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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 49


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Files by mail ... contd
	 The Mercury Theatre
	 You Bet Your Life
	 Jimmie Allen
	 New topic:  Broadcasting Museum
	 Letter from America
	 More Ray Bradbury?
	 Remember WENN
	 New member
	 KAAM radio
	 Les Paul and Radio
	 Bradbury and ZERO HOUR

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Date: Mon, 05 Feb 1996 10:42:33 -0600
From: lgenco@[removed] (Louis Genco)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Files by mail ... contd
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

My logger shows some of y'all have tried my files-by-mail daemon.
Approximately 2/3 of the attempts used the wrong syntax, and thus received
no files.  

               -> !! Read the instructions !! <-

The file request consists of THREE parts:
1.   The word "send"
2.   The word "file"
3.   The filename and extension of the file you wish to receive.

All of these are in lower case, on the same subject line.  Example:

To:  radio@[removed]
Subject: send file [removed]

This is not very encouraging.  It definitely shortens the life of my idiot
mail daemon, since he is now biting his nails up to his elbows 8-(

Lou
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Date: Mon, 05 Feb 1996 04:02:46 +0500
From: cbholm@[removed] (c holm)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: The Mercury Theatre
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Could any one tell me if the Mercury Theatre on the Air was sponsored by the
Mercury auto corp. or if the name has another origin?  Thanks for any
information you can give me.

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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 07:06:04 -0500 (EST)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: airwaves <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: You Bet Your Life
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

	I have two YBYL shows that run close to an hour each.  It was my 
understanding that they would cut these down to the best 30 minutes.  It 
would certainly give them enough material to make very different radio and
TV versions from the same taping.  However, I don't know if that was actually
done.

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Date: Sun, 4 Feb 1996 00:37:59 -0500
From: stevecap@[removed] (Steven Capsuto)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Jimmie Allen
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>I am interested in obtaining copies of the "Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen"
>program of the 1930's and later remakes in the middle 1940's. Also any books

SPERDVAC has most of the 1930s run in their General Library collection,
which members can borrow and copy.
___
Steven Capsuto, Philadelphia
stevecap@[removed]
WEB page: [removed]~[removed]

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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 12:58:15 -0800
From: AndyBlatt@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: New topic:  Broadcasting Museum
Message-ID: <960205125728_24199109@[removed]>

Probably everyone knows about the Museum of Television and Radio in NYC
(formerly Museum of Broadcasting; why did they put TV first?)  Many know
about the Broadcast Museum in Chicago.
I found an old brochure from a museum in Connecticut, The Vintage Radio and
Communications Museum of Connecticut in
New Britain.  Does Anyone know if this is still in existence?  According to
the brochure they were open only on weekends (weekdays by appointment) at 665
Arch Street, New Britain, CT.
I'm curious.  Also, that might be a good page to add to the web page-
museums, etc.  Btw, The Smithsonian hs a decent (but small) display of media
and advertising in one building of their massive complex.

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Date: Sun, 04 Feb 1996 09:35:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: wmackey@[removed]
To: "otr@[removed]" <otr@[removed]>
Subject: Letter from America
Message-id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Ken, from what I understand, Alistair Cooke began those recording in the 
mid-to late 30s when he was a correspondent for for the BBC in this 
country.  They were supposed to be "folksy" letters home telling about 
the doings here.  Cooke eventually liked here so well he became a citizen 
but continued sending letters "home".  So in a sense, this would be 
considered otr, but it wasn't intended for American radio consumation.
If I cleared anything up it was merely by coincience.  :)

Joe Mackey
Huntington, WV

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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 17:44:49 -0500 (EST)
From: passage@[removed] (Frank Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: More Ray Bradbury?
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Hi Bradbury Fans,
 
I'm amazed how much e-mail my Bradbury post produced.  Really kept me 
enjoyably busy!  
 
One message from Meade Frierson went:
 
> Forever and the Earth by Ray Bradbury <snip> directed by Norman Corwin, 
> adapted by Ray Bradbury himself, and was a Jackie Sagerman Production. 
> It starred Monte Markahm, Lou Krugman, William Shalart, Byron Kane, and 
> Virginia Gregg. It makes reference about Bradbury to "his series."  There 
> must have been a modern series of which I am not aware that he adapted 
> his stories and they were directed by Norman Corwin, who introduces the
> stories too.
 
