Jonathan Ball wrote:
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> I've been a HUGE fan since he first moved to L.A. in 1996. I was taken
> in at first; it probably took me three episodes to figure it out, and
> even then, he fooled me one more time by doing the old black lady, a
> voice I didn't imagine he could fake (until I got about 1/3 of the way
> into the episode).

I probably would've been fooled if I hadn't already heard of him.

> I still remember the first time I was listening (and taken in by the
> gag). His character Doug Dangger, who had not yet emerged "as a *** man
> and a *** journalist", was explaining why Bob Dole was so far behind
> Clinton in the opinion polls leading up to the 1996 election. In
> Dangger's view, it was because voters were turned off by Dole's horrible
> and cheap prosthetic arm. Outraged callers were calling in to tell
> Dangger that Dole does *not* have a prosthetic arm, that it was badly
> injured in WWII, and how *dare* Dangger make fun of a war hero, etc.
> Dangger insisted it is a prosthetic arm, and even said he was surprised
> that Dole was using such a cheap model, because he (Dangger) had been to
> the factory in New Jersey where Dole got his prosthetic arm, and they
> made MUCH nicer models...

That's funny. It's hilarious that newswires have picked up some of Steve
Bosell's "lawsuits."

http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/philhendrie/lawsuits.html

> Hendrie is the sharpest guy on the radio, bar none.

I've enjoyed his "news even football players can understand" bits.
Unfortunately, I get his show on the San Antonio Spurs Radio Network
flagship. His show is pre-empted a lot during basketball season both for
games and the post-game "Manu Ginobli rules, why isn't he getting to
play 59 minutes a game?" and "we would've won if David hadn't retired"
call-in show.