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Jackie Martling
John Coger "Jackie" Martling Jr. (born February 14, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, radio personality, author, actor, and musician also known as Jackie the Joke Man. He is best known as a former writer and in-studio comedian for ''The Howard Stern Show'' from 1983 to 2001. Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Martling began a career in stand-up comedy in 1979, developing a blue comedy act in local venues. He self-produced his first of three comedy albums, '' What Did You Expect?'' (1979), during this time. After becoming involved with Rick Dees's radio show as a regular joke feature, Martling sent his albums to New York City radio personality Howard Stern, who invited him as a weekly guest and writer in 1983. This led to his hiring as head writer from 1986 to 2001. He released further albums during his tenure, including '' Sgt. Pecker'' (1996), '' Joke Man'' (1996), '' Hot Dogs + Donuts'' (1998). Since his departure from ''The Howard Stern Show'', Martlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mineola, New York
Mineola is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village and the county seat of Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on Long Island, Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 20,800 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The village's name is derived from an Algonquin language, Algonquin Chief, Miniolagamika, which means "pleasant village". The Incorporated Village of Mineola is located primarily in the North Hempstead, New York, Town of North Hempstead, with the exception being a small portion of its southern edge within the Hempstead, New York, Town of Hempstead. especially see page 5 Old Country Road runs along the village's southern border. The area serviced by the Mineola Post Office extends farther south into the adjacent village of Garden City, New York, Garden City, where the Old Nassau County Courthouse (New York), Old Nassau County Courthouse is located. Offices of many Nassau County agencies are in both Mineola and Garde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearse
A hearse () is a large vehicle, originally a horse carriage but later with the introduction of motor vehicles, a car, used to carry the body of a deceased person in a coffin to a funeral, wake, or graveside service. They range from deliberately anonymous vehicles to heavily decorated vehicles. In the funeral trade of some countries hearses are called funeral cars or funeral coaches. History The name is derived, through the French herse, from the Latin , which means a Harrow (tool), harrow. The funeral hearse was originally a wooden or metal framework, which stood over the bier or coffin and supported the Pall (funeral), pall. It was provided with numerous spikes to hold burning candles, and, owing to the resemblance of these spikes to the teeth of a harrow, was called a hearse. Later on, the word was applied, not only to the construction above the coffin, but to any receptacle in which the coffin was placed. Thus from about 1650Oxford English Dictionary Online accessed 26 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WINS-FM
WINS-FM (92.3 MHz) is a radio station City of license, licensed to New York, New York, and owned by Audacy, Inc. WINS-FM simulcasts all-news radio station WINS (AM) (1010 kHz), with the station referred to on air as "1010 WINS at 92.3 FM". The station's studios are located in the Hudson Square neighborhood in Manhattan. WINS-FM is a list of broadcast station classes, class B station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. Its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building. WINS-FM also broadcasts in HD Radio. Originally co-owned with WMCA (AM), WMCA, this station has featured a series of Contemporary hit radio, contemporary music, soft rock, classic rock, mellow rock, alternative rock and hot talk formats from 1975 to 2022. As the home of "Disco 92 WKTU", this station overtook WABC as New York's top-rated hit music station in the late 1970s. In 1985, the station became "K-Rock (radio), K-Rock". Howard Stern was hired, giving WXRK a ratings boost. "The Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WNBC (AM)
WFAN (660 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York, with a sports radio format, branded "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM" or "The Fan". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves the New York metropolitan area, while its 50,000-watt clear channel signal can be heard at night throughout much of the eastern United States and Canada. WFAN's studios are located in the Hudson Square neighborhood of lower Manhattan and its transmitter is located on High Island in the Bronx. The current WFAN, and its sports format, is the second New York City station with that call sign and programming. The original WFAN was launched on July 1, 1987, on , as the world's first radio station to adopt the sports radio format around-the-clock. The WFAN call letters and sports format were moved to the former WNBC at 660 kHz on October 7, 1988. WNBC's history dated to 1922, when it began operation as WEAF, licensed to Western Electric. Purchased by the Radio Corporation of America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWDC (FM)
WWDC (101.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Rockville, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. The station is owned by iHeartMedia through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC, and broadcasts an alternative rock radio format. WWDC serves as the flagship station for the syndicated radio show ''Elliot in the Morning'' and as the local affiliate for ''Skratch 'N Sniff''. The transmitter is on Brookville Road in Silver Spring, Maryland, at (). WWDC broadcasts using HD Radio technology and simulcasts the sports talk and sports betting programming of WTSD "1190 iHeart Sports DC" on its HD2 digital subchannel. History WOL-FM On October 5, 1945, Cowles Broadcasting Company applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new FM station on 97.5 MHz. The FCC granted the permit on June 9, 1946. The permit was modified several times, with the station's frequency changing to 94.5 MHz, then 100.5 MHz, and finally 98.7 MHz. The station w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normal People Are People You Don't Know That Well
''Normal People Are People You Don't Know That Well'' is an album by American comedian, comedy writer and radio personality Jackie Martling. The album was released on Martling's Off Hour Rockers label in 1981. Background In 1979, Martling issued his debut LP, '' What Did You Expect?'' He released two more albums, 1980's '' Goin' Ape!'' and 1981's ''Normal People Are People You Don't Know That Well''. Martling sent all three records to fledgling New York City disk jockey Howard Stern Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American broadcaster and media personality. He is best known for his radio show, ''The Howard Stern Show'', which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1 .... By 1986, he was a full-time member of Stern's show, later becoming the program's head writer. Martling maintained a steady schedule of live dates while working with Stern, recording '' Sgt. Pecker'', '' F Jackie'', and '' The Very Best of Jackie Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KIIS-FM
KIIS-FM (102.7 FM broadcasting, FM, "102.7 KIIS FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, United States, and broadcasts to the Greater Los Angeles area. The station airs a contemporary hit radio format. Owned by iHeartMedia, KIIS-FM is the origin of the conglomerate's KISS-FM brand (with the call sign pronounced as "kiss"), and serves as the flagship station for the radio program ''On Air with Ryan Seacrest'' (although the KIIS version includes features not heard in the syndicated version, such as local traffic and weather as well as other locally relevant topics). KIIS-FM's studios are located in Burbank, California, Burbank, while the station transmitter resides on Mount Wilson (California), Mount Wilson, north of Los Angeles. KIIS-FM extends its on-air signal by using a single full-power repeater, KVVS (105.5 FM) in Rosamond, California. KIIS-FM has consistently been rated the number-one radio station in the Los Angeles/Orange County, Calif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goin' Ape!
