# What is the name of that radio commentator...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 6, 2002, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-radio-commentator/127247 "2002-09-06T06:14:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-radio-commentator/127247/1 "2002-09-06T06:14:44Z")

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…who takes calls from “listeners” who are actually himself, doing other voices? I heard something pretty outrageous on the radio this evening, and thought, “This must be that guy,” but I couldn’t remember the name.

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**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-radio-commentator/127247/2 "2002-09-06T06:20:53Z")

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Phil Hendrie

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-radio-commentator/127247/3 "2002-09-06T06:28:38Z")

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That’s who it was! Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-radio-commentator/127247/4 "2002-09-06T06:31:55Z")

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Actually the calls are real, but the “guests” are fake. The humor comer from listening to the callers getting all worked up, not realizing they’re just the butt of a joke.