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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2006 : Issue 176
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
re: The Whisperer [ "Matthew Bullis" <matthewbullis@run ]
More vital info. on Crisco [ "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@sbcgloba ]
Woman in radio [ "Walden Hughes" <walden1@yesterdayu ]
REPS 2006 convention [ "Walden Hughes" <walden1@yesterdayu ]
In fo. on Whisperer for mj [ "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@sbcgloba ]
Helen Keller on radio [ "Marcus Antonsson" <[removed] ]
Shelley Berman and Mort Sahl [ "Marcus Antonsson" <[removed] ]
The Whistler [ Roy Moore <roymoore1000@[removed]; ]
Women behind the scenes [ Nita Hunter <otradiogrl@[removed]; ]
Re: Women Behind the Mic [ "R. R. King" <kingrr@[removed]; ]
It's A Bird, It's A Plan, It's Antho [ seandd@[removed] ]
Golden Age of Radio and One Night St [ "Scherago" <rscherago@[removed]; ]
Kraft Programs [ "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@sbcgloba ]
RE: Women Behind the Mic [ <mlhenry@[removed]; ]
Charlotte Greenwood [ Ed Kindred <kindred@[removed]; ]
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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:24:23 -0400
From: "Matthew Bullis" <matthewbullis@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: re: The Whisperer
Hello, there were only 13 episodes of this show. I rather like it. The whole
series survives, for those who do like what they've heard.
Thanks a lot.
Matthew
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:55:47 -0400
From: "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@[removed];
To: "The Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: More vital info. on Crisco
Back in the olden days we use hear bits wisdom from the famous Chinese
Philosopher Confucius. Here is one that kids use to quote
"Confucius say, Lady who use Crisco get fat in can" would you believe he
lived from 551 BC to 479 BC and he really said that?
Another quote I like is, " And remember, no matter where you go, there you
are." Confucius
Frank McGurn
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:55:58 -0400
From: "Walden Hughes" <walden1@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Woman in radio
Hi Everybody,
Karen Lerner ask about reference information on ladies in radio behind the
scene. I would check my buddy Jim Cox many books on radio. I am thinking
about the major producers on radio Soaps, directors on Richard Diamond,
and Sherlock Holms, the ladies who ran NY children shows on both NBC and
CBS. Take care,
Walden
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:56:27 -0400
From: "Walden Hughes" <walden1@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: REPS 2006 convention
Hi Everybody,
I had a great time at the 2006 REPS convention. Mike and the gang do a
great job. I enjoyed Hal stone carrying on during Superman, the audience
braking up in small groups and doing there own version of five minutes
mystery with sound effects, music, and acting style. The East coast verses
West Coast panels with Frank Bresee, Tommy Cook, Dick Beals, Hal Stone,
Rosemary Rice, and Donald Buka was fun. My favorite re-creation was the I
Remember Mama. The Cold Read was a great event. REPS is a friendly group
of people and they put on a wonderful convention. I hope many of you can
make next year convention. Take care,
Walden Hughes
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:56:53 -0400
From: "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@[removed];
To: "The Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: In fo. on Whisperer for mj
Much to my supprise I have the first episode,"Tea Time For Teenagers", of
THE WHISPERER , July 8. 1951 You are correct it wasn't a great show an it
lasted until Dec. 16, 1951 for 13 episodes. It was on NBC @ 5:00pm on
Sundays. The Shadow was also on Sundays @ 5:00 on Mutual . Whisperer was in
the shadow of the Shadow. Carlton was the Whisperer. The program didn't make
it to Jonh Dunning's "On the Air"
Frank McGurn
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:57:19 -0400
From: "Marcus Antonsson" <[removed]@[removed];
To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Helen Keller on radio
Ron Sayles wrote:
"06-27-1880 - Helen Keller - Tuscumbia, AL - d. 6-1-1968
deaf and blind lecturer: "Fleischmann's Yeast Hour"; "Meet the Press"
Are Those brodcasts available anywhere?
Thanks in advance!
Marcus Antonsson
Sweden
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:57:34 -0400
From: "Marcus Antonsson" <[removed]@[removed];
To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Shelley Berman and Mort Sahl
Did These Comediens make any radio shows. and if so, are any of them
available?
Thanks in advance!
Marcus Antonsson
Sweden
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:57:43 -0400
From: Roy Moore <roymoore1000@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: The Whistler
Hi Everyone,
mj enquired about The Whisperer
There were in fact 13 shows, running from 5th July 1951 to 30th
September 1951.
