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	    [removed]   Volume 95 : Issue 475


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Re: Squaeaking door Sound-effects
	 New Old Time Radio Series on CBC Radio
	 Re: BBC programmes, [removed] Digest V95 #472
	 Re: [removed] dollars
	 New Subscriber
	 WJDN, Martin, Torme, and More
	 Trivia 2
	 Radio Days web pages
	      dean martin and jerry lewis

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 16:41:54 -0500
From: RadioDays@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Squaeaking door Sound-effects
Message-ID: <951228164154_80201681@[removed]>

Can someone tell me how they made the sound-effects for the "squeaking door"
of the Inner Sanctum. We want to include it in our musical retrospective of
1940s [removed] DAYS.

Incidentally, the show features the vocal artistry of Five By Design and will
be with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on May 9-11, 1995.

The production interweaves 24 musical signatures from the golden age of radio
with sound bytes from the kids shows soap operas, radio serials, and
commercials of the 1940s along with appearances from Carmen Miranda (Tico,
Tico), Kay Kyser, adn Betty Grable. I'll be adding future appearances which
also includes the Dayton Symphony Dec 6-7 1996, the Grand Rapids (MI)
Symphony (Nov 8-10 1996), and the Wichita Symphony (May 10 1997). Be on the
look out for this terrific vocal group. So long!!

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 15:09:25 -0700
From: "Deane D McIntyre"  <dmcintyr@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: New Old Time Radio Series on CBC Radio
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Gang:

Excuse the oxymoron, but the CBC is indeed still in the new OTR 
business. This winter, they will broadcast 13 new episodes in the
series Midnight Cab. This series is written by James W. Nichol, who
has been writing drama for CBC Radio since 1963. This series, which
started in 1993, is the story of Walker Devereax (played by David 
Ferry), a would-be writer who moves to Toronto and drives a taxi on
the overnight shift. In previous episodes, he fell in love with the
voice of his female dispatcher Krista, played by Jacqueline Samuda.
In the new series, he has married [removed] I will not spoil the story
by giving anything more away however!

Midnight Cab is broadcast on the CBC network Wednesdays between 10-11 AM
and repeated Saturdays at 6:30 PM (the Mystery Project time slot, which
this fall carried "real" OTR). Note, however, that the first episode is
on Friday, Jan. 5 between 10-11 AM. Each episode is 30 minutes in length.

50 kW CBC stations that can be heard in much of the USA include:

CBU Vancouver 690
CBR Calgary 1010
CBX Edmonton 740
CBK Regina 540
CBW Winnipeg 990
CBE Windsor 1550 (only 10 kW, but covers Detroit and area)
CBL Toronto 740
CBM Montreal 940
CBA Moncton 1070

Cheers, Deane D McIntyre
dmcintyr@[removed]

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 95 23:02 GMT
From: midshires@[removed] (Andrew Emmerson)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Cc: midshires@[removed]
Subject: Re: BBC programmes, [removed] Digest V95 #472
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

In-Reply-To: <[removed]@[removed]>
>There's a catalog from BBC Direct, Freepost (SL 1899), Marlow, Bucks., 
SL7 2XB.  The publisher is BBC Enterprises, Woodlands, 80 Wood Lane, 
London W12 OTT.

BBC Direct no longer exists. Best to write to BBC Enterprises.

>Also, there are recordings of pre-war radio broadcasts through 
Connoisseur Cassettes, 58 Francis Avenue, Southsea, Hants., PO4 OHN.

Sadly this old boy has died and with him, so has the business. As I 
recall, he didn't have any BBC material on his list, although he did 
issue a tape made up from pre-war Radio Luxembourg/Normandie recordings 
taken from transmission discs (and I have a copy).

I have a number of pre-war and war-time BBC recordings (also some forces 
broadcasting ones) which I'm happy to swap and can discuss details if 
people e-mail me direct.

Happy New Year, Andy. 

