Subject: [removed] Digest V2007 #181
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Date: 6/20/2007 10:19 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2007 : Issue 181
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      6-20 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      Sign-on/Sign-off                      [ "Sammy Jones" <sjones69@[removed] ]
      Rocky Jordan                          [ "Arthur Funk" <Art-Funk@[removed]; ]
      #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Nig  [ charlie@[removed] ]
      Fibbers Show close music              [ "Tim Lones" <tlones1@[removed]; ]
      RE:Bold Venture, Rocky Fortune, Peop  [ "Belpedio, Dr. James" <[removed] ]
      another WJR question                  [ "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@hotmail. ]

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    Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:53:53 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  6-20 births/deaths

    June 20th births

    06-20-1876 - Raymond Ditmars - New Jersey - d. 5-12-1942
    curator bronx zoo: "Adventures in Reading"
    06-20-1890 - Effie Palmer - Albany, NY - d. 8-19-1942
    actor: Jean Evans "Lonely Woman"; Dodie Black "Scattergood Baines"
    06-20-1893 - Edwin Wolfe - d. 9-23-1983
    actor: Curt Bradley "Pepper Young's Family"
    06-20-1897 - Bob Howard - W. Newton, MA - d. 12-4-1986
    pianist-singer: "Calsodent Presents Bob Howard"; "Sing It Again"
    06-20-1904 - Matt Crowley - New Haven, CT - d. 3-10-1983
    actor: Mark Trail "Mark Trail"; Buck Rogers "Buck Rogers"
    06-20-1905 - Lillian Hellman - New Orleans, LA - d. 6-30-1984
    author: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Screen Guild Theatre"
    06-20-1909 - Errol Flynn - Hobart, Tasmania - d. 10-14-1959
    actor: Christopher Casanova "Modern Adventures of Casanova"; "Lux
    Radio Theatre"
    06-20-1911 - Gail Patrick - Birmingham, AL - d. 7-6-1980
    actor: "The Dreft Star Playhouse"
    06-20-1924 - Audie Murphy - Kingston, TX - d. 5-28-1971
    world war II hero, actor: "Cavalcade of America"
    06-20-1924 - Billie Lou Watt - St. Louis, MO - d. 9-7-2001
    actor: "Land of the Free"; "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
    06-20-1924 - Chet Atkins - Luttrell, TN - d. 6-30-2001
    guitarist: "Boone County Neighbors"; "Grand Ole Opry"
    06-20-1931 - Martin Landau - Brooklyn, NY
    actor: "No Love Lost"

    June 20th deaths

    01-05-1882 - Herbert Bayard Swope - d. 6-20-1958
    editor, journalist: "Information Please"
    01-24-1883 - Estelle Winwood - Lee, Kent, England - d. 6-20-1984
    actor: "Theatre Guild On the Air"
    03-04-1907 - Edgar Barrier - NYC - d. 6-20-1964
    actor: Simon Templar "The Saint"
    04-05-1911 - Gordon Jones - Alden, IA - d. 6-20-1963
    actor: Pete Thompson "Meet Mr. McNutley"
    04-20-1898 - Sidney Lanfield - Chicago, IL - d. 6-20-1972
    film director: "Screen Director's Playhouse"
    04-22-1916 - Maurice Webster - Gibbon, NE - d. 6-20-2001
    announcer: "Scattergood Baines"; "Meet the Missus"; "Surprise Party"
    05-12-1901 - Whitey "Duke" Ford - De Soto, MO - d. 6-20-1986
    comedian: (Duke of Paducah) "Grand Ole Opry"; "Plantation Party"
    05-15-1904 - Clifton Fadiman - Brooklyn, NY - d. 6-20-1999
    emcee: "Information, Please"; "Conversation"; "RCA Magic Key"
    08-05-1912 - Lew Valentine - San Benito, TX - d. 6-20-1976
    quizmaster: Mennen Jury Trials"; "Dr. [removed], the Mental Banker"
    08-10-1902 - Louise Massey - Midland, TX - d. 6-20-1983
    singer: (Louise Massey and the Westerners) "National Barn Dance";
    "Show Boat"
    08-19-1870 - Bernard Baruch - Camden, SC - d. 6-20-1965
    guest: "Tex and Jinx"
    08-22-1906 - James Meighan - NYC - d. 6-20-1970
    actor: Michael Waring "The Falcon"; Peter Carver "Lora Lawton"
    10-09-1897 - Robert Armbruster - Philadelphia, PA - d. 6-20-1994
    conductor: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show"; "Cousin Willie"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Home of the first place Brewers

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    Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:52:04 -0400
    From: "Sammy Jones" <sjones69@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Sign-on/Sign-off

    Greetings fellow listers.  I've got a couple of questions that I hope
    someone can help with.

