://beauweaver.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/10/
From Beau Weaver's Blog:
"[....] But I observed something curious. People assumed that since I had a talk show, that I must “be something.” At that time, the few talk shows around were hosted by actual experts in some field. But I was shocked at how often I was mistaken for being someone whose opinions might actually matter. I would get a call from someone who identified themselves as, say, the director of the Rice University International Symposium on Middle Eastern Affairs. She would be inviting me to be a guest speaker at their big annual event featuring PHD’s and Foreign Policy experts. “Well, er, okay.” I said. “But, do you guys know who I am? You guys know I am just a disk jockey…..right? And that my hair is down to my ass, and I am typically wearing a Foghat tee shirt and cut-off jeans?” “Oh, Mr. Weaver, you are just being modest,” they would say. No, I wasn’t. “Look, I’m telling you the truth here, I’m just a disk jockey, who dropped out of college when he no longer needed the draft deferment.” They were not having any of it. [....] "
More at: http://beauweaver.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/10/