Subject: [removed] Digest V2004 #342
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Date: 10/24/2004 8:29 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2004 : Issue 342
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Benny pre-1932                        [ JackBenny@[removed] ]
      Re: You Are There                     [ "Jim Widner" <widnerj@[removed]; ]
      Subject: The 29th Annual FOTR Conven  [ Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:20:14 +0000
    From: JackBenny@[removed]
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Benny pre-1932

    Kevin Greenlee writes:

     > So what's going on here? Do these earlier radio appearances not  count
     > because they were (presumably) local rather than national  programs? Or is
     > there any chance at all that the "Jack Benny" mentioned  in the articles
     > I've cited is another Jack Benny altogether? Inquiring  minds want to know!

    I've heard of the items you've mentioned, and have puzzled over them  myself.
      Jack was certainly doing the Master of Ceremonies "thing" at the  time, and
    he wasn't doing much with his MGM contract.  So it's entirely  possible that
    he could have done these radio broadcasts.

    However, it's always been a rather significant claim that Jack's "first
    words on radio" were those spoken on his Ed Sullivan
    appearance.  Jack  himself
    makes no mention of any earlier radio appearances in "Sunday Nights
    at  Seven".
    Jack also claimed well into the 1960s that his "debut on radio"  was on the
    Ed Sullivan program.

    History sometimes rewrites itself due to poor memories or bad  archiving.  In
    the early years on radio, Jack's radio anniversary is  celebrated based on
    1932 ([removed], 5/2/37 was announced as Jack's 5th anniversary  in
    radio).  However,
    the show of 5/5/40 is announced as Jack's 9th  anniversary, and Jack's 10th
    anniversary is celebrated by NBC in 1941.   Something happened that made the
    math go awry, and I wish I had a conclusive  answer as to what it was.

    --Laura Leff
    President, IJBFC
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    Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:20:24 +0000
    From: "Jim Widner" <widnerj@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: You Are There

    Sean wrote:

     > A similar show, "You Are There," is part of the schedule for Friends of
     > Old Time Radio Convention starting TOMORROW so you should go.

    This was performed last night here at FOTR. It was one of the best
    things they have done in a long time. It was a pastiche of sorts with
    the script being an original written by Edgar Farr Russell, who has
    entered other scripts in the convention's script contest in the past
    (and won). His was about the Wright Brothers, a 20th century phenomenon.
    YOU ARE THERE never scripted any subject matter from the 20th century
    according to Robert Lewis Shayon, who was the producer of the series for
    CBS (and who was here at the convention this year also promoting his
    2001 book "Odyssey in Prime Time" which I recommend.).

    So far, this has been a good year for the re-creations here at the
    convention as they have all been excellent. My hat off especially to
    Steve Lewis and his Gotham Radio players who did Morton Wishengard's
    "The Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto."  Excellent!

    Jim Widner

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    Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:28:37 -0400
    From: Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject: Subject: The 29th Annual FOTR Convention
      is [removed]

    Folks;

        With the end of the Sunday morning informal panel, the 2004 Friends of
    Old-Time Radio Convention is completed. I know I've been a little remiss in
    posting updates either here or on the blog at [removed]
    but I've been pretty busy over the last few days. And then there's that
    pesky car [removed]

        But I'll have some time later today to explain that, since I'm going to
    be at the Holliday Inn for another unplanned day. I'm expecting to use that
    time to get some pics of the convention up on the blog, so check
    occasionally throughout the day (or use any RSS aggrigator to keep an eye
    on it for you).

              Charlie

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