Let’s close out this rather, ummm, eventful month of July 2024 with a DBG from July 31st, 1994.

The Title? Bottom of the Barrel Broadcasting

Players:

Brian

Dorothy in NJ

Dennis from W. Roxbury

Adam Wolf producing and playing in studio

And Rob Floyd in Traffic

I did not call and Norm doesn’t hold back, nor does Adam Wolf, but Dorothy shows me some love later

Bdays:

Curt Gowdy

Don Murray

Bill Weld

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Wesley Snipes

Sherry Lansing

Lobo

And William Bennett

There’s some post-game fun as Norm teases guest: H. Jackson Brown author of, “Wit and Wisdom from the Peanut Butter Gang.”

A Music interlude into the news sounder

And a call from Eleanor.

Commercials content includes:

Baby Gold Bond w/Wendy Miller of Loganville, GA

Listen to Collage! By Michele Bian

And Dave Maynard for Caitlyn Travel and a trip to the UK

Ep 194, Bottom of the Barrel Broadcasting, scrapes its way to your ears in 3, 2 annnnd 1.

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Today brings us some NNS from July 23rd, 31st and August 1st, 1994. There’s an extra bonus included with another legendary WBZ broadcaster as well as a musical treat. We are just cruising along through summertime. Thank you for letting us be a part of it by tuning in.

I’ve titled this one: Road Trip Radio

The lovely Keith Shields was producing.

From the 23rd we take a bunch of calls:

Gene

Neil from St. John’s, New Brunswick

Laurie from W. Medford

Ida!

Norm’s daughter Sonja and her husband Lane calling from their car with a review of the Elton John/Billy Joel Concert that was at Foxborough Stadium!

Dottie and Peter

Helene in Belmont

Jean

Don

Arlene in Philadelphia

And Marie

From the 31st:

A guest talking, ever so briefly, about Carousels.

And a call from Bob Bachelder!

Now we jump to August 1st with none other than Dave Maynard! He’s hosting a show on some weekend after noon…First Day? Small Business Saturday? Who knows?

It includes a very interesting interview with a guest named Beau Bauman who assembled a book of advice and quotations from all sorts of people, famous and not, titled: “The Most Important Thing I’ve Learned in Life.”

Then Dave talks about the WBZ Farm Stand and just wait until you hear the shear amount of food that was being donated.

And we close with a call from WBZ’s auto guru, John Lawlor.

Put the top down and turn it up…

Ep 193, Road Trip Radio, drives its way to your ears…now.

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Is it hot enough for ya?

Guess what? It’s summer and that’s what happens!

Sit back in some AC and laugh with this DBG from July 20th, 1996.

After the game, stick around for a couple of bonus audio clips.

In honor of the anniversary of the the Moon Landing, let’s title this one: Radio Spaceshots.

Players:

Tony on the phone

Jack Harte

John from Ashland

Keith from Walberg, NC

Wolfie!

Tom Howie producing but NOT playing

Bdays:

Kim Carnes

And John Lodge

Historical Events:

In what year did the Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon?

In what year did Sioux Indian leader, Sitting Bull, surrender to Federal troops?

What year did Hank Aaron break Ty Cobb’s record for games played?

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Ep 192, Radio Spaceshots, launches its way to your ears in 3,2 and 1.

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Here we go with Part 2 of back-to-back DBGs. Today’s episode is from the very next night. Last week was June 27th, 1995. This week brings us June 28th, 1995. The title for this gem will be: Happy Radio. This should really make you smile.

The Players:

David in NY

June from Wellesley

Beth in MI

John in Westborough

I’m on the phone from home

Mike Epstein producing and playing in studio

Jack Harte aka Paul Drake or Jeffrey Spaulding

The Bdays:

Mel Brooks

Danielle Brisebois

Mary Stuart Masterson

Pat Morita

Kathy Bates

Ron Luciano orrrr maybe not

And Don Baylor

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Ep 191, Happy Radio, chuckles its way to your ears…now.

