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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

     ***** WARNING! UNHANDLED BAD CHARACTER!!!!!

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