… . . . you haven’t been the same since we spilled that hot coffee in your lap . . . …
Working with Jay Thomas was an experience. The phone calls would be taped during a record, then cued up and played back when the song was over. Some material couldn’t be used, but Jay was so involved he didn’t know where to draw the line.
Jay Thomas and Rich Patrick Jay Thomas and Rich Patrick
He would say, “Do you think we can get away with that?” I would have to inform him, “No way, Jay!”.
Some of the phoners were so good that the questionable material would be edited out so it could be used, but that was even more difficult because time was so limited.
Newsman Rich Patrick, heard on this aircheck, has been with CBS Radio in New York for many years, using his real name: Rich Lamb.