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As you will learn, our guest this time, Walden Hughes, is blind and has a speech issue. However, as you also will discover none of this has stopped Walden from doing what he wants and likes. I would not say Walden is driven. Instead, I would describe Walden as a man of vision who works calmly to accomplish whatever task he wishes to undertake. Walden grew up in Southern California including attending and graduating from the University of California at Irvine. Walden also received his Master's degree from UCI. Walden's professional life has been in the financial arena where he has proven quite successful. However, Walden also had other plans for his life. He has had a love of vintage radio programs since he was a child. For him, however, it wasn't enough to listen to programs. He found ways to meet hundreds of people who were involved in radio and early television. His interviews air regularly on www.yesterdayusa.net which he now directs. Walden is one of those people who works to make life better for others through the various entertainment projects he undertakes and helps manage. I hope you find Walden's life attitude stimulating and inspiring. About the Guest: With deep roots in U.S. history and a lifelong passion for nostalgic entertainment, Walden Hughes has built an impressive career as an entertainment consultant, producer, and historian of old-time radio. Since beginning his collection in 1976, he has amassed over 50,000 shows and has gone on to produce live events, conventions, and radio recreations across the country, interviewing over 200 celebrities along the way. A graduate of UC Irvine with both a BA in Economics and Political Science and an MBA in Accounting/Finance, he also spent a decade in the investment field before fully embracing his love of entertainment history. His leadership includes serving as Lions Club President, President of Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound, and long-time board member of SPERDVAC, earning numerous honors such as the Eagle Scout rank, Herb Ellis Award, and the Dick Beals Award. Today, he continues to preserve and celebrate the legacy of radio and entertainment through Yesterday USA and beyond. Ways to connect with Walden: SPERDVAC: https://m.facebook.com/sperdvacconvention/ Yesterday USA: https://www.facebook.com/share/16jHW7NdCZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr REPS: https://www.facebook.com/share/197TW27jRi/?mibextid=wwXIfr About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Well, hi everyone, and welcome to another episode of unstoppable mindset, where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. We're going to deal with all of that today. We have a guest who I've known for a while. I didn't know I knew him as long as I did, but yeah, but we'll get to that. His name is Walden Hughes, and he is, among other things, the person who is the driving force now behind a website yesterday USA that plays 24 hours a day old radio shows. What I didn't know until he told me once is that he happened to listen to my show back on K UCI in Irvine when I was doing the Radio Hall of Fame between 1969 and 1976 but I only learned that relatively recently, and I didn't actually meet Walden until a few years ago, when we moved down to Victorville and we we started connecting more, and I started listening more to yesterday, USA. We'll talk about some of that. But as you can tell, we're talking, once again, about radio and vintage radio programs, old radio programs from the 30s, 40s and 50s, like we did a few weeks ago with Carl Amari. We're going to have some other people on. Walden is helping us get some other people onto unstoppable mindset, like, in a few weeks, we're going to introduce and talk with Zuzu. Now, who knows who Zuzu is? I know Walden knows, but I'll bet most of you don't. Here's a clue. Whenever a bell rings, an angel gets his wingsu was the little girl on. It's a Wonderful Life. The movie played by Carol from Yeah, and she the star was Carolyn Grimes, and we've met Carolyn. Well, we'll get to all that. I've talked enough. Walden, welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're glad you're   Walden Hughes ** 03:19 here. Hello, Michael boy, I mean, you, you had John Roy on years ago, and now you finally got to me that's pretty amazing.   Michael Hingson ** 03:25 Well, you know, we should have done it earlier, but that's okay, but, but you know what they say, the best is always saved for last.   Walden Hughes ** 03:34 Hey. Well, you know, considering you've been amazing with this show on Friday night for the last year. So here yesterday, USA, so we you and I definitely know our ins and outs. So this should be an easy our place talk.   Michael Hingson ** 03:47 Yes. Is this the time to tell people that Walden has the record of having 42 tootsie rolls in his mouth at once?   Walden Hughes ** 03:52 That's what they say. I think we could do more, though, you know. But yeah, yeah. Well, we won't ask, miss, yeah, we won't ask you to do that here. Why not?   Michael Hingson ** 04:03 Yeah, we want you to be able to talk. Well, I'm really glad you're here. Tell us a little about the early Walden growing up and all that.   Walden Hughes ** 04:12 I'm my mom and dad are from Nebraska, so I have a lot of Midwestern Nebraska ties. They moved out here for jobs in 65 and I was born in 1966 and I was the first baby to ever survive the world Pierre syndrome, which means I was born with a cleft palate, being extremely near sighted and and a cup and a recession. So I was the first baby through my mom and dad debt by $10,000 in 17 days, and it was a struggle for my folks. You know, in those early days, without insurance, without any. Thing like that. You know, people really didn't think about medical insurance and things like that in those days, that was not an issue. So, um, so I've always had extremely loving family. Then I went through five retina detachments, and starting when I was seven years old, up to I was nine, and I finally woke up one morning seeing white half circle so the retina detached. Sometime in the middle of the night, went to the most famous eye doctor the world at times, Dr Robert macchermer, who was the one who invented the cataract surgery and everything. Later, he wound up being the head of Duke Medical that was down in Florida, and they took one last ditch effort to save my sight, but it was a 2% chance, and it didn't work out. So they went blind in November 75 and went into school for people who may or may not know California pretty aggressive in terms of education, and so when I wear hearing aids, so I parted a hard of hearing class. Newport school. Mesa took care of the kids who were hard of hearing and the blind children went up to Garden Grove. So when I walked my site, went up to Garden Grove. And so that was my dedication. I was always a driven person. So and I also had a family that supported me everything I ever did. They didn't it just they were ultimately supporting me in education, all sorts of stuff. So I wound up in the Boy Scout Program. Wound up being an Eagle Scout like you, wound up being visual honoring the OA. And this was always side of kids. I was sort of the organizer all decided kid, and there was Walden that was right, I was that way in my entire life, which is interesting that the most kids are all hanging out. We were sighted and and even the school district, which was pretty amazing to think about it, Newport, they told my mom and dad, hey, when Wong ready to come back to his home school district, we'll cover the bill. We'll do it. And so my freshman year, after my freshman year in high school, we thought, yeah, it's time to come back. And so the Newport school, Mesa picked up the tab, and so did very well. Went up, applied to seven colleges, Harvard, a Yale Stanford turned me down, but everybody else took me   Michael Hingson ** 07:53 so, but you went to the best school anyway.   Walden Hughes ** 07:57 So I mean, either like Michael Troy went to UCI and I graduated in three years and two quarters with a degree in economics, a degree in politics, a minor in management, and then I went to work as a financial planner with American Express and then a stockbroker. I always wanted to go back get my MBA. So I got my MBA at UCI, and I graduated with my MBA in accounting and finance in 1995 so that's sort of the academic part Wow of my life.   Michael Hingson ** 08:32 How did your parents handle when it was first discovered that you were blind? So that would have been in what 75 how do they handle that?   Walden Hughes ** 08:42 They handle it really well. I think my dad was wonderful. My dad was the one that took, took me my birth, to all the doctor appointments, you know, such a traumatic thing for my mom. So my dad took that responsibility. My mom just clean house. But they, they My dad always thought if I were going to make it through life, it was going to be between my ears. It could be my brain and I, I was gifted and academically in terms of my analytical abilities are really off the chart. They tested me like in 160 and that mean I could take a very complicated scenario, break it down and give you a quick answer how to solve it within seconds. And that that that paid off. So no, I think, and they they had complete and so they put in the time.   Michael Hingson ** 09:47 What kind of work did your dad do? My dad   Walden Hughes ** 09:51 wound up being a real estate agent, okay, and so that gave him flexibility time. My mom wound up working for the Irvine camp. Attorney, which is the big agriculture at that time, now, apartments and commercial real estate here in oil County and so. So with their support and with the emphasis on education, and so they helped me great. They helped my brother a great deal. So I think in my case, having two really actively involved parents paid off, you know, in terms of, they knew where to support me and they knew the one to give me my give me my head, you know, because I would a classic example of this. After I graduated from college at UCI, I was looking for work, and mom said, my mom's saying, oh, keep go to rehab. Talk to them. They're both to help you out, give it. I really wasn't interested, so I sat down and met with them and had several interviews, and they said we're not going to fund you because either A, you're gonna be so successful on your own you pay for your own stuff, or B, you'll completely fail. So when I, and that's when they flat out, told me at rehab, so I I had more more luck in the private sector finding work than I did ever in the public sector, which was interesting.   Michael Hingson ** 11:39 I know that when I was in high school, and they it's still around today, of course, they had a program called SSI through the Department of Social Security, and then that there, there was also another program aid of the potentially self supporting blind, and we applied for those. And when I went to UC Irvine, I had met, actually, in 1964 a gentleman while I was up getting my guide dog. He was getting a guide dog. His name was Howard Mackey, and when I went to college, my parents also explored me getting some services and assistance from the Department of Rehabilitation, and I was accepted, and then Howard Mackey ended up becoming my counselor. And the neat thing about it was he was extremely supportive and really helped in finding transcribers to put physics books in braille, paid for whatever the state did it at the time, readers and other things like that that I needed provided equipment. It was really cool. He was extremely supportive, which I was very grateful for. But yeah, I can understand sometimes the rehabilitation world can be a little bit wonky. Of course, you went into it some 18 to 20 years later than that. I, in a sense, started it because I started in 6869 Yeah. And I think over time, just the state got cheaper, everything got cheaper. And of course, now it's really a lot different than it used to be, and it's a lot more challenging to get services from a lot of the agencies. And of course, in our current administration, a lot of things are being cut, and nobody knows exactly what's going to happen. And that's pretty   Walden Hughes ** 13:30 scary, actually. When I went to UCI, the school picked it up the pic, the school picked up my transcribing. They picked up my readers and all that. So interesting. How?   Michael Hingson ** 13:39 But did they let you hire your own readers and so on? Or do they do that?   Walden Hughes ** 13:43 They just put out the word, and people came up and and they paid them. So they just, they were just looking for volunteer, looking for people on the campus to do all the work. And, yeah, in fact, in fact, I had one gal who read pretty much all my years. She was waiting to get a job in the museum. And the job she wanted, you basically had to die to get it open. And so she for a full time employee with the read, can I be taking 20 units a quarter? Yeah. So I was, I was cranking it out. And in those days, everybody, you were lucky they I was lucky to get the material a week or two before midterm. Yeah, so I would speed up the tape and do a couple all nighters just to get through, because I really didn't want to delay, delay by examinations. I wanted to get it, get it through. But, uh, but, you know, but also, I guess I was going four times just throughout the quarter, set them into the summer. Okay, I wanted to get it done. Yeah, so that's, that's how I   Michael Hingson ** 14:50 did it. I didn't do summer school, but I did 16 to 20 units a quarter as well, and kept readers pretty busy and was never questioned. And even though we have some pretty hefty reader bills, but it it worked, no and and I hired my own readers, we put out the word, but I hired my own readers. And now I think that's really important. If a school pays for the readers, but lets you hire the readers, that's good, because I think that people need to learn how to hire and fire and how to learn what's necessary and how to get the things that they need. And if the agency or the school does it all and they don't learn how to do it, that's a problem.   Walden Hughes ** 15:36 If fashioning is just a sidebar issue, computer really became a big part. And with my hearing loss, TSI was really, yeah, telesensory, the one Incorporated, right? And they were upscale, everybody. It was, you know, $2,500 a pop. And for my hearing, it was the was for the card, the actual card that fits into the slot that would read, oh, okay, okay, right. And eventually they went with software with me, a lot cheaper, yes, and so, so my folks paid for that in the early days, the mid 80s, the computers and the software and a lot of that were trial and error terms of there was not any customer support from the from the computer company that were making special products like that, you were pretty much left on your own to figure it out. Yeah, and so time I went to graduate in 1990 we figured, in the business world, financial planning, I'm gonna need a whole complete setup at work, and we're gonna cost me 20 grand, yeah, and of course, when we have saying, We biking it, we're gonna finance it. What happened was, and this has helped with the scouting program. I knew the vice president of the local bank. And in those days, if it was, if it was still a small bank, he just went, he gave me a personal loan, hmm, and he, I didn't have to get any code centers or anything. No, we're gonna be the first one to finance you. You get your own computer set up. And so they, they, they financed it for me, and then also Boyle kicked in for 7500 but that was, that's how I was able to swing my first really complicated $20,000 units in 1990   Michael Hingson ** 17:33 the Braille Institute had a program. I don't know whether they still do or not they, they had a program where they would pay for, I don't know whether the top was 7500 I know they paid for half the cost of technology, but that may have been the upper limit. I know I used the program to get in when we moved, when we moved to New Jersey. I was able to get one of the, at that time, $15,000 Kurzweil Reading machines that was in 1996 and Braille Institute paid for half that. So it was pretty cool. But you mentioned TSI, which is telesensory Systems, Inc, for those who who wouldn't know that telesensory was a very innovative company that developed a lot of technologies that blind and low vision people use. For example, they developed something called the optic on which was a box that had a place where you could put a finger, and then there was attached to it a camera that you could run over a printed page, and it would display in the box a vibrating image of each character as the camera scanned across the page. It wasn't a really fast reading program. I think there were a few people who could read up to 80 words a minute, but it was still originally one of the first ways that blind people had access to print.   Walden Hughes ** 18:59 And the first guinea pig for the program. Can I just walk my site in 75 and they, they wanted me to be on there. I was really the first one that the school supply the optic on and has special training, because they knew I knew what site looked like for everybody, what Mike's describing. It was dB, the electronic waves, but it'd be in regular print letters, not, not broil waters, right? What   Michael Hingson ** 19:25 you felt were actually images of the print letters, yeah.   Walden Hughes ** 19:30 And the thing got me about it, my hand tingled after a while,   Michael Hingson ** 19:35 yeah, mine   Walden Hughes ** 19:36 to last forever,   Michael Hingson ** 19:38 you know. So it was, it wasn't something that you could use for incredibly long periods of time. Again, I think a few people could. But basically, print letters are made to be seen, not felt, and so that also limited the speed. Of course, technology is a whole lot different today, and the optic on has has faded away. And as Walden said, the card that would. Used to plug into computer slots that would verbalize whatever came across the screen has now given way to software and a whole lot more that makes it a lot more usable. But still, there's a lot of advances to be made. But yeah, we we both well, and another thing that TSI did was they made probably the first real talking calculator, the view, plus, remember   Walden Hughes ** 20:25 that? Yep, I know a good sound quality.   