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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2013 : Issue 22
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
WLS Barn Dance To Be Celebrated! [ Bill Knowlton <udmacon1@[removed] ]
This week in radio history 24 Februa [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
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Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:16:37 -0500
From: Bill Knowlton <udmacon1@[removed];
To: oldtime radio <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: WLS Barn Dance To Be Celebrated!
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The Chicago Museum Of Broadcasting will celebrate the 89th birthday of the WLS
National Barn Dance on Sat., March 23rd in the old Prairie Farmer/WLS studios
on West Washington Boulevard!
Check out:
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BILL KNOWLTON, "BLUEGRASS RAMBLE," WCNY-FM Syracuse ([removed]), WUNY-FM Utica
([removed]), WJNY-FM ([removed]) Watertown NY (since 1973)
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Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:16:44 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 24 February to 2 March
From Those Were The Days
2/24
1942 It was an historic day in radio broadcasting, as the Voice of
America (VOA) signed on for the first time on this day.
2/27
1922 Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convened the first National
Radio Conference in Washington, DC. There, industry regulations were
widely discussed.
3/1
1932 Radio's greatest effort of on the spot news coverage began as NBC
and CBS rushed to Hopewell, NJ to cover the kidnapping of the Charles
and Anne Lindbergh baby.
1941 Commercial FM broadcasting began in the [removed] when station W47NV
in Nashville, TN started operations on this day.
1941 Duffy's Tavern debuted on CBS.
3/2
1945 Mystery fans remember this day when they gathered around the
radio set to listen to the Mutual Broadcasting System as Superman
encountered Batman and Robin for the first time.
1952 Whispering Streets debuted on ABC, remaining on the air until 1960.
Joe
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