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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 57


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Kate Smith's Announcers
	 Re: Mercury Theatre Name
	 Squeaky tape and cassette questions
	  Fran Striker Jr
	 Kate Smith SPEAKS
	 Guy Madison
	 Margo was Margo
	 Favorite soundbite and a warning!
	 Sound Bites (Bytes)
	 new web search engine
	 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet & [removed]
	 Favorite Soundbites
	 Sound Bites
	 Aircheck?
	 Cloak & Dagger Show Info Wanted
	 Sound Snippets ... contd

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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 19:31:05 -0600
From: lgenco@[removed] (Louis Genco)
To: otr@[removed], mkaynan@[removed]
Subject: Kate Smith's Announcers
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Appears as if we have several opinions as to who announced The Kate Smith Hour.

Jay Hickerson's -Ultimate History- lists the following Kate Smith shows:

Kate Smith Sings (AKA Kate Smith Coffee TIme) (1931)
Kate Smith and her Swanee Music ('31 - '35)
Kate Smith Show (AKA Kate Smith A & P BandWagon ('36 - '47)
Kate Smith Speaks [AKA Kate Smith's Noonday Chats] ('38 -'51)
Kate Smith Sings ('47 - '51)
Kate Smith Calls ('49 - 50)
Kate Smith Show ('58 - '59)

Ron Lackmann notes that "The Kate Smith Show" was also called "The Kate
Smith Hour".  Ted Collins (Kate's Manager) often served as the program host,
but the -announcer- was Andre Baruch (and/or Tom Shirley).


Lou
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 14:18:38 -0500
From: SeptSev@[removed]
To: rrb@[removed]
Subject: Re: Mercury Theatre Name
Message-ID: <960211141837_318959186@[removed]>

"The origin of the name "Mercury Theater" is mentioned in several bio's of
[removed]"

I stand corrected.(Perhaps I should clean these [removed])

Thom Bray 

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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 21:32:54 -0500
From: MVHaas@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Squeaky tape and cassette questions
Message-ID: <960211213253_420214476@[removed]>

   Squeaky tape sometimes pops up at random.  A friend on the list (Thom
Bray) has been dubbing some of my Shamrock reels from the mid-to-late 70s and
one reel will be fine, while another, stored right next to it and purchased
at the same time, will be shedding oxide and be impossible to salvage.  

   A couple of quick cassette questions. I know you're supposed to store reel
tapes upright, but does this apply to cassettes too?  And if it does, does it
make a difference if the long side or short side is down?
   I also know if those little tabs on the side of the cassette can be
punched out to prevent recording over something you want to save. Does it
make a difference which one of the two you use? (or do you need to punch both
ends?)

Best -- Merlin Haas

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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 20:55:40 -0500
From: Bill Starnes <starnesb@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Fran Striker Jr
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Someone was asking a while back about Fran Striker, Jr and today's
Raleigh paper had an article about Jim Lichtman who's writing a book
about the Lone Ranger.  Along with it was a picture of Fran Striker, Jr and
his e-mail address, franstriker@[removed]  Striker, Jr was talking about his
father's final book, a non-LR western called _One More River_  which he
finished.  His biography of his father _His Typewriter Wore Spurs_ is now
out of print according to the article.

Bill  (starnesb@[removed])

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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 17:39:32 -0500
From: Ted McKay <tmckay@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Kate Smith SPEAKS
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Something tells me that Martin Kaynan was referring to "Kate Smith
Speaks" and not "The Kate Smith Hour." "Kate Smith Speaks" was on CBS at
12 noon Monday through Friday, and Miss Smith's announcer and long time
friend was Ted Collins. Now, the trivia question of the [removed]
program followed "Kate Smith Speaks" at 12:15, and what was the sponsor
(Lever Brothers) selling?  I did chain breaks between those two shows
for more years than I care to remember!

Ted McKay
Cincinnati OH

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 00:29:32 +0001 (EST)
From: "'A. Joseph Ross'" <lawyer@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Guy Madison
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

> Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 19:36:41 -0500
> From: MVHaas@[removed]
> To: [removed]@[removed]
> Subject: Guy Madison obituary
> Message-ID: <960210193640_419507502@[removed]>
 
>    Madison teamed with veteran radio player Andy Devine (as Jingles) for the
> TV show which ran from 1951 to 1958.  Madison and Devine also did a radio
> version of the show which debuted on Mutual on Dec. 31, 1951, and ran through
> the 1955-56 season. The radio show was a three times a week half hour
> sponsored by Kellogg during 1951-54 and in the final season appeared on
> Sundays sustained by the network. (info from Dunning's "Tune In Yesterday")

This one would seem to qualify for that short list of shows that started 
on TV, then developped radio versions. 

