Subject: [removed] Digest V01 #140
From: <[removed]@[removed]>
Date: 5/8/2001 3:05 PM
To: <[removed]@[removed];

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                      The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                         Volume 01 : Issue 140
                   A Part of the [removed]!
                           ISSN: 1533-9289


                           Today's Topics:

 Andy Griffith                        ["A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@[removed].]
 Is there a Radio Adapation of the 19 [Trinapreston3@[removed]              ]
 OMF Cast Dates                       ["Chris Chandler" <chrisc@[removed];]
 RADIO PROGRAMMING                    [PURKASZ@[removed]                    ]
 RE: Radio Show about Abe Lincoln     ["D. Fisher" <dfisher@[removed];    ]
 OTR stars on Game Show Network:      ["@" <josephpostove@[removed]; ]
 sorry wrong number                   ["Philip Railsback" <philiprailsback]
 OTR COMPARISON; UK VS. [removed]          ["Philip Railsback" <philiprailsback]
 CKUA                                 ["tas richardson" <tasrichardson@spr]
 soaps                                [Partridge <rpartrid@[removed];     ]
 Tony Randall                         ["Welsa" <welsa@[removed];        ]
 re: A Tony Randall question          ["Jan Bach" <janbach@[removed];     ]
 Re: The Four Knights                 [Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed]]
 Horse Racing on OTR                  [Les Rayburn <les@[removed]; ]
 Conelrad Recordings                  [Les Rayburn <les@[removed]; ]
 Re: OTR COMPARISON; UK VS. [removed]      ["Ian Grieve" <ian@[removed]]
 AMOS AND ANDY QUESTIONS              [FiremanRet@[removed]                 ]
 shortwave                            ["Eric Cooper" <ejcooper2001@[removed]]
 Re:Tony Randall                      [Fred Berney <berney@[removed];      ]
 re: Tony Randall                     ["Robert Paine" <macandrew@[removed]]
 Re:Tony Randall                      [TedOTR@[removed]                     ]
 World Transcription records          ["Walden Hughes" <hughes1@[removed];]
 Wire Recorder                        ["Philip Railsback" <philiprailsback]
 Tony Randall on I Love A Mystery     ["Edwin H. Humphrey" <beepa3@hotmail]
 Andy Griffith on CBS Radio           [Jmeals@[removed]                     ]
 Breakfast Club on WGN                ["michael edwards" <medwards_47@hotm]

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:15:04 -0400
From: "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Andy Griffith

On 5 May 2001,  [removed]@oldrad wrote:

Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 09:58:08 -0400
From: claudianross@[removed] (claudianross)

Does anyone remember Andy Griffith's 15 minute radio programme on CBS in
either 1959 or 1960. I seem to recall that it was sandwiched between Amos and
Andy's Music Hall and Bob and Ray on week nights.

I remember it, but I think it was more like five minutes.  The 15-minute
block between Amos & Andy Music Hall and Bob & Ray included Andy Griffith,
Burns & Allen, and, I believe, an Eric Severeid commentary.  The Burns &
Allen program consisted of their various Vaudeville routines which they
had lately been doing during the last few minutes of their TV show.  The
Andy Griffith may have been routines that he recorded for other purposes.
I know he had a record out called "What it was was Football," and I heard
that on one of the CBS broadcasts.


 A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                        [removed]
 15 Court Square                     lawyer@[removed]
 Boston, MA 02108-2503      [removed]~lawyer/

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:25:10 -0400
From: Trinapreston3@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Is there a Radio Adapation of the 1944 movie
 "Since You Went Away"

 I was wondering if Lux Radio Theatre or Screen Directors Playhouse ever did
an
adaptation of the 1944 movie "Since You Went Away"?  The movie starred big
name
stars like Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple and Agnes
Moorehead
to name a few.  Can anyone tell me if Lux or Screen Directors ever have or
did some
other radio company do their own version of this movie.


