Here’s a featured show interview with Nancy, one of the hosts of King Ghidorah! Today’s featured show interview is bittersweet as it marks the end of Nancy’s 25 years at WMBR. Nancy is doing her last radio show at WMBR 2-4pm tomorrow 4/14 before she moves to the sunny shores of Las Vegas Nevada. We’ll be missing her tons, so be sure to tune in!
* How did you first get involved with WMBR?
NANCY: Back in 1993, I was working in the Department of Chemical Engineering HQ. I got pretty friendly with many of the graduate students. There was one guy, Bill (and I cannot remember his last name) who did a show called “Capital Radio” – it was on Friday’s from 2 to 4pm or 4 to 6pm (again, can’t remember). Bill was also the Program Director at that time. At one of the Chem E socials, I got into a conversation with Bill about rockabilly music. He invited me and my best friend to come down one Friday afternoon to play rockabilly and talk about it. Bill “recruited” me to join the station because of my MIT affiliation. However, I really did not get active until 1 or 2 years later.
* How has WMBR changed since you first joined?
N: Honestly – there’s much more student involvement now. And it’s really refreshing! Back when I first joined, there was a handful of active student involvement. Most of the student shows were late in the evening or overnight. I notice that the student membership now is much more receptive to the community membership – inviting them to listening parties and such. Additionally – the footprint of WMBR has changed! The record library is double the size of what it was, when I first joined. Also – there’s A-Control! That was built when Marianna Parker was GM. When I first joined, B-control was pretty much the only on-air studio.
* What’s your favorite WMBR memory?
N: There’s actually a few that I’d like to share!
Getting my first show on Saturdays at 4 to 6pm. It was called the Clueless Clubhouse.
Then there was all the band interviews I did (I was REALLY bad at interviews). One memorable one was when I interviewed the Dictators (Hansom Dick and Andy Shernof).
Doing Cheese Patrol for the very first time! I talked Lisa & Sue into doing a 24 hour Cheese Patrol – we discussed it on air and the listeners kept calling and begging us to do a 24 hour Cheese Patrol.
Celebrating my birthday on the air! I managed to do that a lot – whether it was on my Saturday time slot or sometimes on LRC.
Lastly – doing radio on Christmas Day (or Christmas Eve, whatever the calendar dealt a particular year)! I’m going to really miss doing that – a lot. I started doing it in 1995 and I think I missed maybe 2 or 3 years. I would do anywhere from 2 to 6 hours – straight.
* Do you have any musical or radio-related hopes for the future?
N: I’m not sure if there is any college or community radio in Las Vegas, but if there is, I’d certainly look into it. I wouldn’t mind doing voice over work but I honestly wouldn’t know where to start.
* What song sums up your feelings about moving?
N: Johnny Thunders, “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory”
You can hear Nancy’s last show on King Ghidorah tomorrow 4/14 from 2-4pm on WMBR 88.1fm.
By Bob from Melrose Fri Apr 13th 2018 at 8:56 pm
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
By Joe Pete Sat Apr 14th 2018 at 8:20 am
NANCY! NOOOO!!! One of my most-favored ‘MBR disc jockeys. Can you somehow do long distance special edition shows so we can still enjoy you? Good luck in the west. JOE PETE.
By Chuck Rosina Sat Apr 14th 2018 at 9:48 am
Best of luck Nancy. We will miss you. Some of us are still confused as why you are moving to Las Vegas. Hope it works out for ya.
btw, and an older member then you (in more ways then one), there was an on-air A-control before 1993, but it was mainly mono with a huge console with big dials for each channel (instead of faders).
Not sure if I’m near a radio this afternoon, but if not, I’ll certainly catch the archives.
love,
Chuck
By JR-WMBR-fan Sat Apr 14th 2018 at 3:05 pm
Best wishes, Nancy. Will miss you on Saturday’s and other assorted WMBR broadcast soirees. Found you on King G and really like your eclectic music choices (organ interludes included) and radio-style (but I digress)! Best wishes in your Las Vegas adventure!! If you get back on the air, please make it known!
“Hello!”
Jim
By Greg Steed Sat Apr 14th 2018 at 6:26 pm
….Nancy,
Was scrambling to get ou the door earlier, enroute to my volunteer job when I heard “ Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory “, not realizing how appropriate it was for you…and us…Certainly wish you the best out in Las Vegas…and hope you meet up with similar ex-pats to your liking….think that would be your salvation out there…been there a few times, think it would be OK under the right circumstances…mor nang for the buck RE-
wise…but I digress…thank you so much for the airwave input/output all these years…Greg…
By Joanna Bryson Sun Apr 15th 2018 at 10:04 am
I loved Clueless Clubhouse! It made my week. I especially loved the wurlitzer music between punk songs. I remember when Nancy left last time, because the Bush administration made punk rock music too irrelevant. I hope she comes back again when the administration changes again!
By Mike from Lexington Mon Apr 16th 2018 at 5:06 pm
If you end up on the air out in Vegas and there’s a way to listen on-line or such, let us know. Best wishes and thanks for all the Wurlitzers.
By Keats Wed Apr 18th 2018 at 4:33 pm
I will never forget listening to Dumping Ground and Clueless Clubhouse on sunny Saturday afternoons with the windows wide open; pissing off my neighbors by making them hear The Queers and Kermit’s finger.
Good luck
and don’t forget, ‘Yankee’s Suck!’
By Woj in Indiana Thu Apr 19th 2018 at 4:43 pm
I heard Nancy for the first time when she subbed for the Late Risers Club (2010?), after which I called the station to ask “Who was this person and why isn’t she a regular?” The cheesy ice-rink music between punk rock songs as a palate cleanser? Brilliant! The Saturday rock-block suffers yet another blow: first from the departure of Magogo and now Nancy. I feel as if a chapter of my life has closed.
Since we are living in the age of wonders-of-technology, has any thought been given to having Nancy do a show from Las Vegas, a’la “The Scene”, even if only once in a while?
By paul from somerville Fri Apr 20th 2018 at 10:43 am
yes! brilliant idea, kids – a remote “Greetings form Sin City” show, like The Scene! she can broadcast pool-side!
gonna miss you, Nancy. you drove my girlfriend crazy but what does she know – she listens to 92.9. but i digress…