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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2018 : Issue 69
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  This week in radio history 16-22 Dec  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  Harry bartell daughter Judy pass awa  [ "Walden" <waldenhughes@[removed] ]
  Saving The Cinnamon Bear Exhibit      [ Charlie Summers <listmaster@lofcom. ]

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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2018 22:21:33 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 16-22 December

 From Those Were The Days

12/16

1949   After a decade on radio, Captain Midnight was heard for the final
time.

12/17

1936   Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen kidded around with his pal, Charlie
McCarthy (who was a bit wooden, we [removed]), for the first time on
radio. The two debuted on The Rudy Vallee Show on NBC. Soon, Bergen
became one of radio's hottest properties, and was called Vallee's
greatest talent discovery.

12/19

1932    the British Broadcasting Corporation began transmitting overseas
with its Empire Service to Australia.

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 ($1490 in
2017 dollars).

Joe

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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2018 22:21:57 -0500
From: "Walden" <waldenhughes@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Harry bartell daughter Judy pass away in November
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Hi Everybody,

You might recall that radio actor harry Bartell posted a lot in the digest
years ago.  SPERDVAC receive the sad news from harry son Will saying that
his sister Judy pass away from cancer in November.  Take care,

Walden

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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2018 22:22:46 -0500
From: Charlie Summers <listmaster@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Saving The Cinnamon Bear Exhibit

   Received a note from Chicago's Chuck Schaden about a lovingly-crafted ode
to Paddy O'Cinnamon's adventures which is currently endangered:

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Help Us Find a Permanent Home for 'Cinnamon Bear's Maybe Land' Exhibit

THE MAYBE LAND exhibit now on display at The Framemakers in Westmont, IL
continues to attract many visitors. Ronald Konecki created the miniature
display many years ago as an under-the-Christmas-tree treat for his family.
Over the years it was enlarged and enhanced as Mr. Konecki elaborated on the
scenes and characters from the original 26-episode Christmastime radio
series, which he loved.

I MET RON KONECKI at his Chicago home in 1986 when I interviewed him for an
episode of my cable TV show, Chuck Schaden's Nostalgia.  We took video of his
Maybe Land village while he described the scenes and the characters from the
story as he had depicted them. Up until that time, he had never shown it to
anyone other than to his immediate family and friends.  This year, after his
death, his family reached out to me, asking if I might be able to help them
find a permanent home for the exhibit. They were hopeful of sharing it with
Cinnamon Bear fans and others who would appreciate the creative talents of
their beloved husband and father.

I SUGGESTED that first we find a temporary place to showcase the Maybe Land
village at Christmastime this year so that it could be introduced not only to
the public, but also to some sort of an appropriate organization -- historic
or otherwise -- that might like to have it as a permanent holiday attraction.
The Framemakers became enthusiastic at the idea of having such an
introductory exhibit and, since they had been a sponsor of the Those Were The
Days program for almost 20 years, they were very familiar with the Cinnamon
Bear story and knew how much radio listeners were drawn to it.  Owner Barbara
Latzel readily agreed to host the exhibit for the introductory 2018 holiday
season.  Visitors to The Framemakers  have been delighted to see it,
marveling at the handiwork of Ron Konecki.  But now, as the end of the year
approaches, and the exhibit at The Framemakers is about to end, we have not
yet found a permanent home for it.

IF YOU KNOW OF AN ORGANIZATION that you think might be interested in
showcasing this Cinnamon Bear Maybe Land exhibit, please pass the word along.
Write to me or call The Framemakers, 630/795-1020.

--Chuck Schaden

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   Photos of the exhibit are available on Chuck's Facebook page at:

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   For those who aren't fb fans, I've borrowed a few of his photos and posted
them to:

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   ...for you to enjoy.

  If you know of any organization who would be interested in preserving this
extraordinary tribute to our small stuffed ursine friend, please post here,
contact the store, or email me directly and I'll be sure to pass the
information along. Let's make sure this labor of love continues, like the
Cinnamon Bear himself, to delight the hearts of young and old for many years
to come!

         Charlie

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