Roy
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:57:56 -0400
From: Nita Hunter <otradiogrl@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Women behind the scenes
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One of the MOST famous and respected woman who worked behind the scenes in
radio was Ora Nichols who did sound effects. She started out with her
husband Arthur and stayed in the business long after he died. She created
over 1,000 SFX! The December 1934 issue of Radio Stars listed her as one of
the 10 MOST influential women in radio, but she was invariably on the TOP of
the producers list.
Here's what Orson Welles wrote to her after "War of the Worlds"
Dearest Ora: Thanks for the best job anybody could ever do for anybody.
All my love, Orson.
I'd love to hear about other women involved behind the scenes as that is my
position for WGTD Radio Theater.
Nita Hunter-Radiogirl
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:18:35 -0400
From: "R. R. King" <kingrr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Women Behind the Mic
From: "Karen Lerner" <[removed]@[removed];
Could anyone give me an idea of where I can get information about
women who worked behind the scenes in radio? Writers, directors, producers,
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The encyclopedia of women in radio, 1920-1960 by Leora M. Sies and
Luther F. Sies (McFarland, 2003)
Women in radio: a view of important jobs in radio held by women,
illustrated by biographical sketches by Frances Kerr ([removed] Dept. of
Labor, Women's Bureau, 1947) "Discussion of the variety of
opportunities available to women in the field of radio" ...
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:33:43 -0400
From: seandd@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: It's A Bird, It's A Plan, It's Anthony
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Our own Anthony Tollin is quoted in today's Christian Science Monitor on the
history of the Superman character.
Strangely, the article ignores the formative influence of the radio show
despite having Anthony as a source.
Sean Dougherty
SeanDD@[removed]
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:26:57 -0400
From: "Scherago" <rscherago@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Golden Age of Radio and One Night Stand with
the Bug Bands
The latest "Golden Age of Radio" programs with Dick Bertel
and Ed Corcoran, and "A One Night Stand with the Big Bands"
with Arnold Dean can be heard at [removed].
Each week we feature three complete shows in MP3 format
for your listening pleasure or for downloading; two "Golden
Age of Radios" and one "One Night Stand." We present new
shows every week or so. The current three programs will be
available on line at least until the morning of July 3, 2006.
Program 54 - September, 1974 - Mandel Kramer
Mandel Kramer played the title role in "Yours Truly, Johnny
Dollar" from 1961 until 1962, replacing Bob Bailey. His radio
career included nearly every radio drama in the forties, fifties,
and sixties, up to and including the "CBS Radio Mystery
Theater." He won an Emmy for TV's "The Edge of Night,"
and also was a regular on "The Guiding Light."
On this show we'll hear Mr. Kramer share his memories of
acting in radio, and hear excerpts from "Counterspy,"
"Gangbusters," and "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar."
Program 55 - October, 1974 - Sid Raymond
Sid Raymond, who got his start in radio on the Major Bowes
Original Amateur Hour, replaced Charlie Cantor as Finnegan
on Duffy's Tavern. An actor, comedian, impersonator and
variety performer, Sid Raymond performed in variety, radio,
cartoons, television, commercials, and motion pictures. Sid
Raymond has dedicated his life to a craft that took him from
the Catskill Mountains to the front in WWII, from summer
stock to Broadway, and from Madison Avenue to Hollywood.
Along the way he married, raised two daughters, and never
gave up the desire to entertain. In a career spanning seven
decades, Sid Raymond persevered at his craft, with a passion
for performing that kept him going as an actor, from gig to gig,
in spite of hard times, heartbreak, and virtual obscurity.
"A One Night Stand with the Big Bands" With Arnold Dean
Ernie Wilkins was born on July 20, 1922 in St Louis, Missouri.
In the course of a long career on two continents, Ernie Wilkins
earned a distinguished pedigree in the art of writing and arranging
for large jazz ensembles. He made his reputation as one of the
principal arrangers in the great Count Basie Band of the early-
50s, and enjoyed a creative swansong with the Danish Radio
Big Band after settling in Copenhagen.
His first major professional engagement came in the Jeter-Pillars
Orchestra, closely followed by a role in pianist Earl Hines's big
band in 1948, where he wrote as well playing saxophone. He
spent three years as a freelance musician and arranger before
joining the Count Basie Band in 1951 (he was recommended
for the job by a fellow St Louis native, trumpeter Clark Terry).
He played both alto and tenor saxophones in the course of a three
year spell with the band, but attracted even more attention as a
composer and arranger, a role which would become his dominant
musical interest. As well as contributing original tunes to the book,
his revised versions of tunes like One O'Clock Jump and Every
Day I Have The Blues brought a new freshness and longevity to
these staples of the Basie repertoire, and the bandleader
acknowledged in his autobiograhy that Wilkins was "a fantastic
writer", and had "a lot do with how the band began to sound from
then on."
