Many radio listeners know Robert Conrad
as the subdued, perhaps even staid and conservative, host of the Cleveland
Orchestra broadcasts. He is, in fact,
the dean of orchestra commentators,
having been the resident of the Severance
Hall announce booth since 1965.
(Research indicates that he has
been a continuous orchestra
commentator longer than anyone
in the history of American radio.)

Since 1982, however, the other side
of Robert Conrad -- the one with the
unique sense of humor and circuitous
imagination -- has been displayed to
the national radio audience via
Weekend Radio, that "curiously
strange and offbeat potpourri of music, 
wit and convivial companionship" that
is heard each week over some 80
outlets.

Weekend Radio is the national spin- off
of a local program on WCLV, Cleveland --
where Conrad is President  -- that ran
Saturday nights for 27 years until his wife persuaded him that there were other things
to do on Saturday than go to a radio studio.
The hour-long show is a skillful mixture of classical music, cross-over selections and comedy bits, the latter drawing on WCLV's extensive collection of comedy and humor
LPs and CDs that dates back to the late
50s.

Conrad takes his cue for particular
programs from Chases' Calendar of
Events, an encyclopedia of offbeat
happenings, which has resulted in
programs about Mole Day (a mole equals
6 x 10 to the 23rd power), Computer
Learning Month, Weatherman's Day,
and National Chicken Month.

Some of the unique and rare items that
he presents have become so popular that
the audience forces him to repeat them
periodically over the years. 

These include Wayne and Shuster's Shakespearean Baseball Game,
What Goes Up, Must Come Down
(a description of how to fly a 747
from England to New York)
and a Freudian explanation of
football.

A popular feature of the program is
This Week in the Media, a contest that
awards prizes to listeners who send in
errors they find in the media.

Also presented each week is Marginal Considerations, humorous audio essays
by Cleveland writer Jan C. Snow on such
topics as The Life Cycle of Socks,
Zucchini Control and The Non-existence
of Rutabagas.   Plano, Texas,
commentator Richard Howland-Bolton
chimes in every third week as does
Mark Levy from Binghamton, New York. .

TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CARRYING WEEKEND RADIO, PLEASE CONTACT syndication@wclv.com or
complete this Broadcast Agreement.

KEEP SCROLLING DOWN FOR A LIST OF WHERE TO GET SOME OF THE RECORDINGS WE PLAY

COLLECTORS' CHOICE MUSIC CATALOG 
The Flanders and Swann (EMI), Peter Sellers (EMI), Monty Python (Virgin) and American Comedy Box (Rhino) multi-CD sets are generally available in large record stores, and in such catalogs as Collectors' Choice Music.

THE BIOCHEMISTS' SONG BOOK 
This tape from England has such hits at "Beta Oxidation" and "Fatty Acid Biosynthesis". I understand that biochemists find these screamingly funny. We usually play this as part of our "Mole Day" celebrations. We have lost contact
with the distributor.

WHAT GOES UP MIGHT COME DOWN WITH DAVID GUNSON 
This very popular piece on air traffic controllers and how to fly a 747 gets on the air about every two years. It has been available at amazon.com.uk and other British sites.

JOHNNY STANDLY'S "IT'S IN THE BOOK" 
This big hit of the '50s was available on an EMI-Capitol CD called (naturally) "Big Hits of the '50s". The number is 7 24381 94722. However, I haven't been able to find it at amazon.com lately.

RED INGLE AND THE NATURAL SEVEN 
Red Ingle and the Natural Seven's corpus of such songs as "Tim-tayshun" and "Cigareetes, Whusky and Wild Wild Women" (28 tracks in all) has been available at amazon.com.

 THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY 
Following our broadcasts of "Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy", we've received many inquiries as to the availability of the programs. The CDs are available from the BBC web site as are cassettes of Douglas Adams reading his novels.

WAYNE AND SHUSTER 
From 1949 to 1963, Wayne and Shuster had a weekly half hour comedy-variety show on the CBC. This CD set culls the best including the "Shakesperean Baseball Game". Go to the CBC website, or senarioproductions.com/ws/index.html. 

MARY LU WALKER 
Mary Lu Walker, has re-issued her classic "Middle Age Middle Class Mama Songs" on CD. Now we can enjoy in digital sound such enduring ditties as "Lord of the Socks", "Ladies of a Certain Age", and "What's to Eat".  She has a number of other albums, great for children. Click here to reach her website.

HOFFNUNG FESTIVALS 
Gerard Hoffnung's "Bricklayer's Story" is available on CD, along with other Hoffnung items. There is a new BBC compilation (as of 2006) of extracts and interviews celebrating the life and work of Gerard Hoffnung narrated by Humphrey Lyttelton.

Ann Mortifee - This Canadian singer has been a favorite on WCLV for decades. She has
about a half-dozen
CDs, but the one we
play the most is a
re-issue of her 1975 album, Baptism. Another good album is Healing Journey, which
includes others of her early recordings. 
Click on her name to reach her website.

WCLV/Seaway Productions Contact Information 
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