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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2015 : Issue 8
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
This week in radio history 25-31 Jan [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Real-time chats, special podcasts [ Charlie Summers <listmaster@lofcom. ]
RIP Joe Franklin [ Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed] ]
OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK [ Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed]; ]
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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 09:53:14 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 25-31 January
From Those Were The Days B
1/25
1937 NBC presented the first broadcast of The Guiding Light.
1944 The character, a black maid named Beulah and played by a white
man, Marlin Hurt, aired for the first time on Fibber McGee and Molly.
The spinoff, Beulah, became a radio series in 1945.
1/26
1947 The Greatest Story Ever Told was first heard on ABC.
1/27
1931 - NBC radio introduced listeners to "Clara, Lu 'n' Em" on its Blue
network (later, ABC radio). The show became the first daytime radio
serial when it was moved from its original nighttime slot.
1948 - Wire Recording Corporation of America announced the first
magnetic wire recorder. The "Wireway" machine with a built-in oscillator
sold for $[removed] ($1,[removed] in 2013 dollars).
1956 - The "CBS Radio Workshop" was heard for the first time. This first
broadcast featured Aldous Huxley narrating his classic, "Brave New World".
1/28
1940 Beat the Band made its debut on NBC, with the Ted Weems band. Beat
the Band was where listeners' questions were selected in the hopes of
stumping the band. If a listener's question was chosen, he or she
received $10 ($161 in 2012 dollars ) The questions were posed as
riddles: What song title tells you what Cinderella might have said if
she awoke one morning and found that her foot had grown too large for
her glass slipper? If the band played the correct musical answer, Where
Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?, the listener lost.
When Raleigh cigarettes sponsored Beat the Band, the listener who beat
the band won $50 ($807 in 2012 dollars) and two cartons of cigarettes
... Raleigh's, of course. When the sponsor changed to General Mill's Kix
cereal, if the listener beat the band, he/she won twenty bucks ($323 in
2012 dollars ) and a case of Kix cereal.
1934 As a result of a compliment paid on this day, by Walter Winchell,
in his newspaper column; a local disc jockey began receiving several
offers from talent scouts and producers. The DJ became known as the
Redhead, adored by thousands in Washington, DC and, later, by millions
across the country on CBS radio and TV. His trademark (strumming a
ukulele and delivering down home patter) endeared him to fans for many
years. We remember the broadcasting legend, Arthur Godfrey. "I wanna go
back to my little grass [removed]"
1/30
1933 The Lone Ranger was heard for the first time.
1/31
1936 The Green Hornet was introduced by its famous theme song, The
Flight of the Bumble Bee. The radio show was first heard on WXYZ in
Detroit, MI on this day. The show stayed on the air for 16 years. The
Green Hornet originated from the same radio station where The Lone
Ranger was performed. You may remember that the title character in The
Green Hornet was really named Britt Reid. He was, in fact, supposed to
be the great nephew of John Reid, the Lone Ranger. Both popular series
were created by George Trendle and Fran Striker.
Joe
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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 18:52:24 -0500
From: Charlie Summers <listmaster@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Real-time chats, special podcasts
Folks;
I was asked the other day if the IRC chatroom was still in operation. I
had to say no, it was inactive, but it did get me thinking. In the old days
of the Internet, text-based chatrooms were pretty [removed], there are
so many varied and different ways of communicating, they seem almost quaint.
It's now pretty trivial for anyone to set up a real-time text chat on a
website, and for most people today the Internet _is_ the Web and nothing
more, so other protocols like IRC are increasingly anachronistic.
Still, I was wondering if there was any interest at all in any kind of
real-time chat; text chats, audio chats, video chats, whatever. The up side
is a more personal contact, but the down side is of course the real-time
nature, having to be somewhere at a specific time using a specific
application which may not be convenient. If there is any interest, drop me a
note directly to let me know and once I've cleared the project I'm working on
now, I'll look into finding something that is not only useful, but simple.
Also, next week I'll be posting the SummersTime Live! shows recorded at
last year's Nostalgia Expo in Blue Ash, Ohio. Kate and I talked to Beverly
Washburn, who acted with everyone from Jack Benny to Lon Chaney to William
Shatner, and Jon Provost, best-known as Lassie's Timmy!
[removed] - download the shows or listen right on the page!
If you connect with iTunes or any podcasting client, you'll automagically
receive the shows as they are posted.
Charlie
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:52:30 -0500
From: Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: RIP Joe Franklin
Folks;
Joe Franklin, New York radio and television pioneer and frequent guest of
the Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention, passed away at the age of 88.
