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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2017 : Issue 70
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Re: Ken Nordine on Destination Freed [ Stewart Wright <otrwash@[removed]; ]
Ken Nordine [ Frank McGurn <[removed]@sbcglobal. ]
This week in radio history 20 Octobe [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Radio Documentary: "[removed] 50" [ Donald Pitchford <donniepitchford@s ]
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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 14:42:55 -0400
From: Stewart Wright <otrwash@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re: Ken Nordine on Destination Freedom
Subject: Ken Nordine on Destination Freedom
Charlie asked,
I'm wondering if anyone here has any information about Ken Nordine
performing on the Richard Durham-penned Destination Freedom
program. . . . .Someone asked about the connection through
the Bob Edwards website, . . .
Here are some possible resources.
Ken Nordine appeared on at least one episode of Destination Freedom.
See
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BOOKS:
RICHARD DURHAM'S DESTINATION FREEDOM
It contains selected scripts from the series.
J. Fred MacDonald edited this book.
This 1989 book has long been out-of-print, but can be found in web page
format at:
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WORD WARRIOR: RICHARD DURHAM, RADIO, AND FREEDOM
By Sonja Williams
This 2015 book is available in Kindle, softback, and hardback formats at
Amazon.
Signing off for now,
Stewart
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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 14:43:03 -0400
From: Frank McGurn <[removed]@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Ken Nordine
To Charlie:
The great radio voice was a very popular announcer in the 40's &
beyond. He is still around at 97 . Wikipedia says. "Destination Freedom"
was an all Black sponsored, written and acted by Blacks. . the Only
Whites in the article Are Hugh Downs, announcer and Studs Terkel [local
radio personalty, and News Paper columnist]. The program was on WMAQ
{NBC} only in Chicago on Sundays AM , on and off for about for2 years It
was a civil rights for black [removed] is from John Dunning's "The
encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio". Wicpedia has lot of Info . on Ken.
Frank McGurn
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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 14:43:12 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 20 October to 4
November
10/30
Orson Welles, known to radio audiences as The Shadow, presented his
famous dramatization of [removed] Wells' The War of the Worlds on CBS's
Mercury Theater at 8 [removed]
10/31
1942 One of the great wartime shows premiered. CBS debuted Thanks to
the Yanks, starring Bob Hawk. It became one of the most popular of the
wartime programs.
11/1
1937 The first broadcast of Hilltop House was aired on CBS; while on
NBC, the comic strip character Terry and the Pirates debuted.
11/2
1931 Myrt and Marge was heard for the first time on CBS. The
program centered on two chorus girls who competed for the same parts and
the same men. The creator and writer (Cliff Thomas wrote some) of the
series, Myrtle Vail, also played the role of Myrt; and the original
Marge was performed by Vail's daughter, Donna Fick. Three other
performers played the part when Donna died giving birth. Myrt and Marge
continued for 11 years.
Joe
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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 14:43:23 -0400
From: Donald Pitchford <donniepitchford@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Radio Documentary: "[removed] 50"
Our radio documentary "[removed] 50" (1922-1972 Memphis) plus an interview
with the producers (Dr. Joe Oliver and Donnie Pitchford) will be featured on
"Yesterday USA Live" Friday evening, November 3, 2017. Hosts are Walden
Hughes, Larry Gassman, and John Gassman. Start time is 7:30 [removed] West Coast,
8:30 Mountain, 9:30 Central, 10:30 East Coast. The call-in lines are (714)
545-2071 or (714) 449-1958 for listeners to call and ask questions or make
comments. Listen online at yesterdayusa dot com.
Thank you so much!
Donnie Pitchford
"Lum and Abner" Cartoonist
Carthage, Texas
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