Radio Broadcasting Gifts

'We've got 9 seconds. Explain your life's research on the business cycle and how it applies to the current economy.'

Sports Radio in Crisis

Books recommended by Oprah and Howard Stern.

Actors and foley artist in radio studio.

Dying for Your Principles

Today on the Ask Sadie Show, we'll be addressing one single topic: Donald Trump's Inauguration. Specifically, we'll talk about how most of the big starts asked to perform for him refused to do it. We'll also be talking about how yours truly won the blue ribbon at the 1928 Jr. Miss Flapper competition at the "And How!" speakeasy for my rendition of "Bug-Eyed Betty is the Bees Knees." Trump called me, but I refused to perform too. But I gave him the third runner-up's contact info. Trump, Bessie Ma

This is Sadie. I've got a question. I usually give people the benefit of the doubt. I usually don't think those who disagree with me are evil. But after I listen to you, I feel like everyone but you and me is trying to destroy the country. You know who's trying to destroy the country? Who? Callers who can't tell the difference between a question and a statement. I'm sorry. How can I atone, Master? Excellent question.

"A superhero that doesn't wear his underpants on the outside is no superhero at all!"

Kidnapping Lord Haw-Haw

'I'll consider it serious, when the Sandra Fluke incident causes my good far-right Republican friends to start dropping me.'

Satellite radio DJ Lenny Purtz.

Caller 666

Rush Linbaugh - Radio Commentator.

'Not still responding with your ratatat machine-gun FX are you, Rigby?'

"The government is confident it has its numbers right. . . we're just not sure what order to put them in."

"And just like that, e got rid of Florida."

"I caution everyone to avoid taking the first field reporter job that comes along."

This is Lenny the leopard with the on-the-spot news.

"Think of it as buying in – not selling out."

"And now here's Cathie with the hypothetical portion of the news."

'If only every year was an election year.'

BBC - Crisis Management, Damage Control and Liability Supervision.

Dialogue

"I love it when you use your 'All Things Considered' voice."

"This just in: According to a recent poll, painkillers have replaced religion as the opiate of the masses."

Sci-Fi Museum. New Exhibit. H.G. Wells War of the Worlds. In 1938, Orson Welles broadcast "War of the Worlds," a radio drama about aliens from Mars invading earth. The radio drama was presented as a series of fake news reports about devastation caused by the invading aliens. Many listeners turned in to the program mid-roadcast and thought the news reports were real. Widespread panic ensued. Wow! Orson Welles caused all that panic with a radio program. Just imagine what he could have don

'We interrupt this programme for a sex flash.'

"Now we move over to the sports desk."

'Now for today's numbers...'Bad Dogs' outnumbered 'Good Dogs' by two-to-one...'

"As some of you may have guessed I got yesterday's sunburn factor wrong!"

"It's Dr. Sadie. Go ahead, caller." "Yeah, how come you haven't said 'Merry Christmas' yet?" "Oh, that’s because I was hoping to provoke everyone who’s upset about the so-called 'war on Christmas' to spend all their time on hold waiting to castigate me. That way, all the normal people who don’t think Christmas is just another chance to play the victim can open their gifts in peace." "You're welcome, America." "Why haven't you played 'Jingle Bells' yet?"

"This just in: one of us always tells lies; the other always tells the truth. Who's who? Stay tuned."

'I'd like to dedicate this next tune to those who have discovered love, gotten married, and wished desperately for death.'

"This just in... the country has adopted a 24 hr military clock... ...details at 23."

"I'm Lester Holt, and this, is date night."