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This week in radio history 11-17 May [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
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Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 00:21:40 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 11-17 May
5/11
1946 - Jack Barry hosted "Juvenile Jury" on WOR radio in New York City.
The show was such a hit after five weeks on the air that it debuted on
the Mutual Broadcasting System coast to coast.
5/12
1812 -- Edward Lear, who helped popularize limericks, was born. A
popular limerick regarding radio was this bit of doggerel from any
unknown wit:
There once a was a man named Nation,
Who worked for a radio station.
Although he was tall,
His hands were too small,
Wee pause for station identification.
5/14
1945 - "The Sparrow and the Hawk", a serial for kids, was first
broadcast over CBS radio.
1945 - "Tennessee Jed" made his debut on ABC radio. Johnny Thomas played
the part of Tennessee Jed Sloan.
5/15
1933 - Irna Phillips, an NBC Blue network program-features writer,
starred in the role of Mother Moran in the radio program, "Today's
Children", which was heard for the first time this day.
5/17
1938 - The NBC Blue network presented "Information Please" for the first
time. The show was moderated by Clifton Fadiman.
1939 - The Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, NY was the scene of a
memorable dual-network radio broadcast of Glenn Miller and his
orchestra. Both NBC and Mutual carried the event, which was attended by
1,800 people in the casino ballroom.
Joe
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