Sundays With Snyder - Number 6

Tom Snyder in Philadelphia circa 1965.

According to a radio hall of fame, Tom Snyder was a bit of a wiseguy back when he was doing the local news at noon in Philadelphia. One day, the sports reporter at the station couldn't make it back to the studio in time, and Tom said he'd cover. Tom's sports report, in total:. "A partial score just in: Philadelphia 5. Now, turning to the local news..."

Tom often repeated two curse words over and over right up to his on-the-air cue. This required the audio man to keep Tom's microphone closed, which complicated the job of simultaneously managing the opening music, the opening announcement, and Tom's mike. If the audio man had ever opened Tom's mike too early, both he and Snyder would have lost their jobs.

A different Sunday With Snyder - in this half-hour interview of Tom early in his career. Recorded February 1967 at the student-run station at Temple University.



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