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> I've always regarded as celebrity guest hosted shows >of the late 80s/early 90s as my least favorite. Up >until then AT40 used guests hosts with experience in >radio to guest host and each sounded professional >while doing their show. From Humble Harv to Charlie >Van Dyke, each gave their show a distinct personality >but remained true to being a radio host. > The celebrity guest hosts, more often than not, come >across as fish out of water. I guess much has to do >with how AT40 was being run. After all, Shadoe himself >had little to say on what went on in the show. They >almost all come across as being "force fed" what to >say and do. They all do good performances, and Debbie >Gibson's run is rather sweet, but they just don't >sound "DJish" [wow! Is that a made up word or not? :)] > I guess it was a part to help the show earn higher >ratings, but it really never worked. Casey's Top 40 >never needed them. > I've never heard the final [non-US broadcast] guest >hosts such as Joe Cipriano and Adrienne Walker and am >curious how these shows are. > > Christopher

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