Wainstead All Night

Wainstead All Night

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Wainstead All Night episodes

  • Crap radio chats with Wainstead and Mike Kole
    Keith Newman from crap radio invites Steve Wainstead and Mike Kole into the studio to reminisce about the older shows like Wainstead All Night and Propaganda. Several callers that contributed to those shows call in over 25 years later. I Will not divulge too much info, you really need to listen to if you are... Read More
    3 hr 24 min
  • Various Mitch #233 (Undated)
    This comes from an undated file, the first 7 minutes are from Steves Punkin’ Around show. WAN then starts with Mitch Macho. Steve and Mitch rifle through callers for some fun. Steve reads the news from Parma, Seven Hills, Parma Heights and Lakewood and finishes with a chopper report. More Punkin’ Around ends the show.... Read More
    1 hr 3 min
  • First all-night Thurs show (Undated)
    The show starts off with a Charlie Brown interview while he is a patient at Glenbeigh (obviously portrayed by Mitch Macho). Mich Macho does his what’s macho routine. We learn the Ghoul, Ron Sweed is macho. Lots of Mitch Macho in this one, almost too much. Notable Callers: Bazooka Joe, Jackie, Rick “Gilly” Gilmour Part... Read More
    1 hr 34 min
  • Mitch Mitch Baseball #230 (Undated)
    The old baseball show. Callers call in with comments or questions for Mitch Macho. Brief history of Donna Summer. The Dennis Eckersley and Rick Manning wife stealing incident is touched upon. Quite a few Cleveland Indians from the past are brough up. Oscar Gamble, Richo Carty, Len Barker, Bert Blyleven, Tony Horton, Joe Charbeneau, Toby... Read More
    1 hr 1 min
  • Basement Water (undated)
    This came from a collection of 4 undated folders labeled basement water. They may span 2 different shows. Quite a bit of Mitch Macho is included. Steve starts off with the news from Parma, Parma Heights and Lakewood followed by a chopper report. Mike Kole joins Steve in the studio. Rick calls in swearing about... Read More
    3 hr
  • Al and Jack in Studio (Undated)
    This is an undated clip that feature Alzheimer Al and Jack from the Post Office in studio live with Steve. The underlying tone is Bazooka Joe is expecting a baby and what should it be named. Some callers call in with jokes. Brainwash starts about midway. Notable Callers: GooGoo, Neon, Pigman, Bazooka Joe, Elvis Part... Read More
    1 hr 6 min
  • Steve Interviewed on Literary Cafe Talk Show
    This clip is from 1996. Steve appeared on the Literary Cafe Talk Show hosted by Chad Stanley. The Literary Cafe Talk Show was a show broadcasted on channel 53 in Cleveland, a community public access channel. This clip comes from the very first episode, annoying fart machine and all. Steve discusses the early days of... Read More
    13 min
  • WAN on WERE 1300 (05-19-1996)
    This episode is part of WAN when he was on WERE 1300. Yes, Steves show is on commercial radio, but it is nothing like the college format. No notable callers to speak of, but this is an interesting format from a historical viewpoint. Gilly is in the studio running the sound board. Steve reads the... Read More
    1 hr 50 min
  • WAN with Gilly on WERE 1300 Trespassing (05-12-1996)
    This is from the days that WAN was on commercial AM radio. Steve is hosting the show with Gilly in studio. The topic of the night is trespassing, and callers call in with stories. Steve reads the news from Lakewood, Macedonia, Northfield Center, Northfield, Sagamore Hills and North Ridgeville. A chopper report follows. This show... Read More
    3 hr 38 min
  • H.P. Show (04-17-1994)
    The H.P. stands for Hacker / Phreaker. Steve starts with the news from Lakewood. He talks about how well Nuprin works. (Nuprin was just a brand name for Ibuprofin which has since been discontinued). Steve talks about 2600, a hacker magazine and reads an article about cable tv pirating and dialers. Steve plays a record... Read More
    2 hr 55 min

About Wainstead All Night

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A free-form style show that aired on WCSB (Cleveland State University) during the safe harbor hours. Steve Wainstead hosted Wainstead All Night (W.A.N.), a entertaining show that was driven by some crazy callers during the early morning hours. These shows took place in the late 80's / early 90's long before people knew what the internet was. This was a time when all the callers used land line phones and listened on an actual radio and not over the internet. Radio was a huge way to stay in contact with people and keep up with the news. The callers came in all varieties, drunk, obnoxious, belligerent, nice, stupid, smart, black and white. They all came together to listen to a show that entertained them and gave them a sense of belonging. His reading of the crime blotter from a local SUN journal newspaper became a regular segment on his show. Every time I hear 'Watermelon In Easter Hay" by Frank Zappa, I think of W.A.N. Oh, and lets not forget Brainwash. Without the collection of regular callers, this show would have never been possible. Steve, if you ever see this, please contact me, would love to add more shows!