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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2017 : Issue 13
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Honest Abe Radio Program (1940-1941)  [ "Jeff O'Bryant" <jeffobryant@[removed] ]
      This week in radio history 5-11 Marc  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2017 00:56:03 -0500
    From: "Jeff O'Bryant" <jeffobryant@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Honest Abe Radio Program (1940-1941)

    Good afternoon,

    According to John Dunning's book, The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio, there
    was a radio series entitled "Honest Abe" that ran on CBS from July 13, 1940
    until June 28, 1941. Ray Middleton played Lincoln, and latter Henry Hull.
    Does anybody know where I can find these broadcasts? Or even any information
    on them? Given that I can't seem to locate any mp3 files online - or any
    information at all, really, I'm concerned that there may not be any surviving
    episodes. I've contacted two of the larger companies that sell OTR broadcasts
    but they do not have the episodes and are unable to confirm if any survive or
    not. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

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    Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2017 00:56:11 -0500
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 5-11 March

    3/6

    1948   Ralph Edwards created a quiz on Truth or Consequences called The
    Walking Man. After ten weeks of guesses by contestants playing the game,
    it was finally revealed that Jack Benny was The Walking Man.

    3/7

    1933   CBS debuted Marie the Little French Princess which had a run of
    two years.

    1944   Norman Corwin hosted the program, Columbia Presents Corwin on the
    CBS network this day.

    3/8

    1925   Bernard McFadden was a physical culturist who had a radio show in
    New York City. But not for long. McFadden failed to show up for his
    daily morning program, causing a young, studio engineer, John Gambling,
    to ad lib on the air for a solid hour. As a result, the station (WOR)
    decided to give Gambling the morning announcer's job. John Gambling
    stayed at WOR for many years, then turned the mike over to his son, who,
    finally, turned the program over to his son ... all named John. Rambling
    with Gambling program attracted tri-state (New York, New Jersey,
    Connecticut) audiences in record numbers for over 70 years on the 50,000
    watt talk radio powerhouse at 710 AM on your radio dial from New York
    each morning.

    3/9

    1945   Those Websters debuted on CBS. Willard Waterman starred as George
    Webster.

    3/10

    1922   Variety magazine greeted readers with the front page headline
    that read, "Radio Sweeping Country 1,000,000 Sets in Use."

    1955   The last broadcast of The Silver Eagle was heard.

    Joe

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