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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2010 : Issue 187
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Halloween and Welles                  [ James Yellen <jjyellen@[removed]; ]
      FOTR recap                            [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
      Widow of two stars                    [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]
      Rochester, et. al.                    [ "Paula Keiser" <pkeiser1@[removed]; ]

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    Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:42:24 -0400
    From: James Yellen <jjyellen@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Halloween and Welles
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    Halloween is coming, and so is the anniversary of the famous Welles radio
    "prank".

    You're all invited to go my THE WISTFUL RADIO CHRONICLES, Nostalgic tales of
    Old Time Radio captured for posterity in an on-line novel of warmth,
    reminiscence, and riotous pleasure.

    Such Golden delights as Inner Sanctum, Dr. [removed], Gabriel Heatter and his Voice
    of Doom, Orson Welles' Mercury Theater, Our Miss Brooks, Fibber McGee and
    Molly, Dimension X and Gangbusters woven into humorous stories that could take
    place only in the Golden Days of WISTFUL RADIO.

    Check out Chaper One entitled THE HALLOWEEN HOAXERS MEET ORSON WELLES, An epic
    saga wherein our heroic protagonist, inspired by the the Welles radio prank,
    attempts his own Halloween alien invasion prank with spectacular results.

    Here's the URL:    [removed]

    Thanks for looking

    Jim

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    Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:45:29 -0400
    From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  FOTR recap

    Kudos to Jay Hickerson and his crew for another wonderful Friends of Old Time
    Radio Convention. It was their 35th year and as usual, a lot of fun. For me,
    personally, it was the first OTR convention I went to and the one I wouldn't
    miss no matter what. The Gothams did a great job performing a "lost" radio
    broadcast of THE FIRST NIGHTER PROGRAM and it's always great to hear a "lost"
    radio drama we never heard before. Keep up the good work! Leah Biel's
    presentation on game shows was great (I recommend you pre-order your copy of
    the videotaped presentation from Fred Berney asap), Arthur Anderson proved he
    still has a great sense of humor (how could you not LOVE the guy?) and
    meeting up with tons of friends I see once a year was a highlight. The hotel
    had bargain room rates which overshadowed the new changes that included
    micro-management (but for those like me who feel price justifies sacrifices
    it's great -- after all, we just party, sleep and shower -- what else could
    we ask for and the basics are all there anyway).

    I didn't get to see everyone's panels but of the few I watched I enjoyed. The
    author's panel was packed. Mel Simons had his hands full but took it like a
    pro and moderated so the attendance heard from everyone. Convinced me to buy
    a couple books I might have overlooked otherwise. Ken Stockinger and Neal
    Ellis took on the challenge of JFK Assassination coverage on radio and proved
    they knew their subject beyond any doubt. Jack French talked about VOYAGE OF
    THE SCARLET QUEEN and anything Jack does is a must-see. I was sad to hear
    Jerry Robinson was unable to attend because I wanted to get his autograph,
    but there will be another chance soon.

    I don't know many people found "Restoring the 1929-1930 WGY Pallophotophone
    Recordings" fascinating, but anything that involves restoration and
    preservation is always fascinating and intriguing. And congrats to Neal Ellis
    for winning the Allen Rockford Award (that's another award he'll be making
    his wife polish every day) and Terry Salomonson for the Ray Stanich award.
    (As Fibber McGee would aptly put [removed] 'bout time they decided to recognize
    the man.

    I purchased a few Radio Spirits box sets at the convention and tore into THE
    WITCH's TALE set to discover the recordings are certainly upgrades from
    anything floating about in circulation. These were transferred straight from
    the masters, includes the syndication sales pitch, and the booklet by David
    Siegel was really well-written. First show I listened to was "The Devil
    Doctor," a personal favorite. If anyone hasn't heard it, and since Halloween
    is coming, I would say it's one of the ten best horror episodes done on radio
    (after you get past the first five or ten minutes of talk and boredom that is
    required for the build up). Here's hoping Radio Spirits puts the rest out as
    I would be happy to have them all upgraded from the masters like the set they
    are offering now.

    For more info about FOTR, [removed] and watch for Charlie's photographs!

    Martin Grams

    [ADMINISTRIVIA: With luck, by the time you read this I will have posted some
    of the pics to [removed]  --cfs3]

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    Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:46:40 -0400
    From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
    To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Widow of two stars

    Tippy Stringer, age 80, died in Los Angeles on October 1st at her
    home. Although she rose to fame in Washington, DC as TV's beautiful
    "Weather Girl" in the 50s, she was also known for her famous
    husbands. She married prominent broadcaster Chet Huntley in 1959
    (David Brinkley had introduced them) and later, they lived in New
    York City until they retired to Montana in 1970, his home state. He
    died in 1974.

    In 1980 she met and married William "Bill" Conrad, an OTR star who
    was then acting on TV. (He had been widowed in 1977.) In Los Angeles,
    Tippy managed Conrad's career, including his role in the CBS show,
    "Jake and the Fatman." Conrad died in 1994, leaving Tippy a widow again.

    Lewis Tipton Stringer was born in 1930 in Illinois and her family
    later moved to Chevy Chase, MD.  She was accepted at William and Mary
    College and assigned to a men's dorm, based upon her name. Instead
    she chose to attend the University of Maryland and changed her first
    name to "Tippy" to prevent further confusion. In college she went
    from Homecoming Queen to Miss Summer Jubilee to Queen of the Seabees
    and many other honorary titles in beauty contests.  She became well
    known in DC for her television roles, hosting cooking shows and later
    becoming the "Weather Girl" at WRC-TV. While in that job, she also
    was a singer at the Shoreham Hotel's swanky Blue Room. Life magazine
    featured her in a special article in 1955.

    She ran, unsuccessfully for Congress in 1978 as a candidate from
    Montana. She had no children; survivors include a brother.

    Jack French
    Editor: RADIO RECALL
    <[removed]>

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    Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:48:57 -0400
    From: "Paula Keiser" <pkeiser1@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Rochester, et. al.

    <radioaz@[removed]; wrote:

>     Why is Eddie Anderson listed as Rochester, his character's name, rather
>     than Eddie Anderson, the actor's name.  I realize all the other people
>     appear under their own name, but it seems odd that Anderson is slighted like
>     that.

    The CHARACTER names were always listed in the credits, and Eddie Anderson
    was not the only cast member to be credited by a name other than his/her
    own.  Patrick Eugene McNulty was credited as Dennis Day.

    Paula Keiser
    Topeka

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