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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2017 : Issue 12
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Bill Stern Narrative                  [ Ron Vanover <rvanover1@[removed] ]
  ON THE AIR! - An Evening of Live Rad  [ Gregg Oppenheimer <gopp@[removed]; ]
  This week in radio history 26 Februa  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]

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Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:05:09 -0500
From: Ron Vanover <rvanover1@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Bill Stern Narrative

Bob Cockrum asked for help locating the Colgate Sports Newsreel Show in
which Bill Stern told the story of the college football player who
blind father died.

I could find nothing that identified a specific Bill Stern broadcast in
which this story was reported, however I did find a website that
attributed the narrative to Bill Stern and stated that the story
appeared in a Reader's Digest article from November of 1950.

Ron Vanover
Affordable OTR
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Home of the Old-Time Radio Hard Drive

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Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:05:31 -0500
From: Gregg Oppenheimer <gopp@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  ON THE AIR! - An Evening of Live Radio Show
 Classics

ON THE AIR! - An Evening of Live Radio Show Classics
ONE NIGHT ONLY! - Thursday, March 9, 7pm at the Camelot Theatres in Palm
Springs.

Take a step back in time into Radio's Golden Age with Dezart Performs 4th
annual fundraising event, ON THE AIR! AN EVENING OF LIVE RADIO SHOW CLASSICS.

"Thoroughly delightful." - THE DESERT SUN

Directed by GREGG OPPENHEIMER, this extravaganza recreates some of radio's
funniest and most memorable shows from the 1940s and '50s, including:

The hilarious "game show" spoof IT PAYS TO BE IGNORANT, hosted by PHIL
PROCTOR and PETER MARSHALL.

Ray Bradbury's sci-fi thriller, MARS IS HEAVEN, featuring original STAR TREK
veterans ROGER PERRY and MARIETTE HARTLEY, plus a large cast including
MELINDA PETERSON, DON AMENDOLIA, SAL MISTRETTA, and VALORIE ARMSTRONG.

Classic sitcom MY FRIEND IRMA, starring JOYCE BULIFANT;

and THE BICKERSONS, starring GAVIN MacLEOD and Tony nominee MILLICENT MARTIN.

This unforgettable evening of celebrities, side-splitting comedy, thrilling
drama, live singing, live music ,  and live sound effects is "the must-see
event" of the season!

ON THE AIR! performs Thursday, March 9 at 7:00 PM at the Camelot Theatres,
2300 E. Baristo Road in Palm Springs.

Tickets for this ONE NIGHT ONLY event are $85 (includes VIP reception), $55
and $35.

Purchase tickets online at [removed] or by phone at 760-322-0179.

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Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:05:38 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 26 February to 4 March

2/27

1922   Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convened the first National
Radio Conference in Washington, DC.  Industry regulations were widely
discussed.

3/1

1932   Radio's greatest effort of on the spot news coverage began as NBC
and CBS rushed to Hopewell, NJ to cover the kidnaping of the Charles and
Anne Lindbergh baby.

1941    Commercial FM broadcasting began in the [removed] when station W47NV
in Nashville, TN started operations on this day.

1941   Duffy's Tavern debuted on CBS.

3/2

1945   Mystery fans remember this day when they gathered around the
radio set to listen to the Mutual Broadcasting System as Superman
encountered Batman and Robin for the first time.

1952   Whispering Streets debuted on ABC, remaining on the air until 1960.

3/4

1877    Emile Berliner came up with something called the microphone.

1925   Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office in Washington DC. The
presidential inauguration was broadcast on radio for the very first time.

1930 - "The Redhead", Red Barber, began his radio career this day.
Barber broadcast on WRUF at the University of Florida in Gainsville. He
soon became one of the best known sports voices in America.

1942   Shirley Temple had a starring role in Junior Miss on CBS. The
show, heard for the first time, cost $12,000 a week ($179,546 in 2016
dollars) to produce and stayed on the airwaves until 1954.

1951   Sir John Gielgud, starring as Hamlet, was heard on The [removed] Steel
Hour on the NBC.

1952   President Harry Truman dedicated the Courier, the first seagoing
radio broadcasting station, in ceremonies in Washington, DC.

Joe

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