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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 185


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Jack Benny Cartoon
	 Re: Welles, [removed] Digest V96 #183
	 RE:Black Museum & Whitehall 1212?
	 RE: cassette labels
	 RE: Mystery In The Air
	 Looking to Alabama
	 Horton Foote

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Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 00:35:15 -0500
From: David Van Nostrand <davetv5@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Jack Benny Cartoon
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

I know this may seem to be an odd question, but does anybody outthere know
what the Warner Bros. cartoon is titled that stars Jack, Mary, Don &
Rochester as mice?  

thanks 

dave
David Van Nostrand
davetv5@[removed]

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Date: Thu, 23 May 96 11:03 BST-1
From: midshires@[removed] (Andrew Emmerson)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Cc: midshires@[removed]
Subject: Re: Welles, [removed] Digest V96 #183
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

In-Reply-To: <[removed]@[removed]>
Talk about coincidences!

Yesterday I went up to London and called in, as is my wont, at Tower 
Records's flagship store at Piccadilly Circus. There before me was a 
large gondola display of brand-new otr tapes from a previously unheard-of 
distributor, "The Golden Days of Radio" from Hodder Headline Audiobooks. 
Tales from the Black Museum vols. 1 and 2, etc etc. (two tapes per pack, 
eight episodes on two tapes, cost per pack [removed] = [removed]). I bought 
one to try out but haven't had time to listen for quality, etc. yet.

Now as to Harry Allan Towers, the best I can do is quote from the 
definitive book, THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO by Denis [removed]

TOWERS, HARRY ALAN
Italia Conti kid who joined RADIO LUXEMBOURG at 15 as a putter-on of 
records and rose to become the biggest producer of commercial radio shows 
in Britain, as Towers of London. With the 1939 closure of Luxembourg, he 
began writing for BBC as 'Peter Welbeck' and soon had eight shows a week 
to his credit [some material omitted]. By 1944 he had scripted 2,000 
programmes in the Royal Air Force heading the RAF Radio Production Unit 
[my note: these were transcriptions for playing at RAF bases all round 
the world where the RAF was fighting and had bases]. In 1943 Towers 
became controller of the Overseas Recorded Broadcast Service, supervising 
services radio entertainment.
        After joining MGM as their radio adviser, he started a 
transcription service, producing recorded programmes for Radio Luxembourg 
and the world. By 1951 he had 50 shows a week running on Radio Luxembourg 
including THE THIRD MAN, SHERLOCK HOLMES and THE BLACK MUSEUM.

End of quote. Thus British audiences heard shows such as THE BLACK MUSEUM 
on Luxembourg, not on the BBC.

Incidentally, by the mid-fifties Towers had turned his attention to 
television, churning out hundreds of 25-minute shows for American and 
British commercial television. I think ROBIN HOOD was one of his, also 
DIAL 999. All good stuff!

Andy Emmerson.

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Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 10:03:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: Randy Minnehan <rminneha@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: RE:Black Museum & Whitehall 1212?
Message-ID: <[removed]@acme>

Hi [removed]

   Regarding the on going question about THE BLACK [removed] Dunning's
book says it WAS a BBC production, brought to Mutual for a year long run
in 1952.  THE BIG BROADCAST and Hickerson's book are useless on the
subject, and, interestingly, Vincent Terrace's RADIO'S GOLDEN YEARS says
THE BLACK MUSEUM was originally titled WHITEHALL 1212 which aired in 1951.

   I've listened to both series, and without going back to them again now,
can anyone confirm this?  I've never heard this before!

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|Randy Minnehan - rminneha@[removed]|
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Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 10:17:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: Randy Minnehan <rminneha@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: RE: cassette labels
Message-ID: <[removed]@acme>

Hello again [removed]

   I'm the one who last week asked about making cassette labels.  Many
thanks to the many people who gave me the info I needed!  I appreciate
everyone's help!

   Here is my [removed] one of the best software programmes I found (the
was suggested to me) is Avery's LabelPro [removed]  It not only does audio
cassette labels, but every label that Avery makes for every application
possible.  I did find, afterwards, that my existing software I already
have on my computer, Word For Windows, has a audio cassette label maker
also, made for Avery's cassette labels!  

   Speaking of the labels themseleves, I got the info regarding "Polyline"
too late, and purchased Avery's audio cassette labels #[removed] but boy,
are they expensive!  A package of 600 labels costs $[removed]!  That's [removed]
cents each label!  I have an ink jet printer, so I need sheets rather than
tractor feed, and next time I'll contact Polyline! Avery makes a good
product, but I'm not made of money!

   Thanks again those who helped with info!

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|Randy Minnehan - rminneha@[removed]|
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Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 10:30:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: Randy Minnehan <rminneha@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: RE: Mystery In The Air
Message-ID: <[removed]@acme>

Hello once [removed]

   Erik, I guess love truely IS in the eye of the [removed] you
mentioned that "Mask Of The Medusa" on MYSTERY IN THE AIR was really
horrible. I must totally disagree with [removed] it was (is) one of my
favorite episodes!  I found it very scary and enjoyed it very much! But,
that's my opinion, just as you are entitled to yours.  And too, I'm a big
fan of Peter Lorre, and enjoy all his work, especially his appearances on
SUSPENSE.

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|Randy Minnehan - rminneha@[removed]|
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 05:30:55 -0400
From: "Keith Sterling" <sterling@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Looking to Alabama
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

I have two friends (she was one of the Our Gang group in the 40's) do 
a show for grown up folks, 7 hours per week. It airs at CKTB St. 
Catherines Ontario Canada but someone wrote an article about them in 
the Annistin Star in Alabama several months ago. They heard about it 
but have never seen it.  It apparently was posted on the Web at one 
time. 
If it sounds familiar I'd love to be able to pass it on to a couple 
of veteran broadcasters and lifetime show biz people  who are still doing it 
for the love of Old Time Radio it's  music and personalities.
The show incidently outrates all other programs at in any time block in the 
Niagara Area.



  
10-Q

Dwayne Johns

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Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 19:33:36 -0400
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Horton Foote
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Richard Veit <Richard_Veit@[removed]> wrote:
>
>I am a great admirer of American playwright Horton Foote, who won an 

Richard, I too really enjoy Foote's work. But I haven't noticed his name
with regard to radio in any work, or book I have on the subject.

I will look over my copies of Earplay and see if he had anything done on
that contemporary radio drama.

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