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Date: 6/12/2018 4:18 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2018 : Issue 36
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      This week in radio history 10-16 Jun  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      OTR Author Jim Cox                    [ Charlie Summers <listmaster@lofcom. ]

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    Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 15:13:57 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 10-16 June

    6/10

     From [removed]

    1909   An SOS signal is transmitted for the first time in an emergency
    when the Cunard liner SS Slavonia is wrecked off the Azores.

     From Those Were The Days

    1924   The first political convention on radio was presented.  Graham
    McNamee provided coverage of the Republican National Convention from
    Cleveland, OH.

    6/12

    1947   Sergeant Preston of The Yukon went national for the first time.
    The show, with the Canadian Mountie and his trusty dog, King, continued
    on the radio until 1955, beginning on WXYZ Detroit in 1938. Sgt. Preston
    was created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, who also created The
    Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet.
       This is as good a place as any to pass this along.  On 9/8/60 Fran
    Striker was on To Tell The Truth.

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    1955   The first network radio show to be produced with no script, The
    University of Chicago Round Table, was heard for the final time on NBC.
    Monitor was one of the last live network radio programs on the air. The
    program was the first network radio program to win the coveted George
    Foster Peabody Award.

    1955   "This is Monitor, a weekend program service of NBC Radio," was
    heard for the first time. Notables such as Bill Cullen, Ed McMahon, Hugh
    Downs, and Dave Garroway recited this line. It was a network cue to NBC
    radio stations across the nation who carried the long form news,
    entertainment and variety broadcast from New York City. Stations and
    listeners who were "on the Monitor beacon" were entertained for six
    hours or more daily for nearly two decades. NBC's

    6/13

    1944   The wire recorder was patented by Marvin Camras.

    6/14

    1922   A [removed] President was heard on the radio for the first time.
    President Warren G. Harding dedicated the Francis Scott Key Memorial and
    was heard on WEAR in Baltimore.

    1950   Harold Peary played the leading role of The Great Gildersleeve
    one final time. Willard Waterman took Peary's place in the role.

    6/15

    1936   Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler starred in Burlesque on the Lux Radio
    Theatre.

    Joe

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    Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 15:14:03 -0400
    From: Charlie Summers <listmaster@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  OTR Author Jim Cox

       As some of you may know, author Jim Cox has been in hospital for over two
    months now battling multiple illnesses. He recently wrote friend Jack French,
    another well-known author and OTR guru, who provided the following:

>     Hi everyone. Thanks for so many cards and prayers.  This is a slow process
>     and some days I don't feel I've progressed at all. My physical therapy is
>     quite painful and seldom fun. But I'm doing the best I can and thank you
>     all again for [removed] walk, get stronger, and get home! Jim

       If you'd like to drop Jim a card or note of encouragement, his hospital
    address is:

    Room 102
    Signature HealthCARE at Jefferson Place
    1705 Herr Lane
    Louisville, KY 40222

              Charlie

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