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Alan Burke
Sharp-tongued host of a syndicated NYC talk show that was notorious for its emphasis on the sensational. "The Alan Burke Show" ran from 1966 to 1969 on what was then Metromedia's WNEW, New York. Burke's loudmouthed approach to political discourse served as the model for the fleetingly popular "Morton Downey Jr Show" on WWOR-TV, New York. Programmer Larry Fraiberg was responsible for creating both shows.