Veronica Harrington on Letterman, March 26, 1992

By request: Six-year-old Veronica Harrington displays her ham radio skills.

[@itsasmallgirl]

that's me! kc6tqr

[@Uniblab9000]

Watching you on Letterman brought a smile to my face. Are you still an active ham? de K1FVK

[@juanjuean2591]

itsasmallgirl long beach!

[@dieterziegler3257]

Super!!!! I am a OM from Germany. DO2NGS

[@B.Murphy]

Awesome! Still active?

[@matthewkashnig3061]

Roger that

[@dcolb121]

This was wonderful. She was six then. Now she's 37. And she got a couple of great radios for free.

[@edkretchmer2167]

On the desk are: Large radio is a Kenwood TS-940S(SAT?) All Mode Transceiver. (Kenwood's top of the line at the time) MSRP: $2499 (1992) Radio she worked is a Kenwood TM-701a 2M/70CM Dual Band Mobile. MSRP: $599 (1992) The speaker to the left of the smaller radio is the Kenwood SP-940 Optional Speaker to match the TS-940. MSRP: Unknown, but it wasn't cheap! The power supply for the 2m/70CM radio is not shown. Dave's mic is an RCA 77DX. given to him as a gift from NBC. It was later stolen. I wonder how they set up the antenna. It was probably a small mobile antenna sitting off stage or some longer coax was run and the antenna installed in a window or such. (I earned my Ham License on April 12, 1992 and still have it)

[@rojer9344]

Tnx for the info on the rigs, was wondering what the big rig was.

[@TheDataMaestro]

Dave missed an opportunity for a comeback of all time, "I'm 44 and I've been a ham my whole life."

[@siddiqahmad5193]

Master Stroke ! Kinda like Dave Chappelle when attacked on stage and tongue tied; Chris Rock took mic from his hands and blew the roof off... "was that Will Smith !?!"

[@johncurtis7186]

I thought the exact same thing 😂

[@budte]

What a cute little girl and lucky to get a personable respondant on the radio.

[@MoiAussi18]

I think she handled Letterman beautifully. So incredibly mature and self-assured for six.

[@journeyon1983]

That's my read on her too.

[@djdaverichards]

The lady she was speaking with, Jeanne N2OVO, is now licensed as AA2NK.

[@maureen3134]

I was wondering if that was her mother or an actual contact. Either way, that was impressive!

[@congamike1]

Wow. His show was good back in the day.

[@AndySalinger33]

Mike W ever see his morning show?! Utter madhouse! He was still drinking then, and the show was chaos…in a good way. 😄🕊

[@flyjarrett]

As a kid when this aired, I remember enjoying the show when he would have other kids on. Veronica was a nice guest.

[@christopherhull4423]

I really needed this today. She is adorable and Letterman’s genuine admiration and respect for her is so heartwarming.

[@katewells7670]

These are just kids they;re not adorable, just kids who aren't shy and quite bright. I thought the bloke interview was hopeless and the way he kept telling one little girl how nice her dress was gave me the creeps. He needed some bright kids material not a bunch of paper. He also gets too close to the kids for my liking.

[@flatterswhite]

@@katewells7670 yeah LOL

[@1OFGODSOWN]

@@katewells7670 It sounds like you have Trust issues & maybe some hidden issues of your own. He was not going to mug her in front of a live audience. Who really has the issues with little children? {:>)

[@southrules]

Yikes Kate, who hurt you

[@steveharutunian5440]

This was so special to watch! What a beautiful sweet child and David was as always just so loving and respectfully selfless. So heartwarming and timeless!

[@fman4234]

Correction. This show aired when Dave used to be loving and respectfully selfless. But I agree. What a cutie and heartwarming.

[@billhillard]

I could not agree with you more. Praise Jesus! And by now she probably has huge jugs!

[@siggylloyd3566]

@@fman4234 too many of your little precious celebrities catch too many jokes from Dave? Grow a pair.

[@fman4234]

@@siggylloyd3566 What do you mean, macho man?

[@sdlovell718]

@@fman4234 To be fair, he’s always he the reputation you described-even back in college at Ball State. So good that it didn’t get in the way of his success or that he was able to bring so much laughter into the world for all these years.

[@karlhungus5554]

What a sweet, adorable kid. Of course, the little girl was good, too. (Thank you, you're a beautiful audience.) I've been a Letterman fan since the 80s and the NBC years were definitely my favorite. Many thanks for this spectacular channel full of wonderful treasures, Mr. Giller. I greatly appreciate your tireless and meticulous work. Long live The Donz!

[@craiggorum5259]

I have talked to her before on our local repeater. She was always able to handle other Hams that tried to give her a hard time on the air. Think she was a little nervous being on the Letterman show. After dealing with the very few rude Hams she would sign off saying "have to go now and play with my Barbie dolls". Her IQ was and probably still is much higher than most of us.

