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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2002 : Issue 339
A Part of the [removed]!
ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Today in radio history [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
In Memoriam: Bernice Berlin [ "Irene Heinstein" <IreneTH@[removed] ]
Re: sound effects [ Michael Mewborn <mmewborn@designgro ]
Shamrock [ "joe@[removed]" <sergei01@earthli ]
Parley Baer interviews/articles soug [ bloodbleeds@[removed] ]
tape, Lp to CD [ ClifSr@[removed] ]
Nipper and urban legends [ JackBenny@[removed] ]
Arthur Godfrey Subs [ ArtsMilitaria@[removed] (Arthur Fun ]
Jack Moyles [ albequerque@[removed] ]
Sawing Manhatten in Half! [ "Scott Eberbach" <seberbach@earthli ]
OTR on XM Radio [ Mike Ray <MRay@[removed]; ]
Early Lone Ranger [ Tony Baechler <tony@[removed]; ]
William Warfield [ Craig E Peterson <cp1133@[removed]; ]
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:14:39 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-net <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Today in radio history
From Those Were The Days --
1922 - The first commercial to be broadcast on radio was heard on WEAF
in New York City. Announcer [removed] Blackwell spoke about Hawthorne Court,
a group of apartment buildings in Queens, New York. The Queensboro
Realty Company, of Jackson Heights, bought what was called Toll
Broadcasting. WEAF, owned by AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph, in
those days) sold their block programming, five one-minute programs, one
a day for five days, for $50 plus long-distance toll fees. The
Queensboro Realty Company paid $100 for 10 minutes of commercial
airtime.
From The History Net --
1938 -- The first degree given to a ventriloquist's dummy is awarded to
Charlie McCarthy--Edgar
Bergen's wooden partner. The honorary degree, "Master of Innuendo and
Snappy Comeback," is
presented on radio by Ralph Dennis, the dean of the School of Speech at
Northwestern University.
Joe
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Visit my home page:
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:14:53 -0400
From: "Irene Heinstein" <IreneTH@[removed];
To: "OTR" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: In Memoriam: Bernice Berlin
I was reading the U. of California, Berkeley alumni magazine and found this
in the "In Memoriam" section.
<<Class of 1923: Bernice Berlin. May 22, in Alamo. She was the voice of
Hazel Barbour on the radio show 'One Man's Family' from 1932 to '59 and
served for many years as the president of the East Bay Opera Society. She
is survived by her son Berwin '56, MBA '57 and two grandchildren."
~Irene
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:15:12 -0400
From: Michael Mewborn <mmewborn@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: sound effects
Concerning the recent discussion of familiar sound effects: My most
memorable background sound effect was the ever-howling wind on Challenge
of the Yukon, aka, Sergeant Preston. No matter the time of day nor the
season, when a door was opened, the winds did howl. Also the cannon-like
sound of the "Cereal Shot From Guns," on the same.
Michael
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:15:49 -0400
From: "joe@[removed]" <sergei01@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Shamrock
What, if anything, can anyone tell me about the series "Saturday At The
Shamrock?"
Wayne Boenig
I once met the fellow who produced this series of cassettes, Henry Sjolander
(I think this spelling is close). I have the preview cassette with excerpts
from many shows, about 20 minutes. The story I heard was that these
transcriptions were in the collection of the Harris County Historical
Society. I do not know how he obtained them. The series was 12 hours, 12
cassettes available through public libraries. Try yours.
The address on the cassetteis Audio Archives Inc., PO Box 1042, Latexo,
Texas 75849. I doubt it is current.
The old Shamrock Hotel was located just a few miles from my house. It was
torn down a few years back. It had a beautiful pool. I never cared much for
it as a hotel.
Joe Salerno (2nd generation native Houstonian)
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:14:59 -0400
From: bloodbleeds@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Parley Baer interviews/articles sought
If anyone has any interviews or articles on Parley Baer, please get in touch.
Will gladly pay
for your time too. Thanks.
Ben
The Bickersons Scripts book
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:53:41 -0400
From: ClifSr@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: tape, Lp to CD
>From time to time there have been questions here about how to transfer tapes
or records to CD's. Radio Shack now has a stand alone rig, the RCA CD
recorder, that will not only copy existing CD's but will let you burn a CD
from any digital or analog source ... tape deck, turntable or whatever.
$200 at Radio Shack.
Clif Martin
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:01:09 -0400
From: JackBenny@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Nipper and urban legends
With the discussion of Nipper, I have to throw out the old urban legend that
the famous painting was done of the dog sitting on his master's *casket*. So
listening to "His Master's Voice" takes on a very different tone. Obviously,
this is not true. But gee, wonder what Poe-wanna-be sat up at night coming
up with that story?
Also, people have mentioned Nipper as the insignia for the Victor label.
