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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2017 : Issue 33
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
War of the Worlds and Embers & Dust [ bigh824@[removed] ]
This week in radio history 21-27 May [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
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Date: Sat, 20 May 2017 11:21:04 -0400
From: bigh824@[removed]
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Subject: War of the Worlds and Embers & Dust
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I ran across this short film on Vimeo. It has used WOTW as the radio show in
the background. Here is the description:
On the evening of October 30th, 1938 Orson Welles' voice travelled far across
the radio waves, bringing word of an invading alien army from Mars. The
theatricality and delivery of the performance, along with recent memories of
the Hindenburg disaster (one year prior), sent many listeners into a panic.
Unfortunate coincidence would fall upon the town of Concrete Washington where,
at the height of the invading alien attack, a power transformer blew out
sending the entire town and surrounding areas into darkness.
These circumstances are the backdrop of Embers & Dust; a long-gestating
passion project written and directed by Patrick Biesemans.
Here is the link:
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Thanks
Henry
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Date: Sat, 20 May 2017 11:21:12 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 21-27 May
5/22
1955 - Jack Benny signed off his last first run network radio broadcast
after a run of 23 years. The show continued in repeats for several more
years.
5/23
1922 - The first debate to be heard on radio was broadcast on WJH in
Washington, DC. The two debaters argued about the topic of Daylight
Saving Time with the audience acting as the judge.
5/26
1940 - "Invitation to Learning" was first heard on CBS radio. The
educational radio program ran for 15 years on the network.
Joe
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