Word: wente
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...Moved to the Los Angeles radio station KRLA in 1963 so that he could be near Hollywood and pursue a career in acting as well as radio. Went on to appear in several movies, including The Girls from Thunder Strip (1966), The Glory Stompers (1967), Scream Free! (1969), 2000 Years Later (1969), The Cycle Savages (1970) and The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant...
...When we first went on the air, I thought we would be around for at least 20 years. I knew the formula worked. I knew people tuned in to find out what the No. 1 record was." - On the appeal of American Top 40. (Variety...
...more than 1.5 million regular folks from around the world were more than happy to join in, entering a random drawing for a seat at the memorial. On July 5, 8,750 of them received word that they had defied the odds and won two tickets. No tickets went on sale for the event. Ticket holders began arriving at Dodger Stadium at 6 a.m. on July 6 to pick up their tickets in a daylong procedure that saw more than 600 cars arrive each hour for credentials. To ensure that only the winners would attend the show, concert officials placed...
Thuras and Foer say they've both been surprised by the reception they've gotten during the site's short lifespan; high traffic forced them to beef up their server in the first week the site went live. Thuras says it's hard to say exactly why Atlas Obscura resonates with travelers, who have flocked in droves to contribute new places to the site. "I think as the world gets smaller, people are still excited to see that there's lots still to discover - and that there's still a lot of weird stuff out there," he says. The hope...
...forced assimilation. Bequelin said the feeling of helplessness and desperation conveyed by those words gives a strong indication of the forces driving the Uighur protesters. "You could say they were suicidal," Bequelin said. "They knew the terrible consequences of protesting for themselves and their families and yet they went out anyway...