[@dariawells7438]

My father was a HAM Radio operator for years and now he's a "silent key" (euphemism for deceased HAM). This was so cute and she did such a great job!

[@jimscanoe]

I'm sorry for your loss, Daria.

[@cultclassic999]

I'm a HAM and I didn't know that term. Sorry for your loss.

[@rojer9344]

A deceased ham is called a silent key, just thot ud like to know.

[@andrewmeadows2596]

Dead silent

[@kd5inm]

I have some deceased ham in my refridgerator, I call it " black forrest"

[@straycatttt2766]

Note also Paul Shaffer’s band played “Radio, Radio” by Elvis Costello when she walked on stage. Then, returning from commercial break, graphics staff posted a photo of a ham sandwich. Well-produced show all the way around.

[@dongiller]

Great catches.

[@clevername8832]

And also a baked ham right at the end. 😀👍

[@tubefluid]

@@clevername8832 WHAT?! No "Big Assed Ham"??!!

[@VE3RKP]

I got my Amateur Radio license in March 1992 as well ! I was the youngest in our city at the age of 16. 73 de VE3RKP

[@peterldelong]

This is awesome! I’ve had my ticket for over 40 years and she’s adorable. Thanks for posting this.

[@skiptaggart8116]

After 30+ years still lives in Long Beach and still a Tech KC6TQR

[@stevengeorges9046]

That was the year I started at the Long Beach Press-Telegram in Long Beach where I was the Chief Photographer there for 20 years. I wonder if I photographed her?

[@clems6989]

S9+20dB on cuteness....

[@paranormalskeptic3893]

What a personality ! And Dave was ok too ! Just kidding, Dave is a legend, loved him since his first show in 1982. The little girl was so cute, and so poised. I wouldn’t have been able to talk I would’ve been so scared at age 6 with all of those people in the audience. Dave was so funny with kids.

[@salvatoresil8083]

the big one is a great radio, Kenwood 940 90s ✌️

[@angelomaestrangelo]

She has natural beauty and intelligence...stole the show...this society needs to elevate our children again...she reminds me of a young Jody Foster or Helen Hunt.

[@moaningpheromones]

Did you see them when they were age six? What were they like?

[@straycatttt2766]

@@moaningpheromones, Jodie Foster was a child actress in the late 1960’s. I remember her appearance on “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father” when she played a tomboy bully of Eddie.

[@utube9000]

Her intro music stops EXACTLY as she plops down into the chair - hilarious!!!

[@timodonnell9332]

You continue to surprise and impress

[@austinteutsch]

This little girl is now 37 yrs. old today in 2023!!! A grandmother, too.

[@hugobergman3327]

A grandmother? At age 36?

[@paulmoneill]

@@hugobergman3327 Some folk start young.

[@franp1913]

yeah and i have a bridge to sell in brooklyn

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@franp1913 What's wrong with you?

[@franp1913]

nothing i was kidding

[@abundantYOUniverse]

That was so fantastic.

[@W4MBU]

I became a ham at 13 and I'm 54 and still on the air 73

[@aligooding5454]

I always loved him...te amo aun.

[@007ExtremeCB]

Fantastic.

[@scottso241]

love this from n2itd

[@marklowe7431]

What's not to like. Awesome indeed.

[@peterbooth1525]

Call it women's intuition. She is adorable.

[@brewer921]

Charles Grodin, Bill Hicks and that kid is a great show.

[@user-fg4fr2bz5y]

what a cutee pie!🙏💞🥰

[@tonytyler6390]

That is just too cool..

[@mainmaam]

What a sweet little girl!

[@NickFrom1228]

Very cool.

[@billybob4625]

Dave really is very cute with kids!! I love kids and they love me!!

[@exerciserelax8719]

Aw, she did so well! Wonder where she is today? Also, I'm laughing at the thought of her and Bill Hicks hanging out in the Green Room. 😁

[@AndySalinger33]

@@345mrse cheers for the succinct info! 👊

[@ThamiumOne]

This is her in a video she posted herself around 10 years ago thanking the person who had posted her Letterman interview at the time (before Don). She explains she still is a ham operator, but not as frequently. And if you browse her channel, it's a pretty eclectic mix - her skydiving, attending concerts, doing some acting, and enjoying what appears to be her pet snake: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHu5koque9WDiac

[@jimmatthews2206]

Here she is in 2009 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHu5koque9WDiac

[@stargazer7644]

According to her license, she’s still active and still in long beach.

[@robgrune3284]

certainly, an adorable 6yr old.

