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                           The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                             Volume 2001 : Issue 390
                        A Part of the [removed]!
                                ISSN: 1533-9289


                                Today's Topics:

 Looking in all the wrong places       [ otrbuff@[removed] ]
 Let's pretend -- on records           [ "Ted Kneebone" <tkneebone1@[removed] ]
 Frank Lovejoy & Larry Haines          [ khovard@[removed] ]
 The Origin of The Cinnamon Bear       [ Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed] ]
 paul frees                            [ Michael Berger <makiju@[removed]; ]
 Egg on my face/BIG TIME               [ hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed]; ]
 Favorite Actor?                       [ hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed]; ]
 Re: Great Chemistry                   [ Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed] ]
 Emerson and Phillips                  [ Martin OHaus <mohaus@[removed]; ]
 Re: Walter Cronkite on NPR            [ HERITAGE4@[removed] ]
 LIGHTS OUT / MP3                      [ OTRChris@[removed] ]
 Bill Indy Passes away at 92           [ Paulurbahn@[removed] ]
 Christmas Favorites                   [ "Mark E. Higgins" <paul_frees_fan@a ]
 Murtough & Matrix Numbers             [ Harlan Zinck <buster@[removed]; ]
 Today in Radio History                [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:08:21 -0500
From: otrbuff@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Looking in all the wrong places

I've just completed a book manuscript on detective-crime-juvenile
adventure series and, while able to corral data on more than 300 programs
that fit the criterion, there is a handful that radio historiographers
have been unable to sufficiently document.  Most of these aren't known to
have any lingering recordings, making it extremely difficult to provide
thorough detail.  On the off chance that one or more of you might be able
to fill in some blanks not just for me but to preserve a permanent record
for future radiophiles, I'd appreciate your getting directly in touch
with me at once should you have recordings or printed matter on these
shows (beyond the usually reliable reference sources, primarly Dunning,
Terrace, Sies, Hickerson, Buxton/Owen, MacDonald, Swartz/Reinehr, Grams,
Lackmann, Summers, Harmon).  On some, I have a little info from one or
more of the named sources, but most of it is sketchy.  Thanks for taking
a stab at it!

Jim Cox
otrbuff@[removed]

The Black Chamber - 1935, NBC
Broadway Cop - 1954-56, MBS
D-24 - 1954-55, MBS
Dantro the Planet Man - early 1950s, syndicated
Detective Drama - 1955, MBS
Detective Stories - 1937-38, NBC Blue
Detectives Dalt and Zumba - 1940s
The Great Merlini - 1950, NBC
Inspector White of Scotland Yard - 1936-37, MBS
Junior G-Men - 1936-38, MBS
Lady in Blue - 1951, NBC
Law West of the Pecos - 1941
The Loser - 1955, NBC
Maverick Jim - 1934, MBS
Mike Malloy, Private Eye - 1953-57, ABC/CBS
Private Eye
Ross Dolan, Detective - 1947-48, MBS
Six Gun Justice - 1935, CBS
Spy Secrets - 1938, NBC
Top Secret Files - 1954-55, MBS
Top Secrets of the FBI - 1940s
Your Witness - 1938, CBS

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:08:49 -0500
From: "Ted Kneebone" <tkneebone1@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Let's pretend -- on records

Is there anyone on the Digest who has record versions of "Let's Pretend"?
Cynthia Erickson wrote me a few days ago wanting to buy or trade for some of
these LP versions of the radio program.  If you have anything for her, here
is her email address:

   wynter@[removed]

Please write directly to her.

I would be interested in trading for cassette or CD copies of some of these
"produced for records" radio programs.  My catalog is at my Geocities
website below.

Ted Kneebone
1528 S. Grant St., Aberdeen, SD 57401 / 605-226-3344
OTR:  [removed]

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:09:25 -0500
From: khovard@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Frank Lovejoy & Larry Haines

In "Words at War," my book about World War II era radio drama, I have
included a description of the cast of "The Man Behind the Gun. "  I would
appreciate if someone more familiar with Frank Lovejoy's and Larry
Haines' radio acting than I am please characterize his acting style and
his voice.

