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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2020 : Issue 40
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


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  This week in radio history 11-17 Oct  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 08:28:15 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
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Subject: This week in radio history 11-17 October

 From Those Were The Days

10/11

1936   Professor Quiz aired for the first time. It was the first 
national quiz show on radio and lasted until 1948. Guests asked 
Professor Quiz (Dr. Craig Earl) questions. If they were able to stump 
the prof, they collected a $25 prize. ($467 in 2019 dollars).  Professor 
Quiz announcers were Robert Trout and Arthur Godfrey. Sponsors included 
Kelvinator refrigerators, Teel Shampoo and Velvet pipe tobacco.

1948   One of radio's last premiering soap operas, The Brighter Day, 
happened this day in Three Rivers. The show centered around the Dennis<<226>><<128>><<153>> 
and their extended family. It's interesting to take a look at the cast 
and see which names are still recognizable, like Hal Holbrook and 
William Redfield. Some of the sponsors are still around, too: Ivory Soap 
flakes, Blue Cheer detergent and Hazel Bishop lipstick. The soap opera 
lasted for six years on radio.

10/12

1937   The longest running detective show debuted. Mr. Keen, Tracer of 
Lost Persons lasted until 1955. Three different actors played the title 
role, Bennett Kilpack was Mr. Keen the longest, and Arthur Hughes saw 
the final show. Phil Clark also played the part. There were many more
than three sponsors: Anacin, Kolynos toothpaste, BiSoDol antacid mints, 
Hill's cold tablets, Heet liniment, Dentyne, Aerowax, RCA Victor and 
Chesterfield cigarettes.

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1930  Groucho Marx made his radio debut introducing Heywood Broun on 
WABC, the New York affiliate of CBS.

10/14

1934   Folks had cleaner hands for 21 years beginning this day. The Lux 
Radio Theater was heard on the NBC Blue [removed] and nearly every 
famous Hollywood star over the next three decades appeared on the 
program. Lux Radio Theater adapted novels, Broadway plays and Hollywood
films into radio's favorite dramatic series.

 From NYT Today in history

In 1943, the Radio Corporation of America completed sale of the NBC Blue 
  network to businessman Edward J. Noble for $8 million; 
($11,748,851,188 in 2018 dollars) the network was renamed the American 
Broadcasting Company.

10/16

1939   Radio listeners welcomed The Right to Happiness on the NBC Blue 
network. The 15 minute drama turned out to be one of the longest running 
shows of its kind. It moved over to CBS in 1941, then back to NBC in 
1942. Fourteen years later Right to Happiness returned to CBS where it 
stayed until its last days in 1960. The show had a theme song, Song of 
the Soul, and what seemed like a cast of thousands. It just took a lot 
of different actors to play the continuing roles over a 21 year period.

1945   Barry Fitzgerald starred as Judge Barnard Fitz in His Honor, the 
Barber, which debuted on NBC.

10/17

1919   The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was formed.

1938   This was a big day in Tinseltown. NBC moved to the corner of 
Sunset and Vine, the 'Crossroads of the World'. The new Hollywood Radio 
City drew thousands of visitors ready to fill studio audience seats for 
popular radio programs.

1938   Captain Midnight was heard on radio for the first time, on 
Mutual. The Captain flew his single engine plane all over the place 
fighting crime.

Joe

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