Subject: [removed] Digest V2008 #285
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Date: 12/15/2008 2:11 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2008 : Issue 285
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      12-13 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      van johnson 1916-2008                 [ Afanofoldradio@[removed] ]
      Stephen Youngkin & Peter Lorre        [ Ken Greenwald <kgradio@[removed]; ]
      Chuck Shaden                          [ Scott Livingston <sdlivingston@yaho ]
      This week in radio history 14-20 Dec  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      The Orson Welles Show                 [ Peter Boe <boe5650@[removed]; ]
      12-14 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      12-15 births/deaths                   [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Radio station management 101          [ <otrbuff@[removed]; ]

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    Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:52:19 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  12-13 births/deaths

    December 13th deaths

    12-13-1887 - Alvin York - Pall Mall, TN - d. 12-2-1964
    world war I hero: "We the People"; "What Are We Fighting For?"
    12-13-1890 - Marc Connelly - McKeesport, PA - d. 12-21-1980
    writer: "Free Company"; "Security Workshop"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    12-13-1894 - Olin Landick - d. 3-26-1972
    actor: Cassandra Drinkwater "Cousin Cassie"
    12-13-1897 - Drew Pearson - Evanston, IL - d. 9-1-1969
    investigative reporter: "Listen America"; "Drew Pearson Comments"
    12-13-1901 - Jay Jostyn - Milwaukee, WI - d. 6-25-1976
    actor: Max Tilley "Life of Mary Sothern"; Mr, District Attorney "Mr.
    District Attorney"
    12-13-1904 - George Baxter - Paris, France - d. 9-10-1976
    announcer: "Grand Central Station"; "The Career of Alice Blair"
    12-13-1906 - H. C. Danby - Hull England - d. 9-xx-1975
    author: "Remember It All"
    12-13-1910 - Lillian Roth - Boston, MA - d. 5-12-1980
    singer, speaker: "Pleasant Sunday Afternoon"
    12-13-1910 - Van Heflin - Walter, OK - d. 7-23-1971
    actor: Bob Drake "Betty and Bob"; "Philip Marlowe "Advs. of Philip
    Marlowe"
    12-13-1912 - Herb Sheldon - Connecticut - d. 10-27-1964
    announcer, host: "Honeymoon in New York"; "Luncheon at the Latin
    Quarter"
    12-13-1913 - Archie Moore - Benoit, MS - d. 12-9-1998
    light heavyweight boxing champion: "Tops in Sports"
    12-13-1913 - Jimmy Carroll - NYC - d. 3-19-1972
    singer: "Pot O' Gold"
    12-13-1914 - Larry Parks - Olathe, KS - d. 4-13-1975
    actor: "Kraft Music Hall"; "Faith for Tomorrow"; "Guest Star"
    12-13-1914 - Tiger Haynes - Fredriksted, St. Croix - d. 2-5-1994
    guitarist: (The Three Flames) "Scout About Town"; "Peter Donald Show"
    12-13-1915 - Mark Stevens - Cleveland, OH - d. 9-15-1994
    actor: "This Is Hollywood"; "Cavalcade of America"; "Suspense"
    12-13-1917 - David Street - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-3-1971
    actor, singer: "Music Depreciation"
    12-13-1917 - Wesley Tuttle - Lamar, CO - d. 9-29-2003
    country singer: "Wesley Tuttle and His Coon Hunters"
    12-13-1920 - Don Taylor - Freeport, PA - d. 12-29-1998
    actor: "Indiana School of the Sky"; "Family Theatre"; "Hollywood Star
    Preview"
    12-13-1925 - Elleen Nilsson - Wichita Falls, KS
    singer: (Nilsson Twins) "Furlough Fun"
    12-13-1925 - Elsa Nilsson - Wichita Falls, KS
    singer: (Nilsson Twins) "Furlough Fun"
    12-13-1926 - Carl Erskine - Anderson, IN
    baseball pitcher: "Baseball: An Action History"; "Dr. Norman Vincent
    Peale"
    12-13-1939 - Moe Keale - Niihau, HI - d. 4-15-2002
    local disc jockey

