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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2008 : Issue 234
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
This week in radio history 5-11 Octo [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
10-5 births/deaths [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK [ Jerry Haendiges <jerryhaendiges@cha ]
Straight Arrow [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]
Mysterious Traveler [ Andrew Steinberg <otrdig2@[removed] ]
two new OTR-related Carr books [ Kermyt Anderson <kermyta@[removed]; ]
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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 19:32:45 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 5-11 October
From Those Were The Days --
10/5
1930 - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra was first heard on the air
over CBS from Carnegie Hall. The Sunday afternoon concerts set CBS back
$15,000. Not per week, but for the entire season!
1930 - This was a big day for CBS. Following the orchestra broadcast
(above), Father Coughlin, The Fighting Priest was first heard on network
radio. He lit up the airwaves with oratory that aired into the early
forties. He was first heard on WJR Detroit in 1926.
1934 - The first major network radio show to originate from Hollywood
aired on this day. Hollywood Hotel was heard on CBS and was heavily
promoted as being the first to broadcast from the West Coast of the [removed]
1947 - A small Northern California company got a major boost from Bing
Crosby. The first show recorded on tape was broadcast on ABC. 'Der
Bingle' was so popular, that his taped show promoted wide distribution
of the new magnetic tape recorders that would become broadcast classics
-- the venerable Ampex 200.
1952 - After an 11-year run, Inner Sanctum, the legendary mystery
series, was heard for the final time. We'll never know if they oiled
that squeaky [removed] (Of course there is the story of a staffer who did
actually oil the door before one [removed] ed)
10/6
1937 - Hobby Lobby debuted on CBS. The host was the dean of American
hobbyists, Dave Elman. The show's theme was The Best Things in Life are
Free. Sponsors included Fels Naptha soap, Hudson paper products and
Colgate Dental Creme.
10/7
1922 - The first radio network -- of sorts -- debuted. It was a network
of just two stations. WJZ in Newark, NJ teamed with WGY in Schenectady,
NY to bring the World Series game direct from the Polo Grounds in New
York. Columnist Grantland Rice was behind the microphone for that broadcast.
1939 - Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy was heard for the first time on CBS
radio. Tom Hopkins, Kate's husband, was played by Clayton 'Bud' Collyer.
The 15-minute radio drama was written by Chester McCraken and Gertrude
Berg (writer and Emmy Award-winning actress of The Goldbergs, a popular
radio and TV series in the 1940s & 1950s). The announcer for the
four-year run of Angel of Mercy was Ralph Edwards of future This is Your
Life fame. And the sponsor was Maxwell House of coffee fame.
1940 - Portia Faces Life debuted on the NBC Red network. This radio soap
opera centered around the life of Portia Blake Manning, an attorney and
a widow with a young son. Portia Faces Life was extremely popular, and
therefore, had many sponsors -- none of which were soap. The sponsors
included Post Toasties, Grape Nuts Flakes, Grape Nuts Wheat Meal,
Maxwell House coffee, Jell-O desserts and La France bleach.
10/8
1935 - The O'Neills debuted on CBS. The theme song, Londonderry Air,
opened the 15-minute soap opera. The O'Neills aired Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays at 7:30 [removed] In 1936 it moved to daytime where it stayed
until 1943 on NBC's Red and Blue networks and on CBS, too. One of
radio's original soaps, it was sponsored appropriately by Silver Dust,
Ivory soap and Ivory soap flakes.
1935 - Wedding bells pealed for a singer and a bandleader who tied the
knot, making radio history together. The bandleader was Ozzie Nelson and
the singer was Harriet Hilliard. They would make the history pages again
on this very day -- nine years later.
1944 - The first broadcast of The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet was
heard on the CBS network.
10/9
1935 - Cavalcade of America was first broadcast this very day. The CBS
show featured some of Hollywood and Broadway's most famous stars in
leading roles in the half hour dramas. Thomas Chalmers narrated the
stories about obscure incidents and people in American history. The
orchestra was led by Donald Voorhees. The show aired from 1935 to 1953,
changing from CBS to NBC in 1939; with one sponsor for its entire
duration. The DuPont Company introduced its slogan on Cavalcade of
America ... "Better things for better living through [removed]"
1943 - ABC presented Land of the Lost. The opening phrase for the show
was, "In that wonderful kingdom at the bottom of the [removed]" This
children's adventure-fantasy serial took the audience underwater where
the main characters, Isabel and Jimmy, were guided by their friend, a
red fish named Red Lantern and played at first by Junius Matthews and
later, by Art Carney. Land of the Lost found a large audience and
remained on the air until 1948.
