Subject: [removed] Digest V01 #85
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Date: 3/15/2001 4:10 PM
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                      The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                         Volume 01 : Issue 85
                   A Part of the [removed]!
                           ISSN: 1533-9289


                           Today's Topics:

 Treasury Department: 'Guest Star'    [Ga6string@[removed]                  ]
 BLOOPERS                             ["David Phaneuf" <dphaneuf@[removed]]
 dying radio stations                 ["Mark Reesor" <mree@[removed];       ]
 Anne Francis                         ["Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@]
 Channel Bridging                     ["Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@]
 Great Radio Book                     ["Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@]
 Re: women in OTR & ...?              [MoondanceFF@[removed]                ]
 Re: new Canada Lee play in LA        [Howard Blue <khovard@[removed];     ]
 Charlie McCarthy Premium             ["Matt Welty" <welty@[removed]; ]
 Re: [removed] Journal                     [alo <alo@[removed];              ]
 Anne Francis on radio                ["Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm]
 Re: Jack Benny Broadcast             [OTRChris@[removed]                   ]
 Today in Radido History              [Joe Mackey <wmackey@[removed]]

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 14:27:55 -0500
From: Ga6string@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Treasury Department: 'Guest Star'

Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone could point me to a log of the Treasury Department
program, Guest Star, and to a source to purchase or trade for some of these
programs. I've heard a few episodes, and I have details on some other through
old Radio Yesteryear "search" listings that I had done several years ago (I
liked performer-based lists, [removed], all of Edward G. Robinson's radio
appearances, or Bogart, etc.)

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Bryan Powell

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 15:13:52 -0500
From: "David Phaneuf" <dphaneuf@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  BLOOPERS

  OK, here's one for all you blooper lovers.  I'm sure this one is
WELL-KNOWN, but I have no idea what program it came from?  The Protestant
Hour? Fosdick? Some other religious OTR program?

"Tune in next week when the sermon will be 'Cast Thy BROAD upon the waters.'
This is the National BREADcasting Company."

Dave Phaneuf

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 15:55:50 -0500
From: "Mark Reesor" <mree@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  dying radio stations

I'm one of the few people who had the distinction of working in a dead radio
station. I worked at Newsradio, a radio news service owned by the mostly
unlamented Canadian all news radio network CKO.
When the plug was uncerimonously pulled on CKO the staff were given 15
minutes to clear out their desks and leave (I have possibly the only copy in
existence of its last newscast, btw, if anyone is interested).
It was decided to keep Newsradio alive in the hopes of selling it and so,
for almost a month I worked in a radio station which looked like someone out
of the Twilight Zone (is that enough to make this at least a little on
topic?!) - everything was there except the people! Talk about working in a
morgue.

Mark Reesor

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 15:55:48 -0500
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Anne Francis

Charlie Summers, speaking of roles Anne Francis was in, notes,

How could you forget Ms. Francis' starring role in the short-lived but
fondly-remembered television series, "Honey West?"  <<

Well, she was the title character, but for me, the best feature of the
show was Sam, her pet ocelot.  But then, cats are another of my
fondnesses.

She also appeared in the film, Forbidden Planet, as a romantic lead, as
long as we're being somewhat off-topic.

Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 15:55:46 -0500
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Channel Bridging

Michael Biel, commenting on my observation on the FM band, notes,

Channel 7 is wwwaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy far above the FM band at
174-180 MHz.  The audio is at [removed] MHz and that is even above the NOAA
weather radio band.  What you probably meant was hearing channels 5 and
6, because 5's audio at [removed] MHz. is audible on radios that have the
Japanese FM band which extends down to 76 [removed];<

Could be: I recall hearing a channel on my parent's Grundig console that
they brought back with them from Europe.  It was decades ago, and could
well have been 5 rather than 7; I can't recall.  Possibly what might have
misled me is an old transistor radio I have that also has VHF TV audio on
two bands.  One runs from 2 through 6; the other, from 7 through 13.  I'd
thought the break was for the FM frequencies.

Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 15:55:44 -0500
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Great Radio Book

Jim Widner, commenting on my observation about the first edition of Jim
Harmon's The Great Radio Heroes, notes,

To be fair to Harmon, he even states in his introduction in the first
edition <snip> that "some of these recollections may be off a cat's
whisker <snip> For me that is one man stating that this is a nostalgic
trip not a referential one. <<

Agreed.  I made the point that I don't ordinarily nitpick, and did so
only as a cautionary in case someone thought of citing it as a reference.
 I think the book's first edition is a lot of fun, and I can't recall
just how many times I've thumbed through its pages enjoying what I've
read.  It _is_ a nostalgia trip, and a very good one.

I would suggest that Harmon was certainly one of the early pioneers
among collectors who helped get this nostalgia trip rolling. For that I
am [removed];<

Me, too.  More than The Great Radio Heroes, he also authored Jim Harmon's
Nostalgia Catalogue, which provided me with information that people were
dealing in radio premiums, enabling me to rebuild (and extend) my lost
collection of Captain Midnight premiums.  I can state categorically that
without the inspiration of Jim Harmon's books, I'd never have undertaken
my Captain Midnight book.

I know Steve is merely pointing out that by no means should anyone take
the book as a reference tool. Certainly Harmon did not intend that
either!<<

But I also want to _recommend_ the book, based on the first edition.  My
cautionary wasn't and isn't intended to shy people away from the book,
but to alert newcomers what the strengths and weaknesses of the book are.


Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:12:49 -0500
From: MoondanceFF@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: women in OTR & ...?

In a message dated 3/14/01 11:46:06 AM, Ted writes:

<< Not only there are fewer women's roles, but  it was by a wide margin.  I
see ratios such as 7/2, 8/3, 12/1, 9/2, etc. I can't believe shows were
written that way due to a lack of actresses.  Was this chauvinism at work?
Or is there a reason for fewer female radio roles? >>

It's the same in Hollywood films, Ted, as you've probably noticed. And TV.
And especially for lead roles &/or positive roles for women. But that's
really why I started Moondance Film Festival; to address that problem & to
correct it. Also, there is the problem of very few women behind the
camera/mics, in production, except in the "below-the-line" & typically
"female" jobs of makeup, hair & costume design. Your statistics on
male/female ratio are quite illuminating.

I do hope to avoid a flame-war on this friendly & interesting e-group,
however, as so often these kinds of discussions may engender, in my
experience. So I look to the brighter future, rather than bemoaning the past,
 of radio, film & TV, expecting great improvement in opportunities for
talented women.

Cheers!--Elizabeth E.

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:26:22 -0500
From: Howard Blue <khovard@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: new Canada Lee play in LA

Attention  LA denizens!

On May 18 and 19 a play about black actor Canada Lee will premier at the
Strassberg In House Little Theatre in [removed] Lee was the most prominent
black actor on radio in the 1940s and appeared in Hitchchok's "Lifeboat"
and with John Garfield in the Rossen/Polonsky film, "Body and Soul." I am
not sure if they will have Matinee & evening performances or just
evening.

I attended a reading of the play last year and it was excellent.  I will
keep you posted.

Howard Blue

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 23:35:50 -0500
From: "Matt Welty" <welty@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Charlie McCarthy Premium

I recieved this e-mail and have no idea of its value.  Can anyone help?


"I have to sell a Charlie McCarthy pin/clip, a piece of enameled metal
jewelry with moving mouth. It's quite old, and marked on back. Do you have
any idea what I should ask for it? Thnaks so much if you have an idea.
Sincerely, Kathy"

Thanks!,

Matt Welty

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 23:36:10 -0500
From: alo <alo@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: [removed] Journal

Is there a definitive log for the AFRS "[removed] Journal" show?  I'm attempting to
locate the airdate for program #73, featuring Orson Welles.  Thanks.
J. Alec West

According to Harry Mackenzie's Command Performance, USA! GI Journal #73 had
a tape date of 15 Dec 1944 and a release date of January 1945.

hth,
Amanda

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 23:37:43 -0500
From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Anne Francis on radio

Anne Francis actually sells her own autobiography, VOICES FROM HOME, which
has some mentions about her appearances on "Coast to Coast on a Bus" and
"Let's Pretend."  Her book comes with a dust jacket, and if anyone is
interested in buying a copy directly from her, the info is listed below.
She has plenty in stock.  (I've had my personally autographed copy for a
couple of years and won't part with it).

Anne Francis Book
Po Box 5608
Santa Barbara, CA 93150

The book is $[removed] each (remember you're getting it personally autographed
so it's worth the price but ask in your letter to have it autographed to
you, else you'll just get the book if you don't ask).
$[removed] for postage, sent 2-day priority, but takes 2 - 3 weeks for delivery,
because of her schedule and taking time to autograph it.  As for fan mail
(non-book orders) there is a different address to send to for those
responses, so please don't send fan mail to the address above.

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 23:37:46 -0500
From: OTRChris@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Jack Benny Broadcast

In a message dated 3/14/01 10:46:25 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[removed]@[removed] writes:

<<
  As  early as Benny's first CBS broadcast on 1/2/49, the program was being
 recorded and played back on the west coast (both the east and west coast
 versions of this broadcast exist). >>

Benny had not done a LIVE  rebroadcast for the west coast since the early
40s.
(probably circa 1941)  The Jello program was heard on the pacific coast at
8:30 pm for all those  years .  In 1941-1942  west coast listeners would
receive the same broadcast as the east coast  ( 4pm local time) .   However,
a recording of this program would be replayed each evening on the blue
network in the 8:30 PST time slot. When the blue network was divested from
NBC this procedure was halted leaving only early and inconvenient  4pm show
for the western listener. Not much later   The 8:30 pm playback was heard  on
the west coast Don Lee  network .
In the fall of 1944 NBC and Lucky Strike declared the following schedule for
Jack Benny on the west coast. 4pm "live"  and the recorded rebroadcast at
9:30 pm.
This would be Jack Benny's time slot on the west coast all the way till the
end even when he switched to CBS.
Matter of Fact there is one episode where Benny yells at Dennis Day "you
already said that "  at which point day exclaims  "YEAH , and you'll hear ot
again at 9:30!!".

-Chris

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 23:37:49 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <wmackey@[removed];
To: otr-otrd <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Today in Radido History

  From The Learning Kingdom today in history --

   1937: "The Battle of the Century" Took Place

   It was billed as "The Battle of the Century." Comedians Fred Allen
and Jack Benny met in the ballroom of the Hotel Pierre, and engaged in a
radio-broadcast feud, exchanging sharp-witted insults. It was part of a
12-year running gag.

              Benny and Allen were masters of the running gag:
              [removed]
              [removed]
              [removed]

    Joe

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