To the best of our knowledge, Columbus, Ohio is the only state capital to have a federally mandated holiday!As we approach the big three-day weekend, it's only fitting that one of the biggest A.T.E.! stories of the week past is from Columbus: The migration of the madcap morning duo Puddin' and The Crab from WIUD to (still unconfirmed but 99% certain) crosstown WIPE. And filling the big shoes (and pincers) left at WIUD, starting Monday it's the new "Keith Fugg 'n' That Chicken" AM drive show. Click here if you missed the story when we reported it...first, of course!
Did you know? Columbus is not only Ohio's largest city, it's also the birthplace of radio pioneer Emmet Orville Cluster, inventor of "Twofer Tuesday." Even today we reverently use his name to refer to commercial groupings and commonly owned stations in a market (not to mention a particularly difficult and painful type of intercourse). And it was in Columbus that the first "Hooked On Phonics" commercial aired, way back in 1972! There's so much radio history here that you can get RF burns just by touching the pavement, which now has replaced gravel on 90% of the major city streets. (Future plans include an airport!)
Radio competition is red-hot in this midwestern metropolis, and A.T.E.! promises to keep you up on every rumor, accusation, scandal, lawsuit, and restraining order! A big Buckeye boo-yah "Happy Columbus Day" from all of us here at All The Excess!
