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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2019 : Issue 45
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Article about wartime BBC [ Graeme Stevenson <graemeotr@[removed] ]
This week in radio history 8-14 Sept [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
re: CBS Mystery Theater [ jfurek@[removed] ]
This week in radio history 15-21 Sep [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Red Skelton and fraternal orgs [ Michael Hayde <mikeh0714@[removed]; ]
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:14:20 -0400
From: Graeme Stevenson <graemeotr@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Article about wartime BBC
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Hi. I thought this might be of interest:
BBC's secret World War Two activities revealed
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BBC's secret World War Two activities revealed
Newly released archive reveals BBC sent coded messages to resistance fighters
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Cheers ! Graeme
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:14:31 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 8-14 September
From Those Were The Days
9/8
1935 The Hoboken Four, featuring Frank Sinatra as lead singer,
appeared on Major Bowes Amateur Hour on WOR. The group won the
competition held at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.
1944 Ed Wynn resumed his radio career after seven years off the air.
Wynn starred in Happy Island on the NBC Blue network.
9/9
1926 the National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) was created by the Radio
Corp. of America.
1946 Ben Alexander hosted Heart's Desire for the first time, a
giveaway contest program on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
9/10
1935 - "I'm Popeye the sailor [removed]" toot! toot! "Popeye" was heard for
the first time on NBC radio. The show was based on the Elzie Crisler
Segar comic strip, which featured Popeye, Olive Oyl, Brutus, Wimpy and
Sweepea. Now, eat your spinach in celebration!
1950 - Eddie Cantor moved from radio to TV, as he hosted the "Colgate
Comedy Hour" on NBC. In addition to Cantor, other hosts of the "Colgate
Comedy Hour" included: Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bob Hope, Gordon
MacRae and Jimmy Durante.
9/12
1938 [removed] Kaltenborn made broadcasting history by covering a crisis in
Czechoslovakia for CBS beginning on this day. Kaltenborn was so devoted
to his work that he slept in the studio for 18 days while bringing
updates to his appreciative audience.
9/13
1931 Vaudeville star Eddie Cantor was heard for the first time on
NBC. The Chase and Sanborn Hour became one of the most popular radio
shows of the 1930s.
1937 The first broadcast of Kitty Keene, Inc. was heard on the NBC Red
network.
9/14
1936 NBC presented John's Other Wife for the first time. Actually,
John's other wife was not his wife at all. She was his secretary.
Joe
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:14:43 -0400
From: jfurek@[removed]
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: re: CBS Mystery Theater
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I'm looking for the title and possible date of a CBS Mystery Theater
show. It involves a man who spends a night in a haunted house with his
dog. He is either a writer or a realtor, I can't remember. His dog is
killed during the night. It's a frightening show. If anyone can
identify this show, can you please respond to me or to the
[removed],John
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:14:51 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 15-21 September
From Those Were The Days -
9/15
1934 NBC presented The Gibson Family to American audiences. The
program was the first musical comedy drama to be broadcast. Ernest
Whitman and Eddie Green were featured members of the cast and were
billed as "network radio's only colored comedians." The show originated
from the studios of WEAF in New York City.
9/18
1927 The Columbia Broadcasting System was born on this day in 1927.
CBS broadcast an opera, The King's Henchman, as its first program.
1948 The Original Amateur Hour returned to radio on ABC, two years
after the passing of the program's originator and host, Major Bowes.
Bowes brought new star talent into living rooms for 13 years.
9/19
It was just an average day this day in 1932, when Just Plain Bill was
first heard on CBS. It was "The real life story of people just like
people we all know." The 15 minute show (Monday through Friday at 7:15
[removed]) was all about (just plain) Bill Davidson and his daughter, Nancy,
who lived in (just plain) Hartville. Since Bill was the town barber,
everybody came to him with their problems and Bill helped them
straighten things out.
Instead of playing the usual organ, as a first, Hal Brown played
harmonica and whistled the Just Plain Bill introduction music (Darling
Nellie Gray). Hal also handled the closing theme (Polly Wolly Doodle) in
the same manner.
The show, created by Frank and Anne Hummert, who also came up with Mr.
Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, Little Orphan Annie, Amanda of Honeymoon
Hill, Front Page Farrell, John's Other Wife, Mr. Chameleon, Our Gal
Sunday and many other radio dramas, later moved to NBC. Just Plain Bill
chalked up 23 years on the air, until 30 September, 1955. A few of the
Just Plain Bill sponsors over the years were Kolynos toothpaste and
Clapp's baby [removed]
9/20
1921 KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania started one of the first daily
radio newscasts in the country. The broadcast came from the city desk of
The Pittsburgh Post.
1953 Jimmy Stewart debuted in The Six Shooter on NBC. He played Britt
Ponset on the Western.
9/21
1946 After being tested on a regional basis, The Second Mrs. Burton
was heard for the first time on the entire CBS network. The Second Mrs.
Burton fared very well, having a relationship with the network for 14 years.
1948 The serial Life With Luigi debuted on CBS. Luigi Basko was played
by J. Carroll Naish. Naish, an Irish American, became typecast as an
Italian immigrant, and went on to play the same role in the TV version
in 1952.
Joe
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:15:07 -0400
From: Michael Hayde <mikeh0714@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Red Skelton and fraternal orgs
A writer for the Scottish Rite Journal would like to know if there are any
RED SKELTON episodes where Skelton (a member of the Scottish Rite and also a
Shriner) pokes fun at fraternal organizations. Anyone with definite
knowledge of this please contact me along with responding to the list.
Thank you,
Michael J. Hayde
President, MWOTRC
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