Trina,

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:25:07 -0400
From: "Chris Chandler" <chrisc@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  OMF Cast Dates

Elizabeth is talking about Bernice Berwin:

Likewise, correct Bernice Berwin's date span to >1932-58 instead of
1933-59: she was in the original >cast, but left shortly before the end of
the run. Either >way it works out to 26 years.

Actually, it actually SHOULD be 1959; she was still in the cast in late
February (last extant episode featuring Berwin:  2/18/59, and she is smack
in the middle of a major story here--helping the family track down baddie
Ross Farnsworth, who they believe is resonsible for shooting up Joan's
wedding).  She DID disappear shortly thereafter, ostensibly off to Scotland
to visit Cliffie, who remained popular with his relatives, even though he
hadn't bothered to visit them in nearly a decade.  :-)

Here's the catch:  Berwin continued to receive second billing on the air up
til the end of the series in April, and there are repated hints that she
will eventually return.  I've personally always wondered where the "Bernice
Berwin Left The Series" headline really came from.
Did she really intend to leave the series, or was the series cancelled
before she could return?

She did an interview a couple years ago complaining
that the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles commute--even for every-other-weekend
recording sessions--had become a terrible strain.  And of course the info
that she "left" the series has become part of the accepted lore.  Still,
it's pretty clear from what ended up on the air that either Berwin intended
to return, OR possibly Morse never intended to let her stay "gone".  Or
perhaps they were simply trying to fool to the audience, or the network into
thinking she hadn't departed.

 It's tough to say, but in any event, Berwin definitely deserves a "27
years" by her name.  (And it's VERY clear the series suffered mightily
without her.  Straight-laced as the  Hazel character could often be, she was
a rock-solid presence on the air, and she was sorely missed.)

The discontinuity does reflect Gilman's absence for >military service -- I
believe he was in the Navy, but I'm >not sure about the furlough situation.

Gilman made many appearances during his furloughs, at least once for several
weeks at a stretch.  Indeed he wasn't shipped overseas permanently until
May, 1945; his farewell episode is a real gut-wrenching listen.  I believe,
though somebody else probably can say with more certainty, that he was MIA
for just over a year.

Chris

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:35:23 -0400
From: PURKASZ@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  RADIO PROGRAMMING

    A reader asked what about our radio programming in this country. Sad
thing is that radio seems to have been relegated to some outworn shop of used
toys that we no longer play with except to inform us of what time it is and
what temperature it will be as we wing off to work or drive home.
    Time and temperature jocks, that's what happened. It's why I got out of
the biz back in '69 and why I lament the ill use of the greatest magic trick
of the 20th century.
    Readers who are interested in the state of the art now are referred to
this site <A
HREF="[removed]">
Radio's big bully</A> or go to:
    [removed]
    Here may be the answer to why it all sounds the same [removed]!
                 <A HREF="[removed],+Michael+C.">Michael
C. Gwynne</A>

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:35:25 -0400
From: "D. Fisher" <dfisher@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  RE: Radio Show about Abe Lincoln

I think the radio show you might be refering too is: Mr. President dated
11/28/48.

Don Fisher

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:35:28 -0400
From: "@" <josephpostove@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  OTR stars on Game Show Network:

OTR stars on Game Show Network:
I've just discovered the Game Show Network on Sunday nights lately, and its
a big deal for lovers of classic tv and in tonight's case for fans of OTR.
On Sundays at 10pm the network shows two black and white game shows, usually
from the 50's. Tonight at 10 there was a showing of "I've Got A Secret" with
Don McNeil as the guest host for the vacationing Garry Moore. Don aquitted
himself well I thought, but even though quite comfortable on the tube, he
seemed to play the host role more seriously than Moore would have. I wonder
if this is something that Don McNeil did on a regular basis, that is, pinch
hit for regular hosts who might be sick or on vacation? If so, what shows,
and who would handle the "Breakfast Club" duties in his absence? Does anyone
know if the "Breakfast Club" took a summer vacation, and was replaced for
the season, or did Don McNeil take the summer off and have a replacement
host? Or any combination of these.

