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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 168


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Re: one actor--all the voices
	 AM transmitter
	 Kryptonian Kharacterizations
	 Superman and Hopalong
	 Magic Answer Box and Sound Effects Kit
	 OTR-related CDs
	 Ovaltine's new web site
	 Froggy the Gremlin
	 Independent stations
	 What about June Foray?
	 Dick Orkin

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Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 10:53:37 -0500
From: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: one actor--all the voices
Message-Id: <[removed]@dlogics>

To: [removed]@[removed]
From: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@[removed]>
Subject: Re: [removed] Digest V96 #167

ulrich@[removed] (Charles Ulrich) writes:
>"Andrew C. Green" <acg@[removed]> [[removed] Me] wrote:
>>I don't know the title, but I have heard a fifteen-minute or so program
>>that Chuck Schaden played once in which the _entire_ _show_ was done by
>>one man who did all the speaking roles. [...]
>
>You may be referring to The Player, starring Paul Frees. It was a
>syndicated show in the late 1940s. There were at least 82 episodes, the
>first few of which ran under the title Studio X, rather than The Player.

Thanks, but actually someone else in the same digest issue came up with
the title which (rightly or wrongly) I had been trying to remember: The 
Black Castle. As I recall, Chuck introduced it with a long explanation 
about its novelty value (one man playing all the parts), so I think even 
he realized that it was, um, rather challenging to listen to all the way
through.  :-)

Andrew C. Green            (312) 266-4431
Datalogics, Inc.
441 W. Huron               Internet: acg@[removed]
Chicago, IL  60610-3498    FAX: (312) 266-4473

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Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 13:10:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Kinsler <kinsler@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: AM transmitter
Message-Id: <[removed]@bobcat>

You can buy an AM transmitter to play programs through old radios from
Antique Electronic Supply in Tempe, Arizona.  They have a toll-free number
(which I don't have right now) and a free catalog.  Antique radio people 
have an extremely active newsgroup called [removed]+phono, and 
that's where I learned about AES and their transmitter.  Opinions of the 
audio quality varied from fair to middling, but the price is low.   
  The carrier-current transmitters mentioned earlier are of extremely 
high quality and perhaps are a bit overqualified for just broadcasting in 
the home.  
  If you want to learn some electronics, a small AM transmitter shouldn't 
be too hard to build.  There are lots of circuits for them.  

                                         Mark Kinsler

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Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 11:37:54 -0600
From: CHCOX@[removed] (Chet Cox)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Kryptonian Kharacterizations
Message-ID: <[removed]@fromGW>

Nobody named Jack Mann ever played Superman. <g>

However, Kal-EL has been played by a small handful of actors over the
years, but only one played him on the radio show to my knowledge:  Bud
Collier, who also played the role(s) in the impressive Paramount
cartoons.  Bud was said to be embarrassed by his association with the
character, especially in his middle years, but got over it late in life.  We
TV generation people remember him as the host of "To Tell the Truth." 
There were, on the other hand, LOTS of actors who played Batman on
the Superman radio show.

In sequence, the actors following Bud played Superman in the following:

Kirk Alyn - the movie serials ("Superman" and "Atom Man vs Superman")
George Reeves (not his real name) - "Superman & the Mole Men" (and, of
                                       course, the classic and cheap TV show)
Bud Collier - the 1966-68 TV cartoon "the New Adventures of Superman"
which expanded to "the Superman/Aquaman Hour"

(now I find I can't remember the actors who played Superman on the
Super Friends cartoon show, nor the 1985 cartoon.  How embarrassing!)

Christopher Reeve (no relation to George; this IS Chris' real name) - the
four Superman movies from Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister
Dot)

Dean Cain - currently still knocking 'em dead in the ratings in "Lois &
Clark"

Stuart Milligan - "Superman Lives," a teriffic BBC adaptation of a
mediocre DC storyline (Death of Superman) and a pretty good storyline
(Reign of the Supermen).  Available on Time/Warner AudioBooks, with a
Darned Swell ending credits roll.

There was a fellow who, in the 1970s, claimed to have been the original
model for Jerry Shuster and said he appeared in some films.  There was
another imposter who claimed that it was he, not George Reeves, in the
title opening of "the Adventures of Superman" on TV.  Each of these
claims were shown to be false, and history has forgotten each imposter.

