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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2015 : Issue 66
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Chicago Studios                       [ "Dr. Michael A. Langer" <kg9kr@aol. ]
      This week in radio history 2-8 Augus  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK               [ Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed]; ]
      Our Tribute to Peg Lynch              [ Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 23:25:21 -0400
    From: "Dr. Michael A. Langer" <kg9kr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Chicago Studios

    The NBC studios were located in the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. Many shows
    came from there. I visited a couple of shows including Uncle Ned's Squadron,
    Buster Brown (Froggy the Gremlin") and a Let's Pretend program during my
    childhood.

    Michael A. Langer, [removed]

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    Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 23:25:30 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 2-8 August

    8/4

    1921   The first tennis match on radio was broadcast on KDKA in
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was a natural since KDKA was the first
    commercial radio station in the United States. Within eight months the
    powers that be figured out that sports on radio would bring in big sales
    revenues. And so, the Davis Cup match between Great Britain and
    Australia was aired on the radio; but much to the wonderment of KDKA's
    listeners. Tennis anyone? On radio? It rates right up there with radio
    wrestling or, maybe, [removed]

    1927   Station 2XAG, later named WGY, the General Electric station in
    Schenectady, NY, began experimental operations from a 100,000 watt
    transmitter. Later, the FCC regulated the power of AM radio stations to
    not exceed 50,000 watts on 'clear channels' (where few, if any, stations
    would cause interference with each other).

    1940   Crime Doctor introduced a new kind of radio hero to audiences.
    The CBS program presented Dr. Benjamin Ordway, the show's main
    character, who was a victim of amnesia. He once was a criminal, but got
    hit on the head, and suddenly began to work as a crime fighter. Nice twist.

    8/5

    1921   KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA did the first play by play broadcast of a
    baseball game. Harold Arlin described the action as the Pirates beat
    Philadelphia 8 5.

    1935   Backstage Wife was first aired, on MBS.

    8/6

    1928   One of radio's first serials, Real Folks, debuted on NBC.

    1939   After becoming a success with Ben Bernie on network radio, Dinah
    Shore started her own show on the NBC Blue network. Dinah sang every
    Sunday evening.

    8/7

    1949   Martin Kane, Private Eye was first heard on Mutual. William
    Gargan starred on the Sunday afternoon program.

    Joe

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    Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 23:25:41 -0400
    From: Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed];
    To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK

    Hi Friends,

    Here is this week's schedule for my Olde Tyme Radio Network. Here you
    may listen to high-quality broadcasts with Tom Heathwood's "Heritage
    Radio Theatre," John and Larry Gassman's "Same Time Station," Duane
    Keilstrup's "Classics and Curios," Big John and Steve's "Glowing Dial"
    and my own "Old Time Radio Classics." Streamed in high-quality audio, on
    demand, 24/7 at: [removed]
    Check out our High-Quality mp3 catalog at:
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    Check out our Transcription Disc scans at:
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    OLD TIME RADIO CLASSICS

    AUTHOR'S PLAYHOUSE
    7-29-44 Episode 4 "Miracle In The Rain"
    Stars: Fern Persons and William Everett
    Author: Ben Hecht
    NBC Sustained Saturdays 8:30 - 9:00pm
    Nine week summer replacement series for TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. repeating
    earlier scripts. Aired in addition to the regular series.

    YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
    Episode 76 12-16-50 "The Leland Blackburn Matter"
    Stars: Edmond O'Brien as Johnny Dollar
    CBS Sustained

    MYSTERY IS MY HOBBY
    Episode 1 "June-January Marriage Spells Murder"
    Stars Glen Langen as Barton Drake
    Syndicated

    REAL MOMENTS OF ROMANCE
    Episode 1 1947 "Charles Dickens And Maria"
    Syndicated by Bendix Radio
    Host: Jim Ameche
    Features: Johnny Thompson
    Music: Earl Sheldon and His Orchestra

    BLONDIE
    "BLONDIE AND DAGWOOD"
    6-18-44 "Dagwood's Icy Challenge"
    STARS: Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake
    AFRS
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    HERITAGE RADIO THEATER

    SCREEN DIRECTOR'S PLAYHOUSE
    (NBC) 8/2/51 "Caged" starring Eleanor Prker & Hope Swanson. A gripping
    story of life in a Woman's State Reformatory.

    THE STRANGE DR. WEIRD
    (MBS) 11/7/44 First Show - "The House Where Death Lived" Maurice Tarplin
    is the good doctor.

