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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2006 : Issue 60
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Re: Jack Benny                        [ Cnorth6311@[removed] ]
  Re: here's a heads up                 [ Hal Stone <otrjug@[removed]; ]
  This week in radio history 26 Februa  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  transcrption turntable                [ Rutledge Mann <cliff_marsland@yahoo ]
  A new chance for OTR?                 [ [removed]@[removed] ]
  Re: Cisco Kid                         [ Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed]; ]
  Norman Corwin on Bob Edwards Weekend  [ Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed] ]
  2-26 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  The Shadow - [removed] Goodrich            [ Andrew Steinberg <otrdig1@[removed] ]
  Paul Harvey                           [ Art Chimes <[removed]@[removed] ]
  Don Knotts, dead at 81                [ Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed] ]
  Windy Wales, RIP                      [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]
  Radio Yesteryear custom reels         [ Rutledge Mann <cliff_marsland@yahoo ]

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:56:24 -0500
From: Cnorth6311@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Jack Benny

Hello

Some time back, the thread concerning "dropping script  pages" was discussed
at some length, and I am not certain if anyone will ever  have the definitive
answer. I recently found an old Jack Benny book that I  had forgotten I had.
It has a few scripts in it, and quite a few pictures of  Jack and the cast in
action. In all of the pictures, it clearly shows the pages  in the hands of
the
cast, and in each instance you can see the pages are all  stapled together in
the upper left hand corner, and all of the used pages are  tucked under the
unused pages. In other words, they are merely turned under the  unused pages,
but are all still stapled together.

Not really sure what this means, but to me it would show that at least in
these instances on the Benny show, there was no page dropping.

Charlie

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:18:45 -0500
From: Hal Stone <otrjug@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: here's a heads up

Maybe not a "Heads up" as much it is an "Open ears" alert.

For my numerous fans here on the [removed](all 12 of you)... I'm scheduled
to appear as a guest on Chuck Schaden's 4 hour live radio program a week
from this Saturday. (March 4th, 12 noon Arizona time) 2:00 PM on the East
Coast, 11:00 AM West Coast.

But unless you live in the Chicago Area (Like a few of my 12 fans) you can't
listen in unless you go to your 'puters, and pick it up on "Streaming
audio".

If interested, you can hear the show on your computer by accessing
[removed].... or on Chuck's [removed][removed]

It seems Chuck is doing his show out of Phoenix during the winter months,
and I can't say I blames him for escaping those harsh Chicago winters. And
since I live here in Arizona, and don't get into Chicago, it will be a first
for me to sit across the microphone from him.

For those "newbies to the OTR hobby, Chuck also publishes a monthly magazine
"The Nostalgia Digest", which is filled with items from Radio's Golden age,
and other related entertainment items of that period.

Basically, we'll be talking about my 15 year career in Network radio,
(Before I made the transition to TV in the mid 50's) and in particular, the
people, places and things that made my years in OTR a very pleasurable
experience for me.

Hope you get a chance to tune in. One never knows what I might say, as you
OTR Digesters have learned by now.

As for the two Cincy Bob's, and Mike Sprague from REPS, I'll be sure to
mention the upcoming [removed] don't groan if I throw in a plug for my
book. [removed] still have a few copies left.

Be talking at you [removed]

Regards

Hal(Harlan)Stone
AKA Jughead

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:18:53 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 26 February - 4
 March

 From Those Were The Days --

1922 - Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convened the first National
Radio Conference in Washington, DC. There, industry regulations were
widely discussed.

3/1

1932 - Radio's greatest effort of on-the-spot news coverage began as NBC
and CBS rushed to Hopewell, NJ to cover the kidnaping of the Charles and
Anne Lindbergh baby.

1941 -  Commercial FM broadcasting began in the [removed] when station W47NV
in Nashville, TN started operations on this day.

1941 - Duffy's Tavern debuted on CBS.

3/2

1945 - Mystery fans remember this day when they gathered around the
radio set to listen to the Mutual Broadcasting System as Superman
encountered Batman and Robin for the first time.

1952 - Whispering Streets debuted on ABC, remaining on the air until 1960.

3/4

1877 -- Emile Berliner came up with a thing called the microphone.

1925 - Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office in Washington DC. The
presidential inauguration was broadcast on radio for the very first time.

1930 - 'The Redhead', Red Barber, began his radio career this day.
Barber broadcast on WRUF at the University of Florida in Gainsville. He
soon became one of the best known sports voices in America.