Michael Hingson ** 20:28 Though it was good sound quality. It was $395 and it was really a four function calculator. It wasn't scientific or anything like that, but it still was the first calculator that gave us an opportunity to have something that would at least at a simple level, compete with what sighted people did. And yes, you could plug your phone so they couldn't so sighted people, if you were taking a test, couldn't hear what what the calculator was saying. But at that time, calculators weren't really allowed in the classroom anyway, so   Walden Hughes ** 21:00 my downside was, time I bought the equipment was during the DOS mode, and just like that, window came over, and that pretty much made all my equipment obsolete, yeah, fairly quickly, because I love my boil display. That was terrific for for when you learn with computers. If you're blind, you didn't really get a feel what the screen looked like everybody. And with a Braille display, which mine was half the screen underneath my keyboard, I could get a visual feel how things laid out on the computer. It was easier for me to communicate with somebody. I knew what they were talking   Michael Hingson ** 21:42 about, yeah. And of course, it's gotten so much better over time. But yeah, I remember good old MS DOS. I still love to play some of the old MS DOS games, like adventure and all that, though, and Zork and some of those fun games.   Walden Hughes ** 21:57 But my understanding dos is still there. It's just windows on top of it, basically,   Michael Hingson ** 22:02 if you open a command prompt in Windows that actually takes you to dos. So dos is still there. It is attached to the whole system. And sometimes you can go in and enter commands through dos to get things done a little bit easier than you might be able to with the normal graphic user interface, right? Well, so you, you got your master's degree in 1995 and so you then continue to work in the financial world, or what did   Walden Hughes ** 22:35 it for 10 years, but five years earlier? Well, maybe I should back it up this way. After I lost my site in 1976 I really gravitated to the radio, and my generation fell in love with talk radio, so I and we were really blessed here in the LA market with really terrific hosts at KBC, and it wasn't all the same thing over and over and beating the drum. And so listening to Ray Breen, Michael Jackson, IRA for still kill Hemingway, that was a great opportunity for somebody who was 10 years old.   Michael Hingson ** 23:18 Really, they were all different shows. And yes, I remember once we were listening to, I think it was Michael Jackson. It was on Sunday night, and we heard this guy talking about submarines, and it just attracted Karen's and my attention. And it turns out what it was was Tom Clancy talking about Hunt for Red October. Wow. And that's where we first heard about it, and then went and found the book.   Walden Hughes ** 23:45 But So I grew up in the talk radio, and then that, and I fell in love with country music at the time on koec, and then Jim Healy and sports, yep, and then, and then we were blessed in the LA market have a lot of old time radio played, and it was host like Mike was here at K UCI, John Roy, eventually over KPCC, Bob line. And so my relatives said you should listen to this marathon KPFK, which was a Pacific did an all day marathon. I fell in love with that. Jay Lacher, then one night, after I walked my site, I tuned in. Ray bream took the night off, and Bill balance had frankly sit in. And the first thing they played was Jack Armstrong, and this is where Jack, Jack and Billy get caught up in a snow storm and a bone down the hill. And Brett Morrison came in during the one o'clock two o'clock hour to talk about the shadow. And so my dad took me to, oh, I'm trying to think of the name of the record. Or if they gave away licorice, licorice at the at the record store tower, yeah, not Tower Records. Um, anyway, so we bought two eight track tapes in 1976 the shadow and Superman, and I started my long life of collecting and so. So here we up to 1990 after collecting for 15 years. Going to spill back conventional meetings. I knew Ray bream was going to have kitty Cowan at the guest. Kitty Cowan was a big band singer of the 40s who later the fifth little things mean a lot. And I figured nobody was going to act about her days on the Danny Kaye radio show. And so I called in. They realized I had the stuff. I had the radio shows, they took me off the air, and Kitty's husband, but grand off called me the next day, and we struck up a friendship. And so they were really connected in Hollywood, and so they opened so many doors for me. Mike I Katie's best friend with Nancy Lacher, SR bud with the one of the most powerful agents in town, the game show hosting, who could come up with a TV ideas, but did not know how to run a organization. So that was Chuck Paris, hmm, and Gong Show, yeah, so I wound up, they wound up giving me, hire me to find the old TV shows, the music, all that stuff around the country. And so I started to do that for the Sinatra family, everybody else. So I would, while we do the financial planning, my internet consulting thing really took off. So that wound up being more fun and trying to sell disability insurance, yeah. So one wound up doing that until the internet took over. So that would that. So my whole life would really reshape through kitty Carolyn and Ben granoff through that. So I really connected in the Hollywood industry from that point on, starting 1990 so that that really opened up, that really sure reshaped my entire life, just because of that   Michael Hingson ** 27:28 and you've done over the years, one of the other things that you started to do was to interview a lot of these people, a lot of the radio stars, The radio actors   Walden Hughes ** 27:39 and music and TV, music,   Michael Hingson ** 27:44 yeah.   Walden Hughes ** 27:45 And I think when Bill Bragg asked me to interview kitty Carol, and I did that in 2000 and Bill said, Well, could you do more? And so one of Kitty friends, but test Russell. Test was Gene Autry Girl Friday. He she ran kmpc for him. And I think everybody in the music industry owed her a favor. I mean, I had Joe Stafford to Pat Boone to everybody you could think of from the from that big band, 3040s, and 60s on the show. Let's go   Michael Hingson ** 28:24 back. Let's go back. Tell us about Bill Bragg.   Walden Hughes ** 28:29 Bill Bragg was an interesting character all by himself. Born in 1946 he was a TV camera man for CBS in Dallas. He was also a local music jockey, nothing, nothing, big, big claims of fame boys working for channel two. And then he in Dallas, he was at a press conference with LBJ, and LBJ got done speaking, and the camera crew decided that they were going to pack up and go to lunch. And Bill thought it'd be fun to mark what camera, what microphone the President used for his address, and the guys were in a rush door in the box, let's go have lunch. So Bill lost track, and that bothered him. So he started the largest communication Museum in 1979 and he collected and was donated. And so he had the biggest museum. He had a film exchanger. So in those early days of cable TVs, you know, we had a lot of TV stations specializing in programming, and there were channels, I think this was called a nostalgic channel, wanted to run old TV shows and films. They had the film, but they didn't. Have the equipment. And they got hold of Bill. He said, Okay, I'll do it for you. But what you're going to give me is games. Bill was a wheel and dealer, yeah. And Charlie said, We'll give you your own satellite channel. And I was talking to Bill friend later, John women in those days, in the 1983 when Bill got it, the value of those satellite channels was a million dollars a year, and he got it for free. And Bill would try and figure out, What in the world I'm going to do with this, and that's when he decided to start playing with old time radio, because really nobody was playing that on a national basis. You had different people playing it on a local basis, but not really on a national basis. So Bill was sort of the first one before I play old time radio. I became aware of him because of bur back, so I was trying to get the service on my cable TV company. Was unsuccessful.   Michael Hingson ** 30:58 So what he did is he broadcast through the satellite channel, and then different television stations or companies could if they chose to pick up the feed and broadcast it. Did, they broadcast it on a TV channel or   Walden Hughes ** 31:13 on radio public asset channel. Okay, so remember note day a lot of public it would have the bulletin boards with the local news of right community, and lot of them would play Bill can't   Michael Hingson ** 31:28 play Bill's channel because the only because what they were doing was showing everything on the screen, which didn't help us. But right they would show things on the screen, and they would play music or something in the background. So Bill's programs were a natural thing to play,   Walden Hughes ** 31:44 yeah, and so Bill wound up on a stout then he wound up being the audio shop Troyer for WGN, which was a nice break and so. And then Bill got it to be played in 2000 nursing homes and hospitals, and then local AMFM stations would pick us up. They were looking for overnight programming, so local throughout the country would pick it up. And so Bill, Bill was a go getter. He was a great engineer, and knew how to build things on the cheap. He was not a businessman, you know, he couldn't take it to the next level, but, but at least he was able to come up with a way to run a station, 24 hours a day. It was all the tapes were sent down to Nash, down to Tennessee, to be uploaded to play into the system. Eventually, he built a studio and everything in Dallas. And so,   Michael Hingson ** 32:38 of course, what what Weldon is saying is that that everything was on tape, whether it was cassette or reel to reel, well, reel to reel, and they would play the tapes through a tape machine, a player or recorder, and put it out on the satellite channels, which was how they had to do it. And that's how we did it at kuci, we had tape, and I would record on Sunday nights, all the shows that we were going to play on a given night on a reel of tape. We would take it in and we would play it.   Walden Hughes ** 33:13 And so that's how it's done in the 80s. Eventually built bill, built a studio, and then started to do a live show once a week. Eventually, they grew up to four days a week. And so here is about 1999 or so, and they were playing Musa from kitty cat, and did not know who she was. I would quickly, I would quickly give a couple background from AIM hang up. I didn't really they had no idea who I was yet. I didn't talk about what I would do and things like that. I was just supplying information. And eventually, after two years, they asked me to bring kitty on the show, which I did, and then I started to book guests on a regular basis for them, and then eventually, the guy who I enjoyed all time radio shows listening to Frank Percy 1976 built decided that I should be his producer, and so I wound up producing the Friday Night Live show with Frankie, and eventually we got it up and running, 2002 So Frank and I did it together for 16 years and so that so Bill built a studio in Texas, mailed it all to my House. My dad didn't have any engineering ability. So he and my bill got on the phone and built me a whole studio in six hours, and I was up and running with my own studio here in my bedroom, in 2002 and so overhead, I'm in my bedroom ever since Michael, you know, there you go.   Michael Hingson ** 34:58 Well and to tell people about. Frank Bresee Frank, probably the biggest claim to fame is that he had a program called the golden days of radio, and it was mainly something that was aired in the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service on the radio, where he would every show play excerpts of different radio programs and so on. And one of the neat things that's fascinating for Frank was that because he was doing so much with armed forces, and doing that, he had access to all of the libraries around the world that the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service had, so he could go in and oftentimes get shows and get things that no one else really had because they were only available in at least initially, in these military libraries. But he would put them on the air, and did a great job with it for many, many years. Yeah, Frank   Walden Hughes ** 35:53 was an interesting character, a pure entrepreneur. He invented a game called pass out, which was a drinking game, board game, and he for 20 years, he spent six months in Europe, six months in United States. And he was making so much money in Europe, he would rent out castles and lived in them, and he would and he would spend months at a time in Germany, which was the main headquarter of art, and just sit there in the archives and make copies of things he wanted to play on his show, yeah. And so that's how he built that. And then he he started collecting transcriptions when he would to 10 he was a radio actor, and so he had one of the largest collection, collection, and he his house, his family house was in Hancock Park, which was the, it was Beverly Hills before Beverly Hills, basically, what did he play on radio? Well, when he was, he was he was deceptive. He was the backup little beaver. When someone Tommy, writer, yeah, when, when Tommy Cook had another project, it was Frank be was a substitute. And so that was a short coin of fame. He did bit parts on other shows, but, but that's what he did as a kid. Eventually, I think Frank came from a very wealthy family. He wound up owning the first radio station when he was 19 years old on Catalina Island in 1949 and then he wound up being a record producer. He worked with Walter Winchell, created albums on without about Al Jolson worked on Eddie Cantor and Jimmy Durante and anyway, Frank, Frank had a career with game with creating board games, doing radio and having an advertising company. Frank was responsible for giving all the game shows, the prices for TV and the way he would do it, he would call an advertise, he would call a company. He said, you want your product. Beyond on this section, go to say, yes, okay, give us, give us the product, and give me 150 bucks. And so Frank would keep the cash, and he would give the project to the TV shows,   Michael Hingson ** 38:17 Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills. I remember that on so many shows   Walden Hughes ** 38:23 so So Frank was a wheeling dealer, and he loved radio. That was his passion project. He probably made less money doing that, but he just loved doing it, and he was just hit his second house. The family house was 8400 square feet, and so it was pretty much a storage unit for Frank hobbies, right? And we and he had 30,000 transcriptions in one time. But when he was Europe, he had a couple of floods, so he lost about 10 to 20,000 of them. Okay? Folks did not know how to keep them dry, but he had his professional studio built. And so I would book guests. I arranged for art link writer to come over, and other people, Catherine Crosby, to come over, and Frank would do the interviews. And so I was a big job for me to keep the Friday night show going and get Frankie's guess boy shows. I would have been. He died,   Michael Hingson ** 39:22 and he was a really good interviewer. Yeah, I remember especially he did an interview that we in, that you played on yesterday USA. And I was listening to it with Mel Blanc, which is, which is very fascinating. But he was a great interviewer. I think it was 1969 that he started the golden days of radio, starting 49 actually, or 49 not 69 Yeah, 49 that was directly local, on,   Walden Hughes ** 39:49 on Carolina, and K, I, G, l, which was a station I think heard out in the valley, pretty much, yeah, we could pick it up. And then, and then he started with on. Forces around 65   Michael Hingson ** 40:02 that's what I was thinking of. I thought it was 69 but,   Walden Hughes ** 40:06 and well, he was, on those days there were armed forces Europe picked them up. And also, there was also the international Armed Forces served around the far eastern network, right? Yeah. And so by 67 he was pretty much full on 400 stations throughout the whole world. And I that's probably how you guys picked him up, you know, through that capability.   Michael Hingson ** 40:30 Well, that's where I first heard of him and and the only thing for me was I like to hear whole shows, and he played excerpts so much that was a little frustrating. But he was such a neat guy, you couldn't help but love all the history that he brought to it   Walden Hughes ** 40:46 and and then he would produce live Christmas shows with with the radio. He would interview the guest he, you know, so he had access to people that nobody generally had, you know. He worked for Bob Hope, right? So he was able to get to Jack Benny and Bing Crosby and yes, people like that, Groucho Marx. So he was, he had connections that were beyond the average Old Time Radio buff. He was truly a great guy to help the hobby out, and loved radio very much.   