    FUN FROM THE BLOOPER REEL
    - Lowell Thomas - The "Dolly Dimples" story.
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    SAME TIME, SAME STATION

    This week we say goodbye to a friend. Peg Lynch passed away at the age
    of 98.

    Best known for "The Private Lives of Ethel and Albert", and "The Couple
    Next Door", she was also a regular at the Old Time Radio conventions
    around the country.

    She was one of those who automatically became a friend to all as soon as
    she was introduced.

    This is week 1 of perhaps a 2 week tribute.

    In November of 1960, we said goodbye to the radio soaps.

    We also saw the last of "THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR".
    We'll hear the last five episodes of that radio series from November 21,
    22, 23, 24, and 25, 1960.

    One of our favorite Peg Lynch routines from her radio scripts was what
    has been referred to as "Two Pencils". She did the routine several
    times. We'll hear her along with Parley Baer, John Rayburn plus music
    supplied by Esther Geddes McVey. This was done at the SPERDVAC
    convention 11/21/1992. [removed]

    And finally, one of the finest documentaries done about Peg.

    In 2004, the BBC came to her home and stayed for a week. The result is
    this terrific documentary. It aired on 09/21/2004. "Woman Who Invented
    Sitcoms"- Peg Lynch with Dick Vosbrogh.
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    This Week's Classics & Curios Show:

    "Echoes of Songs and Laughter"

    Episode 180

    SHOWCASE SERIES PART 1: VAUGHN MONROE/JUNE HIETT

    Here, beginning with this episode, is the first of my 3-PART Showcase
    Series featuring Vaughn Monroe and June Hiett Bratone. The series is
    together for the very first airing in sequence on Classics & Curios. In
    following weeks Episode 181 will feature Part 2, and Episode 182 will
    feature Part 3. Here, slightly edited, is the original description of
    this first Showcase show featuring Vaughn and June: Vaughn Monroe's band
    was considered extremely popular because of the singers, especially, of
    course, because of Vaughn himself, whose handsome appearance, baritone
    voice, and dynamic personality held highly romantic attractions for
    women. While Vaughn was considered the best singer among the singing
    band leaders, he had, however, earlier become a respectable trumpeter
    after lack of funds curtailed his ambitions to become an operatic
    performer. Music critic George T. Simon wrote that Vaughn was "the Rudy
    Vallee of his generation." (The Big Bands) Concerning Vaughn the person,
    "Metronome" writer Barbara Hodgkins wrote that he "was one of the most
    polite, pleasant, and peaceful citizens in the music business -- a very
    normal person in a very crazy world." Yet Vaughn readily understood the
    commercial side of the big bands, along with the importance of upgrading
    his group such as hiring trombonist and arranger Ray Conniff, but
    ultimately it was because of Vaughn's virile voice that the band first
    hit "the big time," which happened to occur in the Boston area.

    While several instrumentally oriented bands faded toward the end of the
    big band era, singers such as Marylin Duke, the Lee Sisters, the Murphy
    Sisters, and saxophonist/comic vocalist Ziggy Talent helped keep the
    band's popularity alive. Vaughn wanted to record more jazz
    instrumentals, but Victor Recordings needed him to sing to sell records,
    and sing he did. In fact, according to band guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli,
    he could sight-sing, and "when arrangers would bring their new
    arrangements on the job, and ... pass out the music, and we would play
    it, he would sing it like he'd been singing it forever." ("There, I've
    Said It Again," [removed])

    Vaughn became a huge hit on radio, especially by way of his Camel
    Cigarettes commercials and especially the "Camel Caravan" which was
    broadcast every Saturday night from a different university. And with the
    band's one-nighters each week, life, of course, could be stressful, as
    this sample booking schedule from 1947 suggests:

    June 13, Geo. F. Pavilion, Johnson City, NY

    June 14, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

    June 15: Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport, CT

    June 16: Scranton, PA

    June 17: Berwick, PA

    June 18: Dorney Park, Allentown, PA

    June 19-25: Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD

    June 26: recording session, RCA Victor, New York, NY

    June 27-July 17: Strand Theatre, New York, NY

    July 18: Worcester, MA

    July 19: radio broadcast, New York, NY

    In her interview June Hiett Bratone shares some one-nighter memories of
    Vaughn, the Moonmaids, and life with a big band. Composed of different
    girls between 1946 and 1953, the Moonmaids were at first to be called
    "The Moonbeams," but Kay Kyser had already used a group by that name, so
    they then were to be "The Moon Racers" but they finally became "The
    Moonmaids," a sweet set of young singers who raced with the moon in
    harmony along with Vaughn. Young Moonmaid Mary Jo Grogan related that
    "He was nice to us ... He protected us. We went to a Victor recording
    party ... and he was running around there getting lemonade for us, just
    to be sure nobody gave us anything stronger." ([removed])