10/10
1932 - Two of radio's earliest efforts at soap operas were heard for the
first time. Judy and Jane, sponsored by Folger's Coffee, and Betty and
Bob, sponsored by General Mills, had listeners glued to their radios
into the early 1940s.
1933 - Dreft, the first synthetic detergent, went on sale. Ten years
later, Dreft was the sponsor of The Dreft Star Playhouse.
1937 - The Mutual Broadcasting System debuted Thirty Minutes in
Hollywood. 48 sponsors shared the cost of the program that aired in 72
cities nationwide. It was the first Mutual co-op radio show. George
Jessel and Norma Talmadge starred. Music was provided by the Tommy
Tucker Orchestra.
10/11
1936 - Professor Quiz aired for the first time. It was the first
national quiz show on radio and lasted until 1948. Guests asked
Professor Quiz (Dr. Craig Earl) questions. If they were able to stump
the prof, they collected a $25 prize. Professor Quiz announcers were
Robert Trout and Arthur Godfrey. Sponsors included Kelvinator
refrigerators, Teel Shampoo and Velvet pipe tobacco.
1948 - One of radio's last premiering soap operas, The Brighter Day,
happened this day in Three Rivers. The show centered around the Dennis'
and their extended family. It's interesting to take a look at the cast
and see which names are still recognizable, like Hal Holbrook and
William Redfield. Some of the sponsors are still around, too: Ivory Soap
flakes, Blue Cheer detergent and Hazel Bishop lipstick. The soap opera
lasted for six years on radio.
Joe
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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 19:36:53 -0400
From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 10-5 births/deaths
October 5th births
10-05-1879 - John Erskine - NYC - d. 6-2-1951
writer: "Information Please"
10-05-1895 - Waldo Mayo - d. 7-8-1976
orchestra leader, violinist: "Major Bowes Capitol Family"
10-05-1896 - Walter Vaughn - Minnesota - d. 1-xx-1950
actor: (Father of Robert Vaughn) Wilson Reid "Against the Storm"
10-05-1902 - Robert Ballin - d. 3-21-1977
pianist: (Race and Ballin) WOR Newark, New Jersey
10-05-1903 - Jimmy Ritz - Newark, NJ - d. 11-17-1985
comedian: (The Ritz Brothers) "Hollywood Hotel"
10-05-1904 - John Hoyt - Bronxville, NY - d. 9-15-1991
actor: "Escape"; "Suspense"
10-05-1905 - Harriet MacGibbon - Chicago, IL - d. 2-8-1987
actor: Lucy Kent "Home, Sweet Home"
10-05-1908 - Josh Logan - Texarkana, TX - d. 7-12-1988
film/stage director: "Biography In Sound"
10-05-1911 - Jonquil Anthony/Antony - London, England - d. 12-6-1980
scriptwriter: "Mrs. Dale's Diary"
10-05-1912 - Tony Marvin - Brooklyn, NY - d. 10-10-1998
announcer: "Arthur Godfrey Time"
10-05-1913 - Lois January - Fort Worth, TX - d. 8-7-2006
actor: "County Fair"
10-05-1914 - Kay St. Germaine - Portland, OR - d. 11-8-1994
actor: Voice of Elsie the Cow
10-05-1918 - Allen Ludden - Mineral Point, WI - d. 6-9-1981
host: "Mind Your Manners"; "College Bowl"
10-05-1919 - Donald Pleasance - Worksop, England - d. 2-2-1995
actor: "21st Century Blues"
10-05-1919 - Robin Bailey - Hucknall, Nottingham, England - d. 1-15-1999
actor: "Tales from a Long Room"
10-05-1924 - Barbara Kelly - Vancouver, Canada - d. 1-14-2007
actor: "Vanity Fair"; "Breakfast with Braden"
10-05-1924 - Matteo Manuguerra - Tunis - d. 7-23-1998
operatic baritone: "Metropolitan Opera"
10-05-1927 - Anne Haddy - Quorn, South Australia - d. 6-6-1999
actor: ABC Radio Adelaide
10-05-1930 - Skip Homeier - Chicago, IL
actor: "Let's Pretend"; Dickie Blake "Portia Faces Life"; "Reg'lar
