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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2007 : Issue 239
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Lone ranger announcers [ "Jim Nixon" <ranger6000@[removed] ]
The Lone Ranger [ "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross. ]
Re: Boxing on OTR [ Vince Long <vlongbsh@[removed]; ]
Sports on [removed] [ PaulJustMill@[removed] ]
Alan Reed [ "mhingson" <mhingson@[removed]; ]
Re: Sports on the [removed] [ jameshburns@[removed] (Jim Burns) ]
This week in radio history 19-25 Aug [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
The Lost Battalion [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
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Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:32:28 -0400
From: "Jim Nixon" <ranger6000@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Lone ranger announcers
The question was asked who was doing the announcing for The Lone Ranger
during the war years. Although many people associate only Fred Foy's golden
voice with the announcer for the program, Fred didn't actually become the
announcer on the show until July 2, 1948. Harry Golder was the principal
announcer when World War II erupted in 1941, but when he went into the navy,
John Slagle took over until Harry returned. Harry was the announcer that
Fred replaced.
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Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:32:44 -0400
From: "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: The Lone Ranger
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:40:31 -0400
From: "RadioAZ@[removed]" <radioAZ@[removed];
I was listening to a USO show from 9/13/43 featuring Jack Benny
and others. The show came from Egypt. The announcer for the show
was Corporal Fred Foy. My question: who was doing the announcing
for the Lone Ranger during that time?
Was that before or after Earl Grazer died? Until he took over the
role of the Lone Ranger, I believe Brace Beemer was the regular
announcer on that show.
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A. Joseph Ross, [removed] [removed]
92 State Street, Suite 700 Fax [removed]
Boston, MA 02109-2004 [removed]
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Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:31:08 -0400
From: Vince Long <vlongbsh@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Boxing on OTR
Kenneth Clarke was looking for boxing on OTR. I have a few in the Paper
Tapes section of my web site:
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Vince
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Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:31:24 -0400
From: PaulJustMill@[removed]
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Sports on [removed]
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Some may not call auto racing sport but I do and broadcasts of old Indy 500
races are available from [removed] I obtained the 1949 race and the
quality was excellent.
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Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:22:00 -0400
From: "mhingson" <mhingson@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Alan Reed
I believe he also played Lt. Levinson for a while on Richard Diamond.
Michael Hingson,
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Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:05:16 -0400
From: jameshburns@[removed] (Jim Burns)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Sports on the [removed]
Ted Kneebone wrote,
Some day we will see chess and tiddly winks (on television)...
I only have to think back to my toddler days, to remember PBS running
"live" coverage of [removed] Using a giant chess board, in
studio, to display moves, with a host, and expert moderators, awaiting
the next news from Rejkyavec ([removed])...
In fact, much of the country was spellbound!
And, unless my late night memories of channel surfing are faulty--
ESPN, in fact, HAS run the Tiddly Winks [removed]
Which, to me, anyway, beats a tractor pull.
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Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:05:33 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 19-25 August
From Today in History (New York Times) --
8/19
In 1929, Amos and Andy, starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll,
made its network debut on NBC.
8/22
From Those Were The Days --
1947 - After many years as a 15-minute daily serial, Jack Armstrong, the
All-American Boy, was heard for the first time as a 30-minute feature on
ABC. Remember, if you want to grow up to be big and strong like Jack
Armstrong, keep these three rules in mind: Get plenty of sleep, fresh
air and exercise. Make a friend of soap and water, because dirt breeds
germs -- and germs can make people sickly and weak. And for sound
nourishment and keen flavor, eat a big bowlful of Wheaties, the
Breakfast of Champions, with plenty of milk or cream and some type of fruit.
8/23
1923 - Billy Jones and Ernie Hare, The Happiness Boys, were heard on
radio for the first time. The two were billed as radio's first comedians
and were also credited with creating and performing the first singing
commercial.
8/24
1950 - The summer replacement radio show for Suspense, titled Somebody
Knows, was heard for the final time. The program offered a reward of
$5,000 for information that led to the solving of crimes. Somebody Knows
began with the introduction, "You out there. You, who think you have
committed the perfect crime -- that there are no clues, no witnesses --
listen. Somebody knows."
8/25
1949 - NBC debuted Father Knows Best. The Thursday night program aired
for five years. Robert Young played the role of Jim Anderson, the
ever-patient father. The rest of the family included wife Margaret, son
Bud and lovely daughters Betty (the eldest) and Kathy. The family lived
on Maple Street in Springfield.
Joe
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Visit my homepage: [removed]~[removed]
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Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:18:21 -0400
From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: The Lost Battalion
I got this e-mail from a friend . . . can anyone help. E-mail me
directly if you can, thanks.
I have a friend who is doing an update to a World War I (or, The
Great War) book he wrote. Specifically, I'm looking for ANY OTR
program that has a dramatization (or any mention, for that matter)
about The Lost Battalion. Allegedly, Edward R. Murrow had a episode
on the TV version, "You Are Thare" in the 1950s, so I'm looking for
that as well, if it exists.
I've done a lot of OTR site visiting, but none have a search engine
that is of any use.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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