For example, here are some of the things that a writer told me about
Jackson Beck: "His narrative skill was unmatchable. ́His voice, was an
instrumentî In appearance, he looks like what such a voice should emanate
from,  heavyset and his voice was exactly tuned to his physique. He would
drop the volume to a whisper -- of which every syllable was heard no
matter what sound pattern.

Thanks,

Howard Blue

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:09:53 -0500
From: Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: The Origin of The Cinnamon Bear

While the Cinnamon Bear Brigade was active, its founder, Don Jensen of
Kenosha, Wisconsin, penned a portrail of CB's origin,  for the December,
1990,  edition of BEAR FACTS. I am reprinting  portions of it here for your
interest and enjoyment. From the response I had to the Maybeland map, I
know that many, many OTR Digest subscribers are now listening to "The
Cinnamon Bear."  I am sure they and other OTR enthusiasts would enjoy
hearing how Paddy O'Cinnamon came into being.

Excerpt from BEAR FACTS (CB Brigade, Portland, Oregon); "Portrait,"
December,  1990, p. [removed]

....."BEAR FACTS editor, Don Jensen, is a newspaper reporter for the
Kenosha, WI, NEWS. In 1982, he interviewed Cinnamon Bear creator, Glan
Heisch, for a holiday season feature article. Not long ago, he came across
his original 8-year-old notes from that interview.  Here are some excerpts
>from the notebook.

'Glanville Heisch was born in northern California. Wife, Elisabeth born in
Madison, WI. The Cinnamon Bear radio series came about because of his first
daughter, Catherine.

'I was writer with LA station KFI. When Catherine was born, I began writing
light verse, series of poems for her.  One was about Cinnamon Bear. When a
boy in N. Calif., I had a stuffed little bear; my pet bear with shoebutton
eyes. Called him Cinnamon Bear.

'Producer for major transcription company, a friend, called. Said was
looking for Christmas show, series of 15-min. cliffhangers to run on
stations during holiday period.  I said, I don't write  kids' stuff. He
said, well if you do, let me know. Went home and thought about it, and
began to write.  Once started, it sort of wrote itself.  With wife's help,
in about six weeks, at night, wrote the script,  and lyrics to the 12 songs
in the show.  I called the guy the   next day, wrote an outline which he
showed his boss. They liked it and I went to work.

'Music written by Don Honrath, who died at 36 of polio, on brink of
brilliant musical career. Scored and conducted by Felix Mills, one of
radio's most active orchestra leaders of era.  A small combo played it.
Sung by Paul Taylor Singers.  Music, songs, bridge music all recorded
separately and inserted in the show.  No tape recordings in those days, all
by electrical transcription.

'Produced in less than a week at studio in Hollywood in May or June 1937.
On the air, somewhere, probably every year since.' "
________

Indeed, it continues to play in Portland, Oregon.  This year it is on KBPS.
"The Cinnamon Bear" has played on some Portland radio station every year
since 1937!.  I believe Chicago can also claim the same accomplishment.

OTR will never die as long as Paddy O'Cinnamon continues to thrill
children.

Dennis Crow

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:13:06 -0500
From: Michael Berger <makiju@[removed];
To: otr <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: paul frees

Thanks to the person who provided a link to the delightful
interview with Paul Frees, who is remembered here also for
his great camp narration of Stan Freberg's The United
States of America, Vol. 1 and a brief appearance as the
prospective owner of Manhattan. You remember Peter Tishman,
don't you? The guy that told The Chief: "You're lucky; I
rarely carry around more than $24 in junk jewelry."

God blessed you, Paul Frees.

Michael Berger

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:13:33 -0500
From: hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Egg on my face/BIG TIME

Neal Crowley e-mailed me privately, and in a very kind and gentle way,
pointed out that I made another dumb mistake in my recent posting. At least,
I prefer to think it was an honest mistake, (a mere slip of the tongue
perhaps, as opposed to early Alhizimers).

