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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2020 : Issue 70
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Charlie Summers obituary              [ "trimhinn@[removed]" <trimhinn@[removed] ]
      This week in radio history 20-26 Dec  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2020 02:16:23 +0000 (UTC)
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    Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2020 08:46:54 -0500
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
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    Subject: This week in radio history 20-26 December

     From Those Were The Days

    12/22

    1920   WEAF, in New York City, aired the first broadcast of a prize
    fight from ringside. The fight was broadcast from Madison Square Garden
    where Joe Lynch defeated Peter Herman to retain the bantamweight title.
    Bantamweights top the scales at 118 pounds. Just think, either of those
    boxers could have been mistaken for the microphone stand.

    1922   WEAF once again proved to be the pillar of radio promotion. This
    time they broadcast radio's first double wedding ceremony. 4,000
    spectators watched as the two couples exchanged vows at Grand Central
    Palace. The broadcast was made in conjunction with the American Radio
    Exposition. The couples each got $100; a hefty sum in 1922 ($1490 in
    2017 dollars).

    12/23

    In 1928, the National Broadcasting Company set up a permanent, coast to
    coast network.

     From Today's Almanac --

    In 1947, the transistor was invented, leading to a revolution in
    communications and electronics.

    12/24

    1906   Professor Reginald A. Fessenden is said to have sent his first
    radio broadcast from Brant Rock, MA. The program included a little
    verse, some violin and a speech.  (This is a disputed event according to
    some sources -ed).

    1944   The Andrews Sisters starred in the debut of The Andrews Sisters'
    Eight to the Bar Ranch on ABC. Patty, Maxene and LaVerne ran a fictional
    dude ranch. George 'Gabby' Hayes was a regular guest along with Vic
    Schoen's orchestra. The ranch stayed in operation until 1946.

    12/25

    1931 - Lawrence Tibbett was the featured vocalist as radio came to the
    Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. The first opera was <<226>><<128>><<156>>Hansel
    und Gretel<<226>><<128>><<157>>, heard on the NBC network of stations. In between acts of
    the opera, moderator Olin Downes would conduct an opera quiz, asking
    celebrity guests opera-related questions. The program's host and
    announcer was Milton Cross. He worked out of the Met's Box 44.

    1937 - Arturo Toscanini conducted the first broadcast of "Symphony of
    the Air" over NBC.

    1939 - The Charles Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol", was read by
    Lionel Barrymore on "The Campbell Playhouse" on CBS.

    1942 - The longest, sponsored program in the history of broadcasting was
    heard on the NBC Blue network. The daylong "Victory Parade's Christmas
    Party of Spotlight Bands" was heard over 142 radio stations. The
    marathon broadcast was sponsored by Coca-Cola.

    1949 - Dick Tracy got married on Christmas Day. The comic strip hero
    married Tess Trueheart. The couple later became parents of a daughter,
    Bonnie Braids.

    12/26

    1954 - One of radio's most popular programs, "The Shadow", lurked around
    the airwaves for the last time. Vigilante crime-fighter Lamont Cranston
    battled greed and corruption since 1930. :Who knows what evil lurks in
    the hearts of men? The Shadow [removed]"

    Joe

     ***** WARNING! UNHANDLED BAD CHARACTER!!!!!

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