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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2018 : Issue 37
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
I Love Lucy: A Funny Thing Happened [ Gregg Oppenheimer <gopp@[removed]; ]
This week in radio history 17-23 Jun [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
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Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:20:46 -0400
From: Gregg Oppenheimer <gopp@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: I Love Lucy: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way
to the Sitcom
My radio comedy, "I Love Lucy: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Sitcom," which tells the hilarious true story of how Lucy went from radio
comedienne to TV's biggest sitcom star, will have its world premiere next
month at UCLA's James Bridges Theater. Sarah Drew ("Grey's Anatomy") stars as
Lucille Ball and Oscar Nunez ("The Office") as Desi Arnaz. Based on my dad's
memoir, "Laughs, [removed] Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular
Sitcom of All Time" by Jess Oppenheimer with Gregg Oppenheimer. There will be
just five live performances, July 12-15 recorded for later broadcast
nationwide on public radio. Use code LAUGH for $15 off on ticket purchases at
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Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:20:55 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 17-23 June
From Those Were The Days
6/17
1942 Suspense, known as radio's outstanding theatre of thrills,
debuted on CBS. The program kept millions of loyal listeners in suspense
for the next 20 years (and three months).
6/18
1939 CBS aired The Adventures of Ellery Queen for the first time. An
interesting twist came near the end of the program when the show was
stopped to allow a panel of experts to guess the solution of the night's
mystery.
1961 Gunsmoke was broadcast for the last time on CBS. The show had
been on for nine years. It was called the first adult Western. The star
of Gunsmoke was William Conrad.
6/19
1934 The [removed] Congress established the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC). The task of the commission was to regulate radio
broadcasting.
6/23
1933 The Pepper Pot program welcomed a new host. Don McNeill took over
the show and renamed it The Breakfast Club. The show, a huge success for
the NBC Blue and later, ABC, became one of the longest running radio
programs in history. The show aired with McNeill as host until December
27, 1968. The Breakfast Club was a morning show that had its share of
corny jokes, visiting celebrities and lots of audience participation.
1941 Front Page Farrell was heard for the first time on Mutual. In
1942 the program moved to NBC and stayed on the air until 1954. Sally
and David Farrell were the central characters.
1947 Wendy Warren and the News debuted on CBS. The broadcasts
continued until 1958. No, the program was not a newscast, in the
traditional sense. It was a serial one of many of the time. The unique
thing about this particular show, however, was that Wendy Warren and the
News did utilize a real three minute newscast to open the show. The
newscaster, delivering the news as part of the show, chose not to stay
in the entertainment side of radio, but continued to be a true
journalist and a legend at CBS. That newsman was Douglas Edwards.
Joe
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