Some people who insist on having all their t's dotted and their i's crossed
may jump on you for putting "Dexter" on "Our Miss Brooks" <SNIP>
Crenna, and others, played "Oogie Pringle" on "A Date With Judy" and was
the only "Walter Denton" on "Our Miss Brooks".

Ooops! I credited Richard Crenna as playing "Dexter" on Our Miss Brooks,
when we all know that the name of the character was "Walter Denton". right!!

But ya gotta [removed] "Dexter" and "Denton" are close, right.

Besides, you guys and gals have OTR research books at your side all the
time. Me, all I got to rely on is my fading Memory.

Thanks Neal. I owe you one. I could have posted a correction and let people
think I caught my own mistake, but I don't play the game that way. "Credit
where credit is due", is my second favorite Motto. Don't ask what my first
favorite is. :)

Hal(Harlan)Stone
Jughead

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:15:28 -0500
From: hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Favorite Actor?

When Kenneth Clarke <kclarke5@[removed]; posted his list of
Favorite OTR Actors and Actresses, and included my name, I was
thunderstruck. (No, that's not said with false modesty). As a Radio
Performer for almost 20 years, (Mostly as a child actor) I never considered
myself in the same class as the "Prime Time" players. As I mentioned before
in this digest, I considered myself more of a "Radio Fan", (back in those
days), and not some big name and highly recognizable entertainer. I really
defer to the great ones. But thanks all the same, Kenneth.

HOWEVER!!! I could probably *Direct* rings around any of those he named when
I got older and into TV Broadcasting.  :)

(Note: Charlie Summers has once cautioned me that I have to be careful about
injecting too much humor in my postings, because folks won't know when I
mean to be taken seriously. And a great many of you take this OTR Hobby and
Digest very seriously. [removed] said ... The above comments should be taken
accordingly).  BUT NOT WHAT FOLLOWS:

In his posting, Ken went on to say;

My question for the members of the mailing list, while we're on the
subject of favorites, is what acting teams (comedy or drama) had the best
chemistry when on the radio?

That's easy. Archie and Jughead of course! (As played by the inimitable and
multi Talented Bob Hastings, and that Silver Tongued paragon of comedic
timing, Harlan Stone).

But on a serious note: Bob and I got along very well "off Mike", respected
each others contributions to the success of the show, and knew instinctively
how to "Play off" each other, proper timing when "feeding" each other the
lines, (so as not to step on laughs), all the while clowning around together
for the benefit of the studio audience. WE HAD FUN DOING IT, AND GOT PAID
FOR IT. I guess a 10 year run on NBC has to count for something.

So that's my vote for Saturday Daytime Kids Show "Acting Teams".  :)

We don't want to enter the "Chemistry Contest" for teams in OTR Prime Time
programming. We'll settle for the Daytime "trophy".  :)

Hal(Harlan)Stone
"Jughead"

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:17:20 -0500
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re: Great Chemistry

Kenneth Clarke wonders,

what acting teams (comedy or drama) had the best
chemistry
when on the radio?

Here's a dozen to choose [removed]

1. Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden (so who else?) They come first on
the list because they *invented* the radio techniques everyone else
copied. At their serial-era height they were  the most skilled performers
the medium ever knew in simulating the rhythm and pacing of a genuine
conversation. Because they didn't rehearse, they never knew exactly how
the other would read a line -- and this gave their performances a sense
of uncertainty and anticipation that led to an uncanny sense of realism.

2. Chet Lauck and Norris Goff. They were actually funnier comedians than
Correll and Gosden, in my judgement (although I maintain that C&G were
far better *actors* -- there's a reason why Chet and Tuffy seldom
attempted straight drama), and were the only team to ever really approach
their skill in simulating conversation.

3. F. Chase Taylor and Wilbur Hulick -- Stoopnagle and Budd. The Bob and
Ray of the early thirties.

4. Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding -- The Stoopnagle and Budd of the late
forties/early fifties.

