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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2016 : Issue 31
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
This week in radio history 17-23 Apr [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Query: Judy and Jane [ <jasonloviglio@[removed]; ]
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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:34:36 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 17-23 April
From Those Were The Days
4/17
1933 Backed by the On the Trail portion of the magnificent Grand
Canyon Suite, Johnny Roventini, pillbox hat and all, uttered the words
"Call for Philip Morris" for the first time on radio. The famous phrase
was said in perfect B flat pitch and tone to perfectly match the
accompanying music. This "Call for Philip Morris" phrase became one of
the most famous in all of advertising.
1935 People gathered around to listen for the first time to what would
become the ultimate horror show on NBC, Lights Out.
4/19
1924 The WLS Barn Dance began airing on WLS.
4/20
1935 Your Hit Parade was first broadcast.
1947 Fred Allen didn't find things so funny when censors cut him off
the air during his broadcast. Allen was telling a joke about a mythical
network vice president when he was suddenly taken off the air. One
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4/21
1940 Take It or Leave It, was first heard on CBS on this day. Bob Hawk
offered contestants a top prize of $64 ($1093 in 2015 dollars). No,
there were no lovely parting gifts or consolation prizes. Losers just left.
1949 The prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for Broadcasting was
presented to You Bet Your Life star, "The one, the only, Groucho
(Marx)." This was the first time the honor had been awarded to a comedian.
4/22
1940 The first all Chinese commercial radio program was broadcast over
KSAN in San Francisco, CA.
1946 Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg arrived at WEAF in New York City
with an entertaining morning show called, Hi, Jinx.
Joe
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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 21:25:32 -0400
From: <jasonloviglio@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Query: Judy and Jane
Dear List Members,
I'm doing some research onB Judy and Jane, an early Hummert soap opera that
ran in the Midwest for years, first on networks then by transcription disk.
I've had very little success finding recordings of the program, with the
exception of the "reefer" episode from 1942, and then more recently 3 later
ones from the late [removed]
Please let me know if you know of any other extant recordings, especially from
the 1930s. I'd be most appreciative!
SincerelyJasonB Jason Loviglio, [removed] of Media and
Communication StudiesUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
Countyjasonloviglio@[removed]
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