    December 13th deaths

    02-03-1918 - Stanley Earl Cowan - NYC - d. 12-13-1991
    director: "Club Hollywood"
    02-15-1908 - Hugh Wedlock, Jr. - d. 12-13-1993
    writer: "Jack Benny Program"; "Lum and Abner"; "That's My Pop"
    02-23-1913 - Jon Hall - Fresno, CA - d. 12-13-1979
    actor: "Texaco Star Theatre"; "Silver Theatre"; "Screen Guild Theatre"
    02-27-1873 - Enrico Caruso - Naples, Italy - d. 8-2-1921
    tenor: On 12-13-1910 made experimental broadcast with Lee DeForest
    03-17-1916 - Mollie Hardwick - Manchester, England - d. 12-13-2003
    author: "Madam, Will You Walk"; "Casting the Ruins"
    03-23-1891 - Dr. [removed] DeHaan - Zeeland, MI - d. 12-13-1965
    evengelist: "Radio Bible Class"
    04-18-1904 - Pigmeat Markham - Durhan, N - d. 12-13-1981
    comedian: ("order in the court ' cuz here come da judge) "Jubilee"
    05-02-1916 - Robert Grapperhaus - d. 12-13-1966
    sound effects: "One Man's Family"; "Fitch Bandwagon"; "Duffy's Tavern"
    07-18-1908 - Martha Mears - Mexico, MO - d. 12-13-1986
    singer: "G. I. Laffs"
    07-19-1906 - "Tiny" Hill - Sullivan, IL - d. 12-13-1971
    orchestra leader: "Tiny" Hill and His Orchestra"
    08-08-1904 - Ray Buffum - d. 12-13-1980
    writer, director: "A Man Named Jordan"; "Rogue's Gallery"
    09-06-1889 - John Charles Thomas - Meyersdale, PA - d. 12-13-1960
    singer: "John Charles Thomas Program"; "Westinghouse Program"
    09-17-1914 - Charles Isaacs - Winnipeg, Canada - d. 12-13-2002
    witer: "Al Pearce and His Gang"; "The Texaco Star Theatre"
    09-28-1913 - Alice Marble - Beckworth, CA - d. 12-13-1990
    tennis player: "Information Please"
    11-24-1905 - Harry Barris - NYC - d. 12-13-1962
    singer (member of The Rhythm Boys) "Paul Whiteman Presents"
    12-07-1908 - Beatrice Churchill - d. 12-13-2006
    actor: Betty Drake "Betty and Bob"

    Ron

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    Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:52:34 -0500
    From: Afanofoldradio@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  van johnson 1916-2008
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    Van Johnson, who appeared on many radio shows  including the Lux Radio
    Theatre among others, has died in Rhode Island at the  age of 92.
    ed kienzler springfield illinois  _afanofoldradio@[removed]_
    (mailto:afanofoldradio@[removed])

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    Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:59:09 -0500
    From: Ken Greenwald <kgradio@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Stephen Youngkin & Peter Lorre
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    Years and years ago, Stephen Youngkin came to PPB to research Peter Lorre's
    "life" in radio.
    I was glad to supply whatever info on Lorre we had, and radio shows Lorre had
    done.
    At that time, he was writing "THE FILMS OF PETER LORRE."
    Stephen spent months at PPB doing research.
    What was wonderful was to sit with Stephen and listen to him talk about
    Lorre's life.
    Fascinating tales of a talented genius who was not only a superb actor, but
    also a film director.
    Look up his film "Der Verloren" or The Lost One. He directed AND acted in it.
    I believe it is available on DVD.

    When I was a film student at UCLA, Arthur Ripley (writer/director) was
    teaching a class.
    He would bring in various famous guests he knew to talk to us. One of them was
    Peter Lorre.
    The impression Lorre made on me was that he was a brilliant and subtle wit,
    who knew perfectly well how to tell a story.
    His intelligence and how he expressed himself was in no way condescending or
    preachy.
    He really knew what he was about.
    And he made us constantly laugh at his humor.

    I have found that, although much has been written about Lorre, the best has
    been from Stephen Youngkin.
    Do look up Stephens books and you will be delighted by them.

