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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2019 : Issue 54
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Captain Midnight                      [ A Joseph Ross <joe@[removed] ]
      Edgar Bergen                          [ A Joseph Ross <joe@[removed] ]
      This week in radio history 22-28 Dec  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      Holiday Inn radio script              [ "Walden Hughes" <waldenhughes@yeste ]
      The KFRC Train Whistle Story          [ GREGG OPPENHEIMER <gopp@[removed]; ]
      Ivan Cury                             [ "Walden Hughes" <waldenhughes@yeste ]

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    Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:43:30 -0500
    From: A Joseph Ross <joe@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Captain Midnight
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>     12/16

>     1949   After a decade on radio, Captain Midnight was heard for the final
>     time. Put your secret decoder badges away now, kids.

    And just a few years later, in the mid-1950s, Captain Midnight returned
    on TV, complete with a new set of decoder badges.  I still have mine
    somewhere.

    --
    A. Joseph Ross, [removed] . 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 . Newton, MA 02459
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    Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:44:20 -0500
    From: A Joseph Ross <joe@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Edgar Bergen
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>     12/17

>     1936   Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen kidded around with his pal, Charlie
>     McCarthy (who was a bit wooden, we [removed]), for the first time on
>     radio. The two debuted on The Rudy Vallee Show on NBC. Soon, Bergen
>     became one of radio's hottest properties, and was called Vallee's
>     greatest talent discovery.

    I think I once heard Bergen telling his story and saying that he thought
    a ventriloquist act wouldn't be very convincing on radio.  I guess it
    was a tribute to his talent that audiences were more taken by whatever
    he was doing than with the ventriloquism.

    --
    A. Joseph Ross, [removed] . 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 . Newton, MA 02459
    [removed] . [removed] . [removed]

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    Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:44:29 -0500
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 22-28 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 "Hansel
    und Gretel", 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.
    The little girl's name was 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]"

    12/27

    1932 - Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City. It was the largest
    indoor theatre in the world.  The gala grand opening show was a six-hour
    extravaganza that lost half a million dollars within three weeks. The
    theatre has since been renovated to recapture its original decorative
    charm.  An Art Deco cathedral of entertainment, it seats more than 6,200
    people and is still a must-see for those visiting New York. During the
    holiday season, audiences continue to get a kick out of seeing the
    world-famous Rockettes perform in precision on Radio City Music Hall's
    nearly 10,000-square-foot stage.

    1939 - "The Glenn Miller Show", also known as "Music that Satisfies",
    started on CBS. The 15-minute, twice-a-week show was sponsored by
    Chesterfield cigarettes and was heard for nearly three years.

    1940 - Singer Al Jolson and actress Ruby Keeler were divorced after 12
    years of marriage. They had separated a year earlier; but Jolson talked
    Keeler into co-starring with him in the Broadway show, "Hold on to Your
    Hats". She left the show before the opening and then left the marriage.

    12/28

    1941 - "The Helen Hayes Theater", on CBS, was called the first casualty
    of World War II. Lipton Tea dropped sponsorship of the program as it
    prepared for shortages in tea imports from India.

    Joe

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    Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:45:16 -0500
    From: "Walden Hughes" <waldenhughes@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Holiday Inn radio script
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    Hi Everybody,

    Does any one have a copy  of the radio script for the Story Holidaiy Inn?  I
    believe one of the best version is the Railroad hour during Christmas time
    of 1948.  Take care,

    Walden

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    Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:45:50 -0500
    From: GREGG OPPENHEIMER <gopp@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  The KFRC Train Whistle Story
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    Long before my dad started writing for Lucille Ball, he earned his first-ever
    professional paycheck on a program called "Blue Monday Jamboree". As my
    holiday gift to you all, I've added the entire hilarious "KFRC Train Whistle"
    story to the "Blue Monday Jamboree" Wikipedia page. If you like that story,
    the Kindle edition of Dad's memoir ("Laughs, [removed] Lucy") is now
    available for only $[removed] All royalties benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric
    AIDS Foundation.

    [removed]
    <[removed];

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    Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 19:28:47 -0500
    From: "Walden Hughes" <waldenhughes@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Ivan Cury
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    Hi Everybody,

    REPS will honored Ivan Cury on Sunday morning with a special  program base
    upon his career.  Ivan work with Jack Benny in New York.  Does any one have
    the date of that  radio broadcast?  This would be between 1949 to 1955.
    Does any one have pictures, videos, newspapers radio magazine we can use?
    Take care,

    Walden

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