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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2007 : Issue 293
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      This week in radio history 14-20 Oct  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      Gotham Radio Players preview          [ StevenL751@[removed] ]
      One of the Greats                     [ Wich2@[removed] ]
      10-14 births/deaths                   [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:18:41 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 14-20 October

     From Those Were The Days --

    10/14

    1934 - Folks had clean hands for 21 years beginning this day. The Lux
    Radio Theater was heard on the NBC Blue [removed] and nearly every
    famous Hollywood star over the next three decades appeared on the
    program. Lux Radio Theater adapted novels, Broadway plays and Hollywood
    films into radio's favorite dramatic series.

      From NYT Today in history --

    In 1943, the Radio Corporation of America completed sale of the NBC Blue
      network to businessman Edward J. Noble for $8 million; the network was
    renamed the American Broadcasting Company.

    10/16

    1939 - Radio listeners welcomed The Right to Happiness on the NBC Blue
    network. The 15-minute drama turned out to be one of the longest-running
    shows of its kind. It moved over to CBS in 1941, then back to NBC in
    1942. Fourteen years later Right to Happiness returned to CBS where it
    stayed until its last days in 1960. The show had a theme song, Song of
    the Soul, and what seemed like a cast of thousands. It just took a lot
    of different actors to play the continuing roles over a 21-year period.

    1945 - Barry Fitzgerald starred as Judge Barnard Fitz in His Honor, the
    Barber, which debuted on NBC.

    10/17

    1919 - The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was formed.

    1938 - This was a big day in Tinseltown. NBC moved to the corner of
    Sunset and Vine, the 'Crossroads of the World'. The new Hollywood Radio
    City drew thousands of visitors ready to fill studio-audience seats for
    popular radio programs.

    1938 - Captain Midnight was first heard on Mutual. The Captain flew his
    single-engine plane all over the place fighting crime.

    10/18

    1922 - As the British observed the wild growth of radio in the [removed],
    they realized the potential of broadcasting in their own country, as
    well as the need for its regulation. The British Broadcasting
    Corporation (BBC) was established on this day to monitor the development
    of the radio biz in Great Britain.

    1943 - The first broadcast of Perry Mason was presented on CBS. In the
    15-minute (Monday-Friday) shows, Perry was played by Barlett Robinson,
    Santos Ortega, Donald Briggs and John Larkin.

    10/19

    1937 - "The freedom of the press is a flaming sword. Use it justly, hold
    it high, guard it well." The radio classic, Big Town, made its debut on
    CBS radio. Star reporters at the Illustrated Press, Steve Wilson and
    Lorelei Kilbourne, were played by Edward G. Robinson and Claire Trevor.
    Tell the Story was the theme song. Sponsors included Ironized Yeast
    tablets and Lifebuoy soap.

    10/20

    1930 - One of the most memorable of all radio shows, The Adventures of
    Sherlock Holmes, was first heard on the NBC Red network. Its first
    entry, The Speckled Band, featured William Gillette in the role of the
    famous detective. Gillette introduced Holmes to New York audiences as
    early as 1899.

    1932 - Journalist Robert Trout joined CBS.

    Joe

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:36:26 -0400
    From: StevenL751@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Gotham Radio Players preview

    Just a quick heads-up that Sunday night on  Max Schmid's "The Golden Age of
    Radio" you can catch a brief preview of the  Gotham Radio Players' upcoming
    FOTR appearance.  This year's show is a lost  1939 episode of LIGHTS OUT
    called
    "Reunion".   We'll be performing a  scene from "Reunion" on Max's program at
    probably around 6:30 PM, and you can  see the whole thing live on stage at the
    Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention  this coming Saturday beginning at 12
    Noon.

    "The Golden Age of Radio" can  be heard at [removed], beginning at 6:00 PM
    eastern time this Sunday. More  information about the Friends of Old-Time
    Radio Convention, running this  Thursday through Sunday, can be found at
    [removed].

    Hope to see you  there!

    Steve Lewis
    Director, Gotham Radio Players

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:37:57 -0400
    From: Wich2@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  One of the Greats

>     From: Stuart Lubin  <stuartlubin6686@[removed];
>     Subject:  JIM HARMON

>     He is one  of the most knowledgeable people I know in this hobby.

    Well, [removed]

    1. Blood relative of The Lone Ranger
    2. Writer of one of our "Bibles"
    3. Producer of audible drammers himself
    4. One of the earliest dealers in OTR

    ...and a nice guy.

    Yep, that's Mr. Harmon.

>     See y'all in Newark!

    God willin' & the creek don't rise!
    -Craig W.

