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[removed] Digest				Volume 96 : Issue 281

Table Of Contents: 

	 Golden Anniversery
	 Re: otr Digest V96 #279
	 Re: Clear Channel Radio
	 H-e-e-l-p  I  a-m  d-r-i-f-t-i-n-g ! ! !
	 Re: Mike Wallace interview (fwd)
	 Re: clear-channel KFI-LA
	 Judith Fisher

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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 15:14:33 -0500 (EST)
From: SAH@[removed]
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   In just 2 days Denver Colorado's own John Rayburn will be completing
   50 years in broadcasting.  Our salutes of congratulations should be
   directed to this consummate professional and swell person.  He has
   projects to continue on the cutting edge into the next millenium and
   we should all wish John the best.  Well done on your Golden Anniversery!
   + + +                                                           + + +

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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 15:25:58 +0000
From: "David .L Greenfield" <daveg49@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: otr Digest V96 #279
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otr-request@[removed] wrote:
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> otr Digest                              Volume 96 : Issue 279
> 
> Table Of Contents:
> 
>          Re: [removed] Digest V96 #259
>          WFUV New York
>          Remember WENN
>          assorted stuff re:New Digest
>          Re: WENN/KFI
>          Jack Benny - Missing show's ending
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 20:08:01 -0400
> From: RCapps0013@[removed]
> To: [removed]@[removed]
> Subject: Re: [removed] Digest V96 #259
> Message-ID: <960811200800_257088889@[removed]>
> 
> Larry--
> 
> I saw your post on the OTR radio digest.  Would you be
> interested in the following: 45 rpm single Coral orange label
> Record No. 9-61338  "This is your Bed" / "The Voice Coach"
> VG.  $[removed] postpaid.
> 
> Bob of Northridge
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 21:20:24 -0400
> From: Kubelski@[removed]
> To: [removed]@[removed]
> Subject: WFUV New York
> Message-ID: <960811212023_176620946@[removed]>
> 
> Did anyone catch the beginning of Saturday, August 10's WFUV-FM, Bronx, NY
> broadcast of Old Time Radio.  I tuned in about five minutes late and missed
> the intro.  They were broadcasting a "Green Hornet" episode in which a murder
> escapes from jail, disguises himself as the Hornet and then kills the judge
> who convicted him.  The Hornet proceeds to clear his name and send the
> afforementioned felon back where he belongs.
> 
> Any hint on title or date from anyone out there?
> 
> Best, Sean Dougherty
> Kubelski@[removed]
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 22:05:27 -0400
> From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
> To: [removed]@[removed]
> Subject: Remember WENN
> Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
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> 
> >1. What has happened to the actor playing Victor Comstock (WENN's boss)?
> >He has been written out of at least two new shows recently, ostensibly
> >being in Europe covering the war.
> >
> 
> I suspect that he had a stage commitment. I think the episode in which he
> left the station was the last in the first series (since they were not sure
> of its success). Then when more episodes were made, he possibly had another
> temporary project which only allowed him to film snippets in which he would
> appear.
> 
> I do know that most of those actors are stage actors more than film actors.
> And it is possible that is why some are missing from time to time.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
> Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]
> COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041
> AOL: JimWidner
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 03:24:42 -0400 (EDT)
> From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
> To: airwavesOTR <[removed]@[removed]>
> Subject: assorted stuff re:New Digest
> Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>
> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
> 
>         Just back after 8 days - great to see the digest back up and running!
> #1 Bonneville (or as we called those cheerful yellow boxes "Bone-ville"
> - This discussion brought back fond memories, and I will now tie it in to OTR!
> WBAI used to buy the used 10" reels for a dollar a reel, and for many years it
> was a great source of used blank tape (until word got out to the OTR community).
> I still have a few cases of the original programming, waiting to be converted
> to "Golden Age of Radio" shows.  I used the 1 mil when the show switched
> to 90", and I could get a whole show on one reel.  Also cuts down on storage
> of 20 years of weekly shows!
> 
> #2 WENN - I see they are promising a new show next Saturday, following up the
> story of the missing boss in Europe.  Does anyone know how many shows
> there will be in the new series?  Next week will be number 11.
> 
> #3 While in Northern Vermont, I was still able to pick up several NY City AM
> stations after dark, and I also discovered a wonderful show on WBZ in Boston.
