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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2015 : Issue 91
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
This week in radio history 1-7 Novem [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Postwar Jack Benny Program [ A Joseph Ross <joe@[removed] ]
surplus cassettes [ Andy Blatt <asajb2000@[removed]; ]
SummersTime Archive Episode with Gue [ Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed] ]
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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 00:49:07 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 1-7 November
11/1
1937 The first broadcast of Hilltop House was aired on CBS; while on
NBC, the comic strip character Terry and the Pirates debuted.
11/2
1931 Myrt and Marge was heard for the first time on CBS. The
program centered on two chorus girls who competed for the same parts and
the same men. The creator and writer (Cliff Thomas wrote some) of the
series, Myrtle Vail, also played the role of Myrt; and the original
Marge was performed by Vail's daughter, Donna Fick. Three other
performers played the part when Donna died giving birth. Myrt and Marge
continued for 11 years.
11/5
1934 The first broadcast of The Gumps was heard on CBS. Wilmer Walter
played Andy Gump, Agnes Moorehead was Gump's wife, Min, and Jackie Kelk
was son, Chester. Karo syrup and Pebico toothpaste/tooth powder sponsored.
1950 "The greatest stars of our time on one big program" was the
introduction by actress Tallulah Bankhead, who opened the 90 minute Big
Show on NBC. It was a big show all right. The peacock saw red as losses
exceeded a million dollars ($9,409,492,629 in 2012 dollars) in the three
years the program was on the air.
11/7
1932 CBS presented the first broadcast of Buck Rogers in the 25th
Century. Matt Crowley, Curtis Arnall, Carl Frank and John Larkin played
Buck in the serial over the years (1932-1947).
1937 Dr. Christian debuted on CBS. Jean Hersholt played the part of
the kindly, elderly Dr. Christian who practiced on the air until 1954.
Laureen Tuttle, Kathleen Fitz, Helen Kleeb and Rosemary De Camp played
his nurse, Judy. The Dr. Christian theme song was Rainbow on the River.
Sponsors of the show included Vaseline (petroleum jelly, hair tonic and
lip ice).
1938 The first broadcast of This Day is Ours was heard on CBS. Eleanor
McDonald, played by Joan Banks and later by Templeton Fox, had all kinds
of problems. Her child was kidnapped, she lost her memory, helped a
friend find a killer, etc. The soap opera ran for two years.
Joe
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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 00:49:37 -0500
From: A Joseph Ross <joe@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Postwar Jack Benny Program
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 20:09:10 -0400
From: Alan/Linda Bell <alanlinda43@[removed];
BTW, I wonder how many folks would agree with me that the postwar Benny show
right up until the end in 1955 was the show's best period. I know the show in
the '30s has its adherents, but for me, the wit and spectacular running gags
(racetrack tout, yeessss, si-sigh, the vault, train announcer, etc, etc, etc)
of the later period just take it to another level.
I think a number of the running gags date back earlier than the postwar
era. One thing that I like about the postwar era is that they settled
on Jack's age being 39, where previously, when they did age jokes, it
tended to vary. I think that Jack being 39 was as classic as Jack's
cheapness. On the other hand, the later shows suffer from the absence
of Phil Harris.
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A. Joseph Ross, [removed]| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004
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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 00:51:17 -0500
From: Andy Blatt <asajb2000@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: surplus cassettes
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Pursuant to my days as the owner/operator of Vintage Broadcasts, I find I have
about 350-400 surplus cassettes from conventions past and would like to donate
them to a non-profit in order to obtain the tax deduction if I could. There
are a lot of different cassettes and different genres representing many 5-7
years of attending conventions. These have been carefully taken care of,in
the original cases as placed there when dubbed and kept in a semi-furnished
basement at about 60degrees.
If anyone has any leads on where I might go to dispose of these tapes, please
feel free to contact me. Vintage Broadcasts is basically still in business and
has been since the 1990's but we deal mostly in cd's now and digital copies of
our material.
Andy Blatt Vintage Broadcasts [removed] Box 3257 Milford, CT 06460
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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 01:00:14 -0500
From: Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: SummersTime Archive Episode with Guest Bob
Edwards
Folks;
I have been trying to catch up some with the year-long backlog of archive
SummersTime episodes, but I had to jump the queue on this one and post it
now. It's the episode that aired the week of September 28th and contains my
conversation with National Radio Hall of Fame inductee Bob Edwards about his
career, his satellite radio program that ended at the end of September, and
even some Old-Time Radio talk!
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You can stream right on the page with the in-line player, or download for
listening on your MP3 player. And to hear all the shows as they are posted
(I'm trying to get two or three posted each week), subscribe to the podcast
feed - instructions are on the page so you can receive the episodes
automagically downloaded as they are posted!
Charlie
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