I figure the "modern" series was BRADBURY 13. 
 
I did a little searching through what "electronic" catalogs I have for 
"Forever And The Earth".  I turned up one mention of it in the RHAC (Radio 
Historical Association of Colorado, [removed] Box 1908, Englewood, CO 80150)
catalog.  They showed no dates or series name.  Where the series name 
normally goes it said "NORMAN CORWIN  RAY BRADBURY".  The was a second
show listed below it, also by "NORMAN CORWIN  RAY BRADBURY".  The title
was chopped but started "Great Conflagration Up At [removed]".  
 
Anybody have any information on these shows?  Were there more?
 
Frank
 

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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 19:56:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Remember WENN
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Anybody know if the broadcast of this series on Wednesday,
February 7 is an original or a repeat of the previous 
episodes.  As best as I can tell it is an original one.

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

                                                 

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 00:03:33 -0500
From: SupDaveTV5@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: New member
Message-ID: <960206000332_136981302@[removed]>

Greetings fellow radio fans.  My name is David Van Nostrand. I am from
Michigan, Bay City to be exact.  I have been a radio show fan, collector,
nut, etc. since I was about 12, I am 26 now.  I give great thanks to my uncle
who introduced me to the wonderful world of the golden age of radio.  I must
admit I am a avid collector of Jack Benny, Fibber McGee, and am trying to get
most if not all the shows of them, plus The Green Hornet.  I would like to
know if there is anyone out there from Michigan.  I am currently archiving my
collection to DAT, and have approx. 150 titles to my collection.  Hope to
hear from you soon.

dave

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Date: Tue, 06 Feb 96 00:53
From: "bill harris" <billhar@[removed]>
To: "otr digest" <otr@[removed]>
Subject: KAAM radio
Message-Id: <m0tjgTM-000ZSGC@[removed]>

>I have been listening to this Texas radio station over the internet by
>Realaudio.  They are suppose play a lot of nostaglia radio shows, but the
>only ones I have heard so far are When Radio Was, week nights at 9 PM EST.
>Does anyone know when they program old radio shows?  Thanks
>
>Bill Kearns

WRW weeknights, and one of the late night DJs, I think, is
playing an occasional OTR progarm on his "library of laughs", 
are the only OTR on KAAM.

Bill Harris         

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 00:49:22 -0600 (CST)
From: "Craig A. Ryan" <cryan@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Les Paul and Radio
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Just a *very* minor aside:
As a musician, I've always been a big fan of Les Paul.  I know that LP did
some very early live and, I believe, radio performances as Red Paul or
Polfus, or a similar name.  I do know that, after a short while, he
started backing Bing Crosby.  This collaboration lasted only a short time,
since Les was given to overplaying.  On at least one radio show, Bing was
heard saying to LP, "Easy, Red, Easy."  I'd like to hear a copy, if any
exists.

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 13:06:01 -0500 (EST)
From: passage@[removed] (Frank Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Bradbury and ZERO HOUR
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Hi All,
 
Once again, I've stumbled on a mystery (at least for me :-).  I found 2
shows in the SPERDVAC catalog on Lou's web site that _appear_ to be more
of Ray Bradbury's works.  The series title is ADVENTURE THEATER and the 
2 shows are "Zero Hour" and "The Whole Town's Sleeping".  Two other titles
shown are "A Question of Identity" and "The Good Ship Jane".  I don't 
recognize those titles so they may not be Mr. Bradbury's.  No dates were
given.
 
In the University of Memphis catalog, I found GENERAL MILLS ADVENTURE 
THEATER: "The Sea Wolf", broadcast on 07-02-77 on CBS (a 55-minute show).
 
Has anyone heard these shows?  Are the ones in the SPERDVAC catalog from
the General Mills series?
 
I also found another possible Bradbury show in the RHAC catalog from a
series called ZERO HOUR.  This one was "There Will Come Soft Rains" and
was broadcast June 17, 1950.
 
It seems there were 2 series titled ZERO HOUR, a 1950's one and one in 1973/
1974 by Rod Serling.  Anyone out there care to shed some light on these?
 
Frank
 

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