[@shannonm75]

My grandfather had one back in 70s and 80s. He wouldn't let us touch it but when he was gone somewhere my brother and I talked to people on it. His handle name was Bulldog and he talked to a nice woman called Lucky Lady. Plus there were a bunch of guys talking crazy like they were drunk. Must have been some truckers or something.

[@mikemanjo2458]

Smart girl!!!

[@jeromeGrzelak]

That touched my Heart kg6mn

[@chriscutrara6313]

Welcome KC6TQR to the hobby!!! From Chris VA6CJC🇨🇦❤️👍😎

[@johnb1150]

Paul and the band missed a trick not playing Elvis Costellos veronica for her intro, instead going with costellos radio radio

[@robertwsnell]

all i could think is how far did they have to run the cables for antennas. i imagine that studio is buried inside a big building.

[@harrie1]

wow cool

[@anthonysilva5312]

Lettermen shows will be smithsonian/time capsule material.

[@foleynj86]

Better than all the current late night shows!🤷

[@James-re6co]

a little cutie-pie she is :)

[@faulltw]

She is such a cutie.

[@patrickshanahan7505]

Every bit as good as Linkletter.

[@sharryhope]

OMG AMAZING GIRL. IS SHE STILL ACTIVE? THANKS FOR POSTING, SHARRY KK6YMI

[@jooparazzi]

Veronica is a good operator. 73s 88 PG3E

[@somejackball]

i made a ham video awhile back, didnt go so well .. its still up though, but no one talked back, it was weird

[@mikebottiaux5850]

She’s precious. W9YNZ

[@mercster]

Haha, great.

[@tikkiu7345]

Lucky girl

[@custommusic2433]

4:25 can I get on there? NO! So good! ❤

[@chrislom5288]

She was getting at least one more callback while Dave yammered on

[@ItzMeOB]

Veronica is so pretty. I wonder what she does today.

[@itsasmallgirl]

I work in finance, so boring right?

[@itsasmallgirl]

@Triple Crown terrible isn't it...

[@honeyspoonbeewrangler4550]

Maybe teaches Ham communication?!

[@dnsgilbert09]

@@itsasmallgirl are you really Veronica?

[@itsasmallgirl]

@@dnsgilbert09 yes.

[@BobCalNor]

Dave gets upstaged until 5:30 when he finally gets in. You can see Dave really enjoys kids!

[@TheBennie102103]

4:25 . . "no" 🤣

[@Screamingtut]

She is 37 yrs old now

[@johncritch6812]

God i miss that guy.

[@eurofritz4617]

NBC Dave was the best

[@mjp96]

by far! thank God for youtube for stuff like this

[@kj4v30701]

what is her call? and wonder if she is still active

[@Telegraph_Road]

Nice rig, bt what ant was used?

[@thecw301]

Probably a mag mount offscreen, and they found a loud repeater.

[@eddieMurphy11111]

she would be 35 today

[@GalacticLunatics]

A great show indeed. But what's the New York time and Longbeach time is all about? I'm not familiar with the old sayings and norms.

[@markjenkins1454]

Letterman asks "what is the difference between cities?" Veronica answers that there is a different title on the newspaper, in New York City the newspaper title is "New York Times".

[@ka8gov]

I wonder if she ever goes to IndyCar racing when they're in Long Beach California and see David Letterman and Bobby rahal Ray Hall Letterman team don't worry about my spelling can I use voice transmission and messes up a little bit

[@jbloodwo]

Easer to learn Morse at 6 than 50 something

[@trevormiles5852]

I wish they had cell phones back then. would have loved to have seen her take the test. I liked when she said no he can use the radio. And how professional of her when she said she was handing radio to a third party.

[@Centar1964]

She is 37 as of 2023, wonder if she is still into the hobby...

[@foleynj86]

I wonder what she looks like now?

[@NoName-hs3sf]

Letterman made every bit funny

[@ronaldgarrison8478]

I'm sure that with a bigger antenna, she could get through to Heaven. Getting the QSL card might be a problem, though.

[@47imagine]

This girl would eventually make contact with aliens and date Matthew McConaughey.

[@andyrussell7420]

So she’s in her 30s now I wonder if she kept up with the hobby?

[@michaelhopwood1022]

73s KE5EUA

[@NToombes]

I believe Letterman is licenced…

[@trevormiles5852]

if not, definitely certifiable. lol

[@CaptainAmaziiing]

"No."

[@georgegouvas27]

Really cute kid.

[@lt4324]

Wonder why she never upgraded, lost interest? looked up call, still a tech and that is not a bad thing, was just curious.

[@russell4824]

Opportunity lost. Dave's answer should have been. "I:m 44 and have been a HAM all my life"

[@dongiller]

Reason #3,497,133 why some folks are legends, and some are not.