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Date: 7/30/2016 7:18 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2016 : Issue 52
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      KOA radio special                     [ "Walden" <waldenhughes@[removed] ]
      radio show at the Long Beach Vetrian  [ "Walden" <waldenhughes@[removed] ]
      This week in radio history 24-30 Jul  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      The Shadow: "The Thoughts of Death"   [ John Olsen <jrolsen2@[removed]; ]
      This week in radio history 31 July t  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2016 00:46:41 -0400
    From: "Walden" <waldenhughes@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  KOA radio special
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    Hi Everybody,

    One of my co-host Frank Bresee wrote and produce the KFI radio special on
    4-16-72 celebrating KFI 50 years on radio.  Frank also created a radio
    special for KOA in Denver celebrating there 50 birthday back in the 1970s.
    I am looking for a copy of that special.  Can any  body help?

    Thank you so much,

    Walden

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    Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2016 00:47:02 -0400
    From: "Walden" <waldenhughes@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  radio show at the Long Beach Vetrians Hospital
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    Hi Everybody,

    SPERDVAC will have it,s annual March meeting at the Long Beach Vetrians
    hospital.  We will be having our meeting at the theater where Bob Hope, Jack
    Benny and others did there radio shows  for the Vets.  The hospital does
    have an archives of photos but we would like to make a list of the radio
    shows that did a broadcast there.  We would like to put together a list and
    shows for the hospital.  If you have some suggestions please let us know.
    Thank you so much,

    Walden Hughes

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    Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2016 00:47:23 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 24-30 July

    7/25

    1933   The first broadcast of The Romance of Helen Trent was heard. The
    show continued on the air for 7,222 episodes and 27 years. Amazingly,
    Helen stayed 35 years of age throughout the entire series. The show used
    two Helen Trents over the years. The first Helen was played by
    Virginia Clark (for 11 years) and the second by Julie Stevens (for 16
    years).

    1933   During his fourth Fireside Chat, [removed] President Franklin D.
    Roosevelt showed why the homey, warm, comfortable discussion was,
    indeed, a fireside chat. The President stopped the discussion on the air
    and asked for a glass of water, which he then sipped. Newsman Robert
    Trout is credited with coming up with the name, Fireside Chat, because
    of real moments like this.

    1943   Foreign Assignment, was first heard on Mutual. The title role of
    Brian Berry was played by Jay Jostyn, who also starred in another
    popular radio drama, Mr. District Attorney.

    7/30

    1937   The American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA) was organized. It
    was part of the American Federation of Labor. The union was for all
    radio performers except musicians. The union later became The American
    Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) to include TV folk,
    as well.

    1942   Stage Door Canteen was first heard on CBS. The show was broadcast
    from New York City and 500 servicemen were entertained each week by
    celebrities who freely donated their time for the war effort.

    Joe

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    Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2016 00:47:37 -0400
    From: John Olsen <jrolsen2@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  The Shadow: "The Thoughts of Death"

    Lamont Cranston had the ability to not only cloud men's minds, but also
    read them! The ability of mental telepathy was demonstrated in The
    Shadow broadcasts as early as the Orson Welles' 1937-38 season, in shows
    like "Message from the Hills," "Terror Island" and "Power of the Mind."

    And it was on display again in the September 16, 1945 program "The
    Thoughts of Death." Now, unfortunately, no recordings of this program
    are known to exist. It's one of the many "lost" adventures of The
    Shadow. You can't hear [removed] but you can read about it. Check out this
    week's blog entry at:

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    It's a terrific mad scientist episode of The Shadow! A human brain
    transplanted into a gorilla head, calling telepathically to The Shadow.
    How can you go wrong?!!

    John

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    Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2016 20:51:43 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 31 July to 6 August

    7/31

    1933    Listeners turned up the radio on this day to hear the announcer
    introduce "Jack Armstrong, the All American Boy!" The show was one of
    the longest running adventure programs on radio, continuing until 1951.

    8/4

    1921   The first tennis match on radio was broadcast on KDKA in
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was a natural since KDKA was the first
    commercial radio station in the United States. Within eight months the
    powers that be figured out that sports on radio would bring in big sales
    revenues. And so, the Davis Cup match between Great Britain and
    Australia was aired on the radio; but much to the wonderment of KDKA's
    listeners. Tennis anyone? On radio? It rates right up there with radio
    wrestling or, maybe, [removed]

    1927   Station 2XAG, later named WGY, the General Electric station in
    Schenectady, NY, began experimental operations from a 100,000 watt
    transmitter. Later, the FCC regulated the power of AM radio stations to
    not exceed 50,000 watts on 'clear channels' (where few, if any, stations
    would cause interference with each other).

    1940   Crime Doctor introduced a new kind of radio hero to audiences.
    The CBS program presented Dr. Benjamin Ordway, the show's main
    character, who was a victim of amnesia. He once was a criminal, but got
    hit on the head, and suddenly began to work as a crime fighter. Nice twist.

    8/5

    1921   KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA did the first play by play broadcast of a
    baseball game. Harold Arlin described the action as the Pirates beat
    Philadelphia 8 5.

    1935   Backstage Wife was first aired, on MBS.

    8/6

    1928   One of radio's first serials, Real Folks, debuted on NBC.

    1939   After becoming a success with Ben Bernie on network radio, Dinah
    Shore started her own show on the NBC Blue network. Dinah sang every
    Sunday evening.

    Joe

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