Long John Nebel

An unusual show, which I'd not heard of before.

The Long John Nebel Show. June 21, 1957. WOR, New York. George Van Tassel describes the flying saucer on which he has ridden. He says the inhabitants of the saucer look like "shmoos," with 32 eyes around the head. He previously sent a prediction of a "saucer flyby" over Washington, D.C. by registered mail to the Pentagon, Life and The Los Angeles Examiner. It was, however, "suppressed." A discussion of how to "prove" that flying saucers exist. Mr. Van Tassel claims to have seen a rejuvenation machine. He also is quoted as saying the machine was used by Methuselah, who was a Venusian! He claims that President Eisenhower has met with the occupants of a flying saucer. John Nebel, Hans Stefan Santeson (Editorial Director of "Fantastic Universe" magazine), George Van Tassel, Dan Fry (author of "White Sands Incident"), Jules St. Germaine (attorney from Lynbrook, New York), Ted Bloucher (director of "Civilian Saucer Intelligence"). 3:14:47.

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The Long John Nebel Show. January 23, 1958. WOR, New York. The program's guest is Andy Sinatra ("The Mystic Barber"). Mr. Sinatra is such a crackpot, that eventually, even Long John cracks up on the air. Three hours into the broadcast, Long John starts laughing continuously. Mr. Cook describes his experiments in astral projection. Paulina Peavey goes into a trance on the program, allowing "people" from flying saucers to answer questions. Mr. Sinatra sounds like a kook at the beginning of the program, but after several hours, one is tempted to feel sorry for him. John Nebel, Andy Sinatra, David Bell, Charles Leedham (radio and television producer), Charles Wildes (of "The Association To Advance Ethical Hypnosis"), John Cook (of "The Association to Advance Ethical Hypnosis"), Paulina Peavey, Mrs. Andy Sinatra. 4:21:46.

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The Long John Nebel Show. February 5, 1958. WOR, New York. A discussion about flying saucers. Arthur C. Clarke says "It's only a matter of time until we're visited." "Visitors have been here countless times, but have not been here during the past century." The discussion ranges from Sputnik to artificial satellites, space stations, Atlantis and anti-gravity. Mr. Leedham is accused of being a Venusian, he does admit to coming from Jupiter! The program is referred to by Long John as "The Party Line." The program ran five and a half hours each weekday, plus weekends (for a total of 37.5 hours per week), but contained lengthy commercials and "coffee breaks" in which segments and portions of previous programs were repeated. John Nebel, Cortlandt Hastings, Charles Leedham, Wayne Aho, Arthur C. Clarke. 2:52:46.

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I've got over 1.6 gigs of LJN, approximately 70 shows, but many of them are in the 1960s beyond the Cobalt Time Zone Limit. Strange shows indeed.
Jeff

The Long John Nebel Show. March 7, 1958. WOR, New York. Flying saucers are debated and discussed in detail. The "Daroes" are also discussed. The "Daroes" live at the center of the Earth and can be visited by elevators located in three U. S. cities. John Nebel, Arthur Aho, Dominic Luchezzi (?), Arthur Mosely (editor of "Saucer News"), Bill Cantor (publicist), Morris Paley (a sergeant with the Perth Amboy police department). 2:03:13.

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The Long John Nebel Show. April 19, 1958. WOR, New York. Long John's guest is Otis T. Carr, who has invented a flying saucer and is offering it for sale for $20 million. Mr. Carr defends the principles behind his craft. It will allow him to travel to the moon in just five hours. John Nebel, Otis T. Carr, Norman Colton (Mr. Carr's business partner), Mel Shironey (advertising executive), Ben Isquith (cybernetician), David Bell, Roy Benson. 2:35:05.

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The Long John Nebel Show. May 30, 1958. WOR, New York. John and his friends question Bob Ewing of Edgewater, Florida, who claims to be the ambassador representing the interests of the planet Venus. Ambassador Ewing is questioned in detail about the Venusians. He states that the Venusians predict that the United States will land a man on the moon in 1958. Sam van der Voort (photographer), Lillian Lanier, Ben Isquith, Bob Ewing, John Nebel, Ellery Lanier (of Fantastic Science Fiction magazine). 3:08:46.

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I'll finally get to hear a broadcasting legend--and my son will also enjoy the UFO angle. Thanks, Bob.

I never heard of this show, but I am absolutely fascinated by it! I hope you have more, I'd love to hear as many as possible....thank you so much for posting...

I've got a few more...stay tuned.

The Long John Nebel Show. August 18, 1958. WOR, New York. A discussion of "Man-Made U.F.O.'s." The panel discusses eyewitness accounts of flying saucers being assembled in Nazi Germany near the end of the war. An interesting and erudite discussion, far different from the usual crackpots. Are the passengers in flying saucers (if they exist), really Russians? Lester del Rey (science fiction author), Ben Isquith (cybernetician), Hans Stefan Santeson (editor of "Fantastic Universe" magazine), Ben Ahman (Swedish journalist and U.N. representative), Vyacheslav Vawalischin (former army officer of the U.S.S.R.), Jim Runyon (translator), John Nebel, Ivan Sanderson (author of an article in "Fantastic Universe" magazine about U.F.O.'s). 2:51:24.

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The Long John Nebel Show. September 15, 1958. WOR, New York. A program about the recent "Flying Saucer Convention" at the farm of Howard Menger in New Jersey, held September 13, 1958. Tapes made at the "The First Annual East Coast Interplanetary Convention" are played. Many interviews are heard, including William Gifford, who is recording sounds from outer space (in stereo). A man who had seen a U.F.O. describes his sighting. A woman describes herself as a "night nurse in a mental institution." John Nebel, Ben Isquith (cybernetician), Ellery Lanier, Lillian Lanier, William Gifford. 3:15:07.

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Thanks, Bobby.

The Long John Nebel Show. November 15, 1958. WOR, New York. Commercials deleted. Otis T. Carr and Norman Colton of "OTC Enterprises" announce and then describe their plans to depart for the moon on December 7, 1959. They are questioned in detail about their plans. Mr. Carr is fascinating to hear; he has an answer to every objection. One of the telegrams read on the air is from Al Lottman (who later became a regular panelist on the show). John Nebel, Otis T. Carr, Norman Colton, Ben Isquith (cybernetician), Ellery Lanier, Lester del Rey (science fiction author), Sam Van der Voort, Dave Field. 4:30:22.

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The Long John Nebel Show. November 16, 1958. WOR, New York. Frank Edwards (the News Director of WTTV-TV, Indianapolis) describes a "gigantic cigar shaped thing" he saw in the sky above Alamagordo, New Mexico. Jackie Gleason appears on the program by telephone. He is quite knowledgeable about "Flying Saucers" and is harsh in his condemnation of people who believe in them. Gray Barker, publisher of "The Saucerian Bulletin" and author of "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers," speaks by phone from West Virginia. John Nebel, Frank Edwards, Gray Barker, Jackie Gleason. 1:05:15.

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Long John Nebel
August 1, 1958

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