5. Jane and Goodman Ace -- Jane's voice can give you a migraine if
there's too much high end in the recording, but she and her husband
bounced off each other perfectly. By far the cleverest variation on the
"Dumb Dora" act in radio -- and that *includes* Burns and Allen.

6. Art Van Harvey and Bernadine Flynn -- Van Harvey was supposedly very
much like Victor R. Gook in real life, and Bernadine Flynn was *nothing*
like Sade -- but they made these characters very believable.

7. The Mighty Allen Art Players: At various times consisting of Jack
Smart, John Brown, Charlie Cantor, Lionel Stander, Irwin Delmore, Teddy
Bergman, Eileen Douglas, Walter Tetley, and the brilliant Minerva Pious.
The most versatile comedy stock company in radio -- and they all
complemented one another perfectly.

8. Jack Benny and Eddie Anderson -- There have been some mind-bendingly
bizarre interpretations of this relationship by our friends the
cultural-studies academics (read Joseph Boskin sometime and you'll never
think of those "Wake up, Boss" bedroom scenes in the same way [removed])
but however you choose to interpret it, there was a real bond of
affection between these two, and it came out over the air.

9. Ed Gardner and Eddie Green: An unusual coupling -- a Jewish producer
pretending to be an Irish bartender alongside an old-school TOBA comic
pretending to be a waiter. But it worked -- and it comes across in its
own subtle way as one of the most realistic depictions of an interracial
friendship in radio.

10. Phil Harris and Elliot Lewis -- the whiteface Andy and Kingfish, and
there's a reason: the dynamics of the Harris-Frankie Remley relationship
were first laid out by Joe Connolly and Bob Mosher, who were also
responsible the extreme stylization of the Andy/Kingfish relationship on
the A&A sitcom in the late forties. Harris and Lewis were a great, great
comedy team -- who made you believe that two guys really *could* be that
goofy.

11. Arthur Allen and Parker Fennelly -- I know what real New Englanders
are like, and these two could be standing in front of me in line at the
Irving Mainway right now. "Snow Village Sketches" is an
unjustly-forgotten classic.

12. Gertrude Berg and James R. Waters -- Molly and Jake Goldberg. Berg
wasn't the sweet kindly woman in real life she came across as over the
air -- she was in fact one of the most demanding, hard-line producers in
radio. And Waters was an old-time Broadway character actor, not a
crotchety Jewish businessman. But they created such a perfect illusion
that it's hard to separate them from the characters they played.

Elizabeth

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:17:43 -0500
From: Martin OHaus <mohaus@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Emerson and Phillips

I purchased a Phillips MP3-CD Player after being assured by the
salesperson that it would play the OTR radio shows I had saved on CDs as
MP3 data files.  I found in the instruction manual that the set cannot
read recordings created on DirectCD.

I purchased an Emerson HD7088 MP3 Personal CD Player after being assured
again by the salesperson that it would play the OTR radio shows that I
had saved on CDs as MP3 data files. Again, after dutifully following the
instructions, nothing. The CD just continues to spin happily.

My CD burner uses the ADAPTEC Program - DIRECTCD, to burn CDs.  Am I
using the wrong format?  If so is there a way to convert?

I would really appreciate any help.

Martin OHaus
mohaus@[removed]

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:22:59 -0500
From: HERITAGE4@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Walter Cronkite on NPR

I I wonder how many people are aware that Walter was on the air on Friday, 12/7
on NPR in a recorded feature for ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.  Of course, it was in
ccommemoration of the 60th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor. It was an interesting
report documenting an illegal broadcast done by the Mutual Broadcasting
System on Monday 12/08/41 of the Joint Session of Congress during the
discussion and voting on the question before the group of declaring war.  The
other networks, as Walter tells us, had shut down temporarily during this
period, as  it was considered  a "regular" session, and network broadcasting
of such daily sessions was  prohibited without the expressed OK of Congress.
The Presidential  announcement by Roosevelt that we were "at war" as of the
day before, also placed the broadcast of the Joint Session in the category of
a wartime communication.
Even more interesting is the story that Cronkite tells of that session and
the sole Representative who voted "NO" to an otherwise unanimous vote to the
declaration. Rep. Rankin had (amazingly) done the same thing back at the time
of the motion to declare war before America's involvement in WW One.  She had
lost her seat in Congress and only recently (1940) had been voted back into
office.  [removed] was repeating itself, and she voted "NO" again !!
Incredible!! Mutual's newscaster, Raymond Gram Swing announced the ladsy Rep's
vote almost at once from the broadcast center after he had been requested to
;leave the Congressional chamber.   Walter plays the clip,  as well as some of
the "illegal" broadcast. Of course hearing Walter tell this little remembered
tale was absolutely fascinating.
I thought I'd heard it all!!  Well maybe I did -- butI was only 7 years old
at the time.
Tom Heathwood - [removed]

