Re: First time on the air

["Roger Kirk" <rogerkirk@ttlc.net>]

A. Joseph Ross wrote:
>Bob was talking today about his first time on 
>radio, I believe as a teenager.  I've got Bob 
>beat.  

If we include Television and don't require that
said person actually uttered a coherent sentence,
then my son Kevin (late of KZEL in OR) may qualify. 
When I worked for Channel 2, they were taping
a series called Dr. Turtle's Babies.  They asked
for an employee with a child 10-12 months old
and Kevin was perfect.  So, he was featured in a 
scene where they contrasted babies at different 
ages i.e. newborn and one year.  The doctor noted 
that a one-year old was capable of standing up 
with help. Holding his hands, Kevin stood up and 
grinned - right on cue.  If only we had a video 
tape of that show.  Alas, WGBH has destroyed all 
copies of old shows like that.  

Roger "Proud Papa" Kirk
rogerkirk@ttlc.net