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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2006 : Issue 73
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Aunt Jemima                           [ "Karen Lerner" <[removed]@[removed] ]
  Have Gun Will Travel questions        [ mikennancy2001@[removed] ]
  All Night Music on AM                 [ "George Tirebiter" <tirebiter2@hotm ]
  3-11 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  A Note of Triumph                     [ "thomas" <evander800@[removed]; ]
  This week in radio history 12-18 Mar  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  RE: "Music 'til Dawn"                 [ "Steve Dillie" <sjdillie@[removed] ]
  Chuck Schaden's Those Were the Days   [ alo <alo@[removed]; ]
  Winstanley and Reid                   [ "Jim Nixon" <ranger6000@[removed] ]
  Fibber's Magic Radio                  [ "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@sbcgloba ]
  Amherst,MA: recreation of WW II era   [ <vzeo0hfk@[removed]; ]
  followup on "Insight"                 [ "J. Alec West" <aeiouqwert@speedpos ]

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:04:52 -0500
From: "Karen Lerner" <[removed]@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Aunt Jemima
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In response to Bob Slate's question:

Who played "Aunt Jemima" on radio, and what years was it on, please? I would
guess it was around the 1930's, and possibly the early 1940'[removed] it a
variety show ,comedy show, or what?

Bob,
During the long run of the minstel-style variety show Aunt Jemima, the title
character was played by several different actresses.  You are right about the
time frame - the show premiered on January 17, 1929 and ran in various
incarnations until 1945.  Aunt Jemima was portrayed most frequently by white
actresses Tess Gardella, Hariette Widmer, and Vera Lane, but was also played
by African-American Amanda Randolph.

Karen Lerner
Radio Spirits, Inc.

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:38:06 -0500
From: mikennancy2001@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Have Gun Will Travel questions
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I just bought one of the box sets from Radio Spirits, and I have two
questions about the series.
1.  Some of the commercials on the tapes were for Winston Cigarettes.  The
singers sound suspiciously like the Kingston Trio -- did anyone have an idea
of whether it was they?
2.  Were there ever lyrics for the theme music?  I think someone once sang
something to me like "Paladin oh Paladin, where do you roam" but I didn't
know if she was making it up on the spot or not.
Thanks -- Mike in Mountain View, CA

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:53:15 -0500
From: "George Tirebiter" <tirebiter2@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  All Night Music on AM

CHWO in Toronto, Ontario at 740khz plays music (I think) all night.  At any
rate I've heard music on this station well past midnight. They play big band
and jazz at some times; 1950s-1970s adult oriented pop at other times; 1950s
rock at some times etc.  They have a strong signal, I assume its 50 KW.  At
any rate it comes in fine here (hundreds of miles away) on these winter
nights.

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:44:10 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  3-11 births/deaths

March 11th births

03-11-1862 - Frank Burt - NYC - d. 4-3-1964
writer: "The Six Shooter"; "The Unexpected"; "Hollywood Star Playhouse"
03-11-1887 - Raoul Walsh - NYC - d. 12-31-1980
film director: "Jack Benny Program"
03-11-1898 - Dorothy Gish - Massillon, OH - d. 6-4-1968
actress: Texaco Star Playhouse"; "[removed] Steel Hour"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
03-11-1900 - Andy Sannella - Brooklyn, NY - d. xx-xx-1961
bandleader: "Campbell Soup Orchestra"; "Gillette Community Sing"
03-11-1903 - Lawrence Welk - Strasburg, ND - d. 5-17-1992
bandleader: "Lawrence Welk Orchestra"
03-11-1907 - Jessie Matthews - London, England - d. 8-19-1981
actress: Mrs. Mary Dale "The Dale's"
03-11-1909 - Karl Tunberg - Spokane, WA - d. 4-4-1992
film writer: "Lux Radio Theatre"
03-11-1909 - Ramona - Lockland, OH - d. 12-14-1972
singer, pianist: "Kraft Music Hall"; "Paul Whiteman's Musical Varities"
03-11-1915 - Dan Donaldson - St. Louis, MO - d. 12-1-1991
announcer: "Kitty Keene, Inc."; "Ma Perkins"
03-11-1918 - Grace McTernan - d. 11-6-1995
soprano: "Your America"
03-11-1922 - Vinnette Carroll - NYC - d. 11-5-2002
actress: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
03-11-1934 - Sam Donaldson - El Paso, TX
talk show host: "Live in America"
03-11-1952 - Douglas Adams - Cambridge, England - d. 5-11-2001
writer: "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"

