[BC] Jean Shepherd

[Rich Wood]

------ At 12:08 AM 6/18/2006, Miltron wrote: -------

>Back in the late 60s or early 70s, I listened whenever I could, 
>through the fading and static. I was fortunate enough to hear the 
>on-air version of what I later came to know as "The Flight of the 
>Blue-Assed Buzzard", among many. WOR was not easy to recieve.......

I was kid when I first listened. Before manmade noise and lousy 
receivers were invented I could receive WOR almost like a local in 
Western, MA. Actually, all the New York 50Kw signals were very 
listenable. I could also receive the FMs with a roof antenna at about 
130 air miles. I listened on a cheap, ugly green, AM-only radio 
instead of the stereo because I was supposed to be sound asleep for 
school. In those days even cheap and ugly was very sensitive. Good 
quality audio. I think it was an Admiral.

I could receive stations as far away as WOAI, San Antonio. I wasn't 
DX'ing. I was listening for pleasure.

I spent many very sleepy days after listening to Shep and Barry 
Farber. Barry took me to lunch one day - still a fabulous storyteller 
and a true Southern gentleman. That was one table that didn't turn 
fast. I'm still amazed that many of the great personalities I grew up 
listening to ended up working for me years later. True professional 
gifts that last.

Rich


Rich Wood
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