Fellers"
10-05-1932 - Arthur Maimane - South Africa - d. 6-28-2005
author: "The Opportunity"; "Where the Sun Shines"
October 5th deaths
01-08-1910 - Dick Jurgens - Sacremento, CA - d. 10-5-1995
orchestra leader: "Summer Spotlight Revue"
02-08-1911 - Judith Allen - NYC - d. 10-5-1996
actor: Margo Lane "The Shadow"
04-03-1926 - Andrew Keir - Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland - d. 10-5-1997
actor: title role in "The Quartermass Memoirs"
05-14-1922 - Jackie Rae - Winnipeg, Canada - d. 10-5-2006
singer: "Three Little Rays of Sunshine"
05-24-1878 - Harry Emerson Fosdick - Buffalo, NY - d. 10-5-1969
preacher: "National Vespers"
06-25-1899 - Arthur Tracy - Kaminetz-Podolski, Russia - d. 10-5-1997
singer: (The Street Singer) "Street Singer"; "Music That Satisfies"
07-13-1895 - Sidney Blackmer - Salisbury, NC - d. 10-5-1973
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
09-01-1901 - William Anthony Farren - d. 10-5-1968
NBC staff announcer
09-14-1899 - Hal B. Wallis - Chicago, IL - d. 10-5-1986
film producer: "Tex and Jinx Show"; "Academy Award Program"; "Lux
Radio Theatre"
11-03-1902 - Ted Pearson - Arlington, NE - d. 10-5-1961
announcer: "Advs. of the Thin Man"; "Cavalcade of America"; "Good
News of 1938"
11-05-1897 - Jan Garber - Norristown, PA - d. 10-5-1977
bandleader: "Jan Garber Supper Club"
11-11-1902 - Webley Edwards - Corvallis, OR - d. 10-5-1977
announcer, host: "Hawaii Calls"
11-22-1921 - Rodney Dangerfield - Babylon, Long Island, NY - d.
10-5-2004
comedian: "Voices of Vista"
11-28-1925 - Gloria Grahame - Los Angeles, CA - d. 10-5-1981
actor: "Hollywood Star Playhouse"
12-04-1931 - Wally George - Oakland, CA - d. 10-5-2003
producer, host: "The Sam Yorty Show"; "The Wally George Show
12-05-1883 - May Davenport Seymour - Boston, MA - d. 10-5-1967
actor: Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Porter "Against the Storm"
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 19:37:00 -0400
From: Jerry Haendiges <jerryhaendiges@[removed];
To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK
Hi Friends,
Here is this week's schedule for my Olde Tyme Radio Network. Here you
may listen to high-quality broadcasts with Tom Heathwood's "Heritage
Radio Theatre," Big John Matthews and Steve "Archive" Urbaniak's "The
Glowing Dial" and my own "Same Time, Same Station." Streamed in
high-quality audio, on demand, 24/7 at [removed]
Check out our High-Quality mp3 catalog at:
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SAME TIME, SAME STATION
AMOS AND ANDY
Episode 100 4-2-46 "Kingfish, The Model Husband"
Music: The Delta Rhythm Boys
STARS: Freman Gosden and Charles Correll, Ernestine Wade, Amanda
Randolph, Harriett Widmar, Elinor Harriot, Terry Howard, Madeline Lee,
Lou Lubin, Eddie Green, Johnny Lee
NBC RINSO Tuesdays 9:00 - 9:30 pm
FRONT LINE THEATER
6-12-44 "Arrowsmith"
Host: Herbert Marshall Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Ruth Warrick, Otto Kruger AFRS
BEHIND THE MIKE
Episode 27 3-23-41 "The Lee De Forest Story"
NBC BLUE SUSTAINED
HOST: Graham McNamee
Behind the scenes look at radio broadcasts
THE CROUPIER
Episode 1 9-28-49 "The Roman"
Stars: Vincent Price, Margaret Brayton, Dan O'Herlihy, Howard Culver
ABC SUSTAINING
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HERITAGE RADIO THEATER
THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER
(WOR/MBS) 2/27/44 "The Good Die Young" Maurice Tarplin is "The Traveler"
NIGHT BEAT
(NBC) 5/25/51 Frank Lovejoy stars Randy Stone is threatened with
death.
