Subject: [removed] Digest V2006 #98
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Date: 4/6/2006 8:12 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2006 : Issue 98
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Weekend of radio recreations          [ "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@hotmail. ]
      4-6 births/deaths                     [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      Everett Crosby                        [ "Bill Knowlton" <udmacon1@[removed] ]
      Radio Hall of Fame 2006 Nominees      [ Art Chimes <[removed]@[removed] ]
      4-7 births/deaths                     [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]

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    Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:16:34 -0400
    From: "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Weekend of radio recreations

    If you're planning to come to Los Angeles this Saturday for the SPERDVAC
    Radio Theater on Saturday afternoon, why not come early and enjoy three more
    radio recreations on Friday evening.
    We have a great show planned. We look forward to seeing you all there!

    30 MINUTES TO CURTAIN will present an evening of THREE radio re-creations
    LIVE ON STAGE on Friday, April 7 at 8 pm. The program will include
    recreations of an EASY ACES program, an episode of THE SHADOW entitled The
    Nursery Rhyme Murders, and the new Friends of Old Time Radio prize-winning
    LONE RANGER script written by Michael Leannah, Mother Pays a Visit.
    Admission is $[removed] per person at the door. Light refreshments will be
    available after the shows.

    The location is First Southern Baptist Church, 13261 Glenoaks Blvd., Sylmar,
    CA 91342-3930. The city of Sylmar is north of Northridge and northwest of
    the city of San Fernando. Going west on the 210 freeway, get off at Polk St.
    and go south to Glenoaks Blvd., turn right, and after passing Tyler St. look
    for the church on the left side of the street. Coming north on the 405 or 5
    freeway, after they join up, get off at Roxford St., go north to Glenoaks
    and turn right, and after passing Bledsoe St. look for the church on your
    right. Turn in the driveway and go to the parking lot in back. The
    performance room is the building on the left.

    Or see [removed] for driving directions from your location.
    Visit our website at [removed]

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    Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:16:44 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  4-6 births/deaths

    April 6th births

    04-06-1883 - Vernon Dalhart - Jefferson, TX - d. 9-14-1948
    singer, composer: "Barbasol Ben"
    04-06-1884 - Walter Huston - Toronto, Canada - d. 4-7-1950
    actor: "Theatre Guild On the Air"; "Cavalcade of America"
    04-06-1892 - Lowell Thomas - Woodington, OH - d. 8-29-1981
    newscaster, commentator: "Lowell Thomas and the News"; "Man with a
    Question"
    04-06-1895 - Dudley Nichols - Wapakoneta, OH - d. 1-4-1960
    screenwiriter: "Cavalcade of America"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    04-06-1903 - Charles R. Jackson - d. 9-21-1968
    writer: "The Columbia Workshop"; "Sweet River"
    04-06-1903 - Mickey Cochrane - Bridgewater, MA - d. 6-28-1962
    sportscaster: (Member Baseball Hall of Fame) "Mickey Cochrane"
    04-06-1909 - Denver Darling - Illinois - d. 4-xx-1981
    country music: "NBC Thesaurus Library"
    04-06-1913 - Todd Russell - Middleborough, England - d. 4-xx-1974
    host: "Double or Nothing"; "Strike It Rich"
    04-06-1919 - Paula Kelly - d. 4-12-1992
    vocalist: (Modernaires) "Club Fifteen"
    04-06-1921 - Arnold Marquis - Dortmund, Germany - d. 11-24-1990
    producer, writer: "Pacific Story"; "Unlimited Horizons"
    04-06-1924 - Mimi Benzell - Bridgeport, CT - d. 12-23-1970
    singer: "Jack Pearl and Mimi Benzell"; "Railroad Hour"
    04-06-1927 - Gerry Mulligan - NYC - d. 1-20-1996
    jazz saxophonist: "Sound of Jazz"; "White House Jazz Festival";
    "Voice of Vista"
    04-06-1929 - Andre Previn - Berlin, Germany
    pianist: "Songs by Sinatra"
    04-06-1938 - Roy Thinnes - Chicago, IL
    actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"

    April 6th deaths

    01-02-1920 - Isaac Asimov - Petrovich, Russia - d. 4-6-1992
    Author: "I, Robot"; "Nightfall"
    01-15-1882 - Henry Burr - St. Stephen, Canada - d. 4-6-1941
    singer: "National Barn Dance"; "Uncle Ezra"
    02-26-1907 - Hal Fimberg - d. 4-6-1974
    writer, director, producer: "Abbott and Costello"; "Meet Me at
    Parkys"; "Spike Jones"
    03-31-1908 - Red Norvo - Beardstown, IL - d. 4-6-1999
    jazz vibraphonist: "Bughouse Rhythm"; "Mildred Bailey Show"; "Woody
    Herman Show"
    04-08-1915 - Fred Flowerday - d. 4-6-1986
    director: "The Lone Ranger"; "The Green Hornet"; "Challenge of the
    Yukon"
    06-16-1892 - Al Llewelyn - d. 4-6-1964
    comedian, singer: (Brad and Al) Heard over CBS and NBC
    06-17-1882 - Igor Stravinsky - Oranienbaum, Russia - d. 4-6-1971
    composer: "Columbia Work Shop"; "New York Philharmonic"
    09-21-1909 - Nathaniel Curtis - NYC - d. 4-6-1983
    writer: "You Can't Take It With You"
    09-29-1904 - Greer Garson - County Down, Ireland - d. 4-6-1996
    actor: "Arch Oboler's Plays"; "Everything for the Boys"; "Star and
    the Story"
    10-08-1881 - Oscar O'Shea - Peterboro, Canada - d. 4-6-1960
    actor: John Marshall "Those We Love"
    11-21-1912 - Ralph Butler - d. 4-6-1987
    director: "Bright Horizon"; "Perry Mason"; "Rosemary"
    11-25-1919 - Norman Tokar - Newark, NJ - d. 4-6-1979
    actor: Henry Aldrich "The Aldrich Family"
    xx-xx-xxxx - Bessie Beattie - d. 4-6-1947
    hostess: Martha Deane

