[BC] Creative ways to handle requests

[R J Carpenter]

Back in the early 1960s Tom Phillips did a jazz show 10 to midnight 
M-F on WHFS 102.3 Bethesda, MD.  He did it live on Fridays, but the 
other nights were a form of voice-tracking.  He'd recorded an intro 
or outtro for each of the jazz LPs in the library. They were specific 
to the LP, but generic regarding specific cuts.  All on reel-to-reel 
tape!!!  The person on duty would cue to tape to match the next LP 
(usually correctly), play Tom's intro and then a few cuts from the 
LP. It was not uncommon to get phone calls wanting to talk to Tom. 
"Sorry, but Tom is busy. Can I relay your request?"  If the person on 
duty was not lazy, they would find the right LP and play Tom's intro 
and the request.