Illustrated Press NUMBER 15 SEPTEMBER 1977

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THE OLD TIME RADIO CLUB OF BUFFALO Illustrated Press NUMBER 15 SEPTEMBER 1977

Welcome to n~w members Michael Coates, Joan Dike, Michael Feist, and Newell Heacock. Special thanks once again to friend Bob Bindig for the donation of more old radio pages from newspapers.

~ ~I From CBS press releases of August 8 and 15 1 To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the CBS Radio Network, CBS News will produce a special three hour broadcast, CBS RADIO AT 50 -- AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN SOUND, anchored by Walter Cronkite. It will be broadcast on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 7 to 10PM (ET), o~r the CBS Radio Network~ exactly 50 years from the day that CBS Radio first went on the air. This special examines the history and evolution of news, sports, entertainment, music, and drama on CBS Radio and among the V'oic'es heard will be Edward R. Murrow, Lowell Thomas, Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Mel Allen, "Red" Barber, Major Bowes, AMOS 'N' ANDY, H.V. Kaltenborn, and more. Also heard will be a portion of the network's first broadcast, a six hour musical program. "SUSP'ENSE" It is ironic that Buffalo, one of the 16 cities that heard that ini 9 P. M. tial broadcast, will probably not hear the anniversary show. WBEN Radio, Danny Kaye CBS' former affiliate here, had no plans to carry the show as we went Stars In to press. "I Never Met MINUTES I At the August 8th meet ing of the OTRCOB, problems with Sham a Dead Man" rock tape were discussed. It was an nounced that Al Rockford is taping DON'T MISS IT - And ON'T MISS ••• some of his and Don Richardson's SOUNDS OF YESTERDAY program for dona Hallmark tion to the club library. Briefly discussed were metheds to raise money Playhouse for the club. Any members with speci 10 P. M. fic suggestions or ideas in this area are urged to write. CLAUDmE COLBERT MAILING ~I Until further no tice, all issues of the !l will be 9 Stars In page. in length and mailed out first clas8. This should ensure some topical liThe Egg and I", ity and eliminate seme problems we've had recently with the Post Office. Ex tras will be mailed third class.

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~ MEMBERS. Michael Coates, 241 Grindall St., Bal tim_re, Maryland 21230 Joan Dike, Rt. 2, Box lA, 5506 Spencer Rd., Spen cer, Oklahoma 73084 Michael Feist, 8 West 13th St., New Xork, NY 10011 Newell Heacock, 14112 Calumet Ave., Delton, Illinois 60419 CLUB ADDRESSESI Please use the right address for the business you have in mind. TAPE LIBRARY, 156 Meadowbrook Drive, Lackawanna, New Yerk 14218 REFERENCE LIBRARY, 1620 Ferry Read, Grand Island, New York 14072 All other businessl OTRCOB, PO Box 119, Kenmore, We'restiU New York 14217 growing likea IRON-ONSI Member Stu Mann, heartened by the weed . . . everwhelming response the last time this was brought up (1 response), is offering for sale iron-on T-shirt Can you tell us why? decals. The decals measure about 11" by 11". In the • Is it our professional printing and editing? center is an old Philco radio. Surrounding the radio • Is it our ads from traders around the . are the wordsl OLD TndE CLUB OF BUFFALO (the radio country? picture taking the place ef the word "radio"). Fer • Is it our features Iike- each decal desired, send $2.00 plus $.25 (pestage From Out of the Past Come. . . . Radio In Relliew and handling) tOI Stuart Mann, 365 Niagara St., Radio Roots North Tonawanda, New York 14120. Ye ou«Equipment Shoppe Radio Answer Man Radio Crossword ~ SEPT~lliERI Sept. 3, 1976. Viking II Lander descends to the Utopia Plains on Mars. • Is it our news of clubs and old-time radio happenings? Sept. 3, 19391 Britain and France declare war on Germany. Whatever it is. . . Sept. 4, 19511 First transcontinental TV broadcast. W~ President Truman address the nation from the Japan must be doing ese Peace Treaty Centerence in San Francisco. something right! Sept. 10. 19761 Croatian nationalists hijact TWA jet liner over Buf~alo. It you're not already a subscriber, send for free sample issue mentioning where Sept. 12, 19741 Ethiopian Emporer Haile Selassie, 82 you saw this ad. years old, is peacefully deposed. Write: Sept. 14, 19361 BIG SISTER debuts en CBS. National Radio Trader Sept. 17, 19111 C.P. Redgers takes off frem New York Post Office Box 1147 on what will be the tirst transcontinental airplane Mount Vernon, Washington 98273 flight. He lands in Pasadena en Nev. 5. Then . . . Sept. 26, 19481 ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE debuts Please tell us what we're doing that's en CBS. making us grow like a weed! Sept. 26, 1972. Charles Cerrell dies. Sept. 30, 19401 CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT debuts on Mutual.

The Illustrated Press is the monthly newsletter of the Old Time Radio Club of Buffalo. Contents. except where noted otherwise, are copyright 1977 by the OTRCOB. All rights are hereby reassigned to the contribu tors. Send all contributions, comments, and questi~n~ to the editor, Chuck Seeley, at Box 119, Kenmore, New York 14217. ~ Illustrated Press is printed by Millie Dunworth.

