WO9-8989 was Talk shows through the ages

[David Tomm]

The weird thing for me is, (617) 969-8989 is the phone number for my 
son's pediatrician!  Has been for years now....

-Dave Tomm
"Mike Thomas"


On Aug 29, 2007, at 11:19 AM, Kevin Vahey wrote:

> I'm sure the phone number WO9-8989 brings back memories for many.
>
> It was the phone number of Ken Mayer who did a Sunday night - Monday 
> morning
> show on WBOS-WUNR for years at 1600.
>
> There was little on Monday mornings in those years and Ken developed a 
> huge
> cult audience even with the horrific 1600 signal. He took calls but 
> you only
> heard him and he played comedy cuts.
>
> He big sponsor was the late lamented Ken's of Copley ( back in the 
> days when
> you could eat at 2AM in this town ) and travel arrangements were made 
> by
> Wiggins Airways of Norwood.
>
> I loved that show
>