    Ken Greenwald

    Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass.
    _122008

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    Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:59:30 -0500
    From: Scott Livingston <sdlivingston@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Chuck Shaden

    Chuck Shaden did a multi part program with Fibber McGee where they were
    dialing in old programs from the past on Fibbers "Super Hedrodine" Radio. Can
    anyone tell me the date, name, how many parts were made and a possible
    download location on the net?

    Many thanks
    Scott Livingston

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    Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:59:40 -0500
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 14-20 December

     From Those Were The Days --

    12/14

    1953 - Fred Allen returned from semi-retirement to narrate Prokofiev's
    classic, Peter and the Wolf, on the Bell Telephone Hour on NBC.

    12/17

    1936 - Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen kidded around with his pal, Charlie
    McCarthy (who was a bit wooden, we [removed]), for the first time on
    radio. The two debuted on The Rudy Vallee Show on NBC. Soon, Bergen
    became one of radio's hottest properties, and was called Vallee's
    greatest talent discovery.

    12/19

     From The Today in History, NY Times --

    1932 -- the British Broadcasting Corporation began transmitting overseas
    with its Empire Service to Australia.

    Joe

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    Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:06:10 -0500
    From: Peter Boe <boe5650@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  The Orson Welles Show

    Hi gang!

    I have a few episodes of what is called "The Orson Welles
    Show".  The eps I have are from '41.

    They are 30 minutes in length and include skits, mini-plays,
    poetry, and various famous guests of the the day.

    I'm wondering how many
    of these shows are extant, and if there is a place to get them
    on the web for free.

    many thanks, and happy holidays!

    pjb

    [ADMINISTRIVIA: We posted an episode of the second incarnation of Welles'
    "Radio Almanac" series a while back on the Nostalgic Rumblings podcast - go
    to:

    [removed]

       ...to listen to the show.  --cfs3]

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    Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:06:38 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  12-14 births/deaths

    December 14th births

    12-14-1884 - Jane Cowl - Boston, MA - d. 6-22-1950
    actor: "Great Plays"; "Brownstone Theatre"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    12-14-1893 - Carl Brisson - Copenhagen, Denmark - d. 9-26-1958
    singer, actor: "A Voice In the Night"
    12-14-1894 - Theo Goetz - d. 12-29-1972
    actor: Papa Bauer "The Guiding Light"
    12-14-1898 - Lillian Randolph - Louisville, KY - d. 9-12-1980
    actor: Birdie Lee Coggins "Great Gildersleeve"; Sapphire's Mama "Amos
    'n' Andy"
    12-14-1899 - DeFord Bailey - Smith County, TN - d. 7-2-1982
    harmonica soloist: "WSM's Barn Dance"; "Grand Ole Opry"
    12-14-1899 - James Kelly - NYC - d. 5-13-1961
    actor: Mike Clancy "Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons"
    12-14-1903 - Harry Birrell - d. 6-6-1995
    disk jockey: WBVP Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
    12-14-1909 - "Symphony Sid" Torin - NYC - d. 9-21-1984
    disk jockey specializing in jazz. Worked for several New York stations
    12-14-1910 - Erskine Johnson - Racine, WI - d. 6-14-1984
    columnist: "Hollywood News"; "Let's Talk Hollywood"
    12-14-1911 - Spike Jones - Long Beach, CA - d. 5-1-1965
    bandleader: "Bob Burns, The Arkansas Traveler"; "Spike Jones Show"
    12-14-1912 - Gurney Bell - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-26-1976
    singer: (Member Sportsmen Quartet) "Jack Benny Program"
    12-14-1912 - Morey Amsterdam - Chicago, IL - d. 10-29-1996
    comedian: "Morey Amsterdan Show"
    12-14-1915 - Dan Dailey - NYC - d. 10-16-1978
    singer, actor: "King's Men"; "Philip Morris Playhouse"
    12-14-1915 - Jerry Daniels - d. 11-7-1995
    singer: (Member of the Ink Spots) "The Four Ink Spots"; "Let's Go
    Nightclubbing"
    12-14-1919 - Shirley Jackson - San Francisco, CA - d. 8-8-1965
    writer: "NBC Presents: Short Story"
    12-14-1927 - Richard Cassilly - Washington, D. C. - d. 1-30-1998
    tenor: "Metropolitan Opera"
    12-14-1932 - George Furth - Chicago, IL
    actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
    12-14-1934 - Johnny Moore - d. 12-30-1998
    lead singer: (Member of The Drifters) "Camel Rock and Roll Party"
    12-14-1939 - John Baxter - Sydney, Australia
    script writer: "Revolution 24 Times a Second"; "Kaleidoscope"
    12-14-1944 - Bill Garner - Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
    writer: "Locked Room"
    12-14-1947 - Patty Duke - Elmhurst, NY
    actor: "Zero Hour"

