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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2013 : Issue 132
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      This week in radio history 22-28 Dec  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 00:21:55 -0500
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 22-28 December

     From Those Were The Days

    12/22

    1920   WEAF, in New York City, aired the first broadcast of a prize
    fight from ringside. The fight was broadcast from Madison Square Garden
    where Joe Lynch defeated Peter Herman to retain the bantamweight title.
    Bantamweights top the scales at 118 pounds. Just think, either of those
    boxers could have been mistaken for the microphone stand.

    1922   WEAF once again proved to be the pillar of radio promotion. This
    time they broadcast radio's first double wedding ceremony. 4,000
    spectators watched as the two couples exchanged vows at Grand Central
    Palace. The broadcast was made in conjunction with the American Radio
    Exposition. The couples each got $100; a hefty sum in 1922 ($1354 in
    2012 dollars).

    12/23

     From Today in history, the NY Times

    In 1928, the National Broadcasting Company set up a permanent, coast to
    coast network.

     From Today's Almanac --

    In 1947, the transistor was invented, leading to a revolution in
    communications and electronics.

    12/24

    1906   Professor Reginald A. Fessenden is said to have sent his first
    radio broadcast from Brant Rock, MA. The program included a little
    verse, some violin and a speech.  (This is a disputed event according to
    some sources -ed).

    1944   The Andrews Sisters starred in the debut of The Andrews Sisters'
    Eight to the Bar Ranch on ABC. Patty, Maxene and LaVerne ran a fictional
    dude ranch. George 'Gabby' Hayes was a regular guest along with Vic
    Schoen's orchestra. The ranch stayed in operation until 1946.

    12/25

    1931   Lawrence Tibbett was the featured vocalist as radio came to the
    Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. The first opera was Hansel
    und Gretel, heard on the NBC network of stations. In between acts of the
    opera, moderator Olin Downes would conduct an opera quiz, asking
    celebrity guests opera related questions. The program's host and
    announcer was Milton Cross. He worked out of the Met's Box 44.

    1937   Arturo Toscanini conducted the first broadcast of NBC symphony
    orchestra over NBC.

    1939   The Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, was performed by
    Lionel Barrymore on The Campbell Playhouse on CBS.  The performance of
    the tale was an annual radio event for years, before and after.

    1942   The longest, sponsored program in the history of broadcasting was
    heard on NBC Blue network. The daylong Victory Parade's Christmas Party
    of Spotlight Bands was heard over 142 radio stations. The marathon
    broadcast was sponsored by Coca Cola.

    12/26

    1953   Big Sister was heard for the last time on CBS. The show had been
    on the air for 17 years. Big Sister was the ongoing story of Sue Evans
    Miller and her relationship with her big sister, Ruth Evans. Actresses
    who played big sister Ruth over the years: Alice Frost, Nancy Marshall,
    Marjorie Anderson, Mercedes McCambridge. Little Sister Sue was played by
    Haila Stoddard, Dorothy McGuire, Peggy Conklin and Fran Carlon.

    1954   One of radio's most popular programs, The Shadow, lurked around
    the airwaves for the last time. Vigilante crime fighter Lamont Cranston
    battled greed and corruption since 1930. "Who knows what evil lurks in
    the hearts of men? The Shadow [removed]"

    12/27

    1932   Radio City Music Hall, in New York City, opened. It was the
    largest indoor theatre in the world. The gala grand opening show was a
    six hour extravaganza that lost half a million dollars within three
    weeks. The theatre has since been renovated to recapture its original
    decorative charm. An Art Deco cathedral of entertainment, it seats more
    than 6,200 people and is still a must see for those visiting New York.
    During the holiday season, audiences continue to get a kick out of
    seeing the world famous Rockettes perform in precision on Radio City
    Music Hall's nearly 10,000 square foot stage.

    1939   The Glenn Miller Show, also known as Music that Satisfies,
    started on CBS. The 15 minute, twice a week show was sponsored by
    Chesterfield cigarettes and was heard for nearly three years.

    1940   Singer Al Jolson and actress Ruby Keeler were divorced after 12
    years of marriage. They had separated a year earlier; but Jolson talked
    Keeler into co starring with him in the Broadway show, Hold on to Your
    Hats. She left the show before the opening and then left the marriage.

    1968   The Breakfast Club signed off for the last time on ABC, after 35
    years on the air.

    12/28

    1941   The Helen Hayes Theater, on CBS, was called the first casualty of
    World War II. Lipton Tea dropped sponsorship of the program as it
    prepared for shortages in tea imports from India.

    Joe

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