# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2277
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45526 "2016-08-04T21:04:37Z")
Interesting facts and trivia about radio 1. At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead. 2. KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W. 3. A decade before Wolfman Jack arrived there, Paul Kellenger was the star of all night radio at XERF in Mexico. Mellow-voiced Kellenger sold (besides mail order baby chicks), for a dollar, autographed pictures of Jesus Christ. They were pictures of Jesus, alright, but the signature said “Sincerely Yours, Paul Kellenger”) 4. David Sarnoff was a Jewish immigrant and Marconi operator who relayed news of the Titanic sinking to the crowds outside Wanamaker’s Department Store where his station was and suggested to Marconi this indicated there was probably a huge market for instant home radio. In a famous memo he was told, basically, that the idea of home radio was silly. 5. You know how DJ’s often talk over the instrumental opening of a song, right up until the vocals begin? This takes some practice to get right and is known as" hitting the post." 6. The Gambling family has 3 generations John Bradley, John Alfred and John Robert who were hosts of WOR Radio’s (New York City, 710 AM) morning show Rambling with Gambling (now known as The John Gambling Show) over the course of over 75 years (1925–2000 and 2008–present). 7. BMIR – 94.5 FM (aka Burning Man Information Radio) is the official pirate radio station of Burning Man 8. In spite of being many times more expensive than a computer would be now in terms of price v. average income, the radio so changed American society in such a short period of time in the 1920s that the 1930 Census asked about home radio ownership. 9. I was an intern at WHBC in Canton, Ohio in January 1986, and read the hourly news several times on the air. 10. Border Blasters were Mexican radio stations that broadcast at much higher power than American stations and were therefore able to be heard in much of the American southwest. These stations were eventually restricted by a 1972 agreement between the United States and Mexico. 11. Lucille Ball claimed to have picked up coded transmissions through fillings in her teeth that led to the discovery of an underground Japanese radio station in Los Angeles while filming DuBarry was a Lady in 1942. 12. At 12:01a.m. on 1 August 1981, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles was the first music video broadcast on MTv. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45527 "2016-08-04T22:55:26Z")
Interesting facts and trivia about radio 1. At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead. 2. KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W. 3. A decade before Wolfman Jack arrived there, Paul Kellenger was the star of all night radio at XERF in Mexico. Mellow-voiced Kellenger sold (besides mail order baby chicks), for a dollar, autographed pictures of Jesus Christ. They were pictures of Jesus, alright, but the signature said “Sincerely Yours, Paul Kellenger”) 4. David Sarnoff was a Jewish immigrant and Marconi operator who relayed news of the Titanic sinking to the crowds outside Wanamaker’s Department Store where his station was and suggested to Marconi this indicated there was probably a huge market for instant home radio. In a famous memo he was told, basically, that the idea of home radio was silly. 5. You know how DJ’s often talk over the instrumental opening of a song, right up until the vocals begin? This takes some practice to get right and is known as" hitting the post." 6. The Gambling family has 3 generations John Bradley, John Alfred and John Robert who were hosts of WOR Radio’s (New York City, 710 AM) morning show Rambling with Gambling (now known as The John Gambling Show) over the course of over 75 years (1925–2000 and 2008–present). 7. BMIR – 94.5 FM (aka Burning Man Information Radio) is the official pirate radio station of Burning Man 8. In spite of being many times more expensive than a computer would be now in terms of price v. average income, the radio so changed American society in such a short period of time in the 1920s that the 1930 Census asked about home radio ownership. 9. I was an intern at WHBC in Canton, Ohio in January 1986, and read the hourly news several times on the air. 10. Border Blasters were Mexican radio stations that broadcast at much higher power than American stations and were therefore able to be heard in much of the American southwest. These stations were eventually restricted by a 1972 agreement between the United States and Mexico. 11. Lucille Ball claimed to have picked up coded transmissions through fillings in her teeth that led to the discovery of an underground Japanese radio station in Los Angeles while filming DuBarry was a Lady in 1942. 12. At 12:01a.m. on 1 August 1981, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles was the first music video broadcast on MTv. 13. Orson Welles broadcast an adaptation of HG Wells’ War of the Worlds on October 30, 1938. The broadcast was presented like a series of news bulletins which frightened many listeners but launched Welles to great fame. Next: Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love (There are more, but I’ll start with that one) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45528 "2016-08-04T23:00:25Z")