    December 14th deaths

    01-14-1906 - William Bendix - NYC - d. 12-14-1964
    actor: Chester A. Riley "Life of Riley"
    01-17-1874 - Edna Wallace Hopper - San Francisco, CA - d. 12-14-1959
    Gave beauty tips on the networks 1930-1932
    02-25-1914 - John Arlott - Basingstoke, England - d. 12-14-1991
    BBC radio cricket commentator
    02-26-1875 - Emma Dunn - Cheshire, England - d. 12-14-1966
    actor: "The Eveready Hour"
    03-11-1909 - Ramona - Lockland, OH - d. 12-14-1972
    singer, pianist: "Kraft Music Hall"; "Paul Whiteman's Musical Varities"
    04-18-1929 - Walt Levinsky - New Jersey - d. 12-14-1999
    clarinetist: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra; Benny Goodman and His
    Orchestra
    04-20-1897 - Gregory Ratoff - St. Petersburg, Russia - d. 12-14-1960
    panelist: "Information, Please"
    05-25-1925 - Jeanne Crain - Barstow, CA - d. 12-14-2003
    actor: "Screen Guild Players"; "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Hallmark Playhouse"
    06-04-1906 - Richard Whorf - Winthrop, MA - d. 12-14-1966
    actor: "Cavalcade of America"; "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Jack Benny
    Program"
    06-29-1911 - Milt Josefsberg - NYC - d. 12-14-1987
    writer: "Jack Benny Program"; "Bob Hope Show"
    07-12-1927 - Conte Candoli - Mishawaka, IN - d. 12-14-2001
    trumpeter: "Artistry in Rhythm"
    07-18-1908 - Lupe Velez - San Luis Potosi, Mexico - d. 12-14-1944
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Speed Show"
    07-20-1890 - Verna Felton - Salinas, CA - d. 12-14-1966
    actor: Blossom Blimp "Sealtest Village Store"; Liz Pierce "Judy Canova
    Show"
    07-23-1894 - Arthur Treacher - Brighton, England - d. 12-14-1975
    actor: "Philco Radio Playhouse"; "Philip Morris Playhouse on Broadway"
    08-02-1905 - Myrna Loy - Raidersburg, MT - d. 12-14-1993
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    08-03-1885 - Arthur Sinclair - Dublin, Ireland - d. 12-14-1951
    actor: John A. Considine "Jumbo Fire Chief Program"
    08-06-1903 - Henry Burbig - d. 12-14-1980
    dialect comedian: "Burbig's Syncopated History"; "Vitaphone Hour"
    08-08-1896 - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - Washington, [removed] - d. 12-14-1953
    novelist: "Stars in the Air"
    08-29-1924 - Dinah Washington - Tuscaloosa, AL - d. 12-14-1963
    blues singer: "Jubilee"; "Bob Hope Show"; "One Night Stand"
    09-23-1893 - Louis Sorin - NYC - d. 12-14-1961
    actor: Pan Pancho "Cisco Kid"
    10-08-1902 - Gladys Bagwil - d. 12-14-1969
    blues singer: Hot Springs, Arkansas
    10-10-1911 - Marion Shockley - Kansas City, MO - d. 12-14-1981
    actor: Rosemary Levy "Abie's Irish Rose"; Nikki Porter "Advs. of
    Ellery Queen"
    11-07-1913 - Margorie Anderson - London, England - d. 12-14-1999
    disc jockey: "Forces Favourites"; "Woman's Hour"; "Home for the Day"
    11-11-1918 - Stubby Kaye - NYC - d. 12-14-1997
    comic, singer, actor: "The Heartbeat of Broadway"
    11-16-1919 - Marion Bell - St. Louis, MO - d. 12-14-1997
    actor, singer: "The Railroad Hour"
    12-01-1892 - Charlie Bachman - Chicago, IL - d. 12-14-1985
    football coach: "Football Predictions"