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A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                                      617/367-0468
15 Court Square                                   lawyer@[removed]
Boston, MA 02108-2573                    [removed]~lawyer/
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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 02:40:29 -0500 (EST)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: airwaves <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Margo was Margo
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

	According to Anthony Tollin, the Goodrich Tire Summer shows starred
Margo Stevenson as Margo Lane, not Agnes Moorehead. 
	For more details, you'll have to wait until May when the Shadow 
documentary is released.  It will feature Ms Stevenson, John Archer, and 
many others.  Or hopefully this will be cleared up when the Shadow 
Scrapbook is (hopefully) re-issued.
	Who has the definitive answer on The Shadow?  Anthony Tollin [removed]
mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! 

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 03:33:52 -0500 (EST)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: airwaves <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Favorite soundbite and a warning!
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

	I nominate the following commercial:
		"Get Wildroot Creamoil, Charlie"
		It keeps your hair in trim."
	(Sing along if you know it). 
 But it's gotta be one that says "Hiya Baldy"!
	
	And an aside to "Radio Yesteryear Web-page" - you're gonna get 
your asses sued off!  So watch it.
		-Max

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 03:45:23 -0500 (EST)
From: JACKBENNY@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Sound Bites (Bytes)
Message-id: <01I1416282SO9EF5J8@[removed]>

I don't know if there's an official time limit for sound bites, but if you
really want to embody the magic of radio and how it differs from any other
medium, there are basically two choices:

1)  Jack Benny's vault
2)  Fibber McGee's closet

As someone recently said, "theatre of the mind."

--Laura Lee
International Jack Benny Fan Club (you thought I wouldn't vote for a JB bite?)

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 07:54:03 -0500
From: AndersonCK@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: new web search engine
Message-ID: <960212075402_219990455@[removed]>

There's a relatively new web search engine available that seems to provide
more matches than Yahoo, Lycos, Webcrawler, etc. 

I began tinkering with it last night by entering "fibber mcgee" as the
subject of the search, and was surprised to find a significant quantity of
hits.  

For those of you who enjoy web searchin' and surfin', the URL to bookmark is:
 

[removed]

Regards,

Chuck Anderson

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 96 08:17:33 -0600
From: rrepotsk@[removed] (RICHARD R. REPOTSKI - LADA)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet & [removed]
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Thanks for the info you all have provided.  Here is another [removed]
When I was very, very [removed] remember two favorite shows I use to
watch on TV between 1950 and [removed] were The Atom Squad and
Action in the [removed] anyone else remember them?  Were
either of them on the radio prior to television?
Cheers.

Richard

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 96 08:20:34 -0600
From: rrepotsk@[removed] (RICHARD R. REPOTSKI - LADA)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Favorite Soundbites
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

I opt for "Only the shadow knows for [removed],"....and the squeaking
door of Inner Sanctum.

Richard

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Date: 12 Feb 96 10:35:06 EST
From: "Robert I. Scherago" <[removed]@[removed]>
To: Old Time Radio <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Sound Bites
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

I can think of two entries for the sound bite forum:

1. Mr. Kitzle on the Jack Benny Program, singing
         Peekle in the meedle with the mustard on top!
when ethnic stereotypes were not frowned upon;

2. Bob and Ray's Biff Burns sports report closer: newspaper
articles often closed with a -30- to show the typesetter that that
was the end of the piece, so Biff would close with
         That's the six-oh mark for tonight and tomorrow night. This
         is Biff Burns saying this is Biff Burns saying goodnight.

Bob Scherago

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 10:53:45 -0500 (EST)
From: passage@[removed] (Frank Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Aircheck?
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Hi All,

I hate to sound like a newby (which I guess I am), but what's an aircheck?

Frank

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 96 09:49:44 cst
From: "Marty Dzik" <Marty_Dzik@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Cloak & Dagger Show Info Wanted
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

     Hello,
     
     I heard a show last night called "Cloak and Dagger".  This show was 
     new to me as never heard mention of it.  
     
     I did look in my copy of "Tune In Yesterday" by John Dunning and it is 
     not listed there either!
     
     Does anyone have any information on this show?  Who was/were the 
     star(s), how long the show ran, [removed]
     
     All I know about it is that it is an espionage show.  This particular 
     episode was about WWII and the nazis.  Were all the shows concerning 
     WWII?
     
     Any information will be helpful.  Thanks!
     
     Marty Dzik                         E:Mail  mdzik@[removed]

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 10:46:44 -0600
From: lgenco@[removed] (Louis Genco)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Sound Snippets ... contd
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Thanks for all the sound snippet suggestions, keep 'em coming!  The
nominations so far are available at my WWW page, and I have on-line sound
bytes for some of 'em.

Don't forget some of the more notable news broadcasters too.  Lowell Thomas'
"So long until tomorrow", Walter Winchell's "Hello Mr & Mrs America and all
the ships at sea".  How can we forget Edward R. Murrow (but are there any
nominations besides "This is Edward R. Murrow")?  Anybody remember a
memorable snippet from Bill Stern's Colgate Sports Newsreel?

Lou
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