Re: [IRCA] WKRC in Cincinnati

["Ira Elbert New, III" <ien3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for that bit of information.

Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
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>From: AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx (Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW)
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>Subject: Re: [IRCA] WKRC in Cincinnati
>Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 21:00:50 -0600
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>In the book America's Favorite Radio Station series creator Hugh Wilson
>says that the idea for WKRP and several of the characters came from
>people he knew at WQXI in Atlanta. He said that Johnny Fever was based
>on Skinny Bobby Harper who later moved over to WSB. Gordon Jump, who
>played Arthur Carlson, is also quoted as saying that his character was
>based on a real person at WQXI and that person is the one who actually
>orchestrated the infamous turkey drop when he worked for another radio
>station in Texas.
>
>Patrick Griffith, Westminster CO
>Broadcast Technician
>NRC Broadcasting - Denver
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