> It was my good fortune that Norm Nathan was filling in on the overnights all
> week long, so I spent each night watching the Perseid meteor showers
> (should be visible in the NW sky for several more days) and listening to
> this radio veteran of fifty years as he interviewed many authors of
> nostalgia-related books (Hollywood cowboys and kid stars, great unknown
> movies), occasional OTR references, and just general good talk radio -
> such a relief from the usual NYC hate-mongers (although I must admit to
> switching back and forth to WABC for Curtis Sliwa on August 6 for the
> Hiroshima discussion on "cleaning up" history).
>         I seem to recall that Norm Nathan has been involved with the
> Boston area OTR recreations.  Can anyone tell me when he is usually on?
> I can barely pick up the station on my walkman now that I'm back in the big
> city. They claim WBZ (1030 am) can be heard in 30+ states, so if you're in the
> northeast, at least, you might be able to pick it up.
>         I finally got to listen to the Jim Harmon production of I Love A
> Mystery too. "The Fear that Creeps Like a Cat" was the lead-off story in
> the NYC revival run of ILAM (and the comic strip version too), and is a
> great addition to the very small amount of recorded Morse.  It's a shame
> the production is so slipshod.  Does anyone know why they cut out and
> replaced the original actor who played Reggie?  It's quite disconcerting in
> headphones when the new actor is cut in and out, especially when the background
> sound effects cut out. He also sounds more like Dr Watson than Reggie York.
> And while Les Tremaine is still a great actor and has the character of Jack
> Packard down cold, it's hard to suspend disbelief when an eighty year old
> voice is urging his two buddies to help him battle a dozen thugs.  Still-and-
> all, it's worth a listen as lost Morse.  Fred Foy announcing is also a nice
> touch.
>                         -Max
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 07:55:12 -0400
> From: JanBach@[removed]
> To: [removed]@[removed]
> Subject: Re: WENN/KFI
> Message-ID: <960812075512_176871217@[removed]>
> 
> Hello, again --
>   Regarding the loss of Victor Comstock of WENN -- he will make a return
> appearance this week in the new episode airing this coming Saturday night --
> he and the tall young male actor (whose wife was in THE RIVALS) are
> broadcasting from London, I believe during the Blitz. (I have only a short
> glimpse of the preview to go on). By the way, did anyone catch "Victor" in a
> cameo appearance in Oliver Stone's NIXON? He was part of the Cuban contingent
> of the Larry Hagman gang in Dallas.
>   I miss Victor in the studio, though -- he furnished a sane balance to the
> other crazies (including the new station manager) who work there, and now
> Betty appears to be the only one who has the practical skills to keep the
> station going.
> 
> Jan Bach
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 96 16:07:40 cst
> From: YEEA_at_TORONTO7@[removed]
> To: [removed]@[removed]
> Cc: YEED_at_bcesnads@[removed]
> Subject: Jack Benny - Missing show's ending
> Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
> 
> =======================================================================
> 
>      August 12, 1996
> 
>      Hi all,
> 
>      Those of you who are big fans of Jack Benny, I'll need your help.
> 
>      I'd just recently listened to a show titled "Jack hires Rochester".  It
>      about Jack's recollection of his first meeting & hiring of Rochester.
>      I'll estimate that it's from the '50, since there is mention of Jack
>      first appearance on Television.
> 
>      The story line is [removed] "Rochester is working as a cab driver for
>      Amos & Andy.  While driving the Maxwell, Jack hits the cab at a gas
>      station. Jack suggest to Rochester that they should arbitrate this at
>      his home later in the day.  At Jack's place, King Fisher settle the
>      matter by giving Jack the services of Rochester as his valet.  At the
>      end of the recollection, Mary asks Jack how in the world did he get the
>      Maxwell to hit the cab that happened to be raised in the grease pit".
>      I could not understanding the answer Jack gave Mary to her question.
>      The show ended abruptly, before Jack completed his explanation.
> 
>      Could someone enlighten me with the full explanation?
> 
>      Also, this episode had no musical number by Phil Harris or Dennis Day.
>       I'm aware that some recordings had their musical numbers edited out
>      due to copyrights.  My questions are:
> 
>      1) Did this episode originally had a musical number, and if possible,
>      where about would it had occurred and what may it had been?
> 
>      2) Are there Jack Benny shows that initially had no musical numbers
>      scheduled?
> 
>      3) Was it rare that a regular cast member would not make an appearance on a
>      show?  Dennis Day did not make an appearance on this show.
> 
>      I'll greatly appreciate the assistance,
> 
>      Douglas Yee
>      Yeea_at_toronto7@[removed]
> 
> --------------------------------
> End of otr Digest V96 Issue #279
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 17:13:23 -0400
From: Udmacon@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Clear Channel Radio
Message-ID: <960813171322_500511219@[removed]>

