Biography
In 1971, Sports Illustrated magazine was looking for five trivia experts to profile. Lewis Grizzard, Ludlow's stepbrother, had been a stringer for the magazine and told its editors about Ludlow. The magazine dispatched a writer to visit Ludlow. The writer came away convinced that Ludlow’s head was full of worthless information, and wrote about it.
The 1972 article got the attention of WSB radio, which asked the local celebrity to come on the air. Station officials at WRNG “Ring Radio” were listening, and invited Ludlow to visit for a week. Ludlow stated, “I came for a week and never left.”
Ludlow worked at WRNG for a decade, before jumping to WSB when Ring Radio switched to an all-news format. Ludlow was a regular at WSB for more than a decade. Today, his show is a production of the FunSeekers Radio Network, incorporated in 1994.
Ludlow was a radio talkshow host for over 30 years, first on WRNG now WCNN and later on WSB radio in Atlanta and currently on several stations in eight states in the Southeast. Ludlow walks you down memory lane with a down-home sense of humor and a friendly style. He always ends his show with his famous saying, "Whatever else you do today, you find somebody to be nice to!"
To show his appreciation to his regular "Wacko" listeners, Ludlow hosts an annual party where listeners meet, greet and eat. Funseekers Network is the place to listen to his 3 hour daily program anytime 24/7.
Bill Sanders, President of the Georgia Association of Broadcasters for more than a quarter of a century, said of Ludlow Porch, "He's a true American humorist in the style of Will Rogers. Ludlow's view of the world is a little skewed from center and that difference from the ordinary guarantees peals of laughter. Ludlow lives to make people laugh...mostly at themselves."
Ludlow was inducted into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame in 2007.
Ludlow died on February 11, 2011 after an extended illness.
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