Morton Downey Jr.
American talk show host and television actorWikipedia
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Oct 17, 2026
Stat Guy GregHOST
he's definitely up there.
DipHOST
Him and Morton Downey Jr.? I'd put Morton Downey Jr.
DipHOST
up there with Lil Yachty as one of the greatest celebrity wrestling personalities.
DipHOST
That's an interesting thing.
DipHOST
When you were a youngster and you saw Morton Downey Jr. in that segment, what were the thoughts going through your head?
Peter RosenbergHOST
Well, I knew who he was at the time because my grandparents in New York, he was like he had been local New York, I feel, for a while.
Peter RosenbergHOST
So I was familiar.
Joe MurataHOST
Well, maybe he's getting ready for his big, uh, you know, Brother Love, Pipers Pit, and Morton Downey thing.
Michael QuinnHOST
Who's the lead on that? Is it Brother Love or is it Roddy Piper or is it Morton Downey Jr.?
Joe MurataHOST
It's-
Michael QuinnHOST
They haven't been clear about that
17 MINS LATER
Joe MurataHOST
Morton not wanting to hear from him
Shawn MichaelsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
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Shawn MichaelsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
V, and it sure won't be the Morton Downey Jr.
Shawn MichaelsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Show.
Jeff KatzHOST
Forty-two years ago today, talk radio for the modern age began.
Jeff KatzHOST
Forty-two years ago today on a radio station out in California, Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves for the first time, replacing Morton Downey Jr.
Jeff KatzHOST
And I suppose you have to be of a certain age or a certain mindset to be familiar with Morton Downey Jr.
Jeff KatzHOST
But he was in many ways a performance artist, I think is what I will say.
Jeff KatzHOST
He was the proverbial shock sort of a guy.
Jeff KatzHOST
I mean, that was the evolution.
Jeff KatzHOST
That was the evolution.
Jeff KatzHOST
But Morton Downey Jr., to begin with, was a radio guy and a great performer and somebody who had a rather unique spin on things.
Jeff KatzHOST
Yeah, we talked a lot about Rush yesterday, 42 years to the day that Rush actually, uh, started his radio show as we knew it, right? We, we, we know that prior to that he did some of the, uh, uh, the goofy, uh, DJ garbage.
Jeff KatzHOST
But, uh, it was 42 years ago yesterday that he took to the airwaves for the first time ever, replaced, uh, Martin Downey... uh, Morton Downey Jr. out in California, and was talking about intelligent stuff, legitimate issues.
Jeff KatzHOST
Yeah.
Jeff KatzHOST
All right.
Jeff KatzHOST
But, uh, it was 42 years ago yesterday that he took to the airwaves for the first time ever, replaced, uh, Martin Downey...
Jeff KatzHOST
Uh, Morton Downey Jr. out in California, and was talking about intelligent stuff, legitimate issues.
Jeff KatzHOST
Yeah.
Jeff KatzHOST
All right.
Jeff KatzGUEST
And the folks who enjoy what we do...
Jeff KatzGUEST
And yesterday, uh, Kevin, was, uh, 42 years to the day that, uh, Rush Limbaugh first started doing talk radio the way talk radio was supposed to be done, uh, when he took over a, uh, a local radio show out in California, replacing Morton Downey Jr., who was-
Kevin MillerHOST
Mm-hmm
Jeff KatzGUEST
... moving on to the, uh, the shocked television, uh, arena.
Jeff KatzHOST
42 years ago today, talk radio for the modern age began.
Jeff KatzHOST
42 years ago today on a radio station out in California, Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves for the first time, replacing Morton Downey Jr.
Jeff KatzHOST
And I suppose you have to be of a certain age or a certain mindset to be familiar with Morton Downey Jr.
Jeff KatzHOST
But he was in many ways a performance artist, I think is what I will say.
Jeff KatzHOST
He was the proverbial shock sort of a guy.
Jeff KatzHOST
I mean, that was the evolution.
Jeff KatzHOST
That was the evolution.
Jeff KatzHOST
But Morton Downey Jr., to begin with, was a radio guy and a great performer and somebody who had a rather unique spin on things.
Jeff KatzHOST
Forty-two years ago today, talk radio for the modern age began.
Jeff KatzHOST
Forty-two years ago today, on a radio station out in California, Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves for the first time, replacing Morton Downey Jr.
Jeff KatzHOST
And I suppose you have to be of a certain age or a certain mindset to, uh, be familiar with Morton Downey Jr.
Jeff KatzHOST
Uh, but he was in many ways a, uh, a performance artist, I think is what I will say.
Jeff KatzHOST
He was the proverbial shock sort of a guy.
Jeff KatzHOST
I mean, that, that, that was the evolution.
Jeff KatzHOST
That was the evolution.
Jeff KatzHOST
But Morton Downey Jr. to begin with was a radio guy and a great performer and somebody who had a rather unique spin on things.
Jeff KatzHOST
42 years ago today, talk radio for the modern age began.
Jeff KatzHOST
42 years ago today on a radio station out in California, Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves for the first time, replacing Morton Downey Jr.
Jeff KatzHOST
And I suppose you have to be of a certain age or a certain mindset to be familiar with Morton Downey Jr.
Jeff KatzHOST
But he was in many ways a performance artist, I think is what I will say.
Jeff KatzHOST
He was the proverbial shock sort of a guy.
Jeff KatzHOST
I mean, that was the evolution.
Jeff KatzHOST
That was the evolution.
Jeff KatzHOST
But Morton Downey Jr., to begin with, was a radio guy and a great performer and somebody who had a rather unique spin on things.
Adam SchwittersHOST
It's a lot, this movie.
Adam SchwittersHOST
But this movie stars Lisa Prescia, Morton Downey Jr., Clint Howard, and Jeremy Piven.
Adam SchwittersHOST
Oh, and John Landis.
Adam SchwittersHOST
So it is a star-studded cast of quite a... you know, late night Cinemax production.
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