Unbelievable Animals Take Center Stage On Ripley Radio

05. Oct, 2009 Comments Off

ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 5, 2009) – The decades-long love affair between Ripley’s Believe It or Not! and God’s beautiful creatures continues on September 28 as Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast features several amazing and true animal stories.

Priscilla Valentine and her husband Steve own Valentine’s Performing Pigs and they travel the fair circuit across the U.S. performing with their family of potbellied pigs. Their star, Nellie, knows more than 70 tricks and is billed as the world’s greatest performing pig – ever!

The world’s greatest performing pig; canine superstar Benji; and intriguing animal stories from vintage Ripley Radio Shows are all highlighted in the September 28 episode of the new Ripley Radio

The lovable flop-eared canine star of the silver screen – Benji, has been featured in two Believe It or Not! cartoons over the years, and Benji’s human, Joe Camp stops by Ripley Radio this week to talk about his amazing life with the canine star.

Fish that are force fed wine so they go out and attract other fish; cows that grow golden teeth; and Chad Netherland, Ripley Aquariums marketing director, describes a family visit to Ripley’s two amazing world-class aquariums – in Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Gatlinburg, Tenn.

Ripley Radio – an On-Demand Oddcast

Ripley’s radio hour is a journey through the weird, wacky, whimsical, wild, and totally unbelievable world of the odd, strange and unusual. Each show provides listeners with amazing and absolutely true tales of today as well as unbelievable facts culled from the extensive archives of the company that has been freaking out families for more than 90 years!

The show is an unpredictable and fun-filled hour that will prove beyond all dimensions that Ripley’s is indeed, the global authority on the weird, strange and bizarre.

Ripley’s VP Communications Tim O’Brien is the producer and host of the show, and is supported by his co-hosts Edward Meyer, Ripley’s VP Exhibits & Archives, and Marcia Pikel, the company’s Manager of Marketing & Production Services.

Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast is carried on Webtalkradio.net and can be streamed or downloaded at the dedicated Ripley Radio website. For further information on the show, email to radio@ripleys.com

About Ripley Radio

Ripley Radio is owned by Ripley Entertainment Inc., keepers of the venerable Ripley’s Believe It or Not! brand and is a global leader in location-based entertainment. More than 13 million guests visit its 70-plus world-wide attractions annually. The Orlando-based company also has divisions that oversee publishing, licensing and broadcast operations. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.