Michael Hingson ** 41:21 Well, going back to Bill Bragg a little bit, so he had the satellite channel, and then, of course, we got the internet, which opened so many things for for Frank or Frank for, well, for everybody but for Bill. And he started the program yesterday, usa.net, on the radio through the internet,   Walden Hughes ** 41:44 which he was the first one in 1996 right? There's a great story about that. There was a company called broadcast.com I bet you remember that company, Mike. Anyway, it was founded by a guy who loved college basketball, and he was a big Hoosier fan, and he was living in Texas, and so he would generally call long distance to his buddy, and they would put up the radio. He could went to the basketball games. And eventually he decided, well, maybe I could come up and stream it on my computer, and all these equipment breaking down, eventually he came up with the idea of, well, if I had a satellite dish, I could pick up the feed and put and stream it on the computer, that way people could hear it right. And he hired bill to do that, and he offered bill a full time job installing satellites and working Bill turned them down, and the guy wound up being Mark Cuban. Yeah, and Mark Cuban gave every every employee, when he sold broadcast.com to Yahoo, a million dollar bonus. So Bill missed out on that, but, but in exchange, Mike Cuban gave him broadcast.com While USA channel for free. So Bill never had to pay in the early days, until about 2002 so when Yahoo decided to get out of the streaming business for a while, then that's when we had to find and we found life 365 eventually, and we were paying pretty good. We're paying a really good rate with like 265 Bill was used to paying free, and we were paying, I think, under $100 and I knew guys later a couple years, were paying over $500 a month. And we were, we were, but there was such a willing deal able to get those things for really dope less   Michael Hingson ** 43:45 money, yeah. Now I remember being in New Jersey and I started hearing ads for an internet radio station. This was in the very late 90s, maybe even into 2000 W, A, B, y. It was a company, a show that a station that played a lot of old songs from the 50s and 60s and so on. And it was, it was, if you tuned on to it, you could listen. And after four or five hours, things would start to repeat, and then eventually it disappeared. But I started looking around, and I don't even remember how I found it, but one day I heard about this radio station, www, dot yesterday, usa.net. Right, yep.net.com,   Walden Hughes ** 44:31 yep, and yeah. And   Michael Hingson ** 44:33 I said, Well, oh, I think I actually heard an ad for it on W, A, B, y, when it was still around. Anyway, I went to it, and they were playing old radio shows, and they had a number of people who would come on and play shows. Everyone had an hour and a half show, and every two weeks you would have to send in a new show. But they. They played old radio shows, 24 hours a day and seven days a week, except they also had some live talk shows. And I remember listening one day and heard Bill Bragg talking about the fact that he was going to have his standard Friday night show with Walden Hughes, it would start at nine o'clock. I had no idea who Walden was at the time. And the problem is, nine o'clock was on the in Pacific Time, and it was, I think, Midnight in New Jersey time, as I recall the way it went anyway, it was way too late for me to be up. And so I never did hear Walden on yesterday USA, or I may have actually listened. Just stayed up to listen to one and fell asleep, but the show, the whole innovative process of playing radio all the time on the internet, was intriguing and just opened so many opportunities, I think. And of course, the internet brought all that around. And now there are any number of stations that stream all the time. And Bill Bragg passed away. What in 2016   Walden Hughes ** 46:15 2018   Michael Hingson ** 46:18 1819 2019 Yeah. And Walden now is the person who directs, operates, and is the manager of yesterday USA. And so when I go ahead,   Walden Hughes ** 46:30 it's fascinating. In the height of the station, there was 15,000 internet radio stations out there in 2000 they did a survey yesterday, USA was number three in the world, behind the BBC and CNN, which I thought was a pretty nice number to be concerned. We had no budget to promote, right? And the last time I saw the numbers been a couple years, we were number 44 in the world, which I don't think of, 15,000 radio stations. Not bad. No, not at all. You know, really not bad. But now there is more talk than there used to be, because Walden and the gasmans, who we had on years ago on this podcast, but   Michael Hingson ** 47:16 have interviewed a lot of people, and continue to interview people. And of course, so many people are passing on that. We're trying to talk to people as much as we can, as they can, and all of us now, because I've started to come a little bit and become a little bit involved in yesterday USA. And as Walden said on Friday night at 730 Pacific Time, see it's earlier, we we do a talk show. Bob Lyons, who did a lot of radio out here, and for 50 years, had a program called Don't touch that dial. And John and Larry and Walden and I get on the air and we talk about, Gosh, any number of different things. We've talked about Braille, we've talked about sometimes, everything but radio. But we talk about a lot of different things, which is, which is a lot of fun.   Walden Hughes ** 48:04 And I think it probably is, you know, in the old days, it would pretty much no entertainment, and Bill telling some stories and things like that. But with me, I always had a focus in interviews, but it's so much more fun to do radio as a co host. And that's when Patricia and I connected back in the 2007 I knew was in 2005 she's my co host. And Patricia didn't grow up with whole town radio. She became a fan after she found yesterday, USA into 2000 but she's a very articulate person, and so through the shows, what she and I did on Saturday night, the audience grab it and just we should talk about everything, and I just generate calls. I mean, when she and I were doing eight hours a night, we would average about 18 calls a night, which was pretty amazing, but we would cover the gamut, and I think a really good talk show host had to know a little bit about a lot of things. Yes, he got it. You got to be flexible. And Patricia and I compliment each other that way, that we're able to cover history and politics and music and just everything. And so when I do a show with her, you never know what direction we go with where. When I'm with John Roy, it's more radio centric. So it depends on what night a week people tune in, is what you're going to   Michael Hingson ** 49:40 get. And Walden has Patricia on now Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, but we know why she's really on there, because she likes hearing Perry Como song Patricia that starts out every show Walden plays that he's in love with Patricia. One of these days, there's still the possibility. But anyway, we. We, he, we love it when he, he has Patricia on, and it's every week. So, so it is really cool. And they do, they talk about everything under the sun, which is so fascinating. Tell us about Johnny and Helen Holmes.   Walden Hughes ** 50:15 Ah, well, it's an interesting story. I I say the second biggest old time radio station in the country, after yesterday USA. It's about half the size in terms of audience basis. Radio once more, and you can find them at Radio once more.com and they do a good job. No else with probably yesterday USA branch offers own internet radio station, and he found he would go to the east coast to the nostalgic convention, and he connected with Johnny and Helen. Holmes and Johnny and Helen are people who love to attend nostalgic convention and get autographs and things. And they became really friends. So Neil convinced them, why don't you come on? Just come on radio once more. And so after a while, they do the presentation the coffee shop. Neil convinced them to take it, take it to the air, and they started to have their own show, and I was aware of them, and I produced the spirback convention, 2017 in Las Vegas. So Johnny helm came to the convention, and Johnny wanted to say hi to me. I said, I know who you are. I think he was for by that that I knew who he was, but I invited Johnny and Helen to come on with Patricia and I one night to talk about their coffee shop presentation and their show on Radio once more. And we just bonded very quickly and easy to bond with Johnny. They really are really fabulous people. He's really a generous guy, and so over the last six, seven years, we have developed a great friendship on you, and almost have created a whole subculture by itself, playing trivia with them. Every time they come on,   Michael Hingson ** 52:17 they do a lot of trivia stuff, and Johnny produces it very well. He really does a great job. And he'll put sound bites and clips and music, and it's gotten me such a major production with Johnny and Helen. And people look forward to it. I sometimes count the interaction people hanging out in the chat room, on the phone, email, about 18 to 20 people will get and get an answer question, was it amazing that that many people will be interested in trivia like that? But and, and Johnny also collects, well, I guess in Helen collect a lot of old television shows as well. Yep. So we won't hold it against him too much, but, but he does television and, well, I like old TV shows too, you bet. Well, so you know, you are, obviously, are doing a lot of different things. You mentioned spurred vac oop. They're after you. We'll wait. We'll wait till the phone die. You mentioned, well, I'll just ask this while that's going on. You mentioned spurred back. Tell us a little bit about what spurred vac is and what they've been doing and what they bring to radio.   Walden Hughes ** 53:23 Sprint vac started in 1974 it's the largest full time radio group in the country, called the society to preserve and encourage radio drama, variety and comedy. John Roy Gasman were two of the main driving force behind the club. It reached up to a membership of 1800 people, and they've honored over 500 people who worked in the golden days of radio and to speak at their meeting, come to the special conventions. And so I attended some dinners at the Brown Derby, which was a great thrill. I started attending their conventions, and it was just, it was wonderful. So I so I really got to meet a lot of the old time radio personality and become friends with Janet Waldo and June for a and people like that. And so I eventually got on the board. I eventually became one young, somewhat retired. I wound up being the activity person to book guests, and started producing conventions. And so that became a major part of my life, just producing those things for spur back and in other places, and I first started to do that for reps. Was it the Old Time Radio Group in Seattle in 2007 so they were actually the first convention I produced.   Michael Hingson ** 54:54 And rep says radio enthusiasts of Puget Sound,   Walden Hughes ** 54:57 right? Reps online.org, G and so I would produce new convention. I was helping super vac, and I also helping the Friends of all time radio back in New Jersey and so. And it probably helped my contact, which is 300 pages long, so, and I would book it. I would also contact celebrities via the mail, and my batting average was 20% which I thought were pretty good. I got Margaret. I got Margaret Truman. She called me, said, Walden, I got your order, and I forgot that I did the show with Jimmy Stewart. I'd be happy to come on talk about my memory. You know, she talked about Fred Allen on the big show, and how, how Mike Wallace had a temper, had a temper. She was a co host. Was among weekdays, which with the weekday version of monitor. Monitor was weekend and weekday, we see NBC. And so she was just fabulous, you know, so and I would get people like that 20% bad average, which was incredible. So I met, that's how it's up to two, my guess was, so I, I was sort of go to guy, find celebrities and booking them and and so in that help yesterday, USA helped the different conventions. And so it and so you're so you're booking the panels, and then you're coming up with ideas for radio recreations. And so I produce 37 of them, ranging from one day to four days. And I get counted, over the last 18 years, I've produced 226 audio theater plays with it. A lot at least, have an idea of how those things   Michael Hingson ** 56:55 work. So right now, speaking of recreations, and we're both involved in radio enthusiasts of Puget Sound, and for the last couple of years, I've participated in this. Walden has done radio recreations, and twice a year up in the Washington State area, where we bring in both some some amateurs and some professionals like Carolyn Grimes Zuzu and so many others who come in and we actually recreate old radio shows, both before a live audience, and we broadcast them on yesterday USA and other people like Margaret O'Brien who won   Walden Hughes ** 57:46 Gigi Powell coming this year. Phil Proctor. David Osmond from fire sign theater. Chuck Dougherty from Sergeant Preston. John Provo from Timmy from Lassie, Bill Johnson, who does a one man show on Bob Hope. Bill Ratner from GI Joe. Bill Owen, the who might have had he is the author of The Big broadcast, Ivan Troy who Bobby Benson, Tommy cook from the life O'Reilly Gigi parole, a movie actress of the 50s, as you mentioned, Carolyn grime, Beverly Washburn and others, and it's just the radio folks are really down to earth, really nice people, and you get to break bread with them, talk to them and reminisce about what was it like doing that radio show, this movie, or that TV show, and then They still got it, and they can perform on stage,   Michael Hingson ** 58:43 and they love to talk about it, and they love to interact with people who treat them as people. And so yeah, it is a lot of fun to be able to do it. In fact, I was on Carolyn Grimes podcast, which will be coming out at some point in the next little while, and Carolyn is going to be on unstoppable mindset. So keep an eye out for that. Bill Owens program is coming out soon. Bill and I did a conversation for unstoppable mindset, and we're going to be doing Bill Johnson will be coming on, and other people will be coming on. Walden has been very helpful at finding some of these folks who are willing to come on and talk about what they did, and to help us celebrate this medium that is just as much a part of history as anything in America and is just as worth listening to as it ever was. There is more to life than television, no matter what they think.   Walden Hughes ** 59:40 And also, we do a Christmas thing too. And hopefully Mike, if his speaking engagement allow him, will be with us up at Christmas saying, Well, I will. I'm planning on it. We're gonna do, It's a Wonderful Life. Keith Scott, coming over from Australia, who's a he's the rich little of Australia. And we'll do, It's a Wonderful Life. We'll do. The Christmas Carol, milk on 34th Street film again, Molly Jack Benny will have a great time.   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:07 These are all going to be recreations using the the original scripts from the shows, and that's what makes them fun. And for those of us who don't read print, we do have our scripts in Braille, absolutely so that's kind of fun. Well, Walden, this has been absolutely wonderful. We're going to have to do it some more. Maybe we need to get you, John and Larry all together on that. That might be kind of fun. But I really, I don't think we need a host if you that. No, no, we just, you know, just go on. But this has been really fun. I really enjoy it. If people want to reach out to you, how do they do that?   Walden Hughes ** 1:00:45 Oh, I think they can call my studio number 714-545-2071, I'm in California, or they can email me at Walden shoes at yesterday, usa.com, W, A, l, D, E, N, H, U, C, H, E, S at, y, E, S T, E, R, D, A, y, u, s a.com, I'm the president of radio enthusiast sound, that's reps online.org or on the board of Sper back, which is S, P, E, R, D, V, A, c.com, so while waiting shakes me down, when   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:25 will the showcase actually occur up in Bellevue in Washington?   Walden Hughes ** 1:01:30 That will be September 18, 19 20/21, and then our Christmas one is will be Friday, December five, and Saturday, December the sixth. And then we're also going back and spir back, and I bet we'll see you there. We're going to go back to the Troy Blossom Festival next April, 23 to 26 and we'll know, are we set up to do that now? Yep, looks like that gonna happen? Yeah? Oh, good, yeah. So kick out the phone with Nicholas here a few days ago. So everything's gonna go for that, so that will be good.   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:03 Yeah, we will do that. That's cool. Well, thank you for being here, and I want to thank you all for listening. I hope you had fun. This is a little different than a lot of the episodes that we've done, but it's, I think, important and enlightening to hear about this medium into to meet people from it. So thank you for listening wherever you are. We hope that you'll give us a five star review of unstoppable mindset wherever you're listening or watching. Please do that. We'd love to hear from you. You can reach me at Michael H, I m, I C, H, A, E, L, H, I at accessibe, A, C, C, E, S, S, i, b, e.com, and you can also go to our podcast page if you don't find podcasts any other way. Michael hingson.com/podcast, that's m, I C, H, A, E, L, H, I N, G, s, O, n.com/podcast, singular. So thanks again for being here and for listening to the show, and Walden, once again, I want to thank you for being here. This has been great.   Walden Hughes ** 1:03:01 Thank you, Michael,   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:07 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. And also, we ask you and urge you to invite your friends to join us in the future. If you know of any one or any organization needing a speaker for an event, please email me at speaker at Michael hingson.com. I appreciate it very much. 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The landscape of existence can sometimes feel like a cosmic play—actors shifting between roles, creating stories that ripple through time. On today's episode, we welcome Phil Proctor, an artist whose life weaves a tapestry of creativity, resilience, and humor. Known for his work with the legendary Firesign Theatre and an illustrious voice acting career, Phil has left an indelible mark on the worlds of comedy, film, and beyond.Phil Proctor is not merely a performer; he's a storyteller who transcends mediums. Reflecting on his career, Phil shared how the Firesign Theatre's surreal humor was designed not only to entertain but to provoke thought. “We were asking, ‘What is reality?'” he explained. “It's the question you should ask every day when you get out of bed.” These words capture the essence of his work—a blend of laughter and philosophy that challenges conventional perspectives.Phil described how technology has transformed his craft. From the days of live radio to recording film dialogue remotely, he marveled at the evolution of his industry. With characteristic wit, he recounted a time he dubbed a French comedy for Mel Brooks, only to find the humor lost on American audiences. “The test audience thought we were speaking French!” he laughed. Moments like these underscore Phil's adaptability and humor in the face of creative challenges.Phil also opened up about the impact of his voice acting roles, such as his long-running portrayal of Howard DeVille in Rugrats. He reflected on the joy of connecting with audiences worldwide, even decades after the show's heyday. From cartoons to video games like Assassin's Creed, his performances have reached far and wide, bridging generational gaps.One of the most profound parts of our discussion was Phil's recollection of surviving the Golden Dragon massacre in 1977. Amidst the chaos, he found solace in an unexpected synchronicity: learning that his wife was pregnant with their daughter. “Life has a way of balancing tragedy with joy,” he mused. This event, along with its psychic premonition, became the foundation of his memoir, Where's My Fortune Cookie?Phil's stories often ventured into the metaphysical. He shared how the Firesign Theatre's comedy sought to “deprogram” audiences from societal conditioning, offering a fresh lens to perceive reality. This philosophy—wrapped in humor—resonates deeply in today's fast-paced, media-saturated world. “We were making funny connections,” he said, “exercising the brain to see the world anew.”Beyond his creative endeavors, Phil's zest for life shines through in his personal anecdotes. Whether reminiscing about working with Mel Brooks or delighting in his grandchildren's fascination with technology, he embodies a boundless curiosity. His ability to balance the absurd with the profound makes his journey a testament to the power of humor and resilience.As the episode drew to a close, one thing became clear: Phil Proctor is more than a performer; he is a philosopher of humor, an explorer of reality, and a living reminder of life's intricate, interconnected dance. His stories inspire us to embrace curiosity, resilience, and a healthy dose of laughter.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/indie-film-hustle-a-filmmaking-podcast--2664729/support.

