Radio DJ in 185-hour marathon
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June 20, 2012, Wednesday
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LIGHT-HEADED and fading, a Belgian radio DJ has set a new world record for the longest hosting of a radio show - more than eight days and seven nights.
"It feels great, but now I can only think of one thing - sleep, sleep, sleep," a baggy-eyed Peter Van de Veire said at the end of his 185-hour stretch on the MNM radio station late on Monday.
Van de Veire, 40, challenged himself to break the record to show support for students cramming for their exams. The youth-oriented station put on live acts and ended up fielding questions on Latin verbs and science.
Wedged between tracks from Robbie Williams and Eurovision Song Contest winner Loreen, Van de Veire and his crew celebrated setting 184 hours before the new record holder announced he would go for another hour.
"But I'm not doing another night, I'm just not," he told listeners.
In the final hour, the previous record-holder, Italian Stefano Venneri, offered his congratulations live on air. Venneri lasted for 183 hours in May 2009, a month after he had also set a record for the longest DJ radio set played upside down - 15 minutes and 25 seconds.
Van de Veire was allowed a five-minute break each hour, including bathroom pitstops, but was allowed to store the minutes up. Such a pitstop was his first priority after ending the show with The Clash's "Should I Stay Or Should I Go."
Power naps of up to 15 minutes, fresh food and light therapy to counter the lack of sun also kept him going.
"It feels great, but now I can only think of one thing - sleep, sleep, sleep," a baggy-eyed Peter Van de Veire said at the end of his 185-hour stretch on the MNM radio station late on Monday.
Van de Veire, 40, challenged himself to break the record to show support for students cramming for their exams. The youth-oriented station put on live acts and ended up fielding questions on Latin verbs and science.
Wedged between tracks from Robbie Williams and Eurovision Song Contest winner Loreen, Van de Veire and his crew celebrated setting 184 hours before the new record holder announced he would go for another hour.
"But I'm not doing another night, I'm just not," he told listeners.
In the final hour, the previous record-holder, Italian Stefano Venneri, offered his congratulations live on air. Venneri lasted for 183 hours in May 2009, a month after he had also set a record for the longest DJ radio set played upside down - 15 minutes and 25 seconds.
Van de Veire was allowed a five-minute break each hour, including bathroom pitstops, but was allowed to store the minutes up. Such a pitstop was his first priority after ending the show with The Clash's "Should I Stay Or Should I Go."
Power naps of up to 15 minutes, fresh food and light therapy to counter the lack of sun also kept him going.
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