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JERSEY
JOURNAL (5.26.01)
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ASSOCIATED
PRESS (5.25.01)
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STEPPIN' OUT
MAGAZINE (5.23.01) |
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NEW
YORK DAILY NEWS (4.4.01)
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In his nearly 15 years
on the air at WFMU, DJ Glen Jones has carved a niche for himself as the
station's resident wild man. During that time, he has used his Sunday-afternoon
program as a platform to attempt an array of death-defying -- or just
plain ill-advised--stunts, including being smashed over the head with
a metal folding chair and hanging from a cable above the Asbury Park boardwalk.
But all of his past exploits pale in comparison to his latest quest: to
break the Guinness world record for continuous broadcast by a radio DJ. |
DJ Wants That Record
n an age when deejays are known for saying wacky things, Glen Jones is returning to the golden years when they also did wacky things. Jones, host of a charmingly nutty three-hour program at noon every Sunday on WFMU (91.1 FM), hopes to spend Memorial Day weekend breaking the Guinness world record for marathon radio broadcasting. The mark is 73 hours, 33 minutes, set by Greg Daines of Britain last year. Jones goes on the WFMU air Friday at 9 a.m., meaning that if he succeeds, Daines will be the ex-record holder as of 10:34 a.m. Monday. At least Daines will be well-rested. Jones will most likely be a semi-delirious wreck. "I expect it will be painful," says Jones, whose day job is with Court TV. "But once [station manager] Ken Freedman agreed, I couldn't resist. "It's like one of those great
old-time radio stunts. And I'd love to be in the Guinness Book of World
Records. You know, bring the championship back to the U.S. where it belongs." |
WFMU-FM D.J. Glen Jones has done some scary things to
attract listeners. "I was lowered from the top of the Howard Johnson's
in Asbury Park on a rope," he said. "I lit myself on fire. I suffered
some pretty severe burns from that. And one time I invited listeners to
hit me over the head with metal chairs." All were endured in the interest
of attracting attention to the one-of-a-kind free-form radio station that's
based in Jersey City, N.J. |
05/23/01 |
No matter what time you hit the sack Friday night, you'll
beat Glen Jones. In fact, Jones will still be awake when you get up Saturday
morning.And Sunday morning. |
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New
York City Radio
Daze |
Motor-Mouth Revs for Record
By DAVID HINCKLEY len Jones, wacky Sunday afternoon host on WFMU (91.1 FM), will spend Memorial Day weekend trying to break the Guinness Record for marathon broadcasting. The record, held by Greg Daines of the United Kingdom, is 73 hours, 33 minutes. Jones, who will go on the air at 9 a.m. May 25, says he is "talking with a sleep-deprivation center to get some tips. I also hope to be as prepared as possible with music and guests. If I knew I'd be talking with Dan Ingram in an hour, maybe it would help keep me going." Under the rules, no song can be shorter than two minutes or longer than six. Guests can't talk for longer than a minute without Jones saying something. Hosts can break 15 minutes an hour for news and eight for commercials, but that doesn't help Jones. WFMU has neither. Jones says one of his themes will be bringing this title back to the USA, "where it belongs." Station manager Ken Freedman says 'FMU will videotape and Webcast the whole thing. LOW-POWER, LOW IMPACT: The FCC has approved a new low-power FM plan, one that per the mandate of Congress severely limits the originally proposed number of new stations. The National Association of Broadcasters convinced Congress that too many stations would clutter the airwaves. New York applications have been taken, but few are likely around the city. The new FCC guidelines also forbid giving an LPFM license to anyone who ever operated an unlicensed station. |