The second black and white show was "Judge For Yourself" with Fred Allen. I
had seen Allen in films, but I don't think I'd ever seen him in a close-up
on television. He was a good looking man, but he DID have bags under his
eyes big enough to hold Jack Benny's salary for a year. And while he was
good enough, he was less than comfortable with the medium. I can see now why
Fred Allen did not succeed on the tube. While witty and quick, he was
playing hot on a cool medium. He was doing radio. Nevertheless, it was a
thrill to see him. I checked the Internet Movie Data Base and Dennis James
took over the host reins in 1954. Was Fred Allen fired, or did he quit the
show?

It was sad to see Fred Allen struggle so with television, while Jack Benny
moved over so smoothly. I know he did "What's MY Line" as a panalist (which
I have never seen him in, but can see how that would be a better role for
him). Interestingly, while Dick Cavett may claim several influences, I tend
to think he studied the style and manner of Fred Alen more than anyone.
Especially after seeing Allen on tv tonight.

 Joe Postove  josephpostove@[removed]

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:29:31 -0400
From: "Philip Railsback" <philiprailsback@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  sorry wrong number

On a related note.  Could Sorry, Wrong Number be produced today as a
contemporary piece???  Or have the changes in the way we make phone >calls
forever made this classic a period piece??

I don't know.  When I played "Sorry Wrong number" for my 12 year old
daughter I had to explain to her what crossed lines were.  She was
interested that things like that actually use to happen.  Then a few weeks
ago, she picked up the phone and had a cross lined with a neighbor.  That
was exciting.

Today you could easily do it with scanners replacing phones, I suppose.
Also, cell phones can be messy.  I think you could make it convincing.

  - Philip

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:29:34 -0400
From: "Philip Railsback" <philiprailsback@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  OTR COMPARISON; UK VS. [removed]

Really enjoyed your BBC message, Phil.  You know over here, these days the
best in radio is also government sponsored.  Actually, public radio only
partially funded by tax money.  Most of the budgets come from listener
pledges.

I have a question about OTR in the UK.  It's not difficult at all to find
thousands of hours of American OTR going back to the 1920's.  It's available
for sale and on the net.  But when it comes to BBC OTR, there doesn't seem
to be much.  I've seen a fair number of modern programs, and some from the
1970's, a smattering of 1960's (Hancock's Half Hour, I believe is one), and
lots of the Goon Show.  That's about it.  There must be thousands of shows
from the forties through the sixties.  Where are they?  In vaults?  Isn't
there an audience for this kind of thing in the UK?  I wouldn't think
there'd be a huge audience, but there must be something.

Anyway, thanks for the report.

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:34:49 -0400
From: "tas richardson" <tasrichardson@[removed];
To: "Oldtime Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  CKUA

Folks, I just wanted to put in a plug for one of my favourite stations,
which is one of Canada's oldest and eclectic.  CKUA, which is Edmonton based
but has a network of transmitters that covers 80% of Alberta, and has many
other faithful listeners around the world on [removed] .  It is older
than the CBC, having first gone on the air in 1927 from the University of
Alberta, broadcasting evening lectures by professors.  Later it was owned by
Alberta Government Telephones.  In 1994, after two decades as part of
ACCESS, Alberta's educational radio and TV network, it was privatized.  For
the past few years it has been a listener supported station.  Some funding
comes from advertising but commercials are limited to no more than six
minutes per hour and is often less. (how refreshing).  The programming is so
varied I couldn't begin to list it here.  OTR is not being aired at present,
but has been in the recent past. (especially [removed] comedy shows), and could
very well be again.  But there is plenty of musical nostalgia.  Unlike other
radio stations, CKUA does not throw out old recordings.  They have a library
of 60,000 vinyl albums, and, get this, over 10,000 78's!  Musical shows run
the gamut from classical to country, bluegrass to jazz and reggae to rock,
blues and World music.  One of my favourite programs is on every Sunday at
one PM ([removed]) when John Worthington, the old-disc jockey plays and
discusses big band music from the swing era to 1959.  He often includes
radio transcriptions from the 30's and 40's.  I have been listening and
often taping this show since the 1970's.  Another is 'The Long Weekend', a
history of popular music between the World Wars.  David Gregory, one of the
two hosts is a Athabasca University professor.  His first series, 'From
Ragtime to Rolling Stone' in 52 parts is still being re-broadcast 20 years
after it began.  Last year there was an interesting series on the history of
Folkways Records.  All in all, a very unique radio station, that next month
will increase its broadcasting to 24 hours a day, so no matter where you
are, and what time it is, you can listen in, and soon become hooked, as I
am.  Cheerio,

Tas, in sunny Alberta.