If I am not mistaken, there are more than five clear channel stations,
including WSM, Nashville; WGY, Schenectady; WGN, Chicago; WABC, New York;
WLS, Chicago; WBZ, Boston; WHAM, Rochester; WLW, Cincinnati; WBAL, Baltimore;
WHAS, Louisville, etc, etc. Is it that some are directional, like WWVA?

BILL KNOWLTON, WCNY-FM, Syracuse NY

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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 18:20:53 -0400
From: Bigkids@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: H-e-e-l-p  I  a-m  d-r-i-f-t-i-n-g ! ! !
Message-ID: <960813182053_383976543@[removed]>

Hi, Jay,

Ever since the OTR digest switched servers, I seem to have been cut off the
mailing list. Cd you reinstate me, or at least send me directions for getting
reinstated?

Many, many thanks!

Dick Lupoff

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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 00:58:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: airwavesOTR <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Re: Mike Wallace interview (fwd)
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>
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Sorry if you get this again.  I seem to have missed an issue (#268) just 
before the big changeover, so this migh havwe been in there or just lost 
in the ozone.

On Mon, 29 Jul 1996 Dick Lochte wrote:
> 
> I don't know how open he'd be, but Mike Wallace covered the waterfront 
> on OTR as actor, announcer, whatever. (He was the star of a really 
> offbeat private eye series, the name of which escapes me.) Has he ever 
> been interviewed on the subject?
> 
	Back when the book WYXZie Wonderland came out, about WXYZ Detroit,
home of The Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, and Sgt Preston, my partner Jack 
Shugg and I interviewed several people who had passed through there, 
including Fred Foy and Myron Wallace (as he was once known).  I haven't
heard it for quite some time though, but we aired it along with one of 
the two audition shows of "Crime on the Waterfront".  I don't think the 
show was ever produced beyond the 2 auditions, one of which ran about 40 
minutes.  Wallace was the announcer for Sky King, among other shows.
	Speaking of New York reporters from Radio, what about Hugh Downs?  
He was the announcer on Destination Freedom, out of Chicago, and I'm sure 
many other shows.			
			-Max 
	

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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 01:31:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: airwavesOTR <[removed]@[removed]>
cc: kg@[removed]
Subject: Re: clear-channel KFI-LA
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On Tue, 13 Aug 1996, Ken Greenwald wrote:

> In 1931 the station was able to
> increase its power to 50,000 watts, thus making it a "clear channel station."
> KFI is able to have its signal bounce off the ionosphere, allowing the 
> signal to travel gigantic distances. Believe it or not, KFI can be 
> received in Australia (on a good day) and easily be heard in places 
> like San Francisco, Colorado, Dakota, and most of the states. Presently 
> there are only about 5 "clear channel stations" that broadcast. 

	"What's the frequency, Kenneth?"

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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 18:55:24 GMT
From: richrw@[removed] (Richard Weil)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Judith Fisher
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

I met a woman named Lori who says that her mother was an old time radio
actress. Her mothers name was Judith Fisher. Lori was 21 when her mother
died, and because of the family situation, no records or any memorabilia
was saved. Lori doesn't know what shows her mother appeared on, or even if
her mother used the name Judith Fisher. She told me that her mother's
family was not very proud of the fact that she was a radio actress because
women in her family weren't supposed to "do that sort of thing" (whatever
that sort of thing is), so no one ever talked about it or saved any
recordings, [removed] Anyway, there are no living relatives so no one can help
her find out if indeed her mother did act on the radio. 
 
Has anyone ever heard of Judith Fisher? I checked Dunning's book and
Swartz's Handboook of Old Time Radio, but no Judith Fisher. If anyone has
any information, I'd appreciate hearing about it. Thanks.




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