I remember Willard Scott and Ed Walker in their ‘Joy Boys’ incarnation on WRC-AM (980 kilocycles if I’m not mistaken), a great program, on a personal note when I was just a kid in Vacation Bible School, I sat on Willard Scott’s lap during a live broadcast of the ‘Bozo Show’ on WRC-TV (1959 as I recall), I had to head to the little boy’s room during a commercial break and when I came back, there was Willard in my seat in the bleachers with the kids, I walked up to him on live TV and said “hey bub, that’s my seat!” and he laughed and said ‘sit on my knee’, lol
The really neat thing about that?
I wrote to Willard about 10 years ago, said “you probably don’t remember me” and I’ll be damned if he didn’t write back and say “of course I remember you, I stole your seat during the commercial break!”
Radio guys like Ed Walker and Willard Scott were always class acts, always made time for their fans, I hope that when Ed Walker signs off for good, that his passing will be as peaceful as it can be.
Rest in Peace in Advance Ed.
I remember Ed Walker on the WRC (980 AM) morning drive show in the late 80s until WRC was switched to all sports in the early 90s. Willard Scott would call in from time to time but I was not here in DC for their “Joy Boys” period.