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Volume 2014 : Issue 56
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
This week in radio history 29 June t [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK [ Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed]; ]
Bob Hastings [ Charlie Summers <listmaster@lofcom. ]
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Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:23:33 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 29 June to 5 July
6/29
1932 Vic and Sade debuted on the NBC Blue network this day.
1947 Radio's show with a heart made its debut. Strike It Rich became a
favorite on CBS. Todd Russell was the original host. Warren Hull took
over a few years later.
1951 Bill Stern did his last 15 minute program of sports features for
NBC. Stern had been with NBC for 14 years. He later moved to the Mutual
Broadcasting System to finish out an illustrious sportscasting career.
6/30
1921 Documents were signed forming the Radio Corporation of America,
better known as RCA. RCA soon rivaled its main competitor, General
Electric (GE).
7/1
1934 The Federal Communications Commission, as mandated in the
Communications Act of 1934, replaced the Federal Radio Commission as the
regulator of broadcasting in the United States.
7/2
1939 The Aldrich Family debuted on NBC.
1946 CBS signed Arthur Godfrey to do a weekly nighttime show.
1951 NBC presented Bob and Ray (Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding) on a
network show.
7/3
1939 Chic Young's comic strip character, Blondie was first heard on CBS.
1940 The legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted
with their network show on NBC.
1945 NBC gave the comedian/pianist Victor Borge his own the summer
replacement show for Fibber McGee and Molly. He had been heard a few
years earlier as a semi regular on NBC's "Kraft Music Hall" with Bing
Crosby.
7/4
1943 The Rhythm Boys, Bing Crosby, Al Rinker and Harry Barris, were
reunited for the first time since the 1930s on Paul Whiteman Presents on
NBC.
1951 Jack Webb, along with Dragnet, also did a summer show that of
Pete Kelly. Pete Kelly's Blues, a crime drama, was the summer
replacement on NBC for Halls of Ivy (with Ronald Colman and Benita Hume).
7/5
1943 The Adventures of Nero Wolfe debuted on the NBC Blue network.
Nero Wolfe was "the detective genius who rates the knife and fork the
greatest tools ever invented by man." The 'gargantuan gourmet' continued
on the air until 1951.
1948 My Favorite Husband, with Lucille Ball, became the gifted
redhead's first regular radio program on CBS. Richard Denning co
starred with Lucy as "two people who live together and like it." (Which
today has a different [removed] -ed)
1951 The Silver Eagle debuted on ABC as a entry into radio's action
adventure lineup. Jim Ameche starred as Jim West.
Joe
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Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:23:38 -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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OLD TIME RADIO CLASSICS
*Independence Day Celebration*
FAMILY THEATER
Episode 278 07-02-52 "We Hold These Truths"
Host: Colonel Frances Debresky
Stars: Jeff Chandler
Announcer: Tony La Frano
Created By: Father Patrick Peyton
MUTUAL Sustaining
FREEDOM UNDER GOD
7-1-51 "175 years of Freedom"
Stars: Jimmy Stewart, Bing Crosby, Lionel Barrymore, Gloria Swanson,
General Matthew Ridgeway.
Sponsored by the "Committee To Proclaim Liberty" honoring the 175th
anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
CBS 8:30 - 9:30 pm.
LIVING 1949
Episode 25 7-4-49 "The Biggest Firecracker In The World"
Host: Ben Grauer
Director: James Harvey
Announcer: Robert Warren
Music: Milton Katims
NBC Sustaining Sundays at various times
THE PENNY SINGLETON SHOW
Episode 6 7-4-50 "A Safe And Sane Fourth"
Summer Replacement for THE BOB HOPE SHOW
STARS: Penny Singleton, Sheilah James, Mary Lee Robb, Jim Bacus, Gale
Gordon, Bea Benaderet
DIRECTOR: Max Hutto
NBC Wheaties Tuesdays 9:00-9:30 pm
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HERITAGE RADIO THEATER
X MINUS ONE
(NBC) 5/8/55 "Mars Is Heaven" by Ray Bradbury. A Classic!
A LIFE IN YOUR HANDS
(NBC) 2/18/52 "The Dr. Alanby Case" by Erle Stanley Gardner.
THE WORLD ADVENTURER'S CLUB
(Synd) Program #24 (1932) "The Fawn".
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SAME TIME, SAME STATION
This week we pay tribute to both Fred Allen and Charlie McCarthy.
In 1945, both Fred Allen and Edgar Bergen with McCarthy appeared on each
others shows. McCarthy threatened to leave Edgar for Fred Allen.
We follow the dialogue with 4 shows which aired during the month of
October 1945.
CHARLIE MCCARTHY
from 09/30/45 Fred Allen & Portland Hoffa guest.
THE FRED ALLEN SHOW
10/07/45 (040) Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy who Auditions for Fred.
CHARLIE MCCARTHY
10/21/45 Fred Allenguests.
THE FRED ALLEN SHOW
10/28/45 (043) Charlie Mccarthy Sues Fred for Slander.
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This Week's Classics & Curios Show:
"Echoes of Songs and Laughter"
Episode 127
"MIRACLE OF AMERICA" ON CBS & "A JULY 4TH SPECIAL" ON CLASSICS & CURIOS
Happy Birthday, America! America's Charter of Freedom or Independence
was declared on July 2, 1776, approved by Congress on July 4, and signed
on August 2 -- all after 86 edits including deleting the condemnation of
slavery. The completed document brought into life the miracle of
America, and that's the name of the first program of this episode: "The
Miracle of America," broadcast in 1950 on CBS.