    In the '20s and '30s, what were the regulations that stations had to follow
    regarding sign-ons and sign-offs?  How many hours per day did they have to
    fill (I realize it could vary), and could they, for instance, sign off in
    the afternoon, stay off for a few hours, and then sign back on in the
    evening?

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    Sammy Jones

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    Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:52:48 -0400
    From: "Arthur Funk" <Art-Funk@[removed];
    To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Rocky Jordan

    In Digest #180 Kenneth Clarke asks about the Rocky Jordan series.  It's one
    of my favorite programs.  Yes, it was set in post-WWII Cairo, at least most
    of the episodes.  A few early episodes were set in Istanbul.

    Rocky Fortune was a short-lived series that starred Frank Sinatra.

    There is a lot of information on Rocky Jordan available on the internet.
    Check the following examples:
    [removed]
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    Nearly all of the series episodes are in circulation.  I recommend them very
    highly.

    Regards to all,
    Art Funk

    Art's Militaria
    (813) 840-9606
    [removed]

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    Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:11:51 -0400
    From: charlie@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Night!

    A weekly [removed]

    For the best in OTR Chat, join IRC (Internet Relay Chat), StarLink-IRC
    Network, the channel name is #OldRadio.  We meet Thursdays at 8 PM Eastern
    and go on, and on! The oldest OTR Chat Channel, it has been in existence
    over nine years, same time, same channel! Started by Lois Culver, widow
    of actor Howard Culver, this is the place to be on Thursday night for
    real-time OTR talk!

    Our "regulars" include OTR actors, soundmen, collectors, listeners, and
    others interested in enjoying OTR from points all over the world. Discussions
    range from favorite shows to almost anything else under the sun (sometimes
    it's hard for us to stay on-topic)...but even if it isn't always focused,
    it's always a good time!

    For more info, contact charlie@[removed]. We hope to see you there, this
    week and every week!

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    Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:12:15 -0400
    From: "Tim Lones" <tlones1@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Fibbers Show close music

    I'm sorry I cant help with finding a copy of "Wing to Wing"..but the closing
    [removed] after the wrapup/good night tags from Fibber and [removed]
    simply what I would call about a 10-15 note "fanfare" before it segues into
    "Wing To Wing" once again to close out with a final word from Harlow
    [removed] NBC "Whats on next" tag, [removed]

    Hope this helps a little
    Tim Lones

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    Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:30:34 -0400
    From: "Belpedio, Dr. James" <[removed]@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  RE:Bold Venture, Rocky Fortune, People Are Funny

    Hello.

    I am a relatively recent addition to this list. I understand that there was a
    recent discussion of Bold Venture by some of the members. I missed that. I am
    doing a study of the Bold Venture series and I would appreciate any help in
    reviewing the background and rationale for the series and why Bogart and
    Bacall agreed to do a radio series at a time when their film careers would
    have been much more lucrative.

    I am also looking into the Rocky Fortune series from the same standpoint.

    I can be contacted offline at [removed]@[removed]

    Also, while digging through my collections, I ran across four 16 inch, 33 1/3
    discs of People Are Funny shows. The labels are Acousatronic NBC radio
    recordings and the Charles Michaelson Co is stamped on them, as well as dates
    from 1964 and 1965. My info is that PAF went off the air on radio in 1960.
    Does anyone have a suggestion about what I should do with these? I have no
    use for them

    James Belpedsio
    Becker College
    Worcester, MA

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    Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:47:50 -0400
    From: "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  another WJR question

    Does anybody here remember Jukebox Johnny Russell or Tall Paul Dean? They
    were two disc jockeys on WJR in the mid-1950s. I'd love to know that I'm not
    the only one who remembers listening to them. I've always wondered what
    happened to them.

    Barbara

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