WIUS Radio 4/27/81 9am David Letterman Interview
Monday, 4/27/81
WIUS 620 AM/95.1 FM Cable
Bloomington, IN
This is the 9am hour on WIUS Student Radio at Indiana University on Monday, 4/27/81. This was the start of finals week, right after the Little 500 weekend. Conway and Jeff L. Nance interviewed David Letterman when he was in town for the Little 500 Variety Show (w/ the Spinners) the previous weekend. Conway was playing clips of the interview during his show.
00:05 WIUS Promo
00:25 Teen Town -Weather Report
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03:30 DJ Break -studying for finals
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04:10 I Don’t Like Mondays -Boomtown Rats
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08:45 DJ Break
David Letterman Interview
-talking about Johnny Carson again
Carson decides who gets on show and who doesn’t
-he doesn’t like comics who use props
-he likes people treat his show w/ respect, dress up
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11:50 2-4-6-8 Motorway -Tom Robinson
15:14 Jimmy Jones -The Hoovers
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18:10 DJ Break - David Letterman interview
Playing Lake Tahoe as a comedian
-I don’t like that kind of work
-2 shows a night, babysitting drunks
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19:55 Don’t Cha Stop -The Cars
Letterman clip
23:02 Don’t Let Go the Coat -The Who
26:50 DJ break
Jerry Lewis new movie. “Hardly Working.”
28:44 David Letterman interview
-his new contract with NBC
-he may have a new late night program
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30:12 We’re the Best Band in Bloomington -The Panics (just played at WIUS Springfest)
32:10 Hello Mabel -Bonzo Dog Band
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33:20 The Boat That I Row -Neil Diamond
35:40 America -Neil Diamond
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39:20 DJ Break
David Letterman Interview
-advice to people who want to get into show business
-Suzanne Somers wanted a lot of money, DL tells a Jay Leno joke about her
-you’ve got to wait in line if you want to be an actor or actress
41:20 WIUS crew who hitchhiked to NYC for Letterman show
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41:55 Just Got Back -Cheap Trick
43:53 Wrong Again -Rockpile
46:12 Need Your Love -The Hawks
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50:55 DJ Break
Final program of the semester. Heading home to Terre Haute
53:12 David Letterman interview on his career in Indiana
Channel 13, then went to an all talk radio station
Got fed up that he wasn’t finding any more opportunities
-Went to L.A. to be a writer but got into standup comedy
54:48 David Letterman interview
-how he writes jokes
56:01 ABC Network News w/ Joe Templeton
Supreme Court rules on Indiana abortion case
Patricia Hearst wants her charges dropped
-Visa Credit Card commercial “Visa’s got it.”
Gov’t can’t deny citizenship to homosexuals
Irish Republican Army arrests. Bobby Sands on hunger strike
British air traffic controllers go on a short strike
American worker productivity up by nearly 4%, after recession
Columbia Space Shuttle heading back to Kennedy Space Center
Boston laying off police officers causing protest
Gun Control supporters hoping for more support after Reagan shooting
-Hartz Dog Collar for flea control
1:01:20 WIUS Promo
Nighty Night - Alvino Ray and His Orchestra
1:02:40 WIUS Sign off information
1:04:00 David Letterman WIUS Promo