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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2020 : Issue 57
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Yesterday USA kick starter            [ "Walden Hughes" <waldenhughes@yeste ]
      This week in radio history 6-12 Dece  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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    Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2020 11:48:51 -0800
    From: "Walden Hughes" <waldenhughes@[removed];
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    Subject: Yesterday USA kick starter

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    Hi Everybody,

    If you would like to support what John, Larry and I do on Yesterday USA.
    Please consider our kick starter project.  We are hoping to use the money to
    help buy computer programs and device for our new broadcast home at John and
    Larry place.  See link below.  Thank you so much,

    Walden

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    Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 07:58:14 -0500
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
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    Subject: This week in radio history 6-12 December

     From Those Were The Days

    12/6

    1923   The first presidential address to be carried on radio was
    broadcast from Washington, DC. President Calvin Coolidge addressed a
    joint session of the [removed] Congress.

    12/9

    1940   The Longines Watch Company signed for the first FM radio
    advertising contract with experimental station W2XOR in New York City.
    The ads ran for 26 weeks and promoted the Longines time signals.

    12/10

    1927   For the first time, famed radio announcer George Hay introduced
    the WSM Barn Dance as The Grand Ole Opry.

    12/11

    1944   The Chesterfield Supper Club debuted on NBC. Perry Como, Jo
    Stafford and many other stars of the day shared the spotlight on the 15
    minute show that aired five nights a week.

    12/12

    1948 - NBC presented the "Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity Program" for
    the first time. The talent show earned Dick Contino, an accordionist,
    the $5,000 prize ($53,855 in 2019 dollars) as the program<<226>><<128>><<153>>s first
    national winner. Over the years Heidt gave some big stars their big
    starts: Frankie Carle, Gordon MacRae, the King Sisters, Alvino Rey, Ken
    Berry, Frank DeVol, Dick Contino, Al Hirt, Fred Lowrey, Ronnie Kemper,
    Larry Cotton, Donna and her Don Juans, Ollie O<<226>><<128>><<153>>Toole and many others.

    Joe

     ***** WARNING! UNHANDLED BAD CHARACTER!!!!!

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