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 13:24:00 -0500
From: OTRChris@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: LIGHTS  OUT    /  MP3

12-08-2001

I mentioned  "The Whistler"  program in my last posting  and it started me
thinking:
I know it was west coast show only and it amazes me that it never made the
jump
to national distribution. Oh sure there was that short lived attempt in 1948
where a seperate production and  different cast was utilized  for  HFC
sponsorship. However,  for the most part  the east missed out on this
interesting program .  Perhaps if this program had been on Mutual  it would
have been distributed in the same fashion as "The Shadow" ?  Signal could
still have sponsored it out west and different arrangements could be made for
other areas.
I am sure we westerners missed out on some pretty good  shows heard only in
the east.
I am thinking that the first  LIGHTS OUT  program was heard only back east.
Anyone
know?   I have a few radio guides from the time  and it is indicated that the
program
was airing out of chicago   every  Wednesday  evening on NBC at 11:30 PM CST.
(12:30 am EST) .  I do not see the program  in the listing of any west coast
station .
At 9:30 PM  PST  the western audience  and  KOA denver  (10:30  MST)  were
receiving   Fred Allen's  Town Hall Tonight .  I don't see LIGHTS OUT
scheduled later that evening  or at all later in the week on either Red or
blue network stations on the pacific coast.
So It appears that when Arch  Oboler was making a reputation for himself  on
this spook program  with special appearances by Boris Karloff ----those of us
on the west
coast were missing out.  If you had  cared enough NBC was feeding its signal
on the short wave and you could pick it up there I guess.


Now onto MP3.  With all the discussions of late on this subject I myself
have a small question. If anyone has a deffinitive answer  I would greatly
appreciate
it off list . Not wanting to be out of all the MP3  happenings  going on I
have tried to
familiarize myself with the process of downloading  MP3  files .
I have sampled a few but often when I play back the file  the ending is cut
off.
Not much of it  (perhaps just a few seconds ) but enough to be annoying.
For instance I will listen to specific program with a running time of  29:30 .
The ending will be ..."Tune in again next week This is the National
Broadcasting Company   BONG  BONG BONG  (the NBC chimes of course) .
Well when I play back the file (after downloading)  it indicates that I do
have the whole file and that it runs  29:30 . However.  after the announcer
says tune in again next week  it  cuts off  chopping off the network cue.
Now  I know I am not the only person who has this problem because  I have
heard many  shows traded in MP3 where the  ending is cut off in the same
manner .
Does anyone know why this happens and have a solution?


Thank You


-Chris

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 18:43:50 -0500
From: Paulurbahn@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Bill Indy Passes away at 92

I received this email from Sharon Moore, the daughter of Bill Davies known to
many in OTR circles as Bill Indy (his email address). He was the long time
editor of Tape Squeal newsletter until the Indiana Recording Club closed.

"It is with a deep sense of loss that I send this final message from Bill
Indy.  Bill Davies, [removed] Bill Indy, died Saturday morning at about 4:00
[removed] Indianapolis time.  At 92, the heart attack he suffered at the start of
the week was too massive for recovery.  He fought to return to home and the
computer until it became apparent that no recovery was possible.  He died
quietly, in his sleep, with family at his side."

