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Apr 10, 2017 · In 1959, 32-year old popular radio personality Peter Tripp decided to stay awake for 8 days and nights as part of a publicity stunt aimed at raising money for charity. It was the most daring...
Back in 1959, a New York radio DJ named Peter Tripp stayed awake, in a glass booth in Times Square, where everyone could see him, and went live, on the air, for 200 hours. Yes, that’s more than eight days straight (and it’s not even the record anymore, that’s 264 hours, or 18.7 days).
Apr 22, 2010 · Sometimes, when I can’t sleep, I think about Peter Tripp. In 1959, the 32-year-old disc jockey stayed awake for 201 hours, broadcasting updates and spinning records from a storefront in Times...
Apr 29, 2023 · Peter Tripp. He planned to work on the radio non-stop without sleep for 200 hours (about eight days and nine hours) to benefit the March of Dimes, a charity focusing on mothers and young...
Oct 17, 2016 · In 1959, Peter Tripp, a popular New York DJ, pledged to stay awake for 200 hours for charity while continuing to host his radio show. Studies into sleep deprivation were rare at the time so no...
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Nov 21, 2023 · Peter Tripp (1926-2000) was an American radio broadcaster famous for his sleep deprivation experiment titled the Wakeathon. In 1955, Peter Tripp started working for WMGM radio station in...
Dr. Matthew Stripp, MD, is an Emergency Medicine specialist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA with 12 years of experience. This provider currently accepts 3 insurance plans. New patients are...
