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Charlie Tuna, KKDJ-FM L.A., January 22, 1974 (0:58:44)

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… Everybody in the United States has lost an hour – everybody except President Nixon, who’s lost an hour and eighteen minutes …
[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Art Vuolo] This Exhibit ‘SCOPED (15:37) If all you want is Charlie Tuna, the gags, the (few) spots, jingle and promo, this version’s for you! Please remember that in addition to music licensing fees for the mostly UNSCOPED version, there are bandwidth and hardware costs for this ‘SCOPED version, and anything streamed from REELRADIO. We welcome your support. This aircheck was recorded approximately 25 hours after the Robert W. Morgan KIQQ aircheck in this Collection, so it’s a rare opportunity to compare playlists and morning drive personalities in the City of Angels. Charlie Tuna offers a “crisp, clean ten dollar bill” if you can name the flashbacks played in the previous hour on KKDJ. He also opens his Radio Hotline, where listeners can ask for advice. Charlie calls Laughline for a sneak preview World Exclusive — an interview with The Time Lady. And it’s strange to hear a spot for Happy Days, a new program for the ABC television network.

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