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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2014 : Issue 3
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
OTR on The American Experience [ John Abbott <mraastro@[removed]; ]
John Tefteller on OLD TIME RADIO [ "jsalerno@[removed]" <jsalerno@ ]
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Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 20:34:31 -0500
From: John Abbott <mraastro@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: OTR on The American Experience
PBS is currently playing a program on American Experience called "The
Poisoner's Handbook - a fascinating program on how thousands were poisoned
using common household products and the efforts of the NYC Medical Examiner's
office to uncover the causes.
The OTR tie-in comes about 2/3 through the program with a discussion of
Michael Malloy, alias "Mike the Durable" and "Iron Mike". Michael was killed
(in 1933) for insurance money, but it took a great deal of effort to get Mike
to succumb. If you listen to the Johnny Dollar program "Indestructible Mike",
the title character Jeremiah Flynn is clearly based on the real Mike Malloy.
Given that Jack Johnstone, the author of "Indestructible Mike", lived and
worked in New York during that time period, it is reasonable to presume that
he based his story on fact.
In any event, both programs are worth a considering.
John C. Abbott
Author of "The Who is Johnny Dollar Matter"
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Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 20:34:36 -0500
From: "jsalerno@[removed]" <jsalerno@[removed];
To: OTR List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: John Tefteller on OLD TIME RADIO
Record collectors know of the blues collection of John Tefteller. It is
said to be one of the largest in the world. Apparently he also has a
very large collection of OTR.
His web site is [removed]
He will discuss the history of recorded entertainment and play examples
from his collection.
This will be tonight 140109 on Coast to Coast AM, consult local listings
for station/time, or listen online midnight to 4am central standard
time. Or set a machine to listen for you.
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I doubt this will maker it into the digest in time, but I believe the
shows are archived on the web.
joe salerno
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