RE: The Human Thing and WMEX

[Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>]

>Larry asked--
>I also just heard tonight (at a jazz concert at UNH) that at one time WMEX 
>had a live jazz show three nights a week, hosted by Nat Hentoff. Does 
>anyone (Donna?) know anything about this?

I think Dan S. knows about this too-- yes it's true, and Hentoff mentions 
it in his book "Boston Boy."  In the old days, when WMEX was owned by the 
Poté brothers, and Nat was a student at Northeastern, he did a jazz show 
for them.  This would be sometime in the early 40s, I believe... WMEX was 
also the place where weatherman (then called "Weatherbee") Don Kent got his 
start.  Both recall not getting paid, or having the checks bounce... ah the 
good old days...and in the mid 50s (circa 1954), didn't Symphony Sid do a 
jazz show from the Hi-Hat, broadcast over WCOP, if I recall correctly?