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 10:11:04 -0400
    From: "Bill Knowlton" <udmacon1@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Everett Crosby

    "Everett Crosby - d. 7-13-1966, brother and manager of Bing Crosby"

    Everett's buried in a quiet little cemetery--St. Mary's in Salisbury,
    Litchfield County, northwest Connecticut.

    He's sort of off to the side, all by himself.

    I "visit" him when I stop by the graves of my parents and sister there.

    BILL KNOWLTON

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    Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 19:16:19 -0400
    From: Art Chimes <[removed]@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Radio Hall of Fame 2006 Nominees

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Media Contact:
    Thursday, April 6, 2006	Gina Doyle, MBC, 312-396-0103

    NATIONAL RADIO HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES 2006 NOMINEES

    A highly competitive field of nominees was announced today for induction into
    America's only National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago.

    "Our 2006 list of National Radio Hall of Fame nominees includes immensely
    talented personalities who have entertained and informed radio audiences from
    Boston to the Bay Area, as disc jockeys, talk show hosts, newscasters and
    play-by-play announcers," said NRHOF President Bruce DuMont.

    Winners in each of the following categories will be inducted during the
    national radio broadcast from Chicago's Renaissance Hotel on Saturday,
    November 4.  Premiere Radio Networks will produce and distribute the one-hour
    broadcast at 10:00 PM (ET).

    The 2006 nominees for induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame are:

    Network or Syndicated Active

    Bob Brinker, host of "Money Talk", ABC Radio's long running financial advice
    program.

    Christopher Glenn, retired anchor of "The CBS World News Roundup".

    Clark Howard, host of a daily consumer service program from Cox Radio
    Syndication and Jones Radio Networks.

    Marian McPartland, host of "Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz" for more than 25
    years on National Public Radio.

    Network or Syndicated Pioneer

    Jimmy Durante, (deceased) legendary vaudevillian turned 1940s radio comedian
    and singer known for his mangled English and raspy voice.

    Douglas Edwards, (deceased) veteran CBS newsman from 1942 to 1988, who was a
    war-time correspondent on "The World Today" and anchored "The World Tonight"
    on CBS Radio for 22 years.

    Phil Harris & Alice Faye, (deceased) the husband and wife comedy team that
    portrayed a zany egotistical bandleader and his film star wife.

    Graham McNamee, (deceased) the defining voice of sports in America on NBC
    Radio during the 1920s and '30s, who called a record 12 straight World
    Series.

    Local or Regional Active

    Jerry Coleman, the former New York Yankee infielder and the long-time voice
    of the San Diego Padres on XPRS/San Diego.

    Steve Dahl, the revolutionary talent from WCKG/Chicago, who brought his brand
    of shock and awe to radio decades ago and redefined the medium for his
    generation.

    Luther Massingale, as morning man on WDEF/Chattanooga, TN for 65 years, he
    has provided the Tennessee Valley with a mix of music and the latest in local
    information.

    Scott Shannon, the talented on-air personality and program director of
    WPLJ/New York, who helped create and define the "Morning Zoo" format.

    Local or Regional Pioneer

    Jess Cain, morning talk show host for over 33 years on WHDH/Boston.

    Ron Chapman, legendary Texas personality from KLUV/Dallas.

    Bill King, (deceased) the long-time voice of sports in the Bay Area, King was
    the only 1980s announcer to do play-by-play for the Oakland A's, the Golden
    State Warriors and the Oakland Raiders in the same seasons.

    William B. Williams, (deceased) a veteran disc jockey and radio raconteur at
    WNEW/New York, whose knowledge of music and personal anecdotes about artists
    set a standard of excellence for a generation.

    Ballots will be mailed in May to radio executives, broadcast historians and
    all NRHOF members.  Anyone wishing to vote can join the National Radio Hall
    of Fame online ($15) at [removed].

    The voting deadline is August 1.   Ballots will be tabulated by the
    accounting firm of RSM McGladrey of Chicago.

    Promotional support for the National Radio Hall of Fame is provided by
    American Airlines and The Renaissance Chicago Hotel.

    America's only National Radio Hall of Fame, now undergoing major renovation
    in downtown Chicago, is scheduled to re-open in early 2007.