THE ADVENTURES OF CHICK CARTER - BOY DETECTIVE
(MBS) 2/28/45 Episode of "The Fat Man on the Phone"
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THE GLOWING DIAL
Silver Theater - "Danger Lights"
originally aired December 12, 1938 on CBS
Starring: Clark Gable, Paula Winslow, John Conte announcing.
Sponsor: International Silver Company
Theatre of Romance - "Casanova Brown"
originally aired November 13, 1945 on CBS
Starring: Henry Fonda.
Sponsors: Colgate, Halo Shampoo
Encore Theater - "Green Light"
originally aired June 25, 1946 on CBS
Starring: Robert Young, Pedro de Cordova, Frank Graham announcing.
Sponsor: Schenley Labs, Inc.
Academy Award Theater - "Suspicion"
originally aired October 30, 1946 on CBS
Starring: Cary Grant, Ann Todd, Hugh Brundage announcing.
Sponsor: E. R. Squibb & Sons
Camel Screen Guild Theatre - "Call Northside 777"
originally aired October 7, 1948 on NBC
Starring: James Stewart, Pat O'Brien, Richard Conte, Michael Roy announcing.
Sponsor: Camel Cigarettes
==================================
If you have any questions or request, please feel free to contact me.
Jerry Haendiges
Jerry@[removed] 562-696-4387
The Vintage Radio Place [removed]
Largest source of Old Time Radio Logs, Articles and programs on
the Net
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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 19:37:08 -0400
From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Straight Arrow
Frank McGurn asks about a "Straight Arrow" web site and verification
of the dates of his shows.
I'm not aware of any such site, but the most complete reference book
for this series was written by William H. Harper for Bear Manor Media
in 2007. It is entitled "Straight Arrow: The Definitive Radio Log and
Resource Guide for that Legendary Indian Figure on the Trail of
Justice." (Another one of those too-long and unnecessary subtitles
for an OTR book.)
One section of the book gives the title, date, and cast of every one
of the 292 episodes aired. Although I've read the book twice, I
cannot find any statement by Harper regarding the few surviving audio
copies, which I believe are nine or less.
Most good libraries should have a copy of this reference book. If
not, request that they purchase it.
Jack French
Editor: RADIO RECALL
<[removed]>
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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 19:50:40 -0400
From: Andrew Steinberg <otrdig2@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Mysterious Traveler
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In listening to an episode labeled Mysterious Traveler 471028 Invitation to
Death, I discovered that the opening and close were tacked on from a 1952
episode. As such, I am not sure it is an episode of MT at all. The story
opens with a radio broadcast from a scientist to any survivors on earth. He
explains that he is a scientist named Steve Reynolds who released a "formula
87" to help plants grow, but the plants went out of control and took over the
world. Is this from some other show?
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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 19:51:30 -0400
From: Kermyt Anderson <kermyta@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: two new OTR-related Carr books
I was interested to note that the latest issue of the "Murders from the Rue
Morgue," a mystery-related book catalog, lists two new John Dickson Carr
anthologies that have radio-related connections. The first is "Thirteen to
the Gallows and Other Plays," a collection of four unpublished plays, two of
which are set in BBC radio studios in WWII. The other is "Speak of the
Devil," the script of an 8-part radio serial broadcast on the BBC in 1941.
Carr, of course, wrote many episodes of "Suspense" for its first season or
two, then went to Britain and basically recreated "Suspense" there as "The
Man in Black." He returned to the US after the war and co-hosted the brief
but excellent "Murder by Experts" series and also wrote the scripts for
"Cabin B13".
If anybody has seen these two books, and has any opinions on whether they're
worth getting, please let me know.
Kermyt
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