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Date: 5/28/2015 10:58 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2015 : Issue 48
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Missing tape                          [ Welsa <welsa@[removed]; ]
      roll call for OTR Clubs               [ "Walden" <waldenhughes@[removed] ]
      This week in radio history 24-30 May  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      radio sweeps?                         [ John Olsen <jrolsen2@[removed]; ]
      BBC Radio 4 Extra + BBC Archives      [ Graeme Stevenson <graemeotr@[removed] ]

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    Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 12:53:08 -0400
    From: Welsa <welsa@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Missing tape
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    Recently someone gave me (actually, kind of willed me) a set of 20 cassettes,
    40 radio shows.  It is Radio Spirits set # 4208, called Old-Time Radio's
    Greatest Comedies.  However, tape number 6 is missing.  Does anyone have
    this set who would be willing and able to dupe both sides of that tape?  I'd
    be more than happy to reimburse expenses. Yes, I did contact Radio Spirits
    but they cannot provide a replacement since that set is no longer made. Just
    so we know we are on the same page, one side of the tape is Abbott & Costello
    from 3/22/45, from Tucson, Arizona.  Side two is also Abbott & Costello from
    4/5/45 and it is entitled The Andrews Brothers.  That's right.
    Brothers. Thanks. Ted

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    Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 12:53:58 -0400
    From: "Walden" <waldenhughes@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  roll call for OTR Clubs
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    Hi Everybody,

    With RHAC closeing down this year.  I am wondering if some of the other OTR
    clubs are still with us or have any of them close down over the last 5 years
    or so with out us hearing about it.  For example do we still have clubs in
    the states of

    AZ,
    IL,
    WI,
    KY,
    TN,
    The two clubs in NY,
    MA?
    The two clubs in Oh,

    Take care,

    Walden

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    Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 12:54:27 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 24-30 May

     From Those Were The Days --

    5/26

    1940 - "Invitation to Learning" was first heard on CBS radio. The
    educational radio program ran for 15 years on the network.

    5/28

    1931 - WOR radio in New York City premiered "The Witch's Tale". The
    program was broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System (of which WOR
    was the flagship station) where it aired until 1938.

    5/29

    1939 - "When a Girl Marries" was first heard on CBS. The serial
    continued for eighteen years.

    1943 - "The Million Dollar Band" was heard for the first time on NBC
    radio. Charlie Spivak was the first leader of the band that featured
    Barry Wood as vocalist. The unusual feature of the show was the awarding
    each week of five diamond rings!

    5/30

    1922 - "Smilin" Ed McConnell debuted on radio, smiling and playing his
    banjo. McConnell quickly became a legend in the medium.

    1935 - "America's Town Meeting" was heard on radio for the first time.
    The NBC program continued for 21 years, with a name change to "America's
    Town Meeting of the Air".

    1938 - "Joyce Jordan, Girl Intern" was first heard interning on CBS
    radio.  The show became Joyce Jordan, MD, on NBC in the '40s and later
    morphed into "The Brighter Day" (1948).

    Joe

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    Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 12:55:02 -0400
    From: John Olsen <jrolsen2@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  radio sweeps?

    Was there one period, or several periods, during the year when the radio
    networks put on their best shows?

    We're all familiar with the "sweeps" on TV. Four times a year, for a
    four-week period, TV networks try to inflate their audience numbers (and
    thus be able to increase their ad rates) by putting on their best shows,
    or special events. Did this type of thing happen back in the 1930s and
    1940s on radio? Did radio networks try to increase their Crossley
    ratings or Hooper ratings by showcasing their best on particular weeks?

    Let's take The Shadow, for example. Not all the episodes were of
    comparable quality. Some were better than others. Some were "scarier" or
    had more "extreme" plots. Were the better shows scheduled at certain
    times of the year?

    In my study of The Shadow, I have noticed that the first episode of the
    new fall season was always a strong episode. It seems that this was
    probably in an effort to reacquaint listeners to the series, after a
    summer break. In an effort to hook listeners into tuning in every week,
    they showcased their best episodes at the beginning of the season. And
    in the case of The Shadow, that was traditionally the end of September.

    But as I look through the rest of The Shadow's season, I don't notice
    any spike in the [removed] say in February, when in today's world the
    television networks have their sweeps. So I wonder if I'm missing something.

    Were there times when the radio networks pulled out all the stops on
    their programming, in order to beat their competitors? [removed] well,
    let's [removed] February, did Burns and Allen do stunt programming, with
    special cross-over guest stars? Did Lux Radio Theater broadcast it's
    adaptations of the most popular movies, then?

    Did radio have anything comparable to today's "sweeps"?

    John

    --
    "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!"
         The wonderful old pulp mystery stories are all reviewed at:
                     [removed]~deshadow/

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    Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 12:56:49 -0400
    From: Graeme Stevenson <graemeotr@[removed];
    To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  BBC Radio 4 Extra + BBC Archives
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     Hi. An article in Saturday's 'Daily Telegraph' that might be of interest:
    Why Radio 4 Extra is leading the radio revolution

    Why Radio 4 Extra is leading the radio revolutionThe channel now has over 2
    million listeners. It's no wonder, says Gillian Reynolds

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    Cheers ! Graeme ( ORCA / UK )

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