Wahoo, Nebraska

Wahoo is a city located in Saunders County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,942. It is the county seat of Saunders County{{GR|6}}.

Notable Natives and Facts

Baseball player Wahoo Sam Crawford and film producer Darryl F. Zanuck were born here, also composer Howard Hanson, painter Herk Anderson, and 1958 Nobelist George Beadle.

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Wahoo Sam Crawford - Darryl F. Zanuck - Howard Hanson - Herk Anderson - George Beadle

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Beginning in February 1996, the city was stated as the location of the "home office" that produces the top-ten list for David Letterman's Late Show program, having relocated from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The town had lobbied Letterman for the status for months. They had the Nebraska legislature proclaim him an admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska, as well an inundating Letterman with letters, postcards and bribes of flowers, clothing, animals, alcoholic beverages, shredded money, and free check-ups at the Wahoo Medical Center. When Letterman jokingly said he wanted more, Wahoo sent him a '76 Ford Pinto with a sofa attached to the hood, a wall clock made of cow droppings, and two of the town's teenagers, brothers Jeff and Josh Price. This brought some degree of fame and tourism to the town. The nightly recap of the show on the CBS web site is titled The Wahoo Gazette.

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February - 1996 - Home office - David Letterman - Late Show - Grand Rapids, Michigan - Ford Pinto - CBS

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