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WIUS Radio 4/27/81, 8am, David Letterman Interview

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WIUS Radio 4/27/81 8am David Letterman Interview
Monday, 4/27/81

WIUS 620 AM/95.1 FM Cable
Bloomington, IN

This is the 8am 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.

00:00 Delusions of Grandeur -Ian Drury & the Blockheads
Computer Dating - Patrick Martin
WIUS ID
“Mike in the Morning” 8am
05:00 Playing clips of Dave Letterman interview from previous Friday, done by Mike Conway & Jeff L. Nance
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05:25 Poor Jenny -Dave Edmunds & Nick Lowe
08:04 Money - Flying Lizards
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10:30 DJ break “Dave Letterman” Show
David Letterman on why his NBC Morning Show was canceled
-ratings started to turn around but too many affiliates had already dropped the
program
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14:05 Cheese & Onions -The Rutles
16:50 Matter of Time -Berlin
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20:48 DJ Break
Little 500 Greatest College Weekend -Oh What a Let Down
Explaining how the dorm floor tried to sneak in beer & got caught
Paid $5.00 for 2 nights but only got 2 beers
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23:25 In Your Letter -REO Speedwagon
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27:00 David Letterman on his final programs after his NBC morning show was fired
He was replaced by Las Vegas Gambit, with human playing cards
People dressed as human playing cards
DJ Break
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28:35 Planet Earth (Live) -Devo
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Earth News Radio (in progress)
31:15 profile of Jackie Cooper
-when they faked that they killed his dog
33:40 WIUS David Letterman Promo
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33:55 Zero Hour - Plimsouls
36:30 Fat Chance -Tommy Tutone
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39:40 DJ break
David Letterman’s type of humor -interview
Make fun of people in a good-natured fashion, but don’t want to be vicious
TV is so slick, the technology is beyond the product
-let’s not treat TV as so sacred
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43:12 Slim Whitman will be at Hulman Center in Terre Haute
I’ll Remember You -Slim Whitman
46:10 WIUS Promo
Ain’t This The Life -Oingo Boingo
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50:15 DJ Break
WIUS is on limited hours for finals week, regular programming ended last week
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51:40 Love Gone Bad -Moon Martin
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55:25 DJ Break
Album giveaway… only for people who show up to station at 815 E. 8th St. to help with
Birthday Game
David Letterman Interview
His views on Johnny Carson & how he first got on the Tonight Show
-every standup comic wants on the program
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59:11 Hot Dog -Led Zepplin