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:52:59 -0400
From: Partridge <rpartrid@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  soaps

I'm sure someone out there can answer a question for me.  When I was
growing up in the 40's one of the best things that could happen was to
get sick and have to stay home from school. And listen to the soaps. Now
I never listened to the soaps in the summer. Were they on? Was I just
too stupid to figure out I could listene to them in the summer? Were
there summer replacements?   Jim Partridge

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 19:29:41 -0400
From: "Welsa" <welsa@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Tony Randall

Ken Dahl asked:

Can anyone out there verify that Tony Randall played the character Doc on
the
radio series I Love A Mystery.

Nope.   I cannot verfify that.  However, I can verify that Tony Randall
played Reggie Yorke for a time on that series.

Ted Meland

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 19:29:37 -0400
From: "Jan Bach" <janbach@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  re: A Tony Randall question

Hello again --

Ken Dahl asked this question:
Can anyone out there verify that Tony Randall played the character Doc on
the
radio series I Love A Mystery?

I don't think anyone can verify this, Ken, because Tony didn't play Doc, he
played Reggie Yorke (a part he loathed). Doc was at one time played by Barton
Yarborough, but I don't know if that was when Tony was in the show.

Cheers,
Jan Bach


[ADMINISTRIVIA: During the New York Mutual run when Mr. Randall was
portraying Reggie Yorke, Jim Boles played the role of Doc Long, and Russell
Thorson was Jack Packard.  --cfs3]

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 19:52:59 -0400
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: The Four Knights

Neil Ellis wonders,

I want to thank Elizabeth for the wonderful infomation on the Amos &
Andy vocal groups.  Do you know of a group called "The Four Knights"?
They are used as filler on some AFRS transcriptions of A&A.

The Four Knights never appeared on the stateside broadcasts -- in the
early fifties CBS cut back on the budget for the A&A radio program, in
part to channel money into the development of the TV version, and in part
because of overall cutbacks in radio spending -- and vocal music was the
first casualty. (A lot of scripts began to be recycled during these years
as well, always a sign that cheapness is setting in.)

The Knights sound a lot like the Jubilaires, at least to my ears, and
came out of the same sort of gospel/R&B/pop background, having evolved
from a North Carolina group called the Southland Jubilee Singers. The
members were Gene Alford, Oscar Broadway, Clarence Dixon, and John
Wallace, with Wallace doubling on guitar. They recorded extensively thru
the late forties and fifties, and some of their material has been
reissued in recent years on CD.

Elizabeth

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 21:41:35 -0400
From: Les Rayburn <les@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Horse Racing on OTR

I'm looking for recordings of OTR horse racing, such as the Kentucky Derby
or other races. Especially interested in races involving a popular horse from
the depression era called "Seabiscuit"...but anything will do.
If someone on the list has these race calls and is willing to e-mail me
MP3's that would be great.
Les

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 21:42:01 -0400
From: Les Rayburn <les@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Conelrad Recordings

I'd love to find some of the old test recordings for the Conelrad broadcasts
that pre-dated the EBS system. If anyone has recordings of these rare
broadcasts, please let me know.

Les

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 22:25:15 -0400
From: "Ian Grieve" <ian@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: OTR COMPARISON; UK VS. [removed]

"Owens Pomeroy" wrote:

"Why is it that the countries like UK, Australia, South Africa, and
Canada, have far superior (OTR) programming than we do or did.  Where did we
go wrong, that it simply disappeared from the airwaves?  I am sure the
listeners in these countries approve of this type of programming, or it
would have "died" when ours did.  They must be doing something right to
still have quality radio over there. I can remember when I worked at the
local NPR Station in Baltimore, we were getting such imports from you Brits
such as: Around The Horn, Capt. Horatio Hornblower, Sherlock Holmes, etc."