    To learn about and hear past inductees into the National Radio Hall of Fame,
    please go to [removed].

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    Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 22:09:07 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  4-7 births/deaths

    April 7th births

    04-07-1893 - Irene Castle - New Rochelle, NY - d. 1-25-1969
    actor: Best Dressed Woman "Life of Irene Castle"; "Twenty Questions"
    04-07-1895 - Bert Wheeler - Paterson, NJ - d. 1-18-1968
    comedian: "Frank Sinatra Show"; "New Old Gold Show"
    04-07-1897 - Walter Winchell - NYC - d. 2-20-1972
    news-gossip caster: "Lucky Strike Dance Hour"; "Jergens Journal"
    04-07-1899 - Robert Casasesus - Paris, France - d. 9-19-1972
    pianist: "Telephone Hour"; "Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra"
    04-07-1900 - Maria "Gamby" Gambarelli - La Spezia, Italy - d. 2-4-1990
    ballerina, singer: "Roxy's Gang"; "Dance with Gamby"
    04-07-1901 - Gavin Gordon - Chicora, MS - d. 4-7-1983
    actor: Doctor Norfolk "Brenthouse"
    04-07-1905 - Murray Bolen - Minnesota - d. 10-22-1995
    producer, director: "Father Knows Best"; "Mayor of the Town";
    "Railroad Hour"
    04-07-1908 - Percy Faith - Toronto, Canada - d. 2-9-1976
    conductor: "Carnation Contented Hour"; "Pause That Refreshes on the Air"
    04-07-1908 - Walt Framer - Pittsburgh, PA - d. 6-21-1988
    producer, director: "Break the Bank"; "Strike It Rich"
    04-07-1915 - Billie Holliday - Baltimore, MD - d. 7-17-1959
    singer: "Artie Shaw Band"
    04-07-1915 - Stanley Adams - NYC - d. 4-27-1977
    writer: "My Friend Irma"
    04-07-1916 - Anthony Caruso - Frankfort, IN - d. 4-4-2003
    actor: "This Is Your FBI"
    04-07-1918 - Peanuts Hucko - Syracuse, NY - d. 6-19-2003
    jazz clarinetist: "Swing Shift"; "I Sustain These Wings"; "Doctor Jazz"
    04-07-1919 - Ralph Flanagan - Lorain, OH
    bandleader: "Chesterfield's ABC of Music"; "Let's Go Show"

    April 7th deaths

    01-31-1921 - John Agar - Chicago, IL - d. 4-7-2002
    actor: "Big Show"
    02-22-1897 - Alonzo Deen Cole - St. Paul, MN - d. 4-7-1971
    writer, producer, director: "Casey, Crime Photographer"
    02-23-1899 - Norman Taurog - Chicago, IL - d. 4-7-1981
    film director: "Biography in Sound"; "Bud's Bandwagon"
    02-27-1920 - Jose Melis - Havana, Cuba - d. 4-7-2005
    bandleader: "Arthur Godfrey"s Talent Scouts"; "Arthur Godfrey Time"
    04-01-1912 - Lou Merrill - Canada - d. 4-7-1963
    actor: Thomas Hyland "Crime Classics"; Aaron Saul "Point Sublime"
    04-06-1884 - Walter Huston - Toronto, Canada - d. 4-7-1950
    actor: "Theatre Guild On the Air"; "Cavalcade of America"
    04-07-1901 - Gavin Gordon - Chicora, MS - d. 4-7-1983
    actor: Doctor Norfolk "Brenthouse"
    04-16-1898 - Marian Jordan - Peoria, IL - d. 4-7-1961
    commedienne: "Fibber McGee and Molly"; "Kaltenmeyer's Kindergarten"
    04-26-1918 - Helen Burgess - Portland, OR - d. 4-7-1937
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    05-13-1911 - Maxine Sullivan - Homestead, PA - d. 4-7-1987
    vocalist: "Night Life"
    06-22-1902 - Phil Duey - Macy, IN - d. 4-7-1982
    singer: "Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra"; "Leo Reisman Orchestra";
    "Happy Bakers"
    08-02-1914 - Beatrice Straight - Old Westbury, NY - d. 4-7-2001
    actor: "Great Scenes from Great Plays"; "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
    09-01-1893 - Betty Blythe - Los Angeles, CA - d. 4-7-1972
    actor: "The Whistler"; "This Is Your FBI"; "Let George Do It"
    11-14-1914 - Ken Carson - Colgate, OK - d. 4-7-1994
    singer: (Lustre Cream Shampoo commercial) "Day in the Life of Dennis
    Day"
    11-16-1899 - Mary Margaret McBride - Paris, MO - d. 4-7-1976
    commentator: "Mary Margaret McBride"; "Martha Deane"
    11-29-1905 - Chester Erskine - Hudson, NY - d. 4-7-1986
    film director: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    11-30-1873 - Frederic William Wile - La Porte, IN - d. 4-7-1941
    commentator: "Political Situation in Washington"
    xx-xx-xxxx - Grace Coppin - d. 4-7-1993
    actor: Maude "The Life of Riley"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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