If you have a personal recollection of Bill please email me directly at
paulurbahn@[removed] and I will include it in the next issue of Tape Squeal.
If you want a free copy of the next issue simply email me your address.

Paul Urbahns
paulurbahn@[removed]

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 18:43:57 -0500
From: "Mark E. Higgins" <paul_frees_fan@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Christmas Favorites

Although I always enjoy listening to the traditional Christmas
favorites, the one that I always enjoy revisiting most is the John
Collier story "Back for Christmas".  The story was a popular one,
although offbeat for a holiday tale.  It's the story of a meek college
professor with an overbearing wife, Hermione.  I won't give away the
plot or the twist at the end.  I have three versions in my collection:

Suspense - 12/23/43 with Peter Lorre as Herbert
Escape   - 12/24/47 with Paul Frees and Eleanor Audley as Hermione
Suspense - 12/23/56 with Herbert Marshall

My personal favorite is the Escape version with Paul Frees.

Another of my personal favorites is the Suspense story called "Out for
Christmas"(12/21/58), with Raymond Burr as a convict released at
Christmas, seeking revenge.  Although it also doesn't sound like a
holiday story,  it is heartwarming, and does leave a lump in your throat
at the end.

I'd be interested in hearing about other nontraditional Christmas
favorites.

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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 18:44:18 -0500
From: Harlan Zinck <buster@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Murtough & Matrix Numbers

William L. Murtough <k2mfi@[removed]; wrote a very interesting post
concerning network recordings of old radio shows. If you don't mind, Bill,
a couple of questions in response:

* In your experience, what became of the disks recorded by Radio Recorders
once they were used by the networks? I know that recorded shows were
seldom, if ever, rebroadcast - at least in their original form - but were
these disks saved by the network, discarded, passed on to ad agencies, or
all of the above? Were any returned and retained by Radio Recorders after
the fact?

* You recalled a 1944 or 1945 CBS-originated record show "originating out
of Studio 21 (the Godfrey studio) with Frank Sinatra doing the honors." Was
this a "disk-jockey" program? (Pardon me for being a bit thick if this is
an obvious question!)

On a different subject, thanks to Mike Biel for the additional information
based on the matrix number of that now-we-know-it's-from-May-or-June-1936
recording of the Ford V-8 Revue program. It's just this sort of info,
gained from a simple number, which lets me know how important it is to note
such data when cataloging original transcription disks. (Also makes it
worth squinting to read the faintly scratched info on some of the disks!)
Based on the information you provided, could one assume that this
particular show was or was not a recorded copy of an originally live
broadcast?

One more question, Mike, if you don't mind: how much data is currently
accessible regarding the content of AFRS recordings? I know that the
now-AFRTS didn't retain many of the records it kept over the years
regarding the origin and content of its rebroadcasts, but what information
would be available to researchers?

I'll give you an example of what I'm talking about: the AFRS regularly
recorded, edited, and rebroadcast shows from the 1945-46 "Date With the
Duke" series starring Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. The original
running time of the shows varied between 15 minutes and one hour, but the
AFRS uniformly edited their rebroadcasts to 30 minutes by combining music
>from different shows into a semi-cohesive whole. Thus, the documentation of
an AFRS disk from this period would be as follows:

Date With The Duke

June 30, 1945 (date taken from the run-out, which reads D-6-30-45)

#22 (AFRS-assigned show number, not necessarily the 22nd show in the
domestically broadcast original series)

Numbers scratched in run-out: EL-R A-SSR-10-13-1 SSR-10-13-2 C-6472

Would this info, if referenced against AFRS records, give us any idea
whether the content of this disk dated entirely from the broadcast of
6-30-45 or whether some material came from other broadcast dates?

Thanks again -

Harlan

Harlan Zinck
First Generation Radio Archives
[removed]

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Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 01:00:26 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-net <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Today in Radio History

 From another long time subscriber --

 December 7, 1940 - Report to the Nation premieres on CBS Radio.
 December 8, 1945 - Tell Me Doctor premieres over ABC Radio, and would
last a mere year and a half before going off the air.
 Joe

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