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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2018 : Issue 42
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  This week in radio history 29 July t  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  did anyone pick up these discs?       [ Travis Conner <Chargous@[removed] ]
  Lee Munsick/Arthur Godfrey            [ Travis Conner <Chargous@[removed] ]

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Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 19:33:34 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 29 July to 4 August

 From Those Were The Days

7/30

1937   The American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA) was organized. It
was part of the American Federation of Labor. The union was for all
radio performers except musicians. The union later became The American
Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) to include TV folk,
as well.

1942   Stage Door Canteen was first heard on CBS. The show was broadcast
from New York City and 500 servicemen were entertained each week by
celebrities who freely donated their time for the war effort.

7/31

1933    Listeners turned up the radio on this day to hear the announcer
introduce "Jack Armstrong, the All American Boy!" The show was one of
the longest running adventure programs on radio, continuing until 1951.

8/4

1921   The first tennis match on radio was broadcast on KDKA in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was a natural since KDKA was the first
commercial radio station in the United States. Within eight months the
powers that be figured out that sports on radio would bring in big sales
revenues. And so, the Davis Cup match between Great Britain and
Australia was aired on the radio; but much to the wonderment of KDKA's
listeners. Tennis anyone? On radio? It rates right up there with radio
wrestling or, maybe, [removed]

1927   Station 2XAG, later named WGY, the General Electric station in
Schenectady, NY, began experimental operations from a 100,000 watt
transmitter. Later, the FCC regulated the power of AM radio stations to
not exceed 50,000 watts on 'clear channels' (where few, if any, stations
would cause interference with each other).

1940   Crime Doctor introduced a new kind of radio hero to audiences.
The CBS program presented Dr. Benjamin Ordway, the show's main
character, who was a victim of amnesia. He once was a criminal, but got
hit on the head, and suddenly began to work as a crime fighter. Nice twist.

Joe

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Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 19:33:49 -0400
From: Travis Conner <Chargous@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  did anyone pick up these discs?

I don't usually make such requests, but did anyone pick up the following
transcriptions from RadioArchives?  Here's To Veterans 29/30 (30 being
The Breakfast Club), and a Vic & Sade (label had an unreadable date in
the scan, ET title is "Getting Hank Out of the Lodge").  It would be to
your distinct trade advantage if you do.  I strongly prefer raw,
uncleaned copies.

Interesting that the Kraft Music Hall should come up.  I wish better
copies of the 1930s ones would show up.

Travis Conner

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Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 19:33:58 -0400
From: Travis Conner <Chargous@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Lee Munsick/Arthur Godfrey

Is Godfrey expert Lee Munsick still active in the OTR community? I
didn't find any mentions of bad news in Digest searches.   I'm nowhere
near the Arthur Godfrey expert that he is, but I enjoy the show and have
been picking up all that I can.

I wonder why Godfrey shows are so poorly preserved on AFRS?  There were
thousands done.  Same went for The Breakfast Club.

Travis Conner

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