Jeter asked for $10.5 million, a record request, even though some in the Yankees' organization, which offered $9.5 million, thought he might ask for more.

Most programmes had four live acts and only contained around six record requests and three new releases.

"My lawyers tell me that all correspondence by e-mail is subject to open record requests," Mr. Bush wrote to the group, which included top aides and business people.

The budget calls for $8.87 billion for transit, a record request, but less than Congress actually authorized a year ago.

While there, he developed a character named Webster Webfoot, a little duck who visited him while Jimmy was playing record requests from listeners calling in.

Police listening in on a conversation between Pesce and his wife heard him talking about record requests.

It broadcasts programmes of record requests, local news, interviews, quizzes and other items of interest 24 hours a day.

The number to call for a record request is 568-1234 (the New Orleans area code is 504).

After the trial ended, the District Attorney's office received numerous open record requests for the videotape.

Most radio stations maintain a call-in telephone line for promotions and gags, or to take record requests.