Phil and Ted welcome actor, voice man and comedian Danny Mann. You've heard his voice characterizations in big screen favorites like “Up”, “Babe”, and “The Grinch” and countless TV series including “Curious George”, “The Avengers” and several hit video games like “Cars: Fast as Lightning”, “Lego City Undercover. ” Danny is beloved by his peers and always the funniest “Mann” in the room. And he's one of the two people in Hollywood that even Jerry Lewis liked (listen for story).

Writer, Playwright, Actress and Radio Personality Sandra Tsing Loh is the author of many books on the trials and tribulations of womanhood, motherhood and being a madwoman in the modern world ("A Year in Van Nuys," "Mother on Fire," "Madwoman and the Roomba,"), she is celebrated for her one-woman shows and commentary "The Loh Down." Her latest play "Madwomen of the West," boasted an all-star cast, premiered to sterling reviews in LA, moving to Off-Broadway and London. In addition to being a goddess, Sandra is also an accomplished pianist. Get ready for a rapid-fire, mind-bendingly funny conversation with the fastest wit in the West! 

Phil and Ted welcome the multi-talented husband and wife team, Jamie Alcroft and Sarah Kawahara.  Sarah is a double Emmy Award-winning figure skater and choreographer, including winning for the 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Salt Lake City. She is the choreographer for more than a dozen current ice skating shows on cruise ships worldwide. Jamie is a comedian, expert silversmith, and voice-over artist. He's also a double organ transplant survivor on a mission to save lives through his advocacy for organ donations.  One of their three talented children is Hayley Kiyoko a singer-songwriter, actress, and author.