Robert Young hosted this program featuring artists like Frank Sinatra,
Jack Benny, Bing and Bob Crosby, Ronald Coleman, Charles Laughton, Dick
Haymes, Jo Stafford, Smilin' Jack Smith, Jerry Gray, and Dinah Shore.
Some of the songs performed include "Hoop-Dee-Doo," "The House I Live
In," "The Lord's Prayer," and a medley of Stephan Foster songs performed
by Lucille Norman and the Lud Gluskin orchestra.
Jack Benny and Mary Livingston do a comedy sketch at the racetrack,
Charles Laughton shares his moving experience of becoming a [removed] citizen
in 1950, and Governor Earl Warren delivers a message about America,
along with messages from the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor.
On this independence day episode we play "The Miracle of America" to
salute all the brave service men and women who made and make the miracle
known as America and its freedom a reality.
And Classics & Curios also presents a July 4th original special
production. Phil Spitalny and his Hour of Charm twenty-two piece all
girl orchestra and chorus begin the show with a great version of
"American Patrol." [Spitalny came to this country from the Ukraine to
become a [removed] citizen. We can see him and the talented Hour of Charm
orchestra as they perform on YouTube.] John Philip Sousa's stirring
"Stars and Stripes," Bing Crosby's "Road to Victory," and Kate Smith's
"God Bless America" highlight the musical celebration.
Quotes from George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and
Abraham Lincoln remind us of our heritage of faith and the price of
freedom. Theodore Roosevelt adds, "Americanism means the virtues of
courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood -- the virtues
that made America."
Believing that those values must never fade, Sammy Kaye salutes our
armed forces with "I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen," sung by
Don Cornell. From "[removed]" comes this moving recollection
of the Stage Door Canteen, Hollywood branch:
-- The canteen was an instant success, and that success continued. Seven
nights a week the building pulsed with hordes of servicemen and young
women dancing to the sounds of the most famous bands in the country.
Stars [removed]
A young actress named Lauren Bacall volunteered on Monday nights. "There
was fierce jitterbugging," she wrote. "Many a time I found myself in the
middle of a [removed] whirled and twirled by one guy, then passed on
to another, non-stop, until I thought I would [removed] wasn't much to do
for the war effort, but it was something."The sign over the door of the
Hollywood canteen read, "Through these portals pass the most beautiful
uniforms in the world." "The most beautiful people" could easily have
been added to that. Some of those beautiful people made quite a stir on
some memorable nights. One regular was movie star Marlene Dietrich. She
caused mass hysteria one night when she arrived straight from the set of
the fantasy film "Kismet" covered in gold paint. [Betty] Davis, who said
volunteering at the canteen was one of the "few accomplishments in my
life that I am sincerely proud of," recalled a Christmas Eve that
heartthrob crooner Bing Crosby showed up unannounced accompanied by his
young sons. The Crosbys sang carols for an hour, she remembered, and
"there was not a dry eye in the Canteen.
"Posterity, you will never know how much it has cost my generation to
preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it." -- John
Quincy Adams
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THE GLOWING DIAL
Big John and Greg celebrate Independence Day
The Great Gildersleeve - Fourth Of July Speech
originally aired Wednesday, July 2, 1952 on NBC
Starring: Willard Waterman, Walter Tetley, Earle Ross, Mary Lee Robb,
Gloria Blondell, Lillian Randolph.
John Hiestand announcing.
Sponsor: Kraft Foods
The Magnificent Montague - July Fourth
originally aired Saturday, June 30, 1951 on NBC
Starring: Monty Wooley, Anne Seymour, Pert Kelton, Art Carney, Johnny
Gibson,
John Griggs, Anne Pitoniak.
Don Pardo announcing.
Sponsor: Chesterfield, Anacin, RCA Victor
CBS Is There (You Are There) - Philadelphia, July 4, 1776
originally aired Sunday, March 21, 1948 on CBS
Starring: John Charles Daly, Ken Roberts, Ned Calmer, Bud Collier.
Sponsor: Sustained
Mystery House - The Thirsty Death (Audition Show)
originally recorded Monday, July 3, 1944 for NBC
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Lurene Tuttle, John Carradine.
Ken Carpenter announcing.
Sustained
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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: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 18:28:59 -0400
From: Charlie Summers <listmaster@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Bob Hastings
Folks;
Terry Salomonson reports the unhappy news that Robert Francis "Bob"
Hastings, Archie Andrews on radio and Elroy Carpenter on TV's McHale's Navy,
passed away June 30, 2014. Bob and his wife Joan have four children, ten
grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren.
Bob was a staple at various OTR conventions around the country, including
REPS, FOTR, the Ohio Nostalgia Expo where an award is given in his name, and
others. He was also, as Terry put it, "one helluva friend." I second that,
and my daughter agrees, too - Bob always fussed over Kate.
Many of us here have fond memories of the time we spent with him, not only
enjoying his performances at the conventions, but over coffee (or later in
the evening, other beverages). Terry told me the first time he met Bob was
back in 1967 or 1968; Terry took the Universal tour, and Bob was the
"Celebrity of the Day" on Terry's tour, the Universal star who chatted with
the tour, taking questions and entertaining the crowd.
Last year at the Nostalgia Expo, Bob sat down with Kate and me for an
in-depth interview, talking about his career in radio, television,
voice-over, and films. That interview, which aired on Radio Once More last
year, will be repeated next week (see [removed] for
information, and [removed] to hear our show), and is also
available for on-line listening or download at
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We are going to miss you, friend.
Charlie
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