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 18:19:02 -0600 (CST)
From: Charlie D Matkin <cdm01@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
cc: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: [removed] dollars
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

We always get a reaction when our subjects ask for a nickel to use the 
phone. $30 to $1? WOW!

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 19:41:05 -0500
From: SeptSev@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: New Subscriber
Message-ID: <951228194103_80287769@[removed]>

Hello Friends:
I am a new subscriber to this newsletter, and am delighted to find you.  As
suggested, here's a little something about me:

I'm a new collector, with a very modest collection of about fifty hours,
mostly Jack Benny shows.  By profession I am a television writer/producer
(and am very proud to be in the TV business) but I am a great lover of OTR
because of the historical links between it and TV.  

I collect on both cassette and open reel(despite the very real warnings by
Bob at BRC about the coming lack of supply of audio tapes.) Right now, I can
get a six hour reel of programs for $12, and that makes good economic sense
to me and is a fast way to build my library.  I also collect cassettes,
although they seem clumsy to store(anybody have any solutions, short of
building special shelves?)

My equipment is this: my open reel is a TEAC A-2340 four track.  It's a great
machine.  While I can still get cheap open reel tape from Burlington, I
archive my cassettes using open reel(as a back-up). But mainly I use this
machine to playback open reels purchased from dealers.  My cassette player is
a TASCAM 102 with Dolby B/C(thanks to Bob at BRC for his pamphlet about
equipment.) I also have a TASCAM 244 portastudio with DBX noise reduction. I
use this to record a show with poor audio quality off open reel or cassette
and then re-mix and through trial and error, brighten the sound using the
gain, EQ or Freq, although I haven't really got the slightest idea what I'm
talking about. It does, however, considerably improve the sound, and when
these shows are mixed down to my TASCAM 102 using the Dolby noise filters
they are greatly improved. (I'd love to hear from you more knowledgeable
audiophiles with some tips.) I'm hoping to add a TASCAM dubbing deck in 96.

I am eager to trade, but I fear I have not much of anything that would appeal
to veterans. Therefore, if there are any newbies out there who want to trade
catalogs, let me know. I can trade on cassette, or you can send me open reel
and I'll send an equal number of shows on cassette. I can't send you open
reel because I have no way of duping. I prefer cassettes with Dolby noise
filters.

I am confused about copywrite laws, and would like to open a dialogue
regarding same.

My interests are broad. Certainly the situation comedies--since that is what
I write for television.  But SUSPENSE, LUX RADIO, et al also hold interest as
well as SUPERMAN, TOM MIX, THE SHADOW, or anything else with Orson Welles.

I'm 41, and am a child of TV.  But I love OTR and am very happy to join you
in this wonderful hobby.

My e-mail address is: septsev@[removed]  My snail mail address is: [removed] Box
82082, Portland, OR 97282. I'd love to hear from you!
Regards to all--
[removed] Bray

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 22:49:25 -0500
From: KENPILETIC@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: WJDN, Martin, Torme, and More
Message-ID: <951228224924_26145242@[removed]>

Hi Gang -                     December 28 - 1995 -- Thursday 9:30 PM cst

Below is a posting I sent yesterday morning, but it did not arrive. 
But First, a short posting for [removed]  

I just tuned in 1660 on my GE Superadio (no external antenna) and was 
able to copy WJDN in Elizabeth, NJ with a "Q-5" signal.  Comes in almost
as good as WGN.   I couldn't hear it at all during the day. 

Now a word from yesterday:

Hi Gang -                     December 27 - 1995 -- Wednesday 11 AM cst 

Issue 472 has many items with a common thread (besides otr).

The Biographies of Mel Torme and Dean Martin were both broadcast on A&E 
last week.  Dean Martin on Tuesday, December 19;  Mel Torme on Thursday,
December 21.  I was surprised to learn that Mel Torme began his career as 
a child actor on radio.  Unfortunately, the Biography editors chose to not 
mention much more about it.  Mel said that he acted in many Chicago radio
programs until his voice changed.   