    Ron

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    Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:06:45 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  12-15 births/deaths

    December 15th births

    12-15-1873 - Harry Humphrey - San Francisco, CA - d. 4-1-1947
    actor: Old Ranger "Death Valley Days"; Horace "Ma and Pa"
    12-15-1883 - Marion S. Barney - San Francisco, CA - d. 4-xx-1968
    actor: "Red Davis"; "Gangbusters"; "We, The People"
    12-15-1888 - Maxwell Anderson - Atlantic, PA - d. 2-28-1959
    writer: "Free Company"; "Keep 'Em Rolling"; "O'Neill Cycle"
    12-15-1891 - A. P. Carter - Poor Valley, VA - d. 11-7-1960
    singer: (Carter Family) "Grand Ole Opry"
    12-15-1896 - Betty Smith - NYC - d. 1-17-1972
    author: "Studio One"; "Hallmark Playhouse"
    12-15-1901 - Gail Bonney - Columbus, OH - d. 12-7-1984
    actor: "Family Theatre"; "Joan Davis Time"; "NBC University Theatre"
    12-15-1904 - George Lessner - d. 5-12-1997
    composer: "The Nightingale and the  Rose"
    12-15-1907 - Bob Hawk - Creston, IA - d. 7-4-1989
    quizmaster: "Take It or Leave It"; "Thanks to the Yanks"; "Bob Hawk
    Show"
    12-15-1915 - Margaret Hayes - Baltimore, MD - d. 1-26-1977
    actor: "Silver Theatre"
    12-15-1916 - Buddy Cole - Irving, IL - d. 11-5-1964
    musician: (Buddy Cole Trio) "Ginny Simms Show"; "Hollywood Showcase"
    12-15-1916 - Richard Powell - Cincinnati, OH - d. 10-20-1996
    script writer: "Topper"; "Dick Powell Show"
    12-15-1917 - Raymond Morgan - Utah - d. 1-18-1975
    announcer: "Chandu, the Magician"; "Murder at Midnight"
    12-15-1918 - Jeff Chandler - Brooklyn, NY - d. 6-17-1961
    actor: Michael Shayne, "Michael Shayne, Detective"; Philip Boynton,
    "Our Miss Brooks"
    12-15-1925 - Alfred Bradley - London, England - d. 4-1-1991
    read and selected scripts for the BBC

    December 15th deaths

    01-14-1899 - Carlos P. Romulo - Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines - d.
    12-15-1985
    diplomat: "Information Please"
    01-15-1913 - Stephen Courtleigh - NYC - d. 12-15-1967
    actor: Lamont Cranston/Shadow "The Shadow"
    01-18-1915 - Bob Mosher - d. 12-15-1972
    writer: "Amos 'n' Andy"; "Henry Morgan Show"; "Harry Von Zell Show"
    01-28-1910 - Arnold Moss - Brooklyn, NY - d. 12-15-1989
    actor: Philip Cameron "Against the Storm"; Reed Bannister "Big Sister"
    02-15-1919 - Frank Behrens - Sheboygan, WI - d. 12-15-1986
    actor: Billie "Billie the Brownie"; Jack Armstrong "Jack Armstrong"
    03-01-1904 - Glenn Miller - Clarinda, IA - d. 12-15-1944
    bandleader: "Moonlight Serenade"; "USO Matinee"
    05-02-1918 - Frank Milano - d. 12-15-1962
    animal sounds: "Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders"
    05-03-1907 - Degar Lustgarten - Manchester, England - d. 12-15-1978
    author: "The Burden Mystery"
    05-21-1904 - Thomas "Fats" Waller - NYC - d. 12-15-1943
    pianist, singer: "Columbia Variety Hour"; "Saturday Night Swing Club"
    06-03-1904 - Jan Peerce - NYC - d. 12-15-1984
    singer: "Music Hall of the Air"; "A & P Gypsies"; "Golden Treasury of
    Song"
    07-01-1899 - Charles Laughton - Scarborough, England - d. 12-15-1962
    actor: "Three Ring Time"; "Columbia Presents Corwin"; "Blue Ribbon Town"
    07-18-1903 - Chill Wills - Seagoville, TX - d. 12-15-1978
    actor: "Armed Forces Radio Theatre"; "Dinner Bell Round-Up Time"
    08-03-1902 - Irma Glen - Chicago, IL - d. 12-15-1982
    organist: "Irma Glen Lovable Music"; "Vic and Sade"
    09-11-1895 - Harry Tobias - NYC - d. 12-15-1994
    songwriter: "Bud's Bandwagon"
    09-25-1911 - Lew Davies - Ashland, KY - d. 12-15-1968
    composer: "The Cancer Quack"
    10-09-1913 - John Guedel - Portland, IN - d. 12-15-2001
    producer: "You Bet Your Life"; "People Are Funny"; "Pillsbury House
    Party"
    10-13-1885 - Harry Hershfield - Cedar Rapids, IA - d. 12-15-1974
    comedian: "Stop Me If You Heard This One"; "Can You Top This?"
    11-11-1915 - William Proxmire - Lake Forest, IL - d. 12-15-2005
    [removed] senator: "Meet the Press"
    12-02-1910 - Sidney Marshall - d. 12-15-1977
    writer: "Man Called X"; "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"
    12-05-1901 - Walt Disney - Chicago, IL - d. 12-15-1966
    actor: Mickey Mouse "Mickey Mouse Theatre of the Air"