1942 - Shirley Temple had a starring role in Junior Miss on CBS. The
show, heard for the first time, cost $12,000 a week to produce and
stayed on the airwaves until 1954.

1951 - Sir John Gielgud, starring as Hamlet, was heard on The [removed] Steel
Hour on the NBC.

1952 - President Harry Truman dedicated the Courier, the first seagoing
radio broadcasting station, in ceremonies in Washington, DC.

Joe

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:19:47 -0500
From: Rutledge Mann <cliff_marsland@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  transcrption turntable

Is Diapason Turntables still in business?  I heard the
guy retired, but I'm in the market to upgrade my
turntable.  It's fine in that it can play 99 pct. of
transcriptions, but like most it can't play super
oversized trnanscriptions over 17-inch.  Those are
much rarer than the 16-inch ones, but I'd still like
to be able to play them.  Diapason can play up to 20,
although Esoteric Sound's Rondine can do 17-inch and
is roughly half the price at 1099.  The Rekokut has
very fine specs, like -75 dB rumble. The modern
Rekokut is night and day to the original 1940s one.  I
have one of the originals and it's a piece of junk.
I can finally play the few oddballs, like my All-Star
label Witch's Tale (t's finally mostly flat after 4
years - the Witch's Tales have an unfortunate tendency
to warp very badly), and the 1936-37 Rudy Vallee
Sunshine Hour (condensed Rudy Vallee Show syndicated
to Oz.

I'd like the Diapason, but one's basically paying 800
extra to play 20-inch discs - has anyone even seen any
20-inch?  I've seen LOTs of 16 inch, maybe a dozen or
less 17-inch, nothing larger than that.

I'll have my Shure SC35 cartridge remounted and also
the GE VR-I, which is use for specialty occasions.

Anyone have any experience with the gel slip mat?
It's very expensive, circa 100 bucks.  And with wet
discs, wouldn't the label and the disc stick to the
mat if it's the gel kind (same kind of gel used in
shoe soles).

I also plan to build a new puter dedicated to OTR.
Appx. specs will be [removed] P4, [removed] gig of RAM,
Soundblaster Platinum (one with teh front panel), 200+
gig HD.  Building it is a pain, but it's better than
the put-together puters with cheap parts.
Time-correction and making mp3s will be so fast!  (I
archive my CDs with mono .wav files, a text file
telling about the source, and a HiQ mp3 folder for my
mp3 player and so that the disc is playable on my
living room player.

If I get the upgrade, I might sell my old Esoteric
Sound transcription turntable.  It's seen heavy use
since it's purchase new in '99, but still is in nice
condition.

Trav

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:45:08 -0500
From: [removed]@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  A new chance for OTR?

Occaisionally we discuss how OTR can be promoted in the current world.

I still say someone like Radio Spirits would have to make a deal with Radio
Disney to grow a new generation of OTR fans.

However I have noticed lately some of the DVD reissues of movie or TV shows are
including radio productions. These are being marketed to main line stores like
Wal Mart, Target, etc. meaning folks buy the DVD for old movies and get
[removed]
they listen to the radio show the may want to hear more.
This is even happening with the public domain titles, as I just purchased a St
Clair (a cheap Canadian CD and DVD manufacturer)title called The Mystery
Collection 3 dvd set. This one includes several movies based on radio
detectives
(Ellery Queen, Bulldog Drummond, and Blake of Scotland Yard)plus a "Classic
Radio Episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe" as stated on the box.
This maybe a good trend for OTR. At least it gets material in households that
would not buy an OTR tape or CD set.
Just a thought.

Paul Urbahns
Radcliff, KY

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:47:19 -0500
From: Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Cisco Kid

Andrew Steinberg <otrdig1@[removed]; writes and asks:

A radio database Otter gives a date of 02/13/58 for Porfiro and 02/11/58
for Old San Juan. In these episodes, Mel Blanc portrayed Porfirio,
"cousin-in-law" of Pancho filling in for Harry "Pancho" Lang who was ill. I
think the 1953 date is more accurate. Does anyone have more information on
this?

Well, those dates have to be wrong as Harry Lang died in 1953 according to an
article in a column from the Walla Walla Union bulletin dated 9/8/53. The
columnist, Erskine Johnson, writes about tragedy surrounding the Cisco Kid
mentions the "sudden death of Harry Lang."  Just found another article. Lang
died on August 3, 1953 of a heart attack at age 58.