''Goin' Ape!'' is an album by American comedian, comedy writer, and radio personality Jackie Martling. The album was released in 1980 on the Off Hour Rockers label. Track listing #Side I: "I Dreamt I Was Awake, and When I Woke, I Was Asleep" #Side A: "A Safe Distance from Genius" Background In 1979, Martling issued his debut LP, '' What Did You Expect?'' He released two more albums, 1980's ''Goin' Ape!'' and 1981's ''Normal People Are People You Don't Know That Well''. Martling sent all three records to fledgling New York City disk jockey Howard Stern Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American broadcaster and media personality. He is best known for his radio show, ''The Howard Stern Show'', which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1 .... By 1986, he was a full-time member of Stern's show, later becoming the program's head writer. Martling maintained a steady schedule of live dates while working with Stern, recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Nelson (comedian)
Bob Nelson (born March 3, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Life and career Nelson began doing stand-up in comedy clubs while a theater student at Nassau Community College in the late 1970s.Len Righi,Multiple Personalities Comic Bob Nelson Brings His Cast Of Characters To Valley. ''The Morning Call'', May 22, 1993. Nelson specializes in rubber-faced comedy characters. He is also known for his Jacques-Yves Cousteau impersonations and his "football act", in which he parodies the old team rundowns in the College Football All-Star games, wherein players announce their names, numbers, and teams. Nelson was Rodney Dangerfield's opening act for eight years and was featured in two of Rodney's HBO stand-up comedy showcases, alongside Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr, Rita Rudner, and Bob Saget. That led to two HBO specials starring Nelson, including "Nelson Schmelson." Nelson was also in a comedy group called "The Identical Triplets" with Eddie Murphy and Rob Bartlett. Nel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Bartlett
Robert James Bartlett (born May 18, 1957) is an American comedian, actor, impressionist, and writer, who gained widespread fame on the radio show ''Imus in the Morning''. ''Imus in the Morning'' Bartlett appeared on the 'Imus in the Morning' show beginning in the spring of 1987, first on New York City's WNBC-AM (660) radio then WFAN-AM, WABC-AM (770) radio as a regular writer and performer until the program's final broadcast on March 29, 2018. His earlier characters included Tom Carvel, Manuel Antonio Noriega, fictional comedians "Shecky Bhuta' and "Buddy" Miyagi", In the years on the show, some of his characters included: The Godfather, Andrew Dice Clay, Dr. Phil McGraw, Rush Limbaugh, Paula Deen, Larry King, Bill Clinton, Gary Busey, Hulk Hogan, Brian Wilson (of the Beach Boys), Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Yoko Ono, and Rodrigo Duterte. Not all of his characters consist of celebrity caricatures. One long-running recurring character was named Blind Mississippi White Boy Pig F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He had his breakthrough as a standup comic before gaining stardom for his film roles; he is widely recognized as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Eddie Murphy, several accolades including a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and an Primetime Emmy Award, Emmy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. He was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015 and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2023. Murphy shot to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984 and broke out as a movie star in the 1980s films ''48 Hrs.'', ''Trading Places,'' and ''Beverly Hills Cop''. He then established himself as a leading man with starring roles in: ''The Golden Child'' (1986), ''Coming to America'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roslyn, New York
Roslyn ( ) is a village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is the Greater Roslyn area's anchor community. The population was 2,988 at the time of the 2020 census. History Roslyn was initially settled by colonists in the year 1643. It was originally called Hempstead Harbor, but its name was changed to Roslyn in 1844 due to postal confusion regarding all the other "Hempsteads" scattered about Long Island. The name "Roslyn" was selected as the new name, as its location in a valley reminded officials of Roslin, Scotland. In 1931, Gerry Park – a large park in the center of the village – opened. Roslyn was incorporated as a village on January 11, 1932. Its first Mayor was Albertson W. Hicks, who was unanimously elected two days later, on January 13. In the late 1940s, the 217-unit Roslyn Gardens co-op development was built. Located off of Warner Avenue, it was built in part with funding from Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
