WO9-8989 was Talk shows through the ages

[Dan.Strassberg]

Sounds like the Pediatrician either got the former famous number by
luck of the draw or selected it from a list of available
numbers--undoubtedly long after Ken Mayer's demise. Unlikely that
anyone is in the doctor's office really late on weekend nights when
nostalgia buffs--ones who presumably listen to George Noory at the
same hour during the week--might try dialing the 969 number looking
for a connection to Kenny from beyond the grave :>)  Note, however,
that since the advent of all of the new area codes in Greater Boston,
you must preface the 969 with 617. In Mayer's day, that was not
necessary if you were calling from eastern Mass.

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Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Tomm" <nostaticatall@charter.net>
To: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@gmail.com>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>; "Keating Willcox"
<kwillcox@wnsh.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: WO9-8989 was Talk shows through the ages


> 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
>>
>