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Cleveland Radio Tales - by Mike Olszewski & Janice Olszewski (Paperback)

Cleveland Radio Tales - by  Mike Olszewski & Janice Olszewski (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Remember when Cleveland radio crackled with larger-than-life characters? Meet dozens of intriguing personalities like "Count" John Manolesco, the talk show host and former vampire who performed an exorcism live on-air, a daytime jock who once did his show in the nude, teenage pirate radio operators, unruly studio guests, and many more true tales.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Remember when Cleveland radio crackled with a nonstop audio parade of larger-than-life characters?</strong></p><p>Let's go behind the microphone to meet dozens of intriguing and innovative local radio personalities, including ...</p><ul> <li>"Count" John Manolesco, the talk show host, astrologer, and former vampire who performed an exorcism live on-air</li> <li>A daytime host who raised eyebrows and gained headlines when he did his entire show in the nude</li> <li>Inventive Wayne Mack, whose make-believe big band concerts seemed so real that listeners drove around for hours in search of his fictional "Waltz Palace" ballroom</li> <li>Loudmouth Gary Dee, who scored big ratings interviewing strippers and once knocked a fellow DJ out cold</li> <li>Media mogul Milton Maltz, a "square" who teamed up with hippies to transform WMMS into a rock and roll giant</li> <li>Young Jack Paar, who nearly lost his first radio job while saving Cleveland from a Martian invasion</li> <li>The undaunted DJs of WABQ who broke FCC rules to stay on the air during the Glenville riots in 196</li> <li>Teenage amateurs whose pirate radio stations drew loyal local listeners--and angry visits from the Feds!</li> <li>Plus stories of live remotes gone wrong, unruly in-studio guests, management scuffles, the river of booze that fueled radio ... and more true tales.</li></ul><p>Plus stories of live remotes gone wrong, unruly in-studio guests, management scuffles, the river of booze that fueled radio ... and more true tales.</p>

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