Hansen has a degree in ethnomusicology and has written magazine articles and liner notes on recording artists outside of the novelty genre. Broadcast syndication of the show ended on June 6, 2010, but the show continues to be produced weekly in an online version.
His weekly show went into syndication in 1974 and was syndicated by the Westwood One Radio Network from 1978 to 1992. He played "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus on the radio, and DJ "The Obscene" Steven Clean said that Hansen had to be "demented" to play it, and the name stuck. Hansen created the Demento persona in 1970 while working at Pasadena, California, station KPPC-FM. Demento, is an American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present. Barret Eugene "Barry" Hansen (born April 2, 1941), known professionally as Dr.
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