Any good April Fool’s pranks?

April 1st, 2008 at 12:55pm Wally Haas

I got taken in by a small April Fool’s joke today.

Listening to the radio on the way here, the weather forecaster, I think it was Mark Henderson, on Q98.5 said something like this: “This just in. A winter storm warning. Expect 6 to 12 inches of snow.”

Given how crazy this never-ending winter has been, I believed it.

He quickly let us in on the joke.

The best and most famous prank was initiated by another radio station in the early to mid-’80s.

Bill Phillips, a Rockford radio icon, had us believing that the Goodyear Blimp was at the Rockford airport. Quite a few folks trekked out there to take a look.

Any good ones out there today? We’re soliciting comments. Follow this link.

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