<<<An open question to you experts out there. I'd like a list (and dates) 
of the actors who played Superman. Also, who was the best radio 
Superman? Jack Mann

*jeep~

~Chet
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Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 17:41:13 -0400
From: Bruce Rudesill <lranger@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Superman and Hopalong
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Superman was played by Bub Collier and Michael Fitzmaurice. Collier played
the role from 1940 to 1949. Fitzmaurice then took over until the end of the
show in 1951. No contest as to who was the best, Collier.

Andy Clyde appeared in 36 of the 66 Hopalong Cassidy films, making him
Hoppy's longest running sidekick. However he wasn't the best, "Gabby"
Hayes (the king of the sidekicks) was in a number of Cassidys before Clyde.
Hayes was "Windy" in the Cassidy pictures. The reason he became "Gabby" was
because Paramount refused to allow him to use the "Windy" moniker when he
left that studio to sign with Republic and become the cantankerous pal
of the once and always King of the Cowboys, Roy Rogers.

The annual Roy Rogers Festival will be held in Portsmouth, Ohio the end
of this month. Roy's convention, by the way, puts Cambridge, Ohio's
Cassidy fete to shame.

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Date: Thu, 09 May 96 15:07:04 -0700
From: Jim Hannum <hannji@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Magic Answer Box and Sound Effects Kit
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

In his query about the Magic Answer Box premium, Dick Bertel 
mentioned the Jack Armstrong Sound effects kit, circa 1939. 
About a  year ago  I found one of these at an estate sale in 
nearly mint condition and missing only the baloon and two 
peices of sandpaper. The box and printed cutout sheet that made 
into a model microphone were intact as was the 
instruction-script spreadsheet. Also part of the kit were two 
wistles, a two-tone and siren.  I have made copies of the mike 
and made up several with broom handle and all and they are a 
real hoot. I have demonstrated the kit to my media history and 
production students at Walla Walla College where I am a 
professor and also on local TV interviews etc. How ever to date 
no one seems to remember what color the baloon was, even among 
the premium collectors among whom I am a novice.  I have 
subsituted a red one. Maybe Dick remembers the color. 
Ironically, I found the Kit about a year ago just two months 
after my wifes brother  asked me if I remembered It. He had had 
one as a kid. I had not since I was about 6 years to young. 
Jim Hannum, Communications Dept., Walla Walla College, College 
Place Wa. 99324

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Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 19:29:27 -0500 (EST)
From: SCOTT HOOKER <SCOTTHOOKER@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: OTR-related CDs
Message-id: <01I4IHJPUOHU8ZEDP8@[removed]>

Yes, I'm still here, getting a great kick out of this aether as always.
 "Mae West On the Air" is listed by the CD Connection as on the SHR label.
 Their price is $[removed]  I also noticed two "Laurel (sp?) and Hardy on the
Air" CDs (possibly the same one on different labels) for around the same
price.  And ASV has just released a Phil Harris CD called "The Thing."  I
haven't heard any of these so can't vouch for them, although if the Harris
disk is anything like ASV's other music selections, it oughta be a
hum-dinger.

All this stuff is available from the CD Connection.  I don't have any
financial connection with this company, but I am a satisfied customer of
theirs.  They're on the Internet as [removed] in various formats,
including telnet, FTP, and the Web.

Enough plugging.  I happened to notice that there exists a 5-CD set (also
available in individual CDs) on the Laserlight label called "The Best of
Radio Comedy."  Does any of you have this one, and how is it?