Phil Proctor and Ted Bonnitt talk amongst themselves today. After three years of co-hosting the Sexy Boomer Show, they feel it's time to get to know each other. Talk about opening a can of worms! They share stories about chasing UFOs, surviving gangland shootings, making exploitation films, learning remote viewing and how they first met in a haze of smoke.

Returning guest, Phil Proctor, is a man who needs no introduction. An actor, voice actor, writer, producer, comedian, podcaster and founding member of the Firesign Theatre quartet. Phil has been in the entertainment industry for 50 years, and In this episode, he talks with host, Michael Liben about the love of his life -- his soulmate, Melinda Peterson, who died suddenly after more than thirty years of marriage. In this episode, Phil discusses his love, his loss and how he found, in his words, laugh after death.Links to “Bereaved But Still Me” Social Media and Podcast Pages:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bereaved-but-still-me/id1333229173Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/heart-to-heart-with-michaelFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/HugPodcastNetworkYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGPKwIU5M_YOxvtWepFR5ZwWebsite: https://www.hug-podcastnetwork.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hearttoheart Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bereaved-but-still-me--2108929/support.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning actor, writer, director and producer; Phil Proctor! Phil Proctor is an internationally known actor, singer, writer, composer, director and producer. His musical and linguistic gifts have taken him from Broadway (The Sound of Music, A Time For Singing) to cities across the U.S., Canada, France, and to the former USSR. He won the Theatre World Award for the Off-Broadway musical "The Amorous Flea" and was cited as best actor by the LA Free Press in John Guare's "Museeka" at the Mark Taper Forum.  On screen, he has appeared with Robert De Niro, Orson Welles, Tuesday Weld, Jack Nicholson, Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis and John Astin. On television he has appeared in such shows as "Jag", "Men Behaving Badly", "Dave's World", "Night Court", "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", and General Hospital". On the silver screen, he has appeared in "A Safe Place", "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle",  He voiced "Howard", the father of Phil and Lil, for eight seasons on Nickelodeon's Emmy-award winning "Rugrats", reprising the role in the "Rugrats in Paris" movie. Other animation voice work also the villainous son of the Red Skull on "Spiderman", the chief bushrat in "Taz-Mania", King Gerard on H-B's "Smurfs", four seasons on Fox-TV's "The TICK" episodes, and "Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego".  And his new book; , “Where's my Fortune Cookie?" The hilarious, startling biography of Phil Proctor, the co-founder of the legendary satirical comedy group, the Firesign Theatre. Includes over 120 rare photos, illustrating his work in comedy recordings, TV, film and even the Broadway stage.  

