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Dr. Demento Bids Farewell After 55-Year Radio Career
10/13/2025
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Story summary
- Barret Hansen, known as Dr. Demento, hosted his final broadcast on October 12, 2025.
- The three-and-a-half-hour finale featured his "top 40 most demanded demented discs and tapes."
- Hansen began his career in 1970 in Pasadena, California, and is credited with launching “Weird Al” Yankovic's career.
- At 84, he retires, leaving behind a legacy in a fractured media landscape.