Perhaps those dates were supposed to be 1953?  It doesn't talk about his
dying from an illness but refers to it as "sudden."  So maybe he was having
health issues all along and was out at that time, then later in the year died.

Jim Widner

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:51:30 -0500
From: Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Norman Corwin on Bob Edwards Weekend

Folks;

   For those of you unfortunate enough not to have an XM Satellite Radio
subscription, the Norman Corwin interview that aired last July on XM's The
Bob Edwards Show will be re-run on the PRI-distributed Bob Edwards Weekend, a
two-hour compilation program available to public radio stations around the
country. Check your local public radio station for air times.

         Charlie

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 21:15:24 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  2-26 births/deaths

February 26th births

02-26-1875 - Emma Dunn - Cheshire, England - d. 12-14-1966
actress: "The Eveready Hour"
02-26-1887 - William Frawley - Burlington, IA - d. 3-3-1966
comedian: Fred Mertz "I Love Lucy", "Hallmark Playhouse"; "Hollywood
Hotel"
02-26-1891 - Alan Bridge - Pennsylvania - d. 12-27-1957
actor: "The Eddie Bracken Show"
02-26-1891 - Josef Bonime - Vilna, Poland - d. 11-8-1959
conductor: "Death Valley Days"; "Echoes of New York"
02-26-1900 - Jean Negulesco - Craiova, Rumaina - d. 7-18-1993
film director, screenwriter: "Screen Director's Playhouse"; "Lux
Radio Theatre"
02-26-1906 - Madeleine Carroll - West Bromwich, England - d. 10-2-1987
actress: "The Circle"; "NBC Radio Theatre"; "Stage Door Canteen"
02-26-1907 - Hal Fimberg - d. 4-6-1974
writer, director, producer: "Abbott and Costello"; "Meet Me at
Parkys"; "Spike Jones"
02-26-1914 - Robert Alda - New York, NY - d. 5-3-1986
singer: "Rudy Vallee Presents the Drene Show"
02-26-1914 - Roy Maypole - d. 7-xx-1976
creator, writer: "Heart's Desire"; "Stepmother"
02-26-1915 - Eddie Gallaher - Washington, [removed] - d. 11-26-2003
disc jockey: "Moon Dial"; "On a Sunday Afternoon"
02-26-1916 - Dick Dunham - New York, NY - d. 11-24-1989
announcer: "Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters"
02-26-1916 - Jackie Gleason - Brooklyn, NY - d. 6-24-1987
comedian: "Jackie Gleason-Les Tremayne Show"
02-26-1918 - Theodore Sturgeon - Staten Island, NY - d. 5-12-1985
science fiction writer: "Beyond Tomorrow"; "X Minus One"; "Future Tense"
02-26-1919 - Mason Adams - New York, NY - d. 4-26-2005
actor: Larry 'Pepper' Young "Pepper Young's Family" Ned Scott "Jones
and I"
02-26-1920 - Tony Randall - Tulsa, OK - d. 5-17-2004
actor: Reggie York "I Love A Mystery"
02-26-1921 - Betty Hutton - Battle Creek, MI
singer: "Radio Almanac"; "Radio Hall of Fame"; "[removed] Steel Hour"
02-26-1922 - Margaret Leighton - Barnt Green, England - d. 1-13-1976
actress: "Variety Playhouse"; "Pocket Theatre"
02-26-1926 - David Frankham - London, England
actor: Andy Barbour "One Man's Family"
02-26-1928 - Fats Domino - New Orleans, LA
singer: "Guest Star"
02-26-1932 - Johnny Cash - Kingsland, AR - d. 9-12-2003
singer: "Louisiana Hayride"
02-26-1933 - Godfrey Cambridge - New York, NY - d. 11-29-1976
actor: "Voices of Vista"

