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Top 10 Weird Things About Radio

By Corey Deitz, About.com

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6. Documented Radio World Records

Top 10 Weird Things About Radio

The Longest Broadcast

According to Guinnessworldrecords.com: "Wilson Casey, of the radio station WKDY-AM in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, spent 30 consecutive hours asking 3,303 trivia questions on air from January 9-10, 1999."

Longest Running One-Man Radio Soap Opera

"The radio soap Acrebury, created, written, produced, and performed by Gerry Hughes, was aired as a weekly serial on Swindon Hospital Radio from 1974 to 1985."

Youngest Radio Presenter

"The youngest radio presenter is Kimberley Perez (b. 20 February 1998) (USA) who hosts a show every Saturday 3-7pm, on KLAX 97.9 La Raza FM, in Los Angeles, California, USA, aged 5."

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