Not Real
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Not Real was a radio program on WKPX
, a high school radio
station in Broward County, Florida
. Not Real was on the air from 1999 to 2006. The show was created and originally hosted by Andrew Felson. The program featured comedy
, alternative rock
and punk rock
music.
The show was later co-hosted by Wayne Sladek, who joined the show in 2000 and did all of the programming for the Punk Rock section of the show.
In 2001 Derrick Heidinger joined the cast and his many different voices and characters became popular with listeners; Haggis
a Scottish curmudgeon, and Farmer Brown a backwoods farmer were the two most popular characters.
In 2002, with the rise in the show's ratings, Heidinger became the show's host and executive producer. The show dropped its punk rock aspect and expanded on comedy segments, plus had a new cast of students.
Not Real utilized the services of the largest cast for a radio program in WKPX history.
Despite the highest Arbitron
ratings in the station's history, Not Real was the subject of an investigation by Broward County Public Schools
, the owner of WKPX, in Spring 2003, after complaints of "Unacceptable Content" and a "...frat party atmosphere" by some listeners. As a result, subsequent Not Real episodes were screened in advance for content and no further action was taken by the School Board. The cast that brought about the investigation moved on after 2003.
Not Real featured a mostly female cast from 2004-2006 and was not renewed after the 2006 Summer season.
Once there was a badger who decided it was time to fix time using a spork named Leroy. The clock who had been going to the ice cream shop looking for pants to use as a garden tool had not been feeling too well so he and the wooden moose head went on a trip before they could be delt with by Leroy and the badger, who now had put on a hat made of ants.
WKPX
WKPX 88.5 FM is a non-commercial educational high school radio station owned and operated by the Broward District School Board and is located at Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida. The station broadcasts with the talent of Piper High students, school days from 7:30 am to 6 pm...
, a high school radio
High school radio
High school radio within the United States is almost as old as radio broadcasting itself. Simply defined as a radio station, with its studios located at a high school and usually operated by its students with faculty supervision, stations fitting this description existed in the mid-1920s...
station in Broward County, Florida
Broward County, Florida
-2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...
. Not Real was on the air from 1999 to 2006. The show was created and originally hosted by Andrew Felson. The program featured comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
, alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
and punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
music.
The show was later co-hosted by Wayne Sladek, who joined the show in 2000 and did all of the programming for the Punk Rock section of the show.
In 2001 Derrick Heidinger joined the cast and his many different voices and characters became popular with listeners; Haggis
Haggis
Haggis is a dish containing sheep's 'pluck' , minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally simmered in the animal's stomach for approximately three hours. Most modern commercial haggis is prepared in a casing rather than an actual stomach.Haggis is a kind...
a Scottish curmudgeon, and Farmer Brown a backwoods farmer were the two most popular characters.
In 2002, with the rise in the show's ratings, Heidinger became the show's host and executive producer. The show dropped its punk rock aspect and expanded on comedy segments, plus had a new cast of students.
Not Real utilized the services of the largest cast for a radio program in WKPX history.
Despite the highest Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
ratings in the station's history, Not Real was the subject of an investigation by Broward County Public Schools
Broward County Public Schools
Broward County Public Schools, a public school district serving Broward County, Florida, is the nation's sixth largest public school system and the largest fully accredited district in the nation, with over 260,000 students in more than 260 schools and education centers...
, the owner of WKPX, in Spring 2003, after complaints of "Unacceptable Content" and a "...frat party atmosphere" by some listeners. As a result, subsequent Not Real episodes were screened in advance for content and no further action was taken by the School Board. The cast that brought about the investigation moved on after 2003.
Not Real featured a mostly female cast from 2004-2006 and was not renewed after the 2006 Summer season.
Featured Segments
- Haggis's Corner: Always involved an angry, unintelligible rant between Haggis and Winston, a snobby, British type character voiced by Felson, with Winston usually chiming in at the end.
- The Adventures of Capt. Stinkypants and AEIOU&sometimesY: Narrated by Sladek, featured Heidinger as the Capt. and Felson as the sidekick. Involved squeaky voices and silly tasks, usually ending in failure.
- Original Compositions: A seriously read piece that ultimately made no sense from its very inception. Here is an example:
Once there was a badger who decided it was time to fix time using a spork named Leroy. The clock who had been going to the ice cream shop looking for pants to use as a garden tool had not been feeling too well so he and the wooden moose head went on a trip before they could be delt with by Leroy and the badger, who now had put on a hat made of ants.
- Quote of the Day: Featured a random quote, read by the cast members on a rotating basis.
- Weird News Stories: A less-frequent segment, cast members would read real news stories that had a comedic or bizarre twist to them
Featured Talent
- Andrew Felson: Founder, Creator, DJ, Host of the Comedy segment.
- Derrick Heidinger : Host, Executive Producer, Head Programmer, Head Writer
- Joe Sobkowski : Co-Host, D.J., Programmer, Talent Evaluator, Writer
- Shawn Rooney : On-Air Talent, Creative Consultant, Writer
- Brent Bost : Supporting On-Air Talent, "Low Life Partner"
- Wayne Sladek : D.J., Comedy Programmer
- "Goofy" Tom Harding : On-Air Talent, Creative Consultant, Production Assistant
- Brian Schrieber : Supporting On-Air Talent
- Melissa Pollack : Supporting On-Air Talent, Not Real Cheerleader
- Kayla Bowyer : Supporting On-Air Talent, Not Real Cheerleader
- Alyssa Drake : Supporting On-Air Talent, Not Real Cheerleader
- Natalia Costa : Supporting On-Air Talent, Not Real Cheerleader
- Joe DiPietro : Supporting On-Air Talent, Not Real Cheerleader