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Interviews of Joe Hehn

Heard
1965–1967
Episodes
6

Joe Hehn was fascinated by radio from his childhood throughout his adult life. He loved the juvenile serials, especially, and planned a research project that would lead to a book about the shows, the premiums, spin-offs, and their role in society. Unfortunately, he never completed the book. There are many documents related to his research in the Memorial Collection. These include scripts and other production documents.

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Hehn was always promoting interest in the programs and the era throughout most of his adult like. In the mid-1960s, he appeared on numerous local radio programs, and some local TV interview shows. He had recordings of many of these appearances in his reel tape collection. Please be aware that some interviews are in better audio condition than others. Efforts have been made to improve the audio as best as possible and clean out whistles, hums, and other artifacts of AM radio signals and the limitations of home tape recording equipment of that time.

Included in the recordings is a 3-part discussion from an October 1965 overnight broadcast of Amazing Randi's show, broadcast over WOR-AM in New York. The sound is listenable but has occasional problems. The three parts are about 3 hours and 30 minutes. Commercials have been removed. Randi was a famous magician and exposer of paranormal frauds took over the overnight slot on WOR from 1962 to 1968 when Long John Nebel jumped to WNBC-AM in 1962. The guests for this broadcast were Joe Hehn, David Goldin who went on…

Episodes, in broadcast order

  1. Amazing Randi with other collectors WOR Part1 of 3

    · 3 h 36 min

  2. Amazing Randi with other collectors WOR Part2 of 3

    · 2 h 06 min

  3. Amazing Randi with other collectors WOR Part3 of 3

    · 58 min

  4. WLBR Lebanon PA

    · 51 min

  5. WHP Harrisburg PA

    · 1 h 04 min

  6. Hehn interview 6706dd WHP Harrisburg PA

    No date given · 1 h 01 min

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  1. Interviews of Joe Hehn

    The Joe Hehn Memorial Collection · The Joe Hehn Memorial Collection · 6 episodes here · archive.org

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