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American Morning
New Jersey Radio Broadcast Longest in History
Aired May 28, 2001 - 10:32 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: And we're live at WFMU in Jersey City, New Jersey. Glen Jones, a DJ, about to break the record for the longest radio broadcast ever. Let's listen in.
GLEN JONES, DJ, WFMU RADIO ANCHOR: ... radio program with the biggest clock of all as we are counting down to the world's record. I will be the world's record. I will bring the belt back to America here momentarily.
UNIDENTIFIED BYSTANDERS: Yeah!
JONES: Here today, the longest radio broadcast, it's marathon music bringing the title back to America momentarily. Jonesy, Glen Jones did it. He's going to do it anyway. How did I do it? I don't know. It's sure will, sure will and determination. I lifted 160 pounds a day, 327 reps each. I swam around the Manhattan River twice. Wait a minute. There is no Manhattan River. That's why I went twice. I couldn't find it the first time.
It's been a long road and it has been a lot of fun, man. I had the greatest time this weekend and I don't think I'll ever have as great a time on the radio again. But I always say that. I always say that when I have a great time on the radio...
UNIDENTIFIED BYSTANDERS: Ten, nine, eight...
JONES: And I always top it.
UNIDENTIFIED BYSTANDERS: ... seven, six...
JONES: Every time I top it.
UNIDENTIFIED BYSTANDERS: ... five...
JONES: Every single time I have topped it.
UNIDENTIFIED BYSTANDERS: ... four, three...
JONES: Bringing the title back to America.
UNIDENTIFIED BYSTANDERS: ... two, one!
JONES: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm the heavyweight champion of the world! PHILLIPS: He did it.
JONES: Our DJ for life!
UNIDENTIFIED BYSTANDERS: Our DJ! Our DJ! Our DJ!
JONES: Jonesy, Glen Jones.
PHILLIPS: All right, Glen Jones did it. He was a man with a mission. He's now completed it. He's reached his goal, the longest radio broadcast ever according to the Guinness Book of Records. The current record was held by a British DJ by the name of Greg Daines and that was 73 hours and 33 minutes. But as of 10:33 A.M. Eastern Time, Glen broke the record. We're going to take a quick break and we're going to talk to him right after this.
JONES: I did it.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
PHILLIPS: All right, just moments ago, Glen Jones did it. He broke the world's record, Guinness Book of Records, for the longest radio broadcast ever. He's coming to us live from WFMU Radio in Jersey City. How you feeling, Glen?
JONES: I feel great. This is the greatest radio station in the world and I am the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.
UNIDENTIFIED BYSTANDERS: Yeah!
PHILLIPS: It's like a rock star, Glen. Hey, are you tired?
JONES: No, strangely I'm running on adrenaline. I feel great. I'm going to go as far as I can go. I'm going to keep on going.
PHILLIPS: Oh, my goodness. All right, well, I guess we'll continue to follow that. Why don't you tell us how you got this idea, why you even wanted to do this in the first place, Glen?
JONES: My station manager, Ken Freedman, knows that I love radio and he e-mailed me about a guy in Malaysia who tried to do this stunt and he said get in training in his subject line. And instead of answering and replying, I called him up immediately at the office and told him I was serious and asked if he was. And he was and we did it together.
PHILLIPS: Well, you said you love radio. What influenced you? What triggered the interest?
JONES: I just, I love being on the radio and I wanted to do something special on the radio.
PHILLIPS: All right, so...
JONES: And this is the most special thing I can think of. PHILLIPS: Well, you did it, Glen. How many hours have you been on without sleeping? What was the grand total so far?
JONES: So far, 73 hours and maybe 35 minutes or something like that.
PHILLIPS: Now, how did you eat? How did you shower? Give me the routine? Did you do any of those?
JONES: The station manager gave me a sponge bath live on the air on Sunday and I would give myself cat washes during my allotted breaks.
PHILLIPS: Did you ever change your clothes? Did you ever change your clothes, Glen?
JONES: Lost my feed.
PHILLIPS: Oh, we lost him again. Poor guy. Sounds like the audio system is -- oh, he's back with us. Are you back with us, Glen?
JONES: I've got you now.
PHILLIPS: OK. Don't -- we don't want to lose you. Did you get any visitors during your time?
JONES: Yes. We got visitors. We got mostly phone calls from celebrities, visitors from throngs of listeners who had a rally out in the parking lot. There were tents pitched in the parking lot last night. People stayed there. They're out there right now. And all these visitors here today. Many celebrity callers, as well.
PHILLIPS: Are you playing a little Frank Sinatra there, you did it your way?
JONES: I did it my way. I have to introduce this next song. I want to hear from the president. I think he should call me. I brought the title back to America, you know?
PHILLIPS: Glen, don't...
JONES: So I have to introduce this next song.
PHILLIPS: As you see, he's got to keep turning records and he has to stay on the air, so we were only able to get him in a couple minute window there. So there you go, Glen Jones. He broke the Guinness World Book of Records for the longest radio broadcast ever. Hasn't slept, hasn't -- well, a sponge bath by his boss. I don't think I should have asked that question.
KAGAN: Glad we weren't going live for that picture.
PHILLIPS: Hello. Glad we didn't take that one. But anyway, he loves radio and there you go.
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