I looked in John Dunning's Book, "Tune In Yesterday", and found that Mel 
Torme played the part of Joe Corntassel on the LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE 
program.  Allan Baruck also played Joe.  I wonder what other parts Mel 
Torme played on the radio, and whether we have any in our collections. 
Does anybody know?

Of course on my "Little Orphan Annie" tapes, the actors names are not 
mentioned, so I don't know if I was listening to Allan or Mel.

Regarding Dean Martin -
There are many programs of the Martin and Lewis Show circulating. 
In the new 1996 RADIO SPIRITS CATALOG, on page 3, Carl lists 9 hours of
Martin and Lewis as a "collection" - 6 cassettes or 9 CDs.  These are all
from 1949, and they appear to be consecutive shows from April through 
August of that year.   Eighteen programs. 

----- New Topic -----

Jerry Bechtel mentions Radio Premiums being difficult to find and quite
expensive.  I agree.  You can, however, see a "picture" of these premiums
on the front cover of the new Radio Spirits catalog.  If you didn't get 
your 1996 issue yet, you should receive it soon.  I got mine last week. 
If you're not on their mailing list, call 1-800-RADIO-48 (1-800-723-4648)
and ask for a catalog (it's free).   Seems to me I still have a Lone 
Ranger Pedometer, a couple Captain Midnight Decoders, and an assortment of
rings and compasses around here [removed]

----- New Topic -----

Superadio III ---  

A "standard" 1/8 inch plug fits fine in my radio.  After reading the 
posting by GMO414, I tried several plugs and they all work.  Maybe GE
made a change, or maybe GMO414's radio has a defective jack.  

Happy Taping - Ken Piletic - Streamwood, Illinois 
kenpiletic@[removed] 

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 23:02:32 -0500 (EST)
From: BOBFABRIS@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Trivia 2
Message-id: <01HZCW6Y7RMA9867T4@[removed]>

The question had to do with the cast of "It Pays to be Ignorant".
They were: Tom Howard, moderator (as I recall), and George Shelton,
Lulu McConnell, and Harry McNaughton as panelists.    Bob

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 95 02:45 EST
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Radio Days web pages
Message-Id: <m0tVZV4-000JjoC@[removed]>

I have completed the first phase of the January update to my
web pages - Radio Days.  One important change and a test to 
see if it is accepted: I have set up the January Timelines 
completely in RealAudio format for the soundbites.  This will
mean more room for bigger and better soundbites.  For example,
one soundbite in the January Timeline is the war news for
January 14, 1945.  The soundbite is only 221 KB in size and
yet is a 3 minute and 35 second bite.

Another bite on the main page is the German radio announcement of
the death of Hitler.  The original wav file was over [removed] meg, but
with RealAudio it is now only 29 KB, so you can see the savings
difference.  

The sound quality is still not what I would like, but I think the
RA people are moving in the right direction for complete sound files.
Unfortunately, my provider does not have RealAudio on their server, so
the files must be downloaded, then played.

Check out the January Timelines and any changes in the main pages.  Look
for new and better sounds in the main pages later in the month.

Time Line for January:  [removed]
Radio Days Main page: [removed]

Please take advantage of the feedback options.  I would love comments.

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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]
COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041          AOL: JimWidner  
                          

                                                 

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Date:         Fri, 29 Dec 95 08:00:02 EST
From: jessica clackum <JCLACKU@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject:      dean martin and jerry lewis
Message-Id: <m0tVeQl-000YLgC@[removed]>

Thank you Bruce Rudesill for e mailing me to let me know I was incorrect
in my comment about Martin and Lewis in the last digest.  Sorry I
inconvenienced anyone with misinformation.

Jessica Clackum
Gainesville, FL
GO GATORS BEAT NEBRASKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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