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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2017 : Issue 3
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Re: Happy birthday                    [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  Introducing HOTROD - Old Time Radio   [ Paul Kornman <pkornman@[removed]; ]
  This week in radio history 15-21 Jan  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:53:44 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: Happy birthday

   A Joseph Ross wrote --

in fact, a copyrighted piece of music, though it wasn't at the time.

It isn't any more.

   Thanks for the update.  The entry has been corrected. :)
   Joe

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Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:54:25 -0500
From: Paul Kornman <pkornman@[removed];
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Subject:  Introducing HOTROD - Old Time Radio On Demand
 (for free)
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The Old Time Radio Researchers announce HOTROD - the Handy Old Time Radio On
Demand web application, located at [removed]

- Access the OTRR Library (including files stored onB [removed]) - over 1900
programs, 70,000 episodes
- Search by Program Name, Genre, or Episode Title
- Access (or if registered, create) playlists of episodes
- Other features available (see for yourself)
There is no charge for access or to sign up for an account.

- Paul Kornman, OTRR

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Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:54:31 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 15-21 January

1/15

1945   Art Linkletter starred on the CBS debut of House Party. The show
continued on the air for 22 years, including a long stint on CBS t-------n.

1/16

1939 - The shrill siren call of radio's "I Love a Mystery" was heard for
the first time as the show debuted on NBC's West-Coast outlets.

1/17

1938   Francis X. Bushman was the star of the program, Stepmother, which
debuted on CBS. The show continued on the air for the next four years.

1/18

1929   New York Daily Mirror columnist Walter Winchell made his debut on
radio, broadcasting a blend of political commentary and celebrity gossip
to "Mr. and Mrs. [removed]" His quick jabbing, penetrating manner
became his trademark. And so did wearing his fedora hat.

1937   CBS introduced listeners to Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories for
the first time. A complete story was told in five, 15 minute episodes
which aired Monday thru Friday each week. Aunt Jenny was played by Edith
Spencer and later, by Agnes Young. The show continued on radio until
1956 and was sponsored over the years by Spry shortening and Lux soap.
Aunt Jenny's whistling canary, for those of you ready to inquire, was
played by animal imitator, Henry Boyd.

1/20

1954   The National Negro Network was formed on this date. Some 40 radio
stations were charter members of the network.

1/21

1927   The first opera to be broadcast over a national radio network was
presented in Chicago, IL. Listeners heard selections from Faust.

1946   The Fat Man debuted on ABC. J. Scott Smart, who played the portly
detective, weighed in at 270 pounds in real life.

Joe

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