Night People (radio show)
Night People is a radio show on Jersey City freeform station WFMU hosted by Dave Perlis and Andy "Sandy" Theodorou since 2008. Described as a "three-hour call-in show about the unexplained, jam-packed into four hours," each episode deals with a particular topic that the hosts try to elucidate. Night People often interviews people relating to the show's subject matter; among them Joel Hodgson of Mystery Science Theater 3000,[1] actor Taylor Negron,[2] actor Corey Feldman,[3] and centenarian parapsychologist Alexander Imich.[4] The show often concludes with "relaxation radio" in which the hosts use sound effects and music to create an aural environment which provides a particular setting for discussion. The show formerly ran from 2:00AM to 6:00AM on Thursday mornings. After that, the show ran from 7-8PM on Thursday and was described as "A four-hour call-in show about the unexplained, jam-packed into one hour." and then on November 2014 the show moved to Mondays from 8-9PM until its final regularly scheduled show on May 25th 2015.
Background[edit]
On May 21, 2008, Perlis called into an episode of WFMU's Seven Second Delay, hosted by station manager Ken Freedman and comedian Andy Breckman where he successfully pitched an idea for an Art Bell/Coast to Coast AM style overnight radio show.[5] Freedman liked the idea and gave him an opportunity to fill in for Seven Second Delay.[6] Perlis called friend and co-worker at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Andy Theodorou and asked him to co-host. The name Night People is Perlis' tribute to radio personality Jean Shepherd's listeners, who went by that name.[7] After three more fill-ins, Freedman added Night People to the regular schedule on August 29.
External links[edit]
- Night People Archives
- Interview with Perlis and Theodorou for The Brooklyn Rail
- Semi-Random Night People Quotes
References[edit]
- ↑ "Joel Hodgson Explained!!! Feat. Joel Hodgson of MST3K!!!: Night People". WFMU. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "Hollywood Explained!!! Feat. Taylor Negron: Night People". WFMU. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "Corey Feldman Explained!!! Feat. Corey Feldman!!!: Night People". WFMU. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "Parapsychology Explained! + the 90's! Feat. Dr. Alexander Imich!: Night People". WFMU. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "Speed Auditions: Seven Second Delay with Ken and Andy". WFMU. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "Dave Perlis does Seven Second Delay: The Listener Hour". WFMU. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "The I, Libertine Hoax". WFMU's Beware of the Blog. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
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