>From your point of view and certainly your experience Owens, but from
Australia it seems different.  To me Radio serials and Dramas etc still seem
to be strong in the US.  You have plenty of webcasts and from what I have
read there are still shows on the mainstream stations catering for "Radio
Nostalgia".

In Australia, yes Radio National (ABC) is still playing Round the Horn, The
Goons, ISIRTA, Navy Lark in the wee small hours.  But they are not open
about it nor dream of playing it anywhere near prime time.  The most widely
listened to program in Australia is Iam McNamara's AUSTRALIA ALL OVER which
is on Sundays [removed] to [removed]  Ian plays a light 15 minute show called
SECRET GULLY which is about a family living in a valley surrounded by hills
and trees etc.  It talks about the local animals and is a humourous look at
humans and animals living in this valley.  I often wonder what people from
other countries would make of this show and if maybe it would require "sub
titles". Then again Ian receives many phone calls from expatriots and
visitors alike and they seem to enjoy this very Australian program, I have
been a constant listener for many years and [removed] any other day is
considered "Middle of the night" but on Sunday I can listen to Macca and
chat on the otrradio chat group before you guys head off to bed.

Apart from those shows there is very little apart from talkback or music on
our stations.

As far as how quickly radio serials etc disappeared from radio Owens, I
think we would have the record.  In 1962, I think.  One station dropped the
serials and within 1 week every radio station dropped them.  It was as if
they had all decided, but nobody wanted to be the first to make the move.
Once one did, then they all did.  The whole radio scene in Australia changed
literally in the space of a week.  Personnally I would like to see it come
back, but the chances are slim.

The BBC and also some commercial stations in the UK still seem to be
producing shows so hopefully other countries will follow suit.

Ian Grieve

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 22:58:30 -0400
From: FiremanRet@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  AMOS AND ANDY QUESTIONS

Regarding the Amos and Andy multi-episode "Andy Marrys Abigail Simpson".......
Does anyone out there know the date, title and contents of the final episode
in the series? My last one leaves Andy and Kingfish in court, having just
lost their chief witness. I know this will be a tough one, but there are some
very knowledgeable readers of The OTR Digest! (Elizabeth, for example.) Thank
you. Gary Shehan.
Here are the shows I have, with comments.
12/11/49  Andy marrys Abigail Simpson 'by proxy", runs out afterwords.
12/18/49 Kingfish finds Andy in the lodgehall basement. Abigail's brother is
after Andy with a gun.
12/25/49 .Annual Christmas Show (?)
1/1/50   At the end of this one, Abigail has a summons served on Andy, to
appear in court on January 8th.
      My 1/15/50 Opens with start of trial, closes with Kingfish and Andy
learning their key witness (the preacher) has sailed for South America.   I
think this one is actually 1/8/50, as it follows the story line by opening
with the trial starting.
If I am correct, I have no true 1/15/50. Perhaps the trial concludes in that
episode. (???)

PS: Regarding 1-29-50 show, called "Stolen Suits"... In the beginning they
talk about the case being dismissed in court.

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Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 00:16:49 -0400
From: "Eric Cooper" <ejcooper2001@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  shortwave

on May 7th, Jim Stokes wrote:
As I tune the shortwave band, most of it is just plain dead territory.
Great place to pick up Martians or other outer-space aliens anxious to
communicate with earth -- but God knows why!?

So, with all this empty space from the tippy tippy top end of the standard
AM broadcast band to the Citizen Bands free-for-all band, why not give a
hunk of shortwave to anyone who wants to broadcast.

Jim,

Shortwave is hardly a vast wasteland and empty of broadcasts-click on these
links and you will see how many broadcasters still use shortwave and how
many still listen. Also the nature of shortwave reception would preclude any
kind of hi-fi broadcasts.