March 11th deaths

02-02-1912 - Stefan Schnabel - Berlin, Germany - d. 3-11-1999
actor: Herbert Yost "Joyce Jordan, [removed]"
06-09-1910 - Joseph Julian - St. Marys, PA - d. 3-11-1982
actor: Sandy Matson "Lorenzo Jones"; Archie Goodwin "Advs. of Nero
Wolfe"
06-14-1893 - Joe Forte - England - d. 3-11-1967
actor: Osgood Conklin "Our Miss Brooks"; Horowitz "Life with Luigi"
07-17-1889 - Erle Stanley Gardner - Malden, MA - d. 3-11-1970
creator, writer: "Advs. of Christopher London"; "Perry Mason"; "Life
in Your Hands"
10-24-1911 - Sonny Terry - Greensboro, NC - d. 3-11-1986
blues singer, harmonica player: "Hootenanny"; "Roomful of Music"
10-25-1888 - Richard E. Byrd - Winchester, VA - d. 3-11-1957
explorer: "Admiral Byrd Broadcasts"
10-27-1898 - Richard Carroll - Cambridge, MA - d. 3-11-1959
writer: "Shorty Bell"
11-15-1890 - Samuel Ornitz - NYC - d. 3-11-1957
hollywood ten screen writer: "House Unamerican Activities Committee"

Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:25:51 -0500
From: "thomas" <evander800@[removed];
To: "old_time_radio" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  A Note of Triumph

     Richard Fish asked for reader reaction to the Corwin film that won an
Academy Award in the best short documentary category.
     It was screened last week at the National Archives along with all
nominations for feature documentary, live action short, animated short and,
of course, documentary short.
     Although admittedly biased, I thought it was far and away the best of
the four films in the documentary short category. It included interviews
with Studs Terkel (who could still remember 'On a Note of Triumph' word for
word, although he is now profoundly deaf), Norman Lear, Robert Altman, and
Walter Cronkite (quite short) as well as two academics. It contained footage
of Corwin discussing his career and a long dormant book as well as teaching
a class in Southern California (he now uses a walker).
     It featured extended audio clips from 'On a Note of Triumph' and
segments from 'They Fly Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease' (a
4/10/39 commentary on air warfare) and 'We Hold These Truths', the December
15, 1941, program on the Bill of Rights. These audio selections were played
over old newsreel footage, as I recall.
     Emphasis was placed on 'Columbia Workshop' and 'Twenty-Six by Corwin'.
The film was 39 minutes long and appeared to be a 16mm print.
     I'm sure I've left lots out, but this is what I remember.
     Tom

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:25:59 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 12-18 March

 From Those Were The Days --

3/12

1933 - Eight days after he was inaugurated, [removed] President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt presented his first presidential address to the nation.
It was the first of what were called Roosevelt's famous Fireside Chats.
The name, incidentally, was coined by newsman, Robert Trout. He thought
that the President sounded as if he was sitting with us in living rooms
all over the nation next to a roaring fire, just telling it like it was.

3/13

1923 - A great improvement in radio receivers was advertised. The new
models had a concealed speaker and eliminated the need for headphones,
which were considered a nuisance because they were so heavy to wear and
messed up hairdos. The new radios were also said to have a 'foolproof'
design.

3/14

1937 - Fred Allen and Jack Benny met in one of the biggest publicity
gags ever. It was called, "The Battle of the Century."  The two
comedians locked horns in the ballroom of the Hotel Pierre, exchanging
torrid insults that were heard by the second largest audience in the
history of radio.

3/17

1933 - Comedian Phil Baker was heard on network radio for the first time
when The Armour Jester was heard on the Blue network. Baker rapidly rose
to the top of the radio ratings.

3/18

1940 - Light of the World was first heard on NBC. The soap opera was
unique in that it featured the Bible as the center of the story line.

Joe

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:26:24 -0500
From: "Steve Dillie" <sjdillie@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  RE: "Music 'til Dawn"

WFMT in Chicago still has a late night (12am - 5:58am) music show.  On
weeknights it's called "LaSalle By Night."  LaSalle Bank (owned by ABN Amro)
is the sponser.  I only hear about the last two minutes because I'm asleep.