However, you can also find him on Monarch Records. I have heard conflicting
stories about how the name "Victor" was chosen, including that the company
(and Columbia) won a patent suit against Edison for the right to make
records. Anyone have the straight scoop on it?
--
Laura Leff
President, IJBFC
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:26:52 -0400
From: ArtsMilitaria@[removed] (Arthur Funk)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Arthur Godfrey Subs
Jack Cox was talking about Robert Q. Lewis subbing on the Arthur Godfrey
Program. I, too, always enjoyed Robert Q. I seem to remember Peter
Lind Hayes & Mary Healy subbing for Arthur. Can Anyone tell me if this
is correct? Thanks.
I'm reminded of them when Joy Philbin subs on Live with Regis and they
engage in much the same kind of banter as did Peter & Mary.
Regards to all,
Art Funk
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:26:41 -0400
From: albequerque@[removed]
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Jack Moyles
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njoy the list very much and am hoping one of you might know something
about Jack Moyles, who was in Rocky Jordan. He was also in Ft. Larramie and
did some later Gunsmokes. According to my book on Gunsmoke, he was some-
times in the cast with Harry Bartell, so I am wondering if Mr. Bartell might
have any info [removed] was he ever in movies or [removed] Also, is there somewhere I
could see a picture of him, or have an idea of what,in general,he looked
like?
Lastly, is he still with us?
Thank you in advance,
Kathleen
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:28:13 -0400
From: "Scott Eberbach" <seberbach@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Sawing Manhatten in Half!
Hi All!
Henry's question sparked a memory in [removed] happened to be reading about
this very thing a few weeks back. This was a hoax perpetrated by a retired
butcher by the name of De Voe and a contracter by the name of Lozier in
1823. The full details of this hoax can be found at the Urban Legends web
site [removed] ...just scroll down to the section dealing with
Historical Urban legends and there you will find the story.
Best [removed]
Scott
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:28:56 -0400
From: Mike Ray <MRay@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: OTR on XM Radio
In the last digest, our friend Bob Watson asked the question:
"Was wondering how those who had XM receivers were liking the OTR offerings
on RadioClassics and Sonic Theatre?? I might want to buy a system before
Christmas and it would help me decide."
Even thou I would make "some" changes if I were in charge (Being a 33 year
veteran of the business I always think I can program better), I must say, I
like it a lot. The programming is administered by Radio Spirits (just as we
suspected) which means the programs are crystal clear. Each show has 2
commercial breaks which means announcements of special deals currently being
run by Radio Spirits. I'm not at all offended by the commercial breaks since
Radio Spirits has done a great job in the past by introducing this thing we
all love so much to new people who might not know what is available. Some of
the time slots are set. [removed] you would always hear Burns & Allen Monday
nights at 6PM, Suspense Friday night at 10PM etc. But most of the time slots
are not set, so you really don't know what is coming next. Which can be fun,
but not to everyone's liking. There is a good rotation, so you will not
likely here the same show too often. All in all I give it high marks. I mean
after all, how great is it to turn on the radio anytime, (Day or night) and
here crystal clear Old Time [removed] for Sonic Theater. On Monday, I
heard 2 short stories by Booth Tarkington & [removed] Lewis (2 of my favorites)
and they were just about ready to play Harry Nile when I had to leave for an
appointment. Impressed at this [removed] the info is helpful.
Best regards,
Mike Ray
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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 01:48:44 -0400
From: Tony Baechler <tony@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Early Lone Ranger
Hello all. I am a bit late on this thread but here goes anyway. Firstly,
the person to contact for anything related to the "Lone Ranger" is Terry at
Audio Classics. He is very friendly and helpful about answering
questions. He also wrote the log on [removed] Write to
[removed]@[removed] and mention that I pointed him out. I
get nothing for recommending him, but thus far I have been happy with his
service and fast response.
Secondly, about 93% of the recorded programs survive, and all but 22 from
1938-44. The above comes from Terry. I wish I had all of those programs
but I do not. Terry does but who knows when he will release them. Also,
until 09-01, Jerry Haendiges has a special, but I can no longer recommend
him. Last year when I ordered these same shows, it took him about six
months to fully process the order. He would not give me explanations of
the very long delays and finally quit answering my email or returning my
calls. Terry has monthly CD only specials and has better prices.
Yes, Beemer did announce for many shows. Even though I am used to hearing
him as announcer, I still sometimes find myself wondering why the Lone
Ranger is announcing himself.
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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 01:48:56 -0400
From: Craig E Peterson <cp1133@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: William Warfield
On Monday, we lost the great singer, William Warfield. I've always been
a big fan of his but have not run across any OTR programs that featured
him. Does anyone know of any? That Ol' Man River--he keeps on rollin'
along!
Craig Peterson
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