Obituary at:
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Later today (Sunday) I'll write up a short piece about my "Joe Franklin
story." (Everyone who met him has [removed])
Charlie
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 10:19:41 -0500
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 our our Transcription Disc scans at:
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OLD TIME RADIO CLASSICS
LET'S PRETEND
Episode 684 06-08-46 "Snow White And Rose Red"
Host: "Uncle" Bill Adams"
Stars: Patricia Ryan, Sybil Trent, Jack Grimes, Miriam Wolfe, Gwen
Davies, Michael O'Day Arthur Anderson and Albert Alley
Creator/Writer/Director: Nila Mack
CBS Cream of Wheat
FIVE MINUTE MYSTERY
Episode 125 "Trial By Fire"
COMMAND PERFORMANCE
Episode 238 11-10-46 "Superman"
Stars: Bob Hope, Bela Lugosi, Sterling Holloway, Wendell Niles, The King
Sisters and Paulette Goddard
AFRS Production
COMMAND PERFORMANCE
Episode 162 02-15-45 "Dick Tracy In B-Flat"
Host: Harry Von Zell
Cast: Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, Judy Garland, Cass Daley,
Frank Sinatra, Frank Morgan, Bob Hope, Harry Von Zell, Jerry Colonna,
Andrews Sisters, Joe Lilley Chorus, Lou Crosby
AFRS Production
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HERITAGE RADIO THEATER
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
(ABC) 2/9/47 "The Prodigal Son" Narrated by Norman Ross.
QUIET PLEASE
(MBS) 2/2/48 "The Pathetic Fallacy" w/Ernest Chappell
THE ADV. OF SUPERMAN
(Synd) 2/26/40 The Opening Chapter of "The Yellow Mask"
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SAME TIME, SAME STATION
This week we continue with part 2 of at least 6 weeks of our salute to
Agnes Moorehead.
Mercury Theater
Episode 2 7-18-38 "Treasure Island"
THE SHADOW
1/9/1939 episode (153) "The Man Who Murdered Time"
MAYOR OF THE TOWN
09-06-1942 Episode (01) "Tom Williams Wants To Enlist"
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This Week's Classics & Curios Show:
"Echoes of Songs and Laughter"
Episode 154
EDDIE HUBBARD & THE BROWSERS: "THAT SENTIMENTAL SANDWICH"
Another Browsers show headlines this episode with songs like "That
Sentimental Sandwich" by Dorothy Lamour, "All of Me" by Jimmy Dorsey, "7
Lonely Days" by Georgia Gibbs, "Pennsylvania 6-5000" by the New
Modernaires, and "I'll Be Seeing You" by Bing Crosby.
Top trivia questions include challenges to identify the original
Modernaires, to name the "Road" movies made by Bing, Bob, and Dorothy,
to come up with names of bands for which Glenn Miller worked as
arranger, and to identify Phil's "Phooler" by identifying the female
vocalist who sings "I Don't Want to Walk Without You."
Also, enjoy more of Eddie's Extras like "That Old Black Magic,"
"Midnight in Moscow," and "Plantation Boogie."
Here's my own trivia question about the Crosby and Hope "Road" movies.
There was another such movie planned for the duo in 1977, but Crosby's
death intervened. Can you give the title of the "Road" movie that never
was? Well, the title of that film was to be "The Road to the Fountain of
Youth." It would have been the eighth "Road" movie. Here's still another
question: What "Road" movie was the only one the boys made in which they
did not pull their patented "patty cake" routine? The answer: "The Road
to Utopia."
Concerning the Modernaires, here is a little background that could be
part of more trivia questions. They began as a trio in 1935, the year of
my birth, and later added a fourth singer and sang with the Ozzie
Nelson, Fred Waring, and Paul Whiteman bands. They hit the big time when
they joined Glenn Miller in 1939. Paula Kelly joined the group in 1941
after which came some of their most well known hits, such as "Moonlight
Cocktails", "Juke Box Saturday Night," and "Kalamazoo." Check out more
about the originals and the new group at the official web site
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THE GLOWING DIAL
Big John and Stu celebrate Valentine's Day and Jack Benny's Birthday!
The Jack Benny Program - "Birthday Party For Jack Who Is Recovering From
Skiing Accident"
originally aired Sunday, February 25, 1940 on NBC
Starring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Phil
Harris,
Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, Frank Nelson.
Don Wilson announcing.
Sponsor: Jell-O
The Jack Benny Program - "Surprise Birthday Party"
originally aired Sunday, February 16, 1941 on NBC
Starring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Phil
Harris,
Dennis Day, Ed Beloin, Andy Devine, Herbert Marshall.
Don Wilson announcing.
Sponsor: Jell-O
The Jack Benny Program - "Jack Can't Get A Date On His Birthday"
originally aired Sunday, February 15, 1942 on NBC
Starring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Eddie
"Rochester" Anderson,
Ed Beloin, Sam Hearne.
Don Wilson announcing.
Sponsor: Jell-O
The Jack Benny Program - "Jack's Birthday Party"
originally aired Sunday, February 16, 1947 on NBC
Starring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Eddie
"Rochester" Anderson,
Mel Blanc, Isaac Stern, Ronald and Benita Colman.
Don Wilson announcing.
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
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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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