Don Fisher mentioned scripts with commercials and music selections.  Did the
presenters simply read the music details (title, composer, performers) or
did they talk a bit (either about music or other subjects)?  Were there
themes to the music such as composer birthdays or patriotic music on
holidays?  Did they play opera?

Regards,

Steve Dillie
Wheeling, IL

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:18:19 -0500
From: alo <alo@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Chuck Schaden's Those Were the Days

Hello everybody,

On Saturday March 11th Chuck Schaden's Those Were the Days will feature a
lineup of Judy Garland's radio work -- a Command Performance, a Mail Call,
a Kraft Music Hall (with Al Jolson) and the Lux Radio Theater version of
The Wizard of Oz (her only reprise as Dorothy Gale). The broadcast can be
heard over the internet ([removed]) or via the airwaves in the Chicago
area on WDCB [removed] FM.

The day's lineup sort of matches up with the current issue (winter 2006) of
Nostalgia Digest which features a Judy Garland cover story about her
earliest radio work (my literary ewe lamb, as it were <g>). If anyone is
interested in learning more, please visit [removed].

cheers,
Amanda

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:18:29 -0500
From: "Jim Nixon" <ranger6000@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Winstanley and Reid

Paul Urbahns makes a valid point when he says that Ernie Winstanley's
contemporaries did not correct him when he asserted his claim to having
played Dan Reid on the radio Lone Ranger series.  However, I have to defer
to Terry Salomonson, whose plot synopses from 1936 forward of every program
aired make no mention of the character.  Terry would not have missed such a
connection.

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:45:29 -0500
From: "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@[removed];
To: "The Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Fibber's Magic Radio
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Rob is correct Jim Jordan did a one hour show with Chicago's Chuck Schaden
called " Fibber McGee & the Good of days of Radio" from 4/2874 to 6/9/74 (7
Programs)  Sponsored by Chrysler AirTemp celebrating the 50th anniversary of
air conditioning. Larry Thor was the announcer. Chuck Schaden would visit.
Jim and his radio would tune in to the Monday and play clips of the Monday
programs. This was the format for all the days of the week. A guest would
drop in like Gale Gordon  & Harold Peary.
I think the show can be purchased from Chuck Schaden. He has a web site that
has lots of good stuff and CD's & Tapes for sale
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Another Topic ; Franklyn McCormack was a Chicago staff announcer on many
shows in the 30's & 40', among them was Jack [removed] some soaps, Like
so many  staff announcers he often did remotes form ball rooms where name
bands were playing in [removed] eventually had an all night program on WGN
AM(720) until his death in the early 70's It had one sponsor, Miester Brau
Beer, Brewed in Chicago, long gone. He played of mix of good music , had  a
guest now and then and would read poetry. He had a very smooth easy
delivery. WGN was a clear channel station. Today it can be hard in 28 states
they [removed] has a special on sale on "the Miester Brau Show Case" at
this time.

Frank McGurn
New subscriber

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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 07:36:50 -0500
From: <vzeo0hfk@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Amherst,MA: recreation of WW II era show(s)

I have some info & a question for OTR folks in the Amherst, MA area. This
concerns a possible small scale recreation of one or two World War II era
drama shows.

Please reply off line

Howard Blue
Khovard@[removed]

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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:44:00 -0500
From: "J. Alec West" <aeiouqwert@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  followup on "Insight"

Folks,

In my last post to the list, I asked for info on the "Insight" show, a
series of OTR broadcasts featuring interviews with celebs and other
persons of importance.  Since then, I've uncovered part of the mystery
behind it.

First, the host "Arnold McCalis" spells his last name "Michaelis."  And
besides the show where he interviews Ronald Reagan (available here):

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he also interviewed Martin Luther King, Jr., Adlai Stevenson, Dean Rusk,
Indira Ghandi, Eleanor Roosevelt, and host of others.  He also had other
shows on OTR (and OTTV) like "Invitation To Learning" and "Of Men and
Books."  And, I suspect a number of his broadcasts originated at (and
were produced by) WQXR in NYC.

In any case, an audiovisual archive of his work resides at the
University of Georgia Library.  I've written to archivist Paul Nunn to
see if there's a radio log for "Insight" and if any of these recordings
(and other OTR shows by Michaelis) are available to the public via CD or
by download.  If and when he responds, I'll post to the list again.

Regards,
J. Alec West

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