    Vaughn, his band, and his Moonmaids gave me much joy through the years
    starting back during my early years in Nebraska. Imagine my surprise a
    few years ago to learn that one of the Moonmaids was living just a few
    blocks away from my home in Arlington, Texas. And it has been a blessing
    and privilege to have come to know her as a very dear friend. One of the
    delights of my life was when the Moonmaids were reunited at June's
    house, and they invited me over on my birthday to meet them and share
    our love of big band music. But an even more joyful turn took place that
    day: During our fun time together the amazing Maids surprised me by
    singing "Happy Birthday" to me in their wonderful angelic harmony. What
    a treat for a fat little kid (now a fat little codger) from a little
    town in the cornhusker state!

    So it's only fitting that we feature June in an interview on this
    episode. June also tells about things like her early performing in Texas
    as a teenager and a typical day with the Monroe band. In addition she
    talks about the character of Vaughn himself, some of the band's most
    requested songs, her time with the Camel Caravan, special guests on the
    Caravan show, a typical recording routine, some funny moments while
    touring, a burning travel bus, and more. The interview was recorded in
    2006 on YesterdayUSA with me and Walden Hughes as interviewers.

    Leading up to the interview we'll go "Racing with the Moon" with Vaughn
    and his hit recording "There I Go," which spent 4 weeks at the top of
    "Your Hit Parade" in 1940-41 and a grand total of 19 weeks in the top
    10. So, Vaughn and June, you're on!
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    THE GLOWING DIAL

    Big John and Stu celebrate Stu's Birthday!

    Command Performance - "Greer Garson"
    originally aired Saturday, August 7, 1943 on AFRS
    Starring: Greer Garson, Gloria Warren, Nelson Eddy, Cass Daley, Pinto
    Colvig, Bill Bletcher,
    43rd Army Air Forces Orchestra - Gardner Field.
    Ken Carpenter announcing.
    Sustained.

    Life With Luigi - "A Date With Shirley"
    originally aired Sunday, August 7, 1949 on CBS
    Starring: J. Carrol Naish, Alan Reed, Jody Gilbert, Mary Shipp, Hans
    Conreid.
    Bob Stevenson announcing.
    Sustained

    Night Watch - "Three Time Loser and Shotgun Boy"
    originally aired Saturday, August 7, 1954 on CBS
    Starring: Culver City California patrolmen, Donn Reid - Police Recorder,
    Chief [removed] Hildebrande [removed]
    Sustained

    X Minus 1 - "The Last Martian"
    originally aired Tuesday, August 7, 1956 on NBC
    Starring: Mandel Kramer, Elliot Reid, Santos Ortega, Ralph Bell, John
    McGovern, Patricia Weil.
    Fred Collins announcing.
    Sustained

    Audio restoration on some shows in this episode was done by Jerry Haendiges.
    =======================================================If you have any
    questions or request, please feel free to contact me.

          Jerry Haendiges

          Jerry@[removed]  562-696-4387
          The Vintage Radio Place   [removed]
          Largest source of Old Time Radio Logs, Articles and programs on
    the Net

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    Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 23:49:53 -0400
    From: Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Our Tribute to Peg Lynch

    Folks;

       On this week's SummersTime, available on the Internet radio station Radio
    Once More, Kate and I will be playing shows with the late Peg Lynch. We start
    with an original Ethel and Albert co-starring Alan Bunce, followed by audio
    from re-creations performed at the Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention in
    1995 with Bob Dryden, 1999 with Jess Cain, and 2007 with Arthur Anderson.
    We'll close with Miss Lynch's appearance at the final Cincinnati Old-Time
    Radio and Nostalgia Convention in 2012 with co-star Bob Hastings.

       We air 6:00 pm EDT Monday night, with replays available throughout the
    week. Check out our website at [removed] and the Radio
    Once More website at [removed] for airtimes and how to listen.

             Charlie

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