Shredd and Ragan
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| Genre | Comedy-Talk |
| Running time | 3pm-7pm M-F |
| Country |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WEDG-FM 103.3 |
| Air dates | March, 1994 – |
| Website | http://www.shreddandragan.com/ |
| Podcast feed | http://feeds.feedburner.com/shreddandragan |
Ted Shredd and Tom Ragan are hosts of The Shredd and Ragan Show a talk radio show on WEDG. The show also features Evil Jim, Josh Potter, and producer Jim Jacka. The show broadcasts to Buffalo, Toronto and Southern Ontario and is heard weekday afternoons from 3pm to 7pm. The show has been a mainstay in Buffalo radio since Tom Ragan and Ted Shredd paired in 1994. Shredd and Ragan have received national recognition from Radio and Records, the industry's leading trade publication, as nominees for Alternative Rock Show of the Year for 2003,[1] 2004[2] and 2005[3] and Active Rock Show of the Year in 2006.[4]
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[edit] Format
The Shredd and Ragan Show is a four-hour comedy talk radio show that covers everything from politics to sports, music, movies, and idiots in the news. Past guests include comedians like Lisa Lampanelli, Stephen Lynch and Mike Birbiglia. The show got its start in 1994 when Ragan, then on WGR as The Tom and Karen Show was paired with Shredd then on WUFX as Ted Shredd and Mr. Ed Show. The show first made a name for itself by making fun of and covering the Buffalo State College Prostitute trial and then non-stop bits on the O.J. Simpson trial culminating in the OJ Bronco Chase Parade on Buffalo's Kensington Expressway. In 1995, WUFX changed formats and renamed WEDG keeping only Shredd and Ragan in an often told on-air story about how they went across the street to a meeting and ended up looking around, clueless, and realizing they were the only ones from the airstaff sitting in the room.
[edit] Members Of Show
- Ted Shredd - co-host. Born in Elgin, Ill. Worked in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, in Buffalo produced the Taylor and Moore Show on WUFX and on-air at WXBX, and WGIR Manchester, NH.
- Tom Ragan - co-host. Born in Hazleton, Pa. Worked in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. at WARM, Freeland, Pa. at WQEQ and WXPX, Benton, Pa. at WBNE, Wheeling, WV. at WZMM, and State College, Pa. at WQWK.
- Evil Jim - program director. Born in Buffalo. Worked his way up from show intern to show producer to PD of WEDG. Known for his impersonations of George Bush, Pat O'Brien and the dead-on Jeff Garcia.
- Jim Jacka - producer. Born in Lockport, NY.
- Josh Potter - assistant, on-air production. Born in Amherst, NY. Known for street reporting, stunts, and in one memorable moment, getting tased by police on air.
- Rachael - assistant and phone screener. Voice of Sabre Girl. The quiet Buffalo girl who loses her mind when the Buffalo Sabres are on.
- Christy - assistant and phone screener.
[edit] Other Characters On The Show
- Brother Pope - calls in when he feels the brothers are getting the short end. Highlight: Played a fatherless Black Jesus in S&R Theater.
- Sergie - former Vietnam Vet who might hear voices and, seen in person by both Shredd and Ragan, takes a magnifying glass to his eyes while the sun is out, claiming it makes them feel better.
- Angry Black Woman - sounds a bit like Buffalo commedianne Jamella. Lusts after white guys and free radio prizes.
- Sabre Girl - claims to be the "real" Sabre Girl. Calls in yelling about something and then calls out the manhood of everyone listening. Also likes to smuggle booze into the S&R Suite in the HSBC Arena during Buffalo Sabres games.
[edit] Bits Past and Present
- Moo at the Canadians - simple and straightforward. They'd call a Canadian and moo at them. Listeners would call and guess if the Candian would moo back. No one ever mooed back. Then they'd call someone in the US and they'd immediately moo back possible proving Candians were slightly slower than everyone else in North America.
- Shredd and Ragan Theater - recreations of current and past moments in history. Favorites include Christmas recreations where Mrs. Clause starred in a gangbang flick for cash and Jesus getting "accidentally" aborted by Madonna during one of her many.
- Niagara Falls Police Blotter - unknown to tourists, the American side of the Falls is crawling with insane and unique crime. S&R read the best each week, especially good when one of the perpertrators calls to defend or explain "what really happened".
- Your Turn - a longtime bit in various forms where the listeners take over the final segment and call in to rant, screw around or comment on the show or news of the day.
- Touchdown Throwdown - Listeners compete for Buffalo Bills season tickets. They've walked blindfolded into batting cages, taken slap shots in net from Buffalo Sabres and had various body parts pierced.
- Test the Perverts - Josh Potter dresses like a young innocent child on Halloween and tries to get convicted child molestors to answer the door. See the video here.
- Cruise Night - a car show in Niagara Falls that may attract 5,000 people weekly during the summer at The Summit Park mall.
