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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2018 : Issue 1
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  John Scheinfeld                       [ Jay Hickerson <jayhick@[removed]; ]
  This week in radio history 31 Decemb  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  Article on programme restoration      [ Graeme Stevenson <graemeotr@[removed] ]
  Groucho on Great Lives                [ "jsalerno@[removed]" <jsalerno@ ]

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Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 13:49:05 -0500
From: Jay Hickerson <jayhick@[removed];
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Subject:  John Scheinfeld
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The Bob Hope special on PBS tonight (Dec 29)   was put together by John.  I
remember a John Scheinfeld who was active in the OTR community years ago.  Is
he the same?  Jay

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Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 13:49:15 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 31 December to 6
 January

12/31

1929 - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played "Auld Lang Syne".  It
had been the band's theme song long before 1929.  However, this night
was the start of a New Year's Eve tradition as Lombardo's famed
orchestra played at the Hotel Roosevelt Grill in New York City to usher
in the new year.

1940 - As a result of a dispute between the radio networks and ASCAP
(the American Society of Composers and Publishers), the radio industry
was prevented from playing any ASCAP-licensed music. The ban lasted for
ten months. An ASCAP competitor, BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) made
giant strides, expanding to include 36,000 copyrights.  Many radio
stations had to resort to playing public domain songs, such as marches
and operas, to keep their stations on the air.  Even kids songs were
played over and over again until the ban was lifted. One of the most
popular songs to be played was "Happy Birthday to You"; which was
performed in many different languages just to get past the ban.  The
original song is now, in fact, a copyrighted piece of music, though it
wasn't at the time.

1947 - Roy Rogers, the King of the Cowboys, and Dale Evans were hitched
in marriage. They rode off into the sunset together for over fifty years.

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1923   The very first radio broadcast of the Rose Bowl was beamed in Los
Angeles over KHJ.

1925   Lucrezia Bori and John McCormack of the famous Metropolitan Opera
in New York City made their singing debuts on radio this day. The
broadcast over WEAF encouraged others to sing on radio.

1927   The very first coast to coast network radio broadcast of the Rose
Bowl was made. Graham McNamee provided the play by play on NBC.

1930   The Cuckoo Hour, was heard for the first time on the NBC Blue
network.

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1921   The first religious broadcast on radio was heard, as Dr. [removed] Van
Etten of Calvary Episcopal Church preached on KDKA radio in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.

1959   CBS dropped the curtain on four soap operas. Our Gal Sunday, This
is Nora Drake, Backstage Wife and Road of Life all hit the road for good.

1/4

1928   NBC debuted one of radio's first variety shows. The Dodge Victory
Hour starred Will Rogers, Paul Whiteman and his orchestra and singer Al
Jolson. The cost to produce this one show was $67,600 ($955,560 in 2016
dollars).  [removed]

1932   NBC Red presented The Carnation Contented Hour. The show
continued on network radio for 19 years as a showcase for top singers
and musicians.

1935   Bob Hope was first heard on network radio as part of The Intimate
Revue with Jane Froman, James Melton and the Al Goodman Orchestra.

1/5

1935   We proudly remind you that Phil Spitalny's All Girl Orchestra was
featured on CBS this day on the program, The Hour of Charm.  (ed - And
who can ever forget Evelyn and her magic violin?)

1940   The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got its very first
demonstration of FM radio. The new medium, free of interference, static,
and noise in thunderstorms, was developed by Major [removed] Armstrong. The
first FM transmitter was put in operation in 1941.

1/6

1941   A young actor appeared for the first time in a new program on CBS
titled, The Home of the Brave. Along with others in the cast, this was
Richard Widmark's radio debut.

1950   Ronald Coleman starred as the president of Ivy College in The
Halls of Ivy.

1974   CBS radio returned to dramatic programming at night with the
first broadcast of Radio Mystery Theatre, hosted by [removed] Marshall. The
program debuted on 218 CBS network stations.

Joe

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Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 13:51:24 -0500
From: Graeme Stevenson <graemeotr@[removed];
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Subject:  Article on programme restoration
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 HiI thought this might be of passing interest:
'You Can't See the Join!' - Recovering Morecambe and Wise (Part 1) - BBC R&D
  
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Cheers ! Graeme

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Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 13:54:09 -0500
From: "jsalerno@[removed]" <jsalerno@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Groucho on Great Lives

I don't remember if I ever posted about this or not so in case I didn'[removed]

Great Lives is a series on BBCR4. This ep., from 2008:

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is about Groucho, who made appearances on radio ever though he was most
renowned as a movie star.

It is an entertaining 30 minnits.

Did you know the FBI had a file on Groucho?

Joe Salerno

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