Next: Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class Not all episodes, but some. (If only they did not go out of their way to hire young women with annoying “like Delta Delta Delta” delivery.) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45529 "2016-08-05T04:06:01Z")
Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class 3. Harmontown Dan Harmon (creator of _Community_) and his friends talk about whatever in front of a live audience. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45530 "2016-08-05T15:05:11Z")
Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class 3. Harmontown 4. Stuff to Blow Your Mind ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45531 "2016-08-05T19:31:02Z")
Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class 3. Harmontown 4. Stuff to Blow Your Mind 5. A Way With Words ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45532 "2016-08-05T19:49:09Z")
Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class 3. Harmontown 4. Stuff to Blow Your Mind 5. A Way With Words 6. Missionlog Podcast ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45533 "2016-08-05T21:10:44Z")
Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class 3. Harmontown 4. Stuff to Blow Your Mind 5. A Way With Words 6. Missionlog Podcast 7. Fresh Air ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45534 "2016-08-06T03:03:55Z")
Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class 3. Harmontown 4. Stuff to Blow Your Mind 5. A Way With Words 6. Missionlog Podcast 7. Fresh Air 8. Stuff You Should Know ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45535 "2016-08-06T03:14:01Z")
Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class 3. Harmontown 4. Stuff to Blow Your Mind 5. A Way With Words 6. Missionlog Podcast 7. Fresh Air 8. Stuff You Should Know 9. Car Talk (At least I used to. Sniff) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45536 "2016-08-06T04:16:56Z")
Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class 3. Harmontown 4. Stuff to Blow Your Mind 5. A Way With Words 6. Missionlog Podcast 7. Fresh Air 8. Stuff You Should Know 9. Car Talk (At least I used to. Sniff) 10. Hello Internet (CGP Grey) ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45537 "2016-08-06T15:24:06Z")
Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class 3. Harmontown 4. Stuff to Blow Your Mind 5. A Way With Words 6. Missionlog Podcast 7. Fresh Air 8. Stuff You Should Know 9. Car Talk (At least I used to. Sniff) 10. Hello Internet (CGP Grey) 11. Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45538 "2016-08-07T07:27:19Z")
Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class 3. Harmontown 4. Stuff to Blow Your Mind 5. A Way With Words 6. Missionlog Podcast 7. Fresh Air 8. Stuff You Should Know 9. Car Talk (At least I used to. Sniff) 10. Hello Internet (CGP Grey) 11. Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me 12. StarTalk ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45539 "2016-08-07T12:15:59Z")
Podcasts that you listen to. 1. Savage Love 2. Stuff You Missed in History Class 3. Harmontown 4. Stuff to Blow Your Mind 5. A Way With Words 6. Missionlog Podcast 7. Fresh Air 8. Stuff You Should Know 9. Car Talk (At least I used to. Sniff) 10. Hello Internet (CGP Grey) 11. Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me 12. StarTalk 13. The Nerdist Olympic events they decided not to have in Rio this year 1. Gator wrestling ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45540 "2016-08-07T13:42:27Z")
Olympic events they decided not to have in Rio this year 1. Gator wrestling 2. Full frontal nudity Scrabble ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45541 "2016-08-07T15:10:13Z")
Olympic events they decided not to have in Rio this year 1. Gator wrestling 2. Full frontal nudity Scrabble 3. Sitting around ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45542 "2016-08-07T15:14:40Z")
Olympic events they decided not to have in Rio this year 1. Gator wrestling 2. Full frontal nudity Scrabble 3. Sitting around 4. Short-fingered Vulgarian Hairstyling ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45543 "2016-08-07T15:31:57Z")
Olympic events they decided not to have in Rio this year 1. Gator wrestling 2. Full frontal nudity Scrabble 3. Sitting around 4. Short-fingered Vulgarian Hairstyling 5. marathon meditation team relay ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/45544 "2016-08-07T16:46:16Z")
Olympic events they decided not to have in Rio this year 1. Gator wrestling 2. Full frontal nudity Scrabble 3. Sitting around 4. Short-fingered Vulgarian Hairstyling 5. marathon meditation team relay 6. Mosquito larvae synchronized swimming ---
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