by Jim Hawkins
These are recordings of Jay Thomas when he worked for WKTU 92.3 FM in NYC, around 1980 in the time slot which is now occupied by Howard Stern. I remember listening to him every morning on my way to work, playing rock and doing funny routines with characters. I remember when he had just gotten the offer to become a part of the Mork & Mindy show. He went on and on about how excited he was about it and really plugged it. That was the end of his WKTU days and I miss him and his humor on the radio. He later played Murphy Brown’s boyfriend and then was on “Love and War” with Susan Dey.
These recordings are of him doing his “Stupid News” routine and a few routines with a character called “The Amazing Needlebomb”. I never did know who played the “Needlebomb” character, but it sounds like Chris Elliot to me.