Reply #36: The naval theme was a result of the "Popeye" cartoon package --

[Radio_Lady]

which caused many hosts across the country to be "Captains" or "Skippers" or "First Mates".

There's quite a bit in Tim Hollis' book about hosts in Portland, Oregon, but "Ramblin' Rod" was just mentioned briefly as host Rod Anders on KPTV.

Someone should have told them not to give that friend a soda pop. It must have been before the addition of saccharin as a sweetener in drinks, later generally found to be carcinogenic, and replaced by aspartame.

Sorry you're a cynic. Usually people who enjoy children's antics grow up to be liberals, not cynics!