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Alec Baldwin Takes Over WDET Airwaves

November 8th, 2012



Update:

Listeners have been telling us that they loved hearing Here's The Thing on our airwaves this week. You'll have an opportunity to hear all five episodes back-to-back on Thanksgiving Day starting at 10a.m. Turkey in the oven and Alec Baldwin on your radio - it's Thanksgiving, WDET-style. In the meantime, hop onto Twitter and tell the producers @heresthething that you want more episodes!

Alec Baldwin takes over our airwaves at 3p.m. from November 12th - 16th with his new show, Here's The Thing! He'll take you inside the dressing rooms, apartments, and offices of some of the leading creative personalities of our time, including David Letterman, Billy Joel, Chris Rock, Kristin Wiig, and Erica Jong. Here's The Thing: Listen to what happens when an inveterate guest becomes a host.

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We still get a laugh when we hear the pledge spots he recorded for public radio a few years ago. A few favorites:

"Always Be Pledging"

"Don't Give"

"Pledge Levels"