Erstwhile infomercial host Mike Levy?

Radioactive ABQ

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Dec 2, 2004, 4:38:53 AM12/2/04

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For several years he was EVERYWHERE on cable (at least after
midnight).... yet one day, POOF!, his sweaters, phony enthusiasm and goofball
personality had vanished from the infomercial universe! (If only that entire
sub-sector of our marketing-saturated society would disappear as well...)

I'm betting ol' Mike Levy is just counting his money somewhere on Long
Island, but does anyone know for sure if he's alive and healthy?

Hoping I'll never do a radio infomercial just to remain on the air,
BRYAN STYBLE/Albuquerque
KKNS Talk Radio 1310 kHz Mon-Fri 6-9am

johnny b

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Dec 2, 2004, 6:45:08 AM12/2/04

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unfortunately, mike the sweater man passed away last year of cancer.

closest i could find for his obit:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb267/is_200309/ai_hibm1G1109846354

i used to remember his "ask mike" shows. the one that really sticks in
my mind was this one for this kit called Mathemagics (or something like
that) that supposedly gave you the power to do incredibly hard
arithmetic in your head in a matter of seconds. hence, MATH-E-MAGIC!
ha-ha-ha ... oh boy. i think the other dude shilling it on the show
was infomercial king kevin trudeau.

Mpoconnor7

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Dec 2, 2004, 6:50:48 AM12/2/04

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>For several years he was EVERYWHERE on cable (at least after
>midnight).... yet one day, POOF!, his sweaters, phony enthusiasm and
>goofball
>personality had vanished from the infomercial universe! (If only that entire
>sub-sector of our marketing-saturated society would disappear as well...)

I remember 60 Minutes once did a profile on Mike Levey.

>
> I'm betting ol' Mike Levy is just counting his money somewhere on Long
>Island, but does anyone know for sure if he's alive and healthy?

He died August 2, 2003; IIRC it was cancer. .A google search found a number of
stories on his passing:

http://www.directmarketingmag.com/news/2003/11/01/DmPeople/Faraci.To.Head.
International.Paper-529473.shtml

>
>Hoping I'll never do a radio infomercial just to remain on the air,

I remember the Simpsons episode when Krusty the Clown lost his TV show gig and
volunteered to appear in a hemmorhoid infomercial.

Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man

"The likelyhood of one individual being right increases in a direct proportion
to the intensity with which others try to prove him wrong."

Hyfler/Rosner

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Dec 2, 2004, 9:25:54 AM12/2/04

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"Radioactive ABQ" <radioac...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> For several years he was EVERYWHERE on cable (at
> least after
> midnight).... yet one day, POOF!, his sweaters, phony
> enthusiasm and goofball
> personality had vanished from the infomercial universe!
> (If only that entire
> sub-sector of our marketing-saturated society would
> disappear as well...)
>
> I'm betting ol' Mike Levy is just counting his money
> somewhere on Long
> Island, but does anyone know for sure if he's alive and
> healthy?

Why Long Island?

Radioactive ABQ

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Dec 2, 2004, 10:20:45 AM12/2/04

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Well, I was hoping against hope Mr. Levey would be banished from the
airwaves, but I sure didn't want to see him die young!

Sincerely,
BRYAN STYBLE/Albuquerque

BuccaneerJuan

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Dec 2, 2004, 10:05:06 AM12/2/04

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>He died August 2, 2003; IIRC it was cancer.

Anyone have a link to a photo?

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MWB

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Dec 3, 2004, 2:11:29 AM12/3/04

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"Hyfler/Rosner" <rel...@rcn.com> wrote in message
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I think he means Long Island, Maine.

Mark

MWB

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Dec 3, 2004, 2:10:42 AM12/3/04

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"BuccaneerJuan" <buccan...@aol.com> wrote in message
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I can't put a face to the name.

Mark

MadCow57

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Dec 3, 2004, 4:33:49 AM12/3/04

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I'm not wishing death on her, but that woman who plays dumb in the kitchen
implement infomercials drives me nuts.

Radioactive ABQ

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Dec 3, 2004, 7:39:29 AM12/3/04

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I'm not wishing death on her, but that woman who plays dumb in the kitchen
implement infomercials drives me nuts.
>>>

You talking about Nancy Nelson (the blonde former LA news anchor) or Kathy
whatshername, the somewhat portly, short lady who specializes in utensils and,
years ago, one of those non-Foreman burger cookers? If you mean the latter,
she's hardly one who plays dumb; indeed, she's billed as a kitchen EXPERT!

BRYAN STYBLE/Albuquerque
"Radioactive Albuquerque"
KKNS Talk Radio

MadCow57

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Dec 3, 2004, 9:38:49 AM12/3/04

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>>You talking about Nancy Nelson (the blonde former LA news anchor) or Kathy
whatshername, the somewhat portly, short lady who specializes in utensils and,

years ago, one of those non-Foreman burger cookers?<< -- Bryan Styble

IIRC the lady is middle-aged+, blondish, and fairly petite & skinny.

Joe Pucillo

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Dec 3, 2004, 5:12:36 PM12/3/04

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Wasn't it MWB who said...
> "BuccaneerJuan" wrote...

> > Anyone have a link to a photo?

> I can't put a face to the name.

Here's one (er...five....):

http://pop.jimmylegs.com/jpgs/ml.jpg

JP

BuccaneerJuan

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Dec 3, 2004, 6:08:57 PM12/3/04

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>
>> > Anyone have a link to a photo?
>
>> I can't put a face to the name.
>
>Here's one (er...five....):
>
>http://pop.jimmylegs.com/jpgs/ml.jpg
>
>
>
>JP
>

Oh, him! Thanks Mon!

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MWB

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Dec 4, 2004, 1:18:34 AM12/4/04

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"Joe Pucillo" <new...@pucillo.net.xx> wrote in message
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Oh yeah, that guy.

Thanks
Mark