Turkeys don’t fly. That was news to some on the show WKRP in Cincinnati
44 years ago last night, October 30, 1978,‘WKRP in Cincinatti’ featured ‘Turkey Drop’ episode in which Mr. Carlson took a more hands-on managerial approach by doing greatest Thanksgiving promotion in radio history – dropping live turkeys from a helicopterpic.twitter.com/bVekInNIMD
— Boston Radio Watch®️ (@bostonradio) October 31, 2022
Believe it or not, this was based on a real event.
— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) November 22, 2023
The show's creator Hugh Wilson had this happen when he worked at a radio station in Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/67jIAEqpP7
Happy thanksgiving!! #WKRP pic.twitter.com/O382tnhS0c
— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) November 24, 2022
Sad! 