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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2013 : Issue 33
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Unit 99                               [ Ron Vanover <rvanover1@[removed] ]
  The Top 10 Books On OTR               [ Tom Barnett <[removed]@earthlink. ]
  Unit 99                               [ "jsalerno@[removed]" <jsalerno@ ]
  BBC documentary                       [ Graeme Stevenson <graemeotr@[removed] ]
  Winchell and Parsons                  [ "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@juno. ]
  This week in radio history 17-23 Mar  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:45:00 -0500
From: Ron Vanover <rvanover1@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Unit 99

Regarding the Armed Forces Radio and Television Network rebroadcasts of
Unit 99, Charlie asked "if anyone had more info" on the show.

While I've never seen a great deal on the program, I believe it
originally aired on the American Broadcasting Network and was directed
by Tony Kester. Other than that, information is pretty scarce.  It
appears that all the shows in circulation were rebroadcasts aired by the
AFRTN.

Ron Vanover
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:45:14 -0500
From: Tom Barnett <[removed]@[removed];
To: OTR <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  The Top 10 Books On OTR

Given the recent post that I saw. I thought I would create my own list of
best books on OTR (these are basically on my own bookshelf - so take it with
a grain of salt)

In no particular [removed]

The Top 10 Books on OTR
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1.  On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, John Dunning (1998)

2.  The Jack Benny Show, Milt Josefsberg (1977)

3.  Raised on Radio, Gerald Nachman (2000)

4.  Heavenly Days: The Story of Fibber McGee and Molly, Charles Stumpf (1987)

5.  The Great American Broadcast: A Celebration of Radio's Golden Age.
Leonard Maltin (1997)

6.  Remember Radio, Ron. Lackmann (1970)

7.  The Big Broadcast 1920-1950, Frank Buxton

8.  Speaking of Radio, Chuck Schaden (2003)

9.  Treadmill to Oblivion, Fred Allen (1954)

10.  Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny Story, Jack & Joan Benny (1990)

*Honorable Mention*
The Shadow Scrapbook, Anthony Tollin
Fibber McGee's Scrapbook, Charles Stumpf
Much Ado About Me, Fred Allen

What would YOU pick to be on a list?

Tom Barnett

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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:45:33 -0500
From: "jsalerno@[removed]" <jsalerno@[removed];
To: OTR List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Unit 99

In the "Directory of Armed Forces Radio Service Series", Mackenzie says
Unit 99 was END 576 series (ENtertainment Domestic network material in
whole or part) and cites ep no. 841 as being from Sept. 1957.

And that's all he gives about that.
--
Joe Salerno

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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:49:33 -0500
From: Graeme Stevenson <graemeotr@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  BBC documentary
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Hi.

BBC Radio 4 has a documentary next week about the 1948 series 'Destination
Freedom' that was broadcast on WMAQ Chicago. Programme will be on 21st March,
1130am-1200 UK time, but should also be available online from the Radio 4
website.

Cheers ! Graeme ( ORCA / UK )

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[ADMINISTRIVIA: Kate and I ran an episode of Destination Freedom featuring
Studs Terkel last month which is now available on the blog at
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anything else.  --cfs3]

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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:49:57 -0500
From: "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Winchell and Parsons
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Does anybody out there know if there are any recordings of Walter Winchell's
radio
program or Louella Parson's radio program available? I already have some
episodes
of "Hedda Hopper's Hollywood". Was there any real animosity between her and
Louella Parsons?

Thank you for your help.

Kenneth Clarke

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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:50:04 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 17-23 March

 From Those Were The Days

3/17

1933   Comedian Phil Baker was heard on network radio for the first time
on a regular basis when The Armour Jester was heard on the Blue network.
Baker rapidly rose to the top of the radio ratings.

3/18

1940   Light of the World was first heard on NBC. The soap opera was
unique in that it featured the Bible as the center of the story line.

3/21

1924   The voice of Lowell Thomas was first heard on radio. Thomas was
heard talking about "Man's first flight around the world", on KDKA in
Pittsburgh, PA.

3/22

1948   The Voice of Firestone was the first commercial radio program to
be carried simultaneously on both AM and FM radio stations.

3/23

1940   Truth or Consequences was first heard on radio. Ralph Edwards
produced and hosted the [removed] The show was originally heard on only
four CBS stations. Later, NBC picked up the show where it eventually
became the most popular of all radio quiz shows.

Joe

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