Subject: [removed] Digest V2006 #111
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Date: 4/22/2006 4:19 AM
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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2006 : Issue 111
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  79 Wistful Vista                      [ John Mayer <mayer@[removed]; ]
  This week in radio history 23-29 Apr  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  4-22 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]

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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:25:04 +0000
From: John Mayer <mayer@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  79 Wistful Vista

David Ballarotto <alla@[removed];wrote:

 > They lived at 79 Wistful Vista, but here comes the tricky part.
 > Their house was located at the corner of 14th and Oak.

Thanks, David. I don't feel so bad about being confused now.

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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:37:45 +0000
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 23-29 April

 From Those Were The Days --

4/24

1949 - Dick Powell starred in Richard Diamond, Private Detective on NBC. 
The show stayed on the air for four years.

1955 - X-Minus One, a show for science fiction fans, was first heard on NBC.

4/25

1938 - Your Family and Mine, a radio serial, was first broadcast.

4/27

1921 - Weather broadcasts were heard for the first time on radio when WEW 
in St. Louis, MO aired weather news.

1931 - NBC presented Lum and Abner for the first time.

1932 - The Texaco fire chief, Ed Wynn, was heard on Texaco Star Theater for 
the first time. Wynn, a popular vaudeville performer, demanded a live 
audience to react to his humor if he was to make the switch to radio. The 
network consented and Wynn became radio's first true superstar.

1937 - The initial broadcast of Lorenzo Jones was heard over NBC.

4/28

1947 - Studio One on CBS was first broadcast. The show was full of great 
stars, but no sponsors. CBS dropped Studio One after a year on radio.

Joe

-- Visit my homepage: [removed]~[removed] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:40:47 +0000 From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; To: <[removed]@[removed]; Subject: 4-22 births/deaths April 22nd births 04-22-1887 - James Norman Hall - Colfax, IA - d. 7-6-1951 writer: "Words at War" 04-22-1900 - Joan Blaine - Fort Dodge, IA - d. 4-19-1949 actor: Joan Houston "Tale of Today"; Mary Marlin "Story of Mary Marlin" 04-22-1902 - John W. Vandercook - London, England - d. 1-6-1963 commentator: "Newsroom of the Air/News of the World" 04-22-1905 - Ed Ludes - d. 7-xx-1987 sound effects: "Ozzie and Harriet"; "Amos 'n' Andy"; "Jack Benny Show" 04-22-1906 - Eddie Albert - Rock Island, IL - d. 5-26-2005 actor: Walter Mitty "Secret Life of Walter Mitty"; "Eddie Albert Show" 04-22-1909 - Ralph Byrd - Dayton, OH - d. 8-18-1952 singer, actor: Local and Hollywood radio 04-22-1916 - Yehudi Menuhin - NYC - d. 3-12-1999 classical violinist: "New York Philharmonic"; "Pause that Refreshes" 04-22-1920 - Hal March - San Francisco, CA - d. 1-19-1970 comedian: Matt Henshaw "December Bride"; Mr. Cook "Too Many Cooks" 04-22-1921 - Charlotte Lawrence - California - d. 10-20-1993 actor: Stacy McGill "Advs. of Christopher Wells"; Reba Britten "Just Plain Bill" 04-22-1921 - Vivian Dandridge - Cleveland, OH - d. xx-xx-1991 writer: "The Beulah Show" 04-22-1922 - Charlie Mingus - Nogales, AZ - d. 1-5-1979 jazz bass player: "Here's to Veterans" 04-22-1924 - Bill Simmons - d. 1-24-2005 southern gospel musician: (Light Crust Doughboys) April 2nd deaths 01-09-1913 - Richard Nixon - Yorba Linda, CA - d. 4-22-1994 [removed] president: "Image Minorities"; "Kennedy-Nixon Debates" 02-04-1901 - Tom McKnight - d. 4-22-1963 producer, director, writer: "Beulah Show"; "Gibson Family" 02-22-1908 - John Mills - North Elmham, England - d. 4-22-2005 actor: "A Christmas Carol"; "Charlie Chaplin" 03-01-1885 - Lionel Atwill - Croydon, England - d. 4-22-1946 singer: "Eveready Hour" 03-09-1902 - Will Geer - Franfort, IN - d. 4-22-1978 actor: Penny "Bright Horizon" 03-12-1899 - Amparo Iturbi - Valencia, Spain - d. 4-22-1969 concert Pianist: (Jose's sister) "Concert Hall" 04-20-1924 - Patricia Peardon - d. 4-22-1993 actor: Mary Aldrich "Aldrich Family"; Joan Worthington "Orphans of Divorce" 08-08-1906 - Joe DuVal - Wisconsin - d. 4-22-1966 actor: Professor Wiz the Owl "Cinnamon Bear", Big Town" 09-15-1904 - Tom Conway - St. Petersburg, Russia - d. 4-22-1967 actor: Sherlock Holmes "Sherlock Holmes"; Simon Templar "The Saint" 10-13-1891 - Irene Rich - Buffalo, NY - d. 4-22-1988 actor: Faith Chandler "Dear John"; Irene Davis "Lady Counsellor" 10-30-1924 - Norman Bird - Coalville, England - d. 4-22-2005 actor: Major Burnaby "The Sittaford Mystery" 11-10-1907 - Jane Froman - St. Louis, MO - d. 4-22-1980 singer: "Florsheim Frolic"; "Bromo Seltzer Hour"; "Gulf Musical Playhouse" 11-16-1894 - Ruth Cornell Woodman - d. 4-22-1970 creator, writer: "Death Valley Days"; "Cavalcade of America" 12-28-1903 - Earl "Fatha" Hines - Duquesne, PA - d. 4-22-1983 bandleader: "Band Remotes"; "Chamber Music of Lower Basin Street" xx-xx-xxxx - Dr. Howard W. Haggard - d. 4-22-1959 alcoholism expert: "Devils, Drugs and Doctors" Ron Sayles Milwaukee, Wisconsin -------------------------------- End of [removed] Digest V2006 Issue #111 ********************************************* Copyright [removed] Communications, York, PA; All Rights Reserved, including republication in any form. If you enjoy this list, please consider financially supporting it: [removed] For Help: [removed]@[removed] To Unsubscribe: [removed]@[removed] To Subscribe: [removed]@[removed] or see [removed] For Help with the Archive Server, send the command ARCHIVE HELP in the SUBJECT of a message to [removed]@[removed] To contact the listmaster, mail to listmaster@[removed] To Send Mail to the list, simply send to [removed]@[removed]