GDP Script/ Top Stories for Sept 1 Publish Date:  Aug. 31 From the Henssler Financial Studio Welcome to the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast Today is Friday September 1st, and happy 76th birthday to musician Barry Gibb ****Gibb 76**** I'm Bruce Jenkins and here are your top stories presented by Peggy Slappey Properties Man found shot to death at Gwinnett apartment complex Gwinnett police looking for suspects who stole handgun, money from car And Gwinnett police looking for woman accused of stealing identity and committing fraud All of this and more is coming up on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen daily and subscribe!    Break 1 : Slappey          Story 1. 2 shooting Gwinnett County police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred at the Gwinnett Pointe Apartments in unincorporated Norcross. The incident happened around 10 p.m. Residents reported hearing multiple gunshots, and when officers arrived, they discovered a deceased man in the breezeway of one of the buildings. It's believed that the victim may have sought help from residents before collapsing. A blood trail was found leading from the apartments to nearby woods. Authorities are working to establish the circumstances leading to the shooting, identify the victim, and locate potential suspects. ..………….. read more at gwinnettdailypost.com   STORY 2: looking Gwinnett County police are seeking two individuals who broke into a car near Gwinnett Place Mall, stealing a gun and money. The incident occurred on August 17 around 3:22 p.m. The suspects were captured on a dash cam at 3525 Mall Boulevard, an area near the mall with various restaurants. They managed to take a handgun, cash, and checks from the victim's vehicle. Authorities believe the suspects may be driving a gray Kia K5 and a black Cadillac CTS. Those with information about the suspects or their whereabouts are urged to contact detectives at 770-513-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477. Rewards are offered for helpful information leading to arrests and indictments. Story 3: fraud Gwinnett County police are seeking a woman accused of committing fraud and stealing money using another person's identifying information. The incident occurred on June 14 at a Truist Bank on Pleasant Hill Road. The suspect used the victim's ID to withdraw $13,607 from the victim's account and cash a $6,111.23 check. The suspect is described as a Hispanic woman with dark hair, wearing a top featuring Minnie Mouse on the sleeves. Those with information about her identity or location are encouraged to contact detectives at 770-513-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477. Tips can also be submitted at www.stopcrimeATL.com. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info. We'll be right back   Break 2:   M.O.G.- Tom Wages -  Obits   Story 4: plan The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office has unveiled a new career plan for jailers and seeks to hire more civilians to address facility needs. Due to declining interest in law enforcement and recruitment challenges, the Sheriff's Office collaborated with the county's human resources department to design a jailer career plan aimed at recruitment and retention. The plan offers advancement opportunities and professional development, providing a career path for jail management and supervision. The Sheriff's Office also aims to address aging facility issues by requesting additional funding for six new civilian positions in facilities management, including maintenance and technical roles to reduce reliance on external vendors. Story 5: beta   Gwinnett County Public Schools has announced that 25 of its schools have been named 2022-2023 National Beta Schools of Distinction, while 29 schools have been recognized as 2022-2023 National Beta Schools of Merit. The National Beta School of Distinction award recognizes schools for their focus on academic achievement, character development, leadership, and service. This award is given to schools that demonstrate a membership increase of 10% or more from the previous year. In contrast, the National Beta School of Merit award is given to schools that prioritize academic excellence and include members from all eligible grade levels in their Beta club. The schools will receive National Beta banners to showcase their achievements.   Story 6: pair   The city of Suwanee has been honored with two Downtown Excellence Awards by the Georgia Downtown Association. The awards were presented in the categories of Promotion: Creative New Event and Design: Best Public Improvement Project. The "Ultimate Participation Trophy," an interactive public art piece created by artist Phil Proctor using repurposed old trophies, received recognition for Promotion: Creative New Event. The Better Buford Highway Project, aimed at enhancing downtown walkability and connectivity, was awarded for Design: Best Public Improvement Project. The project includes features like sidewalks, street trees, a roundabout, and bike lanes, contributing to a vibrant and pedestrian-friendly environment.   We'll be back in a moment   Break 3:  ESOG – Ingles 7 - Cumming   Story 7: music   South Gwinnett High School senior Zoie Dozier has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the NAMM Foundation and SBO+ Magazine. The scholarship recognizes Dozier's passion for music and the significant impact of her music teacher, Erna Dionne Davis. Along with the scholarship, Davis, the fine arts department chair and orchestra director, will receive $1,000 worth of products from renowned music companies. This scholarship application required students to reflect on the influence of a music teacher who profoundly impacted their lives. Dozier's essay highlighted Davis's exceptional dedication, care, and encouragement in shaping her musical journey.   Story 8:  88   Clint Flanagan, a well-respected Gwinnett County coach known for his contributions to high school football, has passed away at the age of 88. Throughout his coaching career, Flanagan made a significant impact at various schools, including Berkmar where he served as head coach, and Parkview. He was known for his coaching roles at Cedar Grove, Collins Hill, and other schools, leaving a lasting influence on his players and colleagues. Flanagan's tough yet caring coaching style and extensive football knowledge were praised by those who played under him. He leaves behind a legacy of being an outstanding coach and mentor in the Gwinnett County football community.   Story 9:  Brock   Jaden Brock, a senior defensive end from North Gwinnett High School, showcased his skills in last week's game against Archer. He recorded impressive stats, including eight tackles (six solos, one for loss), four sacks, two quarterback hurries, and one pass breakup. For the performance, Brock was named the Gwinnett Daily Post's Defensive Player of the Week. Coach Eric Godfree praised Brock's leadership both on and off the field, highlighting his consistency and dedication in training and games. Brock's strong performance exemplifies his value as a senior leader for the team. Get all the insights and analysis to get you ready for Friday Night Football on the Gwinnett Football Friday Podcast every week.   We'll have final thoughts after this And now, Leah McGrath, corporate dietician at Ingles markets talks with us about foods that help with swollen feet Break 4:  Henssler 60 Thanks again for hanging out with us on today's Gwinnett Daily Post podcast. If you enjoy these shows, we encourage you to check out our other offerings, like the Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast, the Marietta Daily Journal, the Community Podcast for Rockdale Newton and Morgan Counties, or the Paulding County News Podcast. Read more about all our stories, and get other great content at Gwinnettdailypost.com. Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. Make sure you join us for our next episode and be sure to share this podcast on social media with your friends and family. 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Jamie is an American comedian and voice actor renowned for his exceptional voice-over work in movies, TV shows, and video games. Many of you may know him as one half of the legendary comedy duo, Mack & Jamie. Jamie's journey into comedy began in a serendipitous way when cartoonist Mack Dryden left a note for him at his Key West radio station, acknowledging Jamie as one of the funniest men in town. The duo quickly hit it off and embarked on a stand-up comedy adventure that would soon captivate audiences worldwide. Their incredible chemistry and comedic prowess caught the attention of industry giants, and they were invited to grace the iconic stage of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." The duo's uproarious performance on the show opened doors to their own syndicated series called "Comedy Break" in 1985. Within a year, they filmed a staggering 125 half-hour shows, leaving a lasting impression on viewers everywhere. Jamie's talent extends beyond the world of comedy as he has established himself as a prolific voice actor. His versatile voice has brought to life a multitude of animated series, commercials, and video games. From iconic characters in games like "Gears of War" and "Call of Duty" to lending his voice to Dr. Dean in "Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost," Jamie's vocal range is truly remarkable. He has also delighted fans with his contributions to beloved animated series such as "Rugrats" and "Justice League," adding his comedic touch to these timeless classics. Beyond his comedic and voice acting endeavors, Jamie has made a significant impact on his community and beyond. Named the 2009 Westlake Village Citizen of the Year and recognized as one of the "25 Most Influential People" in Ventura County, he has devoted himself to philanthropy and supporting schools and charities. His passion for giving back shines through his tireless efforts to raise funds in collaboration with local business partners. Recently, Jamie has teamed up with the renowned Phil Proctor, of Firesign Theatre fame, to create the hilarious and relatable series called "Boomers on a Bench." This delightful show, which can be enjoyed on YouTube and Facebook weekly, resonates with audiences of all ages and demonstrates Jamie's enduring comedic genius.

Ep. 39: Phil Proctor & John Paul Holloway - Part 2 by Outward OPC

Former Atlanta Falcons player William Moore has been charged with multiple counts, including two counts of aggravated assault, after allegedly firing a gun at a vehicle with three people, including two children, inside. The incident occurred on Sunday in Alexander Park, Lawrenceville, and the vehicle was damaged, though it is unknown if anyone was injured. Moore played for the Falcons for seven seasons before retiring in 2015, and he was booked into the Gwinnett County jail on Sunday, where he remains held. A school bus caught fire outside Mulberry Elementary School in Gwinnett County, on Monday morning. The driver noticed increasing heat under the dashboard and pulled over before evacuating the students from the bus. Shortly after, the bus caught fire, but no one was injured in the incident. The fire department quickly extinguished the flames, and Georgia Milestones testing was suspended for the day. School officials have reassured parents that counselors are available for any students who may need support. The bus driver and monitor were praised for their quick response in ensuring the safety of the children. A student at Trickum Middle School will face disciplinary action and criminal charges after a search for marijuana led to the discovery of an unloaded handgun. A staff member had raised concerns about the student and alerted administrators. The student was brought to a "secure location" and their bag was searched, where marijuana and a handgun were found. The school's principal, Ryan Queen, praised the staff member who raised concerns and said that the incident demonstrated the "see something, say something" concept. The incident is the latest in a series of disciplinary incidents in Gwinnett County schools this year. The Suwanee Arts Festival is a two-day event showcasing art exhibits, stage performances, children's activities, and cuisine from around the world. The festival will take place at Suwanee Town Center and will focus on the visual arts, featuring more than 120 regional artisans selling their creations. There will also be onsite demonstrations by glassblower Kelly Robertson and woodworker Lee Bembry, as well as a Kid's Zone and Emerging Talent tent showcasing young artists. The festival will also feature entertainment on the Town Center Park Stage and a Writer's Tent highlighting literary arts. A variety of food options will be available, and the festival will conclude with the unveiling of "The Ultimate Participation Trophy Project," a temporary art piece made from donated trophies by artist Phil Proctor. John Melvin, former executive director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, has been sworn in as the managing assistant district attorney in Gwinnett County. Melvin, who resigned from his position at the GBI last month, has over 28 years of prosecution and legal experience, including five years at the GBI, where he served as chief of staff, assistant director, and executive director. Before joining the GBI, Melvin worked as a prosecutor in the Cobb County DA's Office and taught at Emory Law School and Atlanta's John Marshall Law School. In his Facebook post, Melvin expressed his excitement to return to the profession of law and serve as a managing district attorney in Gwinnett County, which has a population of one million and is one of the most diverse counties in the United States. For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com   https://www.lawrencevillega.org/  https://www.foxtheatre.org/  https://guideinc.org/  https://www.psponline.com/  https://www.kiamallofga.com/  https://www.milb.com/gwinnett  https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/  www.atlantagladiators.com              See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 38: Phil Proctor & John Paul Holloway - Part 1 by Outward OPC

What is Reality? Thats the question the celebrated comedy group The Firesign Theater asked and we were fortunate enough to hang out in co-founder Phil Proctor's reality in this episode, totally engulfed in his hilarious and dangerous tales. From his start as a child actor in New York television and Broadway to acting with the likes of Jack Nicholson and Orson Welles to more recently voice acting for Pixar movies and the long-running animated series, "Rugrats", Phil had lots to tell. Did we mention his 3 grammy nominations? The Firesign Theater's album, "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Pass The Pliers" being inducted into the Library of Congress? Or his surviving the first gangland massacre in San Francisco's Chinatown in the 70s? It sounds almost beyond reality, right? But no friends, it's all here in this wild 90 minutes so augment your reality and jump right in. It's your Lucky Day!

The brilliant stage, screen, and voice actress, Melinda Peterson, has been performing professionally for more than 40 years. She was introduced to audio theatre in 1990 when she played all 17 of the female roles in Proctor & Bergman's Power which aired on NPR as a regular segment of John Hockenberry's Heat. Since that time she has contributed voices to NPR Playhouse productions, including working with all-star casts on We Hold These Truths and Empire of the Air for Other World Media, as well as performing with the legendary Firesign Theatre on The Great Internet Broadcast for the Toyota Comedy Festival in New York. And she's traveled several times to Dublin to participate in Crazy Dog Audio productions for RTE, Ireland's public radio service. Melinda is most proud that she was Norman Corwin's very favorite Lucretia Borgia in his The Plot to Overthrow Christmas. She's also led the casts of Agatha Christie's BBC Murders playing Agatha Christie herself. Melinda has performed at regional theatres across the country and is a member of the Los Angeles' classical acting ensemble, The Antaeus Theatre Company. She lives in LA with her husband, the great Firesign Theatre writer and performer, Phil Proctor, who's also one of my favorite guests ever on StoryBeat. I've been privileged to interview Phil twice on this show. 