    Deaths in November 2008

    06-07-1933 - Herb Score - Rosedale, NY - d. 11-9-2008
    baseball broadcaster: Cleveland Indians
    05-31-1921 - Howard Reig - NYC - d. 11-10-2008
    newscaster, announcer: "The Music Builders"; "The Falcon"
    03-04-1932 - Miriam Makeba - Johannesburg, South Africa - d. 11-10-2008
    click singer: "The World of Folk Music"
    01-17-1914 - Irving Brecher - NYC - d. 11-17-2008
    writer, producer: "Community Sing"; "The Life of Riley"
    05-11-1919 - John Michael Hayes - Worcester, MA - d. 11-19-2008
    writer: "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"; "Twelve Players"; "Sam Spade"
    xx-xx-1918 - Alan Woods - The Bronx, NY - d. 11-27-2008

    Ron
    writer: "The Abbott and Costello Show"

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    Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:06:53 -0500
    From: <otrbuff@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Radio station management 101

    Even though I never trained for the post, I think I've become a radio
    station manager in absentia.  Recently on this forum I deplored the
    deteriorating circumstances in which our little burg finds itself in dealing
    with Clear Channel Communications.  CCC dominates the Louisville market by
    owning 6 or 8 radio stations, a condition prevalent in scores of
    municipalities around the country.  I noted that CCC places most of its eggs
    here in the WHAS basket, the traditional 50,000-watt leader of the pack, and
    gives the remainder of its local empire short shift.

    One of those also-rans, WKJK, is the CBS affiliate.  Sometimes we get CBS;
    sometimes we don't.  I assume when you can pick up the WHAS signal on WKJK,
    Clear Channel is either duplicating its leading station because (a) it's
    more profitable to do so or (b) somebody fell asleep at the switch.

    After four or five consecutive days of hearing WHAS broadcast on WKJK,
    including the WHAS local news at the top and bottom of each hour, plus some
    WHAS local programs, I finally called in to the switchboard today to ask
    what had happened to CBS.  The receptionist answered the phone "Clear
    Channel" which told me she was serving every station they owned locally.
    She answered my question ("What has happened to CBS?") with:  "What
    station?"  I told her WKJK.  She advised that she would find out and put me
    on hold.

    To my surprise she was back in a moment:  "The person who's in charge of
    WKJK said CBS News is heard at the top of every hour."  I explained that
    this was impossible since WKJK had been broadcasting WHAS news at the top of
    every hour for days.  She replied that she would "pass the word along."

    At the top of the next hour, CBS was restored and has been airing at all
    subsequent hours since.  I related this incident to my wife.  "Why am I the
    only person in a city of a million who told them they needed to throw the
    switch?" I asked.  My spouse serenely answered, "Because, dear, you're the
    only one listening."

    Touche.

    Jim Cox

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