In his Hall of Fame induction speech, he talked about riding his bicycle to meet one of his idols at a live broadcast when he was 10 years old. Phelps grew up in Cambridge, Illinois, in a town so small he said when it got its first stoplight none of the farmers paid it any mind so the town took it back down.
His passion was the stage, and especially sketch comedy and character voices, which led him to Chicago, and then the partnership with Thompson. They bonded over a mutual love for the comedy of David Letterman, then still early in his late-night TV career, and Steve Martin , and learned on the job to communicate almost instinctively with each other.
After a year and a half or so together in Birmingham, they were ready for a bigger market and set their sights on Atlanta where they quickly got an offer. In Birmingham, they did a traditional Top 40 station morning show, character sketches and phone calls and all those bits, Thompson said. But in the first week, we put on — because it was scheduled — Neil Young. Audio Software icon An illustration of a 3.
Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Usage Public Domain Mark 1. It was created by avid long-time fans jokingly referred to by Mark as "stupid replaceable listeners", or SRLs of the "Mark and Brian" radio program. Many of these fans also share other memories and content on the fan-supported "Mark and Brian 25 Years" Facebook group page.
Who Are Mark and Brian? Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps co-hosted a morning radio show for over 27 years.
Their last show on I was July 17th, , when they left to accept the morning show position at See their Wikipedia entry for more details.
What Are They Doing Now? During their final show, both Mark and Brian announced plans to begin podcasting. More information on the podcast is available on their website. As of February, , both Mark and Brian had retired their podcasts.
Brian chose to do so to pursue other interests. Mark retired his podcast after he began hosting a new radio show called Mark in the Morning on Want to Contribute Content or Report a Problem?
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UMBA Collection Contents Show Recordings Revisit or experience for the first time the comedy bits, celebrity interviews, contests and all-around crazy adventures that made up a Mark and Brian show, just as they were originally aired, on our Show Recordings page. Favorite Past Moments After Mark announced his pending retirement, he and Brian both selected memorable bits, interviews and events from their 27 year history together.
Popular Comedy Bits Mark and Brian featured a variety of recurring characters in comedy bits on their program. Over of the most popular bits from their 27 year history are featured on our Popular Comedy Bits page. Celebrity Interviews Being based in what is arguably the entertainment industry capitol of the world, Mark and Brian had access to the biggest names in show business.
Check out some of their Celebrity Interviews to see why Hollywood's stars were also Mark and Brian fans. Ted Lekas, the show's producer, was responsible for creating the "Ten Ted Approved" questions that drove the game. The Lists highlights some of the many lists shared on the Mark and Brian radio program through the years.
Radio Plays Mark and Brian famously captured that "old time radio magic" when they recreated golden era radio plays , live, on their morning show.
Featuring top Hollywood talent both in front of and behind the microphones, the performances exhibited the same top-notch quality that was heard when radio was the king of nightly entertainment. Holiday Times Mark and Brian loved celebrating holidays with their listeners.
When they were doing the NBC TV show, they added another hours together beyond their radio shift. Mark thinks there will come a day when they will sit down and chat and pick up exactly where they left off. I was aware that I would step away, it was simply a matter of when. His endorsement is something that we value immensely. Frank would love Brian to join the show anytime.
Is there a solid revenue model for podcasting? I had a model in mind of what I wanted the show to be and have implemented that, keeping in mind that the show evolves on its own.
I have always been open to the idea that an entertainment program is a living, breathing thing and needs to evolve to survive.
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