Melanie Chartoff joined me to discuss watching Soupy Sales and Steve Allen; being interviewed by Johnny Carson and Oprah Winfrey; living by herself in Woodstock, NY her the summer of her junior and senior years of high school; her college sweetheart; writing funny songs and putting it into an act; auditioning for the new Laugh In; moving to L.A.; being in the Proposition; working at the Improv with John Debellis; John Debellis and Larry David's love of baseball; getting Fridays; writers room at Fridays was a boys club; Brandis Kemp; "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Road to El Salvador" parodies; "Women Who Spit" and "Diner of the Living Dead" almost get them kicked off TV; Reagan getting elected in '80 changes the tone; Elevator Sisters; the Plasmatics; musical guests; Marty Feldman; Mark Blankfield's pharmacist; Madeline Kahn; getting her tooth knocked out on live TV; the Andy Kaufman incident; doing a movie "Doin' Time" with Mohammed Ali but not meeting him until years later; Fresno; appearing on Newhart; Parker Lewis Can't Lose; letters from prisoners; The Hollywood Autograph Show; guesting on Seinfeld; being in the finale; Tom Kramer; Tina Sinatra; being a voracious reader; writing a novel; Rugrats and its thirty years of popularity; Phil Proctor; going to England with Robin Leach; Coaching charismatzing - discovering ones unique force of personality; doing improv with therapists; being a feminist; her titles for Fridays; hot tubs; women putting their sexuality out there; Fridays director Tom Moore in the NY Times in a body suit learning how to do trapeze; classic Fridays sketches - "TV is fake"; "Door to Door Whores", and "2nd Amendment"; To Meet Melanie :https://www.hollywoodshow.com/default/main To buy her book melaniechartoff.com and to take her Charismatizing class: Charismatizing.com Fan sitehttps://www.facebook.com/charismatizing Read a review 18506.gif (630×420) (allauthor.com)

The corruption of our justice system is a cardinal characteristic of fascism, which is what Trump and — it turns out, Barr — were actively trying to do to America.Thom's new book - The Hidden History of Neoliberalism has just been published!Reporter at The Lever, Matthew Cunningham-Cook explains The Profiteers Behind the Culture War.Plus Phil Proctor of Firesign Theater fame shares news of Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show - LSD & Neoliberalism...Is there a connection?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury what's ons Shaftesbury residents' empty homes moves Storehouse furniture volunteer to tears Dorset Local Plan latest and no repeat of Shaftesbury estates mistake for Gillingham Shaftesbury travel news and road closures How Donhead publican hopes to increase AirBnB trade View from the Hill - Visitors from Holland Terrifying non-fiction book on sale at Shaftesbury's Oxfam Bookshop Motcombe pupils reflect on their village radio project Shaftesbury architecture - Phil Proctor on Gold Hill Museum Soundscapes - Twyford Brook

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury youth group outreach grant could help change lives Semley gets ready for musicals, opera and porcelain appreciation Cool down in Springhead's lakeside gardens this Wednesday Why Hackney school kids make ‘virtual visits' to a West Melbury farm Motcombe School children interview Royal Navy pilot Rich Bartram View from the Hill – New Forest visitors What's new at Shaftesbury's charity shops Phil Proctor's architecture tour - St Peter's Church Soundscapes - Grasshoppers at Breach Common

In the fifty-seventh episode, Jake, Chris, Wyatt and Matt chat with actor Phil Proctor, where they talk about his work as an actor, including his time performing in the comedy troupe "The Firesign Theatre", as well as some of his best known roles in the voiceover industry, such as Howard DeVille in Nickelodeon's "Rugrats" franchise, Drunk Monkey in "Dr. Dolittle", Charlie Proctor in "Monsters, Inc." and so much more!

On The Alfred Daily Today: Councillor wants High Street shop closure issues and pedestrianisation debated Shaftesbury Business Awards open for nominations now Phil Proctor's architecture tour – Gold Hill Motcombe pupils interview villager Brenda Crabbe Helen Gilchrist completes Solent swim for Shaftesbury mental health group Shaftesbury fire crew called to Wiltshire heath blaze View from the Hill - Cumbrian visitors Shaftesbury what's ons soundscape- kids having fun in St James' Park Shaftesbury travel news 

The Adventures in Odyssey cast and crew remembers Will Ryan (the actor behind Eugene Meltsner, Harlow Doyle, and others) who passed away on November 19, 2021. Voices include executive producer Dave Arnold, executive producer Chuck Bolte, writer/director Kathy Buchanan, actor Robby Bruce (voice of Buck), actor Townsend Coleman (voice of Jason), Focus on the Family president Jim Daly, sound designer Mark Drury, actor Jess Harnell (voice of Wooton), Focus on the Family Guest Relations director Diane Ingolia, co-creator Steve Harris, writer/director Nathan Hoobler, sound designer Rob Jorgensen, host Chris Anthony Lansdowne, actor Katie Leigh (voice of Connie), co-creator Phil Lollar, sound designer Bob Luttrell, executive producer Paul McCusker, actor Phil Proctor (voice of Detective Polehaus), actor Shona Rodman (voice of Jules), actor Andre Stojka (voice of Whit), and actor Audrey Wasilewski (voice of Katrina).

We originally released this episode as a  bonus episode on our Patreon page. But with the current news in jiu jitsu about sexual predators and our goal of ousting them from the sport it seemed appropriate that we release this episode on this free feed for everyone to hear. Lloyd Irivin is perhaps most famous for his alleged rape of a minor in 1989 and his odd "defense" of that incident. This all come to light after two of his students raped a teammate of theirs on New Years Eve in 2013.In this episode we are looking at Lloyd Irvin, his school and it's culture, and whether or not a coach is responsible for the behavior of their students. Reminder that we are simply compiling readily-available information and giving our OPINION on the man and the events surrounding him. All of the sources for this episode are below: - Lloyd Irvin Bio: https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/lloyd-irvin- Lloyd Irvin statement on "The Next World Champion": https://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/lloyd-irvin-introduces-a-bjj-reality-tv-show-the-next-world-champion- "The Next World Champion on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZUzk-9mkns-Lloyd Irvin Interview about sales and marketing: https://www.marketingspeak.com/make-millions-by-mastering-funnels-lloyd-irvin/- Nakapan Phungephorn statement about Lloyd Irvin: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/2/19/4007012/beta-academy-owner-explains-ending-relationship-with-lloyd-irvin- News story about NYE assault: https://wjla.com/news/local/matthew-maldanado-nicholas-schultz-accused-in-new-year-s-eve-rape-83850- Report on Lloyd Irvin purchasing LloydIrvinRape.com: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/1/11/3864948/mma-bjj-ufc-lloyd-irvin-purchases-lloydirvinrape-marketing- Report about Lloyd Irvin case in 1989: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/1/10/3856994/team-lloyd-irvin-rape-case- Report about Lloyd Irvin testimony and defense: https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19900421-1990-04-21-9004210056-story.html- Lloyd Irvin statement to Gracie Mag: https://www.graciemag.com/2013/01/22/official-lloyd-irvin-statement/- Miami New Times story on Team Lloyd Irvin: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/the-cult-of-lloyd-irvin-6394125- Keenan Cornelius statement as shared by Gracie Mag: https://www.graciemag.com/en/2013/02/28/keenan-i-can-no-longer-be-absolutely-sure-that-this-is-the-right-environment-for-me/- Ryan Hall statement as shared by Bloody Elbow: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/1/18/3891216/an-open-letter-to-the-martial-arts-community-from-ryan-hall- Post by Phil Proctor as shared by Bloody Elbow: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/1/14/3875126/lloyd-irvin-black-belt-head-instructor-at-wrightson-bjj-calls-1989- Lloyd Irvin statement about closing affiliate program: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/3/10/4087464/lloyd-irvin-announces-termination-team-lloyd-irvin-affiliate-programYou can watch the video version of every episode on our YouTube PageLearn more about the show on our WebsiteVisit our Shop for shirts and moreFollow our show at: @That_JiuJitsu_PodcastFollow Justin directly: @JustinLeskoFollow Mike directly: @M_Callahan106Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thatjiujitsupodcast)

From Home with host Dave Zobel Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Phil Proctor, Joyce Kulhawik Stereo Right: Paul Magid, Hope Diamond, Nat Segaloff Music: International String Trio   Rounds Played: Round 1: Fourth Grade Vocabulary Round 2: Bluff (fierljeppen) Round 3: Brilliant People Throughout History Round 4: Bluff (tafoni) Round 5: Lost in Translation  

Centralcasting presents The Son of West Branch and Sixty-Six Trips to Lansing, by Will Anderson In this special double-feature, award-winning audio playwright Will Anderson presents a tribute to former US President Herbert Hoover. THE SON OF WEST BRANCH: AMERICA'S GREAT HUMANITARIAN The Son of West Branch: America's Great Humanitarian is an historic dramatization looking at the pivotal moments of Herbert Hoover's life from his early childhood up to the eve of the 1928 presidential election. It was written by Anderson during an artist residency at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in 2008. This performance, which stars Phil Proctor (of The Firesign Theatre) as Herbert Hoover, was recorded in front of a live audience of about 200 by the National Audio Theatre Festivals in July 2011 and received an Award of Excellence in the 2012 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts. Directed by: Butch D'Ambrosio Assistant Director: Sue Bilich Technical Director: David Shinn SFX Director: Tony Brewer Live SFX Mixer: Renee Pringle Music Mixer: Ben Taylor Intro Credits: Phil Proctor & Robin Miles Narrator: Madison Wiehe Hulda Hoover: Suzan Lorraine Announcer: Rich Fish Tad Hoover: Terry Hampton Herbert at age 2: Sue Bilich Jesse Hoover: Peter Pollack Dr. Minthorn: Phil Proctor Sissy: Melinda Peterson Toby: Tom Wiens Mother: Sue Bilich Conductor: Steve D'Onofrio Herbert Hoover: Phil Proctor Voter: Tony Brewer Edith: Robin Miles Martha: Toni Johnson Charles: Michael Byers Bewick: Jack Davids Secretary: Suzan Lorraine Jules's Mother: Christy Jordan Child: Sue Bilich Colonel Schmidt: Rich Fish German Aide: Lucus Keppel Jules: Michael Byers Blues Singer: Emily Carlson Radio Announcer: Rich Fish Mayor: Bill Chessman Reporter: Lucus Keppel Music Director: Dwight Frizzell Master Mix: Kyle Harris Guitar: Julia Thro Drums: Pat Conway Stage Manager: Jorda Ford Recording Truck Engineers: Mike Konopa & Kerby Mitchell Art Design and Layout: Kelly DeBoyer Sampling Artist/Sound Effects Preproduction/Final Mixdown: Marc Wiener SIXTY-SIX TRIPS TO LANSING Inspired by the popular acclaim for the musical "Hamilton," this short comedy script follows the efforts of a professor attempting to get funding for a presidential-rock-musical based on the life of Herbert Hoover. This piece was recorded by actors in isolation during the 2020 pandemic lockdown and assembled in post. Sixty-Six Trips to Lansing was awarded a silver listening award by the National Audio Theatre Festivals at their 2021 Hear Now: Audio Fiction and Arts Festival.     The committee chair: Ted Clayton.    Vice chair: Jeffrey Weinstock   The applicant: Andrew Papa    Written by Will Anderson and edited by Lucas Nunn. 