    (And if not in Newark, then in Cyberspace: [removed] )

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    Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:20:06 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  10-14 births/deaths

    October 14th births

    10-14-1890 - Dwight David 'Ike' Eisenhower - Abilene, KS - d. 3-28-1969
    general, president: "War Production Drive Program"; "Let's All Back
    the Attack"
    10-14-1891 - Joseph M. White - NYC - d. 2-28-1959
    singer: (The Silver Masked Tenor) "Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra"
    10-14-1893 - Hal Burdick - Osceola, WI - d. 6-12-1978
    actor, writer: "Do You Believe In Ghosts"; "Dr. Kate"
    10-14-1893 - Lillian Gish - Springfield, OH - d. 2-27-1993
    panelist: "Arthur Hopkins Presents"; "Texaco Star Playhouse"; "Suspense"
    10-14-1896 - Bud Flanagan - Whitechapel, London, England - d. 10-20-1968
    singer, actor: Sang signature tune for "Dad's Army"
    10-14-1906 - Benita Hume - London, England - d. 11-1-1967
    actor: Victoria Cromwell Hall "Halls of Ivy"; "General Electric Theatre"
    10-14-1906 - Russell Thorson - Wisconsin - d. 7-6-1982
    actor: Jack Packard "I Love A Mystery"; Paul Barbour "One Man's Family"
    10-14-1907 - Karl Schlichter - d. 2-xx-1979
    writer: "California Caravan"
    10-14-1907 - Pert Kelton - Great Falls, MT - d. 10-30-1968
    actor: Agnes "Magnificent Montague"; Lolita "We Are Always Young";
    "Milton Berle Show"
    10-14-1908 - Allan Jones - Old Forge, PA - d. 6-27-1992
    singer: "Chicago Theatre of the Air"; "New Old Gold Show"
    10-14-1914 - Norma Ransom - Chicago, IL - d. 9-24-1998
    actor: "Destination Freedom"
    10-14-1922 - Claire Niesen - Phoenix, AZ - d. 10-4-1963
    actor: "Mary Noble "Backstage Wife"; Peggy O'Neill "The O'Neills"
    10-14-1925 - Vance McCune - d. 11-3-1989
    comedian, actor: Wash "Tom Mix"; "The Sinclair Wiener Minstrels"
    10-14-1932 - Enrico Di Giuseppi - Philadelphia, PA - d. 12-31-2005
    operatic tenor: "Metropolitan Opera"
    10-14-1940 - Christopher Timothy - Bala, Wales
    actor: "50th Anniversary of the Goon Show"

    October 14th deaths

    01-29-1874 - Owen Davis - Portland, ME - d. 10-14-1956
    writer: "The Gibson Family"; "Pulitzer Prize Plays"
    02-08-1888 - Edith Evans - London, England - d. 10-14-1976
    actor: "Kaleidoscope"
    02-11-1916 - Walter Brown Newman - NYC - d. 10-14-1993
    writer: "Escape"; "Gunsmoke"; "On Stage"; "Robers of the Gazette"
    03-28-1919 - Vic Raschi - West Springfield, MA - d. 10-14-1988
    baseball pitcher: "National Guard Show"
    04-29-1870 - Cosmo Hamilton - d. 10-14-1942
    lecturer: "Unwritten History"
    05-03-1903 - Bing Crosby - Tacoma, WA - d. 10-14-1977
    singer: "Kraft Music Hall"; "Philco Radio Time"
    06-20-1909 - Errol Flynn - Hobart, Tasmania - d. 10-14-1959
    actor: Christopher Casanova "Modern Adventures of Casanova"; "Lux
    Radio Theatre"
    07-27-1916 - Keenan Wynn - NYC - d. 10-14-1986
    actor: Moe 'Shrevie' Shrevnitz "The Shadow"; Gregory Smith "Amazing
    Mr. Smith"
    07-28-1915 - Frankie Yankovic - d. 10-14-1998
    polka king: "Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks"; "Guest Star Time"
    08-13-1913 - Melvin Frank - Chicago, IL - d. 10-14-1988
    film writer, producer, director: "Pepsodent Show"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    08-25-1918 - Leonard Bernstein - Lawrence, MA - d. 10-14-1990
    conductor: "Metropolitan Opera"
    09-02-1917 - Cleveland Amory - Nahant, MA - d. 10-14-1998
    writer: "Brain Trust"
    09-16-1899 - Sam Spewack - Ukraine, Russia - d. 10-14-1971
    writer: "Theatre Guild On the Air"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    10-10-1911 - Zeke Manners - San Francisco, CA - d. 10-14-2000
    singer, disc jockey: "Zeke Manners and His Gang"; "Zeke Manners"
    10-21-1920 - Hy Averback - Minneapolis, MN - d. 10-14-1997
    announcer, actor: "Sealtest Village Store"; "Bob Hope Show"; "Take It
    or Leave It"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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