this is really great to hear. I agree 100% regarding Letterman and Brenner. I could never stand either one of them. and it has nothing to do with age. I'm far younger than Steve Allen and Henry Morgan.
Henry Morgan was a fascinating guy. When you watch the old game shows such as "I've Got a Secret" and the later "What's My Line" syndicated show of the early '70s, Morgan was neat to watch: he never applauded contestants, and seemed bored. If the contestant was related to showbiz, he would frequently go on the offensive unless it was a peer. However, he always gave deference to Garry Moore, and made a very good fill-in for Moore as substitute host. Morgan outlived many, and survived into the early years of the Clinton administration, but he was all but forgotten, doing occasional books-on-tape voiceover work. His autobiography published around the time of his death is a disorganized mess to read. Some of Morgan's best work as as a disc jockey on the NBC network radio show, "Monitor" from the mid-'60s to early '70s, playing easy listening music and chatting--he worked in rotation with people such as Garry Moore, Bill Cullen, Gene Rayburn, Joe Garagiola, and Jim Backus.
There's a lot of audio and video at University Archives.. I'm more of a Mort Sahl fan, and they are happy to digitize old reels if you ask. And if you do, upload!
I can already tell that Steve's reference to a "goofola" weatherman means Lloyd Lindsay Young, the Channel 9-WOR weatherman with his bellowing, "HELLO!" routine.
The correct year on this would be 1987 since Allen didn't join WNEW until January 1987, originally replacing the late William B. Williams. It then morphed into a brief national syndicated show that ran through March 1988.
Did Steve move right over from WNBC to WNEW when NBC became WFAN and changed to a sports format? Were either of these programs on a network (of sorts)?
Steve was never on WNBC radio. His radio show started local on WNEW in early 87 replacing William B. Williams after his death, and then morphed into a syndicated effort on the Talknet "NBC" network later in 87 through 88 when Steve pulled the plug on it (few stations carrying it to justify going on).
Henry Morgan's slams on David Letterman no doubt stemmed from his bad experience as a guest on his show during its first week in 1982.....which was entirely Henry's own fault.
I'm a former radio host, including a talk show, but Henry Morgan was very funny on quiz shows in the fifties, because, I think the comments were all written beforehand and Henry did them marvelously. Yes, 'but is it bigger than a breadbox?" Listening to these two, times have clearly changed. This show wasn't that good because its showbiz insular. One doesn't talk about showbiz anymore, even if one is IN SHOWBIZ, because the world is a more serious place now. Even the jokes have to be more serious, or at least moronic. And Steve, never laugh at other people's jokes or your own, you're in competition with the world outside, not the guy sitting across from you. Incidentally, you took Howard Stern much too seriously! Mike
Poor Henry got so so much more bitter later in life. No doubt 34 years on the run from litigation from his ex-wife would do that. I find his slams on Letterman really sad and bitter considering the show gave him a shot on national television when (I'm guessing) no one else would other than ex cronies from the 50's and 60's. I love Henry but wow, this interview shows how low he sunk later in life.
Letterman dug up his personal life and make sure the air got sucked out of the room for the majority of that interview and you want Henry Morgan to give him a pat on the back for it?
@@TheBigMclargehuge Actually Henry was the one who decided to fixate on his private life and all the years of hiding from his first wife in the Letterman show appearance and basically he turned it into so much of a disaster that during the commercial break they decided he should just go and he did.
I remember reading an interview after Morgan's death with the radio/TV/voiceover actor Arnold Stang, who'd known Morgan since the '40s. He said that Morgan had a lot of demons, and he simply could not avoid self-sabotage. Whenever things were going well for him personally/professionally, he would have the urge to simply blow up relationships with no regard for anyone else. Sad.
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this is really great to hear. I agree 100% regarding Letterman and Brenner. I could never stand either one of them. and it has nothing to do with age. I'm far younger than Steve Allen and Henry Morgan.
I agree. Letterman and Brenner are just not funny.
Henry Morgan was a fascinating guy. When you watch the old game shows such as "I've Got a Secret" and the later "What's My Line" syndicated show of the early '70s, Morgan was neat to watch: he never applauded contestants, and seemed bored. If the contestant was related to showbiz, he would frequently go on the offensive unless it was a peer. However, he always gave deference to Garry Moore, and made a very good fill-in for Moore as substitute host. Morgan outlived many, and survived into the early years of the Clinton administration, but he was all but forgotten, doing occasional books-on-tape voiceover work. His autobiography published around the time of his death is a disorganized mess to read.
Some of Morgan's best work as as a disc jockey on the NBC network radio show, "Monitor" from the mid-'60s to early '70s, playing easy listening music and chatting--he worked in rotation with people such as Garry Moore, Bill Cullen, Gene Rayburn, Joe Garagiola, and Jim Backus.
There's a lot of audio and video at University Archives.. I'm more of a Mort Sahl fan, and they are happy to digitize old reels if you ask. And if you do, upload!
I can already tell that Steve's reference to a "goofola" weatherman means Lloyd Lindsay Young, the Channel 9-WOR weatherman with his bellowing, "HELLO!" routine.
I couldn't stand Young.
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The correct year on this would be 1987 since Allen didn't join WNEW until January 1987, originally replacing the late William B. Williams. It then morphed into a brief national syndicated show that ran through March 1988.
Did Steve move right over from WNBC to WNEW when NBC became WFAN and changed to a sports format?
Were either of these programs on a network (of sorts)?
Steve was never on WNBC radio. His radio show started local on WNEW in early 87 replacing William B. Williams after his death, and then morphed into a syndicated effort on the Talknet "NBC" network later in 87 through 88 when Steve pulled the plug on it (few stations carrying it to justify going on).
david letterman was a tv weather man....
Henry Morgan's slams on David Letterman no doubt stemmed from his bad experience as a guest on his show during its first week in 1982.....which was entirely Henry's own fault.
Henry's own words - "What am I an imbecile here?"
I'm a former radio host, including a talk show, but Henry Morgan was very funny on quiz shows in the fifties, because, I think the comments were all written beforehand and Henry did them marvelously. Yes, 'but is it bigger than a breadbox?" Listening to these two, times have clearly changed. This show wasn't that good because its showbiz insular. One doesn't talk about showbiz anymore, even if one is IN SHOWBIZ, because the world is a more serious place now. Even the jokes have to be more serious, or at least moronic. And Steve, never laugh at other people's jokes or your own, you're in competition with the world outside, not the guy sitting across from you. Incidentally, you took Howard Stern much too seriously! Mike
Poor Henry got so so much more bitter later in life. No doubt 34 years on the run from litigation from his ex-wife would do that.
I find his slams on Letterman really sad and bitter considering the show gave him a shot on national television when (I'm guessing) no one else would other than ex cronies from the 50's and 60's.
I love Henry but wow, this interview shows how low he sunk later in life.
Letterman dug up his personal life and make sure the air got sucked out of the room for the majority of that interview and you want Henry Morgan to give him a pat on the back for it?
@@TheBigMclargehuge Actually Henry was the one who decided to fixate on his private life and all the years of hiding from his first wife in the Letterman show appearance and basically he turned it into so much of a disaster that during the commercial break they decided he should just go and he did.
I remember reading an interview after Morgan's death with the radio/TV/voiceover actor Arnold Stang, who'd known Morgan since the '40s. He said that Morgan had a lot of demons, and he simply could not avoid self-sabotage. Whenever things were going well for him personally/professionally, he would have the urge to simply blow up relationships with no regard for anyone else. Sad.