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Thank you all for the great viewer/listenership last week. Gained some subscribers too. Let’s keep that momentum going!

Today is the first of what could be called a two-parter. It’s a DBG from June 27th, 1995. Next week will be from the following day June 28th. These are two excellent examples of the level of fun we would have during those overnights on WBZ. Real, genuine madness at times.

I have titled this: Perfectly Telegraphed

The Players:

Jenny who had stoked the fires of Norms’ loins

Beverly in Tewksbury

Mike from Cornwall, Canada

Bernice in Malden

I’m on the phone from parts unknown

Jack Harte

And Mike Epstein producing and playing in studio

The Bdays:

Bob Keeshan

Ross Perot

Anna Moffo

Gary Crosby

Bruce Babbitt

And Julia Duffy

On This Date:

What year did President Truman order the Air Force and Navy into the Korean Conflict?

In what year was NY and Boston linked by telegraph wires?

Ep 190, Perfectly Telegraphed, taps its way to your ears in 3,2 & 1.

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Well, hello fellow Vaulters of Silliness!

Today brings us a mix of NNS from early 1994. Maybe march and then we jump to June-ish of ’94.

And because we get to hear 3 calls from Ruth Clennott aka “Dave Maynard’s Ruth” this episode shall be simply titled: Ruth Radio

A nice Show Open kicks everything off.

Oh, I will add that the tapes edits were provided by the person whom recorded it.

Carol Metivier of Wicker Sportswear in Wolfeboro, NH is our guest.

The company makes hi-tech thermal underwear out of recycled plastic bottles. The only problem is they make that annoying crinkle sound when you sit down.

Next Guest:

Carl Thieterman of Selectra Electric Cars in Wilmington. All I’ll say is we’ve come a long way, BUT wait for the last comment from him and we can all have a good laugh together.

We are treated to many callers throughout this episode.

The aforementioned Ruth Clennott

A mystery caller

Judy

The one and only Generosa!

A caller from NJ

Ruth is back

Linda Chase on the line!

A caller unknown

A very brief call from Sue

Arlene

Third time’s a charm with…Ruth!

We hear from our good friend Raj from MIT

Mixed in here is a different show with a host named John. Unsure if it’s from WBZ. Well, he’s talking with Sharon who was doing a reenactment play in Lowell about a woman travelling down from Quebec on a seed boat. No, I’m not kidding.

The jam-packed Ep 189, Ruth Radio, fiddles its way to your ears…now.

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Back again for more silliness, are you? I’m just so darn glad!

Today we reached waaaaay back in the Vault to grab a cassette from May 11th, 1991. An original if there ever was one…Classic dry open, the Olympic Theme, Norm’s headphone volume causing feedback and all the sfx

Let’s call this: Forming the Mold with 33-Year-Old Gold

We begin with AccuWeather with Jim Green and Traffic with Jack.

Then on to the game!

Players:

Arlene in Braintree

Kenton from Kitchener, ON

Ann from Hobart, NY

Mike from Marshfield

I’m on the phone from Master Control

Jack Harte

Bdays:

Mort Sahl

Foster Brooks

Denver Pyle

Martha Quinn

Robert Jarvik

Dead Bdays:

Irving Berlin

Ep 188, Forming the mold with 33 year-old gold, begins…now.

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Today’s show begins with technical difficulties and even though I was home and not in the studio it was probably my fault.

There’s a special pre-game intro by WBZ Sports Guy, Tom Cuddy that leads into a DBG from May 18th, 1996.

The title: Hats, Coats and Tolls, Oh my.

Players:

Tony on the phone

Mike from Marshfield

Irene in CT – And we just may have figured out why her calls sound so bad

Don from Billerica

Marie in Boston

Jack Harte

Bdays:

Perry Como

Pope John Paul II

Bill Macy

Pernell Roberts

Dwayne Hickman

Brooks Robinson

Reggie Jackson

Ep 187, Hats, Coats and Tolls, Oh my, tosses its way to your ears in 3,2 and 1.

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