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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2014 : Issue 67
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Pat Hosley tribute this week [ Charlie Summers <listmaster@lofcom. ]
This week in radio history 3-9 Augus [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
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Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2014 15:18:14 -0400
From: Charlie Summers <listmaster@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Pat Hosley tribute this week
Folks;
This week's SummersTime is dedicated to Pat Hosley, long-time friend of
the Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention. Kate and I will be playing original
programs in which she starred or guested.
The program streams at [removed] on Monday evening at
6:00pm Eastern, 3:00pm Pacific, and repeats on Friday at 6:00am in the east,
3:00am in the west. Archived editions of SummersTime are available on the
podcast at [removed] 24/7 for download or streaming. And
complete information on SummersTime, including an explanation of that bell
that can frequently be heard jingling during the show, is available at
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Charlie
[removed] If you haven't yet seen the video from the 2011 FOTR Convention in
which Miss Hosley plays Jack in a Let's Pretend recreation, hit
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other rumblings available there, too.
Me
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Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2014 15:18:21 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 3-9 August
8/4
1921 The first tennis match on radio was broadcast on KDKA in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was a natural since KDKA was the first
commercial radio station in the United States. Within eight months the
powers that be figured out that sports on radio would bring in big sales
revenues. And so, the Davis Cup match between Great Britain and
Australia was aired on the radio; but much to the wonderment of KDKA's
listeners. Tennis anyone? On radio? It rates right up there with radio
wrestling or, maybe, [removed]
1927 Station 2XAG, later named WGY, the General Electric station in
Schenectady, NY, began experimental operations from a 100,000 watt
transmitter. Later, the FCC regulated the power of AM radio stations to
not exceed 50,000 watts on 'clear channels' (where few, if any, stations
would cause interference with each other).
1940 Crime Doctor introduced a new kind of radio hero to audiences.
The CBS program presented Dr. Benjamin Ordway, the show's main
character, who was a victim of amnesia. He once was a criminal, but got
hit on the head, and suddenly began to work as a crime fighter. Nice twist.
8/5
1921 KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA did the first play by play broadcast of a
baseball game. Harold Arlin described the action as the Pirates beat
Philadelphia 8 5.
1935 Backstage Wife was first aired, on MBS.
8/6
1928 One of radio's first serials, Real Folks, debuted on NBC.
1939 After becoming a success with Ben Bernie on network radio, Dinah
Shore started her own show on the NBC Blue network. Dinah sang every
Sunday evening.
8/7
1949 Martin Kane, Private Eye was first heard on Mutual. William
Gargan starred on the Sunday afternoon program.
8/9
1942 CBS debuted Our Secret Weapon. The program featured Rex Stout,
who countered lies being broadcast by the Axis powers through shortwave
radio.
Joe
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