[removed]

[removed]


Good Listening,

Eric Cooper
shortwave listener since 1964

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Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 00:16:53 -0400
From: Fred Berney <berney@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re:Tony Randall

He played Reggie.

At 06:37 PM 5/7/01 -0400, you wrote:
Can anyone out there verify that Tony Randall played the character Doc on the
radio series I Love A Mystery.   Thanks, Ken Dahl

Fred
For the best in Old Time Radio Shows [removed]
New e-commerce page [removed]

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Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 00:16:55 -0400
From: "Robert Paine" <macandrew@[removed];
To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  re: Tony Randall

As has been noted before, Jim Harmon's book, The Great Radio Heroes, was
admittedly more nostalgia than anthology. Keeping this in mind, I seem to
recall his writing that Tony Randall auditioned for the part of Doc Long
and, having come from Oklahoma (?) felt he could do a Texan.

He tried and tried and finally, in exasperation said, "I just cahn't get
it!" Carlton Morse (?) said something to the effect "You've got it."
Randall: "Doc?"   Morse: "No - Reggie."

Great story either way.

 Macandrew

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Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 09:20:49 -0400
From: TedOTR@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re:Tony Randall

Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 17:56:03 -0400
From: Ken Dahl <kdahl@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Tony Randall

Can anyone out there verify that Tony Randall played the character Doc on the
radio series I Love A Mystery.   Thanks, Ken Dahl

I doubt if anyone can do this as Mr Randall played the character of Reggie on
I LOVE A MYSTERY.

Ted Davenport
Radio Memories
<A HREF="[removed]">
[removed]</A>

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Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 09:20:47 -0400
From: "Walden Hughes" <hughes1@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  World Transcription records

Does any one have a good lead on World Transcription records?  These records
where made for radio station, and I need to find four of them for a project,
Walden.

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Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 09:20:45 -0400
From: "Philip Railsback" <philiprailsback@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Wire Recorder

What is a wire recorder?  I've heard the term before, but I'm puzzled as to
how it worked.

Thanks.

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Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 09:20:43 -0400
From: "Edwin H. Humphrey" <beepa3@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Tony Randall on I Love A Mystery

According to the book "The Big Broadcast" Tony Randall played the part of
Reggie York on I Love A Mystery.  An actor named Walter Paterson also played
the role.  The exact time that Mr. Randall played the role was not
mentioned.  ED HUMPHREY

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Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 11:20:58 -0400
From: Jmeals@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Andy Griffith on CBS Radio

    A few days ago John Ross Webber asked if anyone remembers the radio show
that Andy Griffith did for CBS in the late fifties or early sixties. Like
John, I have very fond memories of that program. But, keep in mind, all of
the information here comes only from memory.

    I believe that Andy Griffith's program for CBS ran for the 1959-1960
season. As I recall it was a five minute show heard every weeknight somewhere
between the AMOS AND ANDY MUSIC HALL and THE BOB AND RAY SHOW. Andy would
occasionally have a guest but, on most nights, he would just chat for five
minutes with the listeners. At the time, Andy Griffith was starring on
Broadway in DESTRY RIDES AGAIN and he would stop at CBS and do the radio show
before going to the theater. At least, that was the [removed] program may
have been prerecorded.

    My memories of this program are delightful. Andy's nightly visits were a
perfect cure for adolescent loneliness. I have no idea if Mr. Griffith wrote
his own material for the show but I do recall that his humor was both gentle
and insightful.

Jim Meals

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Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 17:04:10 -0400
From: "michael edwards" <medwards_47@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Breakfast Club on WGN

On Thursday, WGN 720 AM will feature a two-hour program on Don McNeil's
Breakfast Club.  Featured Guests are JOHN DOOLITTLE of American University,
radio archivist FRED MAC DONALD, and TOM MC NEILL, Don's son, to discuss
Doolittle's new book DON MC NEILL AND HIS BREAKFAST CLUB. Numerous clips
from the show will be aired.

Extension 720 airs at 9:05 pm CT (10:05 pm ET), and can be heard via the
internet at [removed]

Michael Edwards

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