 been phone america open for america was started by larry king forty six years ago back in nineteen seventy eight i happen to have been born in nineteen seventy eight and and forty six years old so open phone america's as old as me and uh... it's my honor to continue that tradition that was carried on by the late great jim bohannon and of course you and me we carry on tonight uh... with uh... your calls eight three three four valdez is the number now earlier i mentioned and that the israelis