In the 1970's WTIC decided that there was a market in
the evening for long-form shows that could be packaged
and sold to sponsors. Two of those shows were "The
Golden Age of Radio" and "A One Night Stand with the
Big Bands."
Dick Bertel had interviewed radio collector-historian
Ed Corcoran several times on his radio and TV shows,
and thought a regular monthly show featuring interviews
with actors, writers, producers, engineers and musicians
from radio's early days might be interesting. "The Golden
Age of Radio" was first broadcast in April, 1970; Ed was
Dick's co-host. It lasted seven years. "The Golden Age
of Radio" can also be heard Saturday nights on Walden
Hughes's program on Radio Yesteryear.
Arnold Dean began his love affair with the big band
era in his pre-teen years and his decision to study
the clarinet was inspired by the style of Artie Shaw.
When he joined WTIC in 1965 he hosted a daily program
of big band music. In 1971, encouraged by the success
of his daily program and "The Golden Age of Radio"
series, he began monthly shows featuring interviews
with the band leaders, sidemen, agents, jazz reporters,
etc. who made major contributions to one of the great
eras of music history.
Bob Scherago
Webmaster
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:23:23 -0400
From: "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@[removed];
To: "The Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Kraft Programs
Ever day I read parts of 4 or 5 news papers, on line, in the Chicago area
and one in Ft. Myers, Fl, and their Business sections, today, carried an
article about Kraft Foods having a new CEO, as one article put Kraft has
"new big cheese at Kraft" ( Chicago Sun Times 6/27/2006). Kraft's
headquarters has always been in Chicago or in a suburb. It's big business
because Kraft is a very large food & beverage company world wide.
In my opinion Kraft grew as a result of good products and for years of radio
advertising. Kraft sponsored The Kraft Music Hall with very popular talented
stars Bing Crosby and Al Jolson and very good summer replacements. The Music
Hall was on the air from 1933 until 1949.
Kraft also sponsored The Great Gildersleeve from 1941 until 1954. When I
tell a person, from the age of OTR days, I collect OTR they will say shows
like the Great Gildeersleve. Glidrsleeve was not a situation comedy, or a
drama it was a mirror of family life and friendships. Kraft choose wisely in
their selection radio programs to sponsor.
During WW II Kraft commercials always had recipes to for meatless meals; it
was selling, but a service. When I listen to an OTR Kraft sponsored program
the announcer, Ken Carpenter, reads recipes using Miracle Whip or Valvita
Cheese. My wife says that sounds good and she uses some of those that she
hears on the old shows. Remember when Valvita was packaged in a wooden crate
the same size as the large cardboard package as you see in stores today.
Frank McGurn
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:10:22 -0400
From: <mlhenry@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: RE: Women Behind the Mic
To Karen Lerner and anyone else interested in the history of
women in broadcasting, the Library of American Broadcasting at
the University of Maryland has been actively documenting and
preserving the history of women involved in all aspects of
radio and television broadcasting.
On our website you will find an on-line exhibit of resources
relating to 16 women involved in radio and television
broadcasting:
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This exhibit is just one of the many resources we have
relating to women in broadcasting. In addition to the personal
papers of the 16 women profiled in the exhibit, we also have
photographs, scripts, audio recordings, film/video recordings,
oral history interviews, pamphlets, books, periodicals and
other resources. All of these resources are described in a
lengthy bibliography that we have at the LAB.
By the way, this bibliography, the on-line exhibit, and the
other women in broadcasting material was organized by Cary
O'Dell, former Archives Director of the Museum of Broadcast
Communications in Chicago and author of "Women Pioneers in
Television: Biographies of 15 Industry Leaders" (McFarland, 1997)
If you are interested in a copy of the bibliography or
additional information about our resources, please feel free
to contact me.
-Michael Henry, Research Specialist
Library of American Broadcasting Hornbake Library
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742 (301) 314-0397 mlhenry@[removed]
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:10:49 -0400
From: Ed Kindred <kindred@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Charlotte Greenwood
How often do you skim the names in Ronald Sayles' birth/death lists and
have the names hardly register?
Do you remember Charlotte Greenwood? Apparently too talented to share the
stage with Ethel Merman
but no problem for Betty Grable with whom she shared at least three
movies. A lot of fun in Oklahoma
belting out "The Farmer and the Cowboy Should be Friends". If you want
some reel fun take
on "Down Argentine Way" with the irrepressible Carmen Miranda and the
gravity defying, incredible Nicholas
Brothers in addition to Grable and Don Ameche. Ya want visual and musical
entertainment this shows got it.
If you have forgotten or never experienced Charlotte Greenwood, give her a
try. She is a real "kick"er in every
sense of the word. The IMDB reference below is after the page of film
credits and is bio only.
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Ed Kindred
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