[raccoonradio]

Yes Avi was doing some fill ins for Howie awhile back and recently he's been on WRKO 10-noon in place of Todd who is filling in for Howie... I can check out WOR even in its broadcast signal--here on the North Shore it comes in (faintly) even during the day (and these days with the sun getting weaker and causing less interfence, daytime reception of a station like that is a bit easier...) Or after dark.

Ah WOR, home of the legendary Jean Shepherd

[stephenjohnbanker]

Thanks!

[andy58-in-nh]

That cartoon brought a smile and a flood of memories back for me. I grew up listening to Shep’s Army stories and cultural musings on WOR’s clear-channel signal on a transistor radio under my pillow at night. When I was 12, I got a clock radio for Christmas and was able to hear him louder and clearer than before and the very next night, I think, he recited Robert Service’s “The Cremation of Sam McGee”. To this day, I owe a good portion of my wild imagination and sardonic sense of humor to Jean Shepherd. I’ve got a fair collection of airchecks from his shows, which I listen to rarely, but appreciatively. And I can still recite extended passages of Mr. Service’s work when so challenged.