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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2015 : Issue 96
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
This week in radio history 15-21 Nov [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
old time radio convention in April p [ "Walden Hughes" <waldenhughes@yeste ]
This week in radio history 22-28 Nov [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
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Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 13:41:24 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 15-21 November
11/15
1926 Network radio was born. Twenty four stations carried the first
broadcast from the National Broadcasting Company. The program was a gala
four and a half hour broadcast from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New
York City.
11/18
1307 The story of William Tell shooting the apple off of his young
son's noggin is said to have taken place on this day.
(If it hadn't been for Tell there would have been no opera, if there had
been no opera there would have been no overture, if there had been no
overture the Lone Ranger wouldn't have had the theme music we know.
That's a joke son, I say that's a joke -ed).
11/20
1929 - The first broadcast of The Rise of the Goldbergs, with Gertrude
Berg as Molly, was heard on the NBC Blue network. Later, the title would
be shortened to The Goldbergs. Mrs. Berg, incidentally, wrote the first
scripts for the 15-minute program and starred in the show -- for $75 a
week. ($993 in 2012 dollars). The program continued until 1945 (it
returned for one season in 1949-1950). Gertrude Berg entertained
audiences with New York style, motherly phrases like, "Button up your
neck. It's cold outside."
11/21
1938 WBOE in Cleveland, OH became the first school operated radio
station (owned by a municipality) to receive a license from the FCC.
WBOE went on the air as a 500 watt AM station and later became an FM
station.
1938 The first broadcast of Central City was heard. It was an
adventure mystery show set at the newspaper in, you guessed it, Central
City. Elspeth Eric played the part of crime reporter Emily Olson; and
Van Heflin was crime reporter Bob Shellenberger (later, the part was
played by Myron McCormick). Central City aired until 1941.
1944 "Happy trails to you, until we meet [removed]" The Roy Rogers
Show was first heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Singing along
with Roy (The King of the Cowboys'), were the Whippoorwills and The Sons
of the Pioneers.
Joe
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Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 13:42:49 -0500
From: "Walden Hughes" <waldenhughes@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: old time radio convention in April produce by
REPS
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Hi everybody,
REPS will host there Showcase on Friday 4-15-156 through Sunday 4-17-166 at
the Belview Coast hotel in Belview WA [removed]
<[removed]; REPS will be updating there web site soon
and facebook page. So far the special guest are Beverly Washburn from the
Jack Benny show, Stuffy Singer from Jack Benny, Gloria McMillan from Our
Miss Brooks, Tommy Cook from Red Ryder. Terry Moore from Red Ryder and Paul
Carnegie from the Green Hornet. REPS will give Terry Moore there Life Time
achievement award Sunday morning. John and Larry Gassman will interview
Paul Carnegie about his career on the Green Hornet and working in sound
effects at WXYZ. This is the Green Hornet 80s birthday and the club will
produce a re-creation. We will have a Saturday night bariety show
featureing highlights from the great shows of radio. We have other invites
to other guest and will be anounceing them soon. REPS will be celebrating
it 25 birthday at the Showcase. Take care,
Walden Hughes
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Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 13:41:42 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 22-28 Nov
11/22
1906 Delegates attending the Berlin Radiotelegraphic Conference in
Germany voted to use SOS (... ...) as the letters for the new
international signal. The international use of "SOS" was ratified in
1908. Its meaning? No, not "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls" as many
believe. Its only meaning was as a distress signal, quick to transmit by
Morse code and not easily misread. It is not an acronym. Incidentally,
how did SOS pads come to use the same initials? They're named after a
patented process, Soap on Steel.
11/23
1929 Shirley Booth and Ed Gardner were married on this day. Miss
Booth. She and her husband played Miss Duffy and Archie on Duffy's Tavern.
1958 One of the last drama programs on radio debuted. It was unusual
in that it followed the TV show of the same name. Have Gun Will Travel
was broadcast on CBS and starred John Dehner as Paladin.
11/24
1937 Music from the Raymor Ballroom in Boston, Massachusetts was
beamed coast to coast on NBC. The special guests during this broadcast
were Glenn Miller and his orchestra.
11/25
1920 The first play by play coverage of a football game was broadcast
by WTAW in College Station, TX. Texas University beat the Aggies of
Texas A&M, 7 3.
1944 CBS presented The FBI in Peace and War for the first time. It
became one of the longest running crime shows on radio lasting 14 years.
1945 A spoof of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic, [removed] Pinafore, was
broadcast on The Fred Allen Show. The spoof was titled, The Brooklyn
Pinafore. Joining actress Shirley Booth in the skit was baseball great
Leo 'The Lip' Durocher.
1960 Radio actors were put out of work when CBS axed five serials
(soap operas) from the airwaves. We said so long to The Second Mrs.
Burton (after 14 years), Young Doctor Malone, Whispering Streets (after
8 years), Right to Happiness (after 21 years) and Ma Perkins (after 27
wonderful years.) In 1940, the high point for these radio programs,
there were as many as 45 on the air each day!
11/26
1945 Bride and Groom, debuted on the ABC network. It is estimated that
1,000 newly wed couples were interviewed on the program before it left
the airwaves in 1950.
11/27
1930 Broadcasting from "...the little theatre off Times Square,"
according to the show's introduction, The First Nighter was first heard.
The program, which actually originated from Chicago, then from
Hollywood, aired for 23 years and featured dramas and comedies.
11/28
1932 Groucho Marx performed on radio for the first time.
Joe
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