Scott Hooker
scotthooker@[removed]

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Date: Fri, 10 May 96 00:37:51 UT
From: "KENNETH LANZA" <DRJOHNWATSON@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Ovaltine's new web site
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

For those who care, Ovaltine has moved their 
site to: [removed]~flashbyt/ovaltine

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Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 22:37:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: airwavesOTR <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Froggy the Gremlin
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

	Anyone got any?  I need radio or TV routines.  I only remember 
them from the TV show, but radio is ok too.  Please e-mail me privately 
to above address.  Tons to trade.  Thanks.  -Max

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Date: Thu, 09 May 96 22:37:38 -0500
From: welsa@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Independent stations
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

I'm sure I can't answer the question: "How did small, independent stations 
survive in the 'golden days'."  But the thread did bring back memories for me.  
My grandparents lived in a small town (I think about 10,000 people back then) 
in central Minnesota.  The town was Brainerd.  They had only one radio in the 
40's, KLIZ.  I believe it is still there.  The station operated out of a 
converted home on the east end of town.  My grandmother used to go in a few 
times a week in the late afternoons to do a "time fill" for about 15 minutes by 
playing the organ on air.  I used to sit very quietly right across the studio.  
    
    The image that stays with me the most is the sound-dampening they had in 
that small room.  Not fancy foam or even cork--it was cardboard egg cartons 
nailed to the wall.  Inventive, those OTR folks! 
___
* UniQWK #5138* I ordered a pizza online:  How do I download it?

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Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 23:12:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: ulrich@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: What about June Foray?
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

First, my apologies for posting my earlier messages twice.

After I mentioned William Conrad, Hans Conried, Paul Frees, and Walter
Tetley, Fil Feit asked me about June Foray (who played Rocky, Natasha, and
many other characters in Jay Ward cartoons). I hadn't mentioned her because
she wasn't quite as ubiquitous in OTR as the aforementioned actors. But she
was a regular on Smile Time, Smilin' Ed, and The Stan Freberg Show. She
made guest appearances on such shows as Suspense, CBS Radio Workshop, and
the pilot for Gunsmoke (which did not star her later colleague Bill
Conrad).

Daws Butler (the lead in most "Fractured Fairy Tales", Cap'n Crunch, and
many other roles for Jay Ward) was a regular on The Stan Freberg Show and
That's Rich (starring Stan Freberg). He made guest appearances on such
shows as Suspense, CBS Radio Workshop, and The Whistler.

Edward Everett Horton (narrator of "Fractured Fairy Tales") was one of the
later hosts of Shell Chateau after Al Jolson. He even had his own
self-titled variety show in 1945. He occasionally appeared on such shows as
Village Store and Charlie McCarthy.

Charlie Ruggles (AEsop in "AEsop and Son") was a regular on The Roma Wine
Show and had his own show in 1944. Like Horton, he made guest appearances
on Village Store and Charlie McCarthy. And he appeared in the first episode
of Suspense.

My database currently contains information on about 1500 shows featuring
these eight actors. I'm always interested in further details of their radio
careers.

--Charles

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Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 09:32:13 -0600
From: Richard Veit <Richard_Veit@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <otr@[removed]>
Subject: Dick Orkin
Message-id: <[removed]@[removed]>

                       Subject:                               Time:8:35 AM
  OFFICE MEMO          Dick Orkin                             Date:5/10/96

I am happy that Meade Frierson brought up the name Dick Orkin (Issue 165)
because I never knew this wonderful talent's last name. Let me explain. I was
in radio for fifteen years, beginning in 1970, and around my various stations
the team of "Dick and Bert" was legendary for producing hilariously inventive
spots -- both commercial and public service. I think immediately of the GMAC
commercials and those wonderful "Radio Is Hot" PSAs. Of course I also
recognized the fact that one of the voices belonged to Chickenman and the
Tooth Fairy. Meade Frierson happened to use the phrase "...like Freberg,"
which was interesting to me because I always felt that Dick and Bert owed a
lot to Stan Freberg's immense abilities. Two questions for anyone who can
help: Who, then, is Bert? Is there a compilation available of the best of Dick
and Bert?

I will now end this post with a plea for full disclosure in OTR sales. Is
there any way dealers can be encouraged to indicate whether their products are
complete, or whether the commercials have been deleted? It is very
disappointing to purchase an OTR show, only to discover that someone has
surgically removed the commercial announcements (which I consider to be
essential, non-negotiable, and indispensable components of any OTR program).
Perhaps a positive approach would work best -- if dealers would begin
advertising their complete shows as "commercials intact." This would leave all
other offerings in doubt and the public would be less likely to take a chance
on purchasing them. What do you think?

Richard J. Veit

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