From Home with host Dave Zobel Stereo Left: Joyce Kulhawik, Phil Proctor, Deb Heitt Stereo Right: Paul Magid, Francine Achbar, Nat Segaloff   Rounds Played: Round 1: Three Little Words Round 2: Bluff (transhumance) Round 3: Household Appliances Round 4: Bluff (mallyshag) Round 5: Retriplications

Phil Proctor and Taylor Jessen return to discuss the next Firesign album: Not Insane. Here's the video version: Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Phil Proctor and Taylor Jessen Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, follow us on Twitter and like us at the Facebooks. … Continue reading →

Neal Israel is a producer, writer, director for over 20 feature films and co-creator of the hit movie series, THE POLICE ACADEMY. He co-wrote and directed BACHELOR PARTY starring Tom Hanks and was Executive Producer for the Oscar nominated FINDING NEVERLAND starring Johnny Depp. He wrote an original book musical for Ringo Starr on NBC, and produced and was head writer for several Steve Martin specials. Neal broke new ground in the 70’s with the comedy movies, Tunnelvision and Americathon, that was based on a stage show created by Phil Proctor and his comedy partner, Peter Bergman that remarkably foretold the future of television. Neal discusses how the 70’s defined boomer comedy, and how it changed the course of entertainment. He shares fascinating and hilarious Hollywood insider stories ranging from how he got a movie green-lit in the bed of a studio head, to playing Monopoly with Brad Pitt for a month inside a Scientology sauna, and all for the love of women. 

Laraine Newman, an original cast member of Saturday Night Live is sexy, funny and brutally honest about her remarkable life and career. Laraine shares some never before heard stories featured in her new memoir, May You Live in Interesting Times. She studied mime with Marcel Marceau in Paris and was a founding member of the LA comedy group, The Groundlings. Laraine was invited to help launch Saturday Night Live and changed TV forever. Laraine has had an equally adventurous personal life, from screaming at the Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl as a child, to hanging outside LA comedy clubs as a teenager to watch the stand up greats get their start. After SNL, Laraine struggled to keep momentum and won a battle to overcome drug addiction. She now enjoys a successful voice acting career for TV and movies and shares some amazing and hilarious stories.  This episode features a rare radio comedy skit starring Edie McClurg and Phil Proctor.

In this bonus episode of Thirty Pop, Luke continues his conversation with surrealist comedy legends David Ossman and Phil Proctor, founding members of famed stage and radio troupe Firesign Theatre, ahead of their first album release in 25 years: Dope Humor of the Seventies.EPISODE LINKSCheck out the album now on Apple Music or Spotify!Listen to Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show here! If you have a story you'd like to share on Thirty Pop, email thirtypoppodcast@gmail.com!Be sure to follow and tag Thirty Pop on Facebook Twitter & Instagram!This show is made possible by patrons like Becky & Jim Brawner, and Candice & Marc Robinson. To support the work we're doing and receive bonus content from this and other Milieu Media Group shows for as little as $1 a month, join us on Patreon! Episode Credits:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Heather Hale of Hale House © 2021 Milieu Media Group, LLC

In this bonus episode of Thirty Pop, Luke turns the clock back a little farther than normal, sitting down with surrealist comedy legends David Ossman and Phil Proctor, founding members of famed stage and radio troupe Firesign Theatre, ahead of their first album release in 25 years: Dope Humor of the Seventies.EPISODE LINKSCheck out the album now on Apple Music or Spotify! If you have a story you'd like to share on Thirty Pop, email thirtypoppodcast@gmail.com!Be sure to follow and tag Thirty Pop on Facebook Twitter & Instagram!This show is made possible by patrons like Becky & Jim Brawner, and Candice & Marc Robinson. To support the work we're doing and receive bonus content from this and other Milieu Media Group shows for as little as $1 a month, join us on Patreon! Episode Credits:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Heather Hale of Hale House © 2021 Milieu Media Group, LLC

Jamie has been entertaining audiences as one half of the comedy duo, Mack & Jamie, for over 35 years. His appearances with Mack on The Tonight Show both with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno lead to 125 original episodes of the syndicated half-hour COMEDY BREAK WITH MACK & JAMIE. Jay Leno said, “…Mack and Jamie are at the top. They are the funniest duo, working today!”  Since the amicable end of Mack and Jamie, after 35 years, Jamie has entered the elite corps of LA Voice Actors. Providing voices for many National Commercials, plus The Simpsons, Rugrats, Power Beach, Justice League, Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights, and scores of Video Games, most recently Gears of War I & II & III & IV, Transformers Halo, and numerous film loopings for celebrities such as Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, even John Lennon. Jamie was named “Westlake Village Citizen of the Year” for his successful fundraising for area schools. He was named one of the “Top 25 Most Influential People in Ventura County.” He can be seen on YOUTUBE by going to BOOMERSONABENCH.COM with Phil Proctor, of Firesign Theatre fame. In 2017 he had a change of heart, literally. He suffered CHF in July of 2017 resulting in a heart AND liver transplant from a 46-year-old donor. He waited in the hospital for three months and every day he made an entry in his journal which resulted in a book called The Tin Man Diaries. Jamie speaks to groups about donation and the many benefits of donorship as an International Ambassador for One Legacy.org. A Silversmith by trade, he crafts sterling silver jewelry at his studio in Burbank, California. Silverbyjamie.com.

The KQ Morning Show - Originally aired on December 7, 2020: Part 3 (Guests: Phil Proctor, Mike Lindell, Mr. Skin) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phil Proctor joined me to discuss his Amish roots; being a young actor; hanging with Brandon deWilde and Peter Fonda; reuniting with Peter Bergman; joining Radio Free Oz, Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him; Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers; , I Think We're All Bozos On This Bus; having Steve Jobs as a fan' and his friendships with Harry Anderson, Fred Willard, and Jonathan Winters. Links Phil's autobiography https://www.amazon.com/Wheres-Fortune-Cookie-Phil-Proctor/dp/138970503X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=phil+proctor%27&qid=1606767943&sr=8-1 His podcast https://sexyboomershow.com/ Firesign's New Album https://www.amazon.com/Dope-Humor-Seventies-Firesign-Theatre/dp/B08KPYC9SY Email phil.proctor@mac.com Website: planetproctor.com

(11/30/20) Called “the Beatles of comedy” by The Library of Congress, the four-man Firesign Theatre wrote and performed together for over 40 years, but it is their sketches from between 1968 to 1975 for Columbia Records remains their best known and most influential. From “what’s all this brouhaha?” to “forward into the past!” or “your brain may no longer be the boss!” numerous phases from Firesign’s work on record and the radio (on WBAI affiliate KPFK) became a part of the popular lexicon. In this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, founding members Phil Proctor and David Ossman discuss the highs and lows of their four decades of making people laugh and think.

Fans of the spoken word and theatre of the mind take note.  Today’s guest represents one of the funniest groups of radio comedians ever. Meet the wonderful Phil Proctor here to promote a grand re-release of some of the best of The Firesign Theatre. Phil shares a lot of behind-the-scenes info about the fabled troupe along with plenty of great show biz stories! Jordan Rich is Boston's busiest podcaster, appearing on over 400 podcast episodes and currently hosting 16 shows. To connect with him, visit www.chartproductions.com.

Some people achieve great success and fizzle out young.  Some people struggle for years and make it big when they're older.  Phil managed to start strong and keep going for decades, and he's not slowing down, even though he's old enough to remember when telephones had actual buttons on them.  That's a long time ago for some people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mask history, protesting now & then, & Z starts a band, with Ted Bonnet & Firesign Theater's Phil Proctor.

Conversation #183, recorded on October 28, 2020. It's a two-parter with the surviving members of the FIRESIGN THEATRE, the great Phil Proctor and David Ossman. As one of the best selling groups of comedy vinyls from the late 60s, including DEAR FRIENDS and DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, Phil and David share the details on their first vinyl release in decades entitled DOPE HUMOR OF THE 70s! Featuring 44 tracks and a PDF book of amazing original writing scraps, Phil and David tease their upcoming books, podcasts and digital releases.  Hail Satire! is hosted and produced by Vic Shuttee. Further credits at hailsatire.com - Big thanks to Robert Price for our original theme music and Brendon Duran for the Hail Satire! logo design.  

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Phil Proctor, legendary comedian and co-founder of Firesign Theatre, joins Eric for a fun hour discussing Phil's biography, "Where's My Fortune Cookie?" (Encore Presentation)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phil Proctor, legendary comedian and co-founder of Fire-sign Theatre, joins Eric for a fun hour as they discuss his biography, Where's My Fortune Cookie?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phil Proctor, the acclaimed voice actor from Rugrats and Finding Nemo — and founding member of the culturally super iconic Firesign Theater!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you missed Phil Proctor on VOBS a few months back, you missed a treasure trove of hilarious stories about his acting and voice acting career. So funny in fact, we asked him back for more. Phil was a part of of the legendary Firesign Theater which still has a cult following from their avant garde collection of comedy albums in the 1970's. Knowing how Producers and Directors want to see auditions that show our unique takes on copy, we'll talk about how to be spontaneous and have more fun in our voicing careers. Dan and George will also answer answer your home voice over studio questions sent to: theguys@VOBS.tv and share the latest in VO tech! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News much more! Our Monday night webcast that creates VO community togetherness! we're VOBS!  Brought to you by Voiceoveressentials.com, Vo2Gogo.com,  Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com,VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and J. Michael Collins Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production

Unless you live in the city, life is a constant vigil against ticks who will kill you if they touch you. At least that's what Bob and Kathryn seem to believe. Phil is more concerned with matters of voice acting, though he did voice a character in The Tick. It's not quite the same.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 50 of the Commentary Track, Frank Thompson talks with Phil Proctor.

Veteran Voice Over Actor from Firesign Theater Phil Proctor drops by Voice Over Body Shop to discuss his career and give advice to voice over actors.

Firesign Theatre's Phil Proctor calls in to discuss a new play starring Ed Asner as God, political correctness and John Cleese.

This week on Chatting With Sherri we welcome the creative team for the audio book for Battlefield Earth! Jim Meskimen, Director of Battlefield Earth; is a well-known film, animation and TV actor whose credits include Apollo 13, The Grinch, Friends, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Jim provided the political impressions in JibJab's internet shorts including the sensation This Land and Clarence's speech from Shakespeare's Richard III. Jim also has the distinction as the senior director, and major creative force behind the audio recording of Battlefield Earth. Phil Proctor, Swiss banker  Baron von Roth; Phil is an award-winning actor, singer, writer and producer, a 45-year member of the thrice-Grammy-nominated Firesign Theatre comedy group. He's appeared in numerous films and TV shows and voices the Drunken French Monkey in the Dr. Dolittle series, Howard in the Emmy-winning Rugrats and Seahorse Bob in Finding Nemo.and has played on Broadway and off-Broadway, at the Mark Taper Forum, South Coast Rep, the Falcon Theatre and the Theatre @ Boston Court and is a proud member of the Antaeus Classical Theatre Company.   Fred Tatasciore, performed the Psychlo midget Ker;  is a professional Hollywood voice actor most known for portrayal of the Hulk in several animated roles, including Ultimate Avengers, Next Avengers, Hulk Vs. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

As the legendary Firesign Theatre comedy troupe prepared for a reunion tour, two of its members, Phil Austin and Phil Proctor, talked about their upcoming performances, their classic recordings, their methods and madness.