Re: [Swlfest] Swlfest Digest, Vol 22, Issue 1

["T.J. 'Skip' Arey N2EI" <tjarey@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I recall that Singer Songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter is (was) an active 
SWLer and she even contributed listings to MT quite a few years back.

Tons of famous hams (See my article on the Scanner Scum page)
http://www.scannerscum.com/skip/skiparticle4.html
It is probably reasonable to assume many of those folk listen as well.


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> Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:33:58 -0400
> From: "Richard Cuff" <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Swlfest] Fwd: [Swprograms] OT: Celebrity Shortwave Listeners
> To: "Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest"
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> Can those on the Fest list come up with names to help David Goren's project out?
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> Richard Cuff / co-Festmeister
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> From: David Goren <dbgoren@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Aug 2, 2006 11:09 PM
> Subject: [Swprograms] OT: Celebrity Shortwave Listeners
> To: Shortwave discussion programming <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Warning: Off Topic.
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> My apologies for deviating from the topics at hand. I'm compiling a
> list of celebrity shortwave listeners, for a radio project I'm
> working on. Names of famous hams are welcome, but I'm most interested
> in a shortwave focus, or some sort of long distance program listening
> interest.
>
> Here are some I know about.
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> Comedians:
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> David Letterman
> Jackie Gleason
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> Writers:
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> Paul Theroux
> Richard Ford
> Michael Chabon
> Stanley Elkin
> Hubert Selby
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> Please reply off list. Thanks.
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> David
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> Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:46:27 +0000
> From: "AJ Michaels" <wkrpradio@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Swlfest] Fwd: [Swprograms] OT: Celebrity Shortwave
> 	Listeners
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> I know of a writer that was into shortwave listening and that was Stephen 
> King.
>
> Also if anyone is interested, Steely Dan mentions "ham radio" in the song 
> King of the World.
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>> From: "Richard Cuff" <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Reply-To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest 
>> <swlfest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest" <swlfest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [Swlfest] Fwd: [Swprograms] OT: Celebrity Shortwave Listeners
>> Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:33:58 -0400
>>
>> Can those on the Fest list come up with names to help David Goren's project 
>> out?
>>
>> Thanks -
>>
>> Richard Cuff / co-Festmeister
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: David Goren <dbgoren@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Aug 2, 2006 11:09 PM
>> Subject: [Swprograms] OT: Celebrity Shortwave Listeners
>> To: Shortwave discussion programming <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>
>> Warning: Off Topic.
>>
>> My apologies for deviating from the topics at hand. I'm compiling a
>> list of celebrity shortwave listeners, for a radio project I'm
>> working on. Names of famous hams are welcome, but I'm most interested
>> in a shortwave focus, or some sort of long distance program listening
>> interest.
>>
>> Here are some I know about.
>>
>> Comedians:
>>
>> David Letterman
>> Jackie Gleason
>>
>> Writers:
>>
>> Paul Theroux
>> Richard Ford
>> Michael Chabon
>> Stanley Elkin
>> Hubert Selby
>>
>>
>> Please reply off list. Thanks.
>>
>> David
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