'Statesman' can't ID 'Gladys,' but we have a theory
It's probably Brother Russell.
By Lee Nichols, 7:28AM, Thu. Jan. 25, 2007
So TV critic Diane Holloway on the front page of today's Austin American-Statesman can't figure out who the "Gladys" is that had Ellen Degeneres cracking up on her national show, but I instantly had a theory: I suspect it's "Brother Russell," aka "Melba," the Austin prank caller supreme who has been duping radio hosts (especially the fundamentalist Christian variety) for years. UPDATE: We have yet to see a follow-up on this in Statesman, but both Brother Russell and Holloway confirmed that it's not him.
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