The Phil Hendrie Show
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| Genre | Comedy, Talk |
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| Running time | 3 hours Monday-Friday |
| Country | United States |
| Home station | KEIB AM 1150 |
| Created by | Phil Hendrie |
| Air dates | since 1990 |
| Website | http://www.philhendrieshow.com |
The World of Phil Hendrie is a comedy talk radio program. The show is syndicated throughout North America on Westwood One. It is known for outrageous guests, the majority of whom are fictional and voiced live by the host, Phil Hendrie. Though Hendrie often explains that he is doing the voices, listeners unfamiliar with the show's format are duped into believing that the guests on the show are real and are invited to call in to engage in conversation with the "guests".
Historically, the show was known as The Phil Hendrie Show. It has had previous stints airing on Premiere Networks and Talk Radio Network under that name.
The show ran for nearly 16 years, from August 1990 to June 23, 2006. Hendrie began doing voices on his program at KVEN in Ventura, California during the Gulf War when he created "Raj Fahneen," an Egyptian who demanded that George H. W. Bush wash Saddam Hussein's feet with his hair. After leaving KVEN in 1992, Hendrie did a short stint as an evening host at WSB in Atlanta before moving to WCCO in Minneapolis. Phil left WCCO on March 12, 1994 and moved to WIOD in Miami. Hendrie hosted the afternoon drive-time slot, and further developed his characters' personalities, adding their lasting traits. He garnered a large fan base there, and released three "Best Of" CDs, all of which benefited the Miami charity organization Center One. In 1996, Hendrie moved to KFI in Los Angeles to further develop his show and reach a larger audience. In 1996, Hendrie became syndicated and eventually reached around 100 affiliates.
In October 1999, Phil moved to Premiere Radio Networks, which eventually distributed his shows via the Internet.
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