The Best of Lester del Rey

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The unquestioned king of the nighttime air in New York radio is a skinny and sardonic fellow named Long John Nebel. Long John’s marathon talk show runs from midnight till dawn every night of the week, and what it covers is everything. I don’t just mean “everything.” I mean everything. Politics. Religion. Sex. Hying saucers. Bermuda triangles. War. Science fiction. Science. Art. Music. You name it, it has been the subject of a Long John talkfest. And over the years, among his chosen nuclear guest family who join him after midnight to chew over the topic of the day, one voice has stood out. Whatever the subject, he has an opinion, and insights and facts to back it up. He has done the show 400 times at least, not counting reruns on tape, and he is so well known to the insomniacs of New York (and most other states) that he is usually introduced only as The Magnificent. He doesn’t need to be given a name, because the listeners know him so well. But he has one. It is Lester del Rey.

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