February 26th deaths

02-20-1900 - Paul Conlan - Indiana - d. 2-26-1980
writer, director: "Abbott and Costello Show"; "The Signal Carnival"
03-15-1919 - Lawrence Tierney - Brooklyn, NY - d. 2-26-2002
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
03-28-1915 - Joel Murcott - d. 2-26-1978
writer, director: "Tales of the Texas Rangers"; "Yours Truly, Johnny
Dollar"
04-29-1896 - Harry McNaughton - Surbiton, England - d. 2-26-1967
actor, panelist: Higgins "It's Higgins. Sir"; "It Pays to Be Ignorant"
07-05-1903 - Hester Sondergaard - Minnesota - d. 2-26-1994
actress: (Sister of Gale Sondergaard) "Columbia Presents Corwin";
"Studio One"
08-28-1908 - Genevieve Rowe - Freemont, OH - d. 2-26-1995
singer: "Gay Nineties Revue"; "Songs America Loves"; "An Evening with
Romberg"
10-28-1896 - Howard Hanson - Wahoo, NE - d. 2-26-1981
conductor, composer: "New York Philharmonic"; "ASCAP World's Fair
Concert"
11-29-1913 - Harry Bartell - New Orleans, LA - d. 2-26-2004
actor: Archie Goodwin "Advs. of Nero Wolfe"; "Adv of Sherlock
Holmes"; "Gunsmoke"
12-10-1889 - Arthur Vinton - Brooklyn, NY - d. 2-26-1963
actor: Killer Kane "Buck Rogers"; Commissioner Weston "The Shadow"
12-26-1900 - Charles Perry - New York, NY - d. 2-26-1967
producer, sports announcer: WHN New York
xx-xx-1855 - Adelaide Fitz-Allen - d. 2-26-1935
actress: Old Nancy, the witch of Salem "The Witch's Tale"

Ron Sayles

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 21:15:58 -0500
From: Andrew Steinberg <otrdig1@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  The Shadow - [removed] Goodrich
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In what time span did [removed] Goodrich sponsor The Shadow? According to Jerry
H's log it was from 6-5-38 to 9-11-38, but I have an episode titled "The House
of Horror" sponsored by Goodrich from  38-02-13 which does not fit that.

Visit [removed] for OTR program title and date corrections

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 22:47:29 -0500
From: Art Chimes <[removed]@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Paul Harvey

Some conflicting news about the legendary broadcaster appearing in DC-area
media suggest changes in his long-running gig are just around the corner.

Well-informed website [removed] says actor/ex-senator Fred Thompson will
replace the 87-year-old broadcaster. The Washington Post says Thompson will
be named vacation relief and "senior analyst."

An announcement that should clarify things is due from ABC this coming week.

"Legendary" is not too strong a word for Paul Harvey, who started his radio
career in 1933 (according to his website). He also writes (or at least
fronts) a syndicated newspaper column.

I know he has his fans, and at one time I was among them, but his unique
style, I am afraid, is hopelessly dated. As are his Jurassic politics. That
said, I'll cut a break to any guy who has toiled in the radio business for
more than seven decades.

-Art-

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:11:27 -0500
From: Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Don Knotts, dead at 81

Don Knotts, who kept generations of TV audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy
Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show" has died. The AP obit is on CNN at:

[removed]

>From the obit:

"'I went to New York cold. On a $100 bill. Bummed a ride,' he recalled in a
visit to his hometown of Morgantown, where city officials renamed a street
for him in 1998.

Within six months, Knotts had taken a job on a radio Western called 'Bobby
Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders,' playing a wisecracking, know-it-all handyman.
He stayed with it for five years, then came his series TV debut on 'The Steve
Allen Show.'"

         Charlie

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:59:25 -0500
From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Windy Wales, RIP

Don Knotts died today, and cable news will be running countless
excerpts from his TV and movie successes.

Let's see if even one obituary mentions his show-biz start in radio,
playing the old geezer at the B-Bar-B Ranch on "Bobby Benson" which
Mutual resurrected in 1949.

Knotts went from a brief military career in the Defense Dept version of
the USO where he was an obscure ventriloquist and part-time comedian
entertaining the troops and then going into radio in NYC. In addition
to "Bobby Benson" he got occasional roles on soap operas. About the
time that "Bobby Benson" was cancelled, he started auditioning for
Broadway plays, landing a small but important role in "No Time for
Sergeants" which starred Andy Griffin. Thus began one of the most
popular duos in American comedy.

Jack French
Editor: RADIO RECALL

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Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:11:17 -0500
From: Rutledge Mann <cliff_marsland@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Radio Yesteryear custom reels

Hi,

On ebay, I picked up a circa 1970 Radio Yesteryear
custom reel when it was still in Croton-Hudson, New
York.  Anyhow, does anyone else have custom reels from
RY?  It's very difficult to get anything from Goldin
these days, so the custom reels are the best and the
closest to the RY source.

I'm interested in getting a .wav/CD dub of said reels
or obtaining them and doing them myself.

Trav

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