2 Radio Sketches an4 Int.*iits d4 •••••••••••by My Daley

I was ~r~ impressed by Chuck See1eys answer te Jay Hickerson last menth. Mest1y I was just glad te see' an editer stick te his cannens when semebedy didn't appreciate a t.w barbs. Get a letter recently frem Bruce Ruggles ef Nerth Bay, Ontario, who is looking for AFRS numbers fer MY FA VORITE HUSBAND. He'd like dates for WHISTLER p'rograms and wonders if THE AVENG.ER went beyond #24. His address ~s Bex 1256, North Bay, Ontar io, Canada P1B 8K5, if you can help him. Got a program frem John Stoneburner, Del City, Oklahoma, called DANGER, which repeats what it claims te be the ~ drama program ever broadcast. It sounds~sh but, whe knows, maybe the British did reach that base first. «In the June, 1976 newsletter, we ran an ebit for Richard Hughes, author .f DAlGER. The show is listed in England as the first radio play t. be broadcast in that country. --Ed.» A while ago I mentioned Elliott Lewis' show ON STAGE. Recently I picked up eight shows from Charles Holmes of Charleston, S.C. They're from 1953 and they are great! Kathy Lewis stars also and for the most part they play virtually all the roles in each show, but if you've heard these two versatile actor(ess)s, you know what a great job they do. I think my favorite shew is "Canary Yellow". abeut a kid who becemes a great actor in spite of his old man who thinks such work is for less male types. The complete day of Sept. 21, 1939 from WJSV (CBS) in Washington, D.C. has been float ing around for some time •••maybe you've heard it. It runs from 5'58AM to Midnight er so. Ar thur Godfrey was a disc spinner in those days and his bass voice soothed the early risers in 1939 with newsy tidbits, softse11s, and music. Personally, he would have put me back te sleep. I guess early morning radio in 1939 was strictly for the female set because from 8.45 t. Noon CBS was "nuthin' but soap." Such ~eats (grates) as MYRT AND MARGE, HILLTOP HOUSE (a TV smash in the early 50's for some reasen). BIG SISTER, AUNT JENNY, WHEN A GIRL MARRIES, I HELEN TRENT, and OUR GAL SUNDAY were just a c= few. And I do mean just a few. In the after .~ DGOn President Roosevelt talks for 75 minutes and, like modern day broadcasters, John Daly comes on afterwards and tells you what he said.

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Probably the most exciting part of the afternoon was the broadcast of the game between Washington and the Cleveland Indians. I'm not telling you who won it but it was MY fa~rite team. I didn't recognize many of the naMes of the players, though. I was disappointed in the play-by-play of the announcer, or the ~ of play-by-play. It went something like this' .....and here's So And S•••••strike one •••• the pitch••••ball one •••• there·s a hit••••it·s caught by Whatzitsname•••• • I didn't hear one exclamation point in the whole game I Where were Graham McNamee, Red Barber, and (gulp) Howard Cosell? . In the most recent Natiqnal Radio 11 Wed., May11, 1977 Paterson News. Trader Phil C.1e mentions that "0iSk.very" , . ." ',";"" ". ." has been deleted from Museum 'Recalls RadioY:Day"'s :;i i~e h:~i~e~~a~;~n~:~ ,. . '.'; ." , somewhere else previous p"l~G~'~~J':I)f'Wby,-,we filled two large ly, either in this newsletter or BRC's y....._ ...... L. s.-_L. _,.. D~boob with guests to t~e NaWA IU,it Reviews lVlr Cole feels if it's -- wea-'-'-"-KfI UN musetm last year," she said. ~ ~ - -_.. '. ~,Doroth)' MeClur. ·'W6 had someona from every printed in NRT that should be 1t. I guess hapP11y ~bel'"Cla1S wW!.state ~nd" from five foreign he' s right although probably everybody the voieesand mem,orabiUl,countrles. . . that reads NRT doesn't necessarily read or Lum EdwlU'd6, Abner She said she doesn't keep OTRCOB rnaterial Peabody Grandpappy &pearl a head count because she lets • aDd Sis~ 81m son " busloads of senior cllizens Some time ago, I hinted tG Chuck 'there's theII ~erbOiild skip the 50 eent admission Seeley. "Why doesn' t the OTRCOB hold a b~~~i~~~ a c~g~&~. ~ ~ fu . cenvention?· And he replied that he didn't wooden crate... be~T two SeDior ecitizens m~rAminisC: think one would go over well unless some cane-bottomed chairS. bere's u.. 1.. the pot.beIIled stove Horse about how they ~sed to share. BIG NAMU'C'~ were b roug ht i n. ..A.'lmmmph collars. Homemadesoi-,"),lIm an earphone ~lth som~0D8 thinks I. I think the OTRCOB could put · . ...uI!::~; who had a radio and listen He . It w~s ~ick H.IN~s 'toLumandAbDer."shflsafd. on one 11 of a convention in 1978 1f Store ~ tmy Pme Ridge, . She Utes listeDiDg to the they' wanted to. Many members saw the ~:= to~~ ~g~: c1J!r~, too. " ". good and the bad at the Syracuse mini In'owinl{ up nearby - Cbesterpbildrens to 18 years of- c:onvention in 1976. The only weakness of Lauck (Lum) and Norris Goff rn~res~~" ~~ . •~:~!t that one was the lack of interest of (Abner). A& Lum and Abner, of times their' pareots.'t· OTR freak's. they entertained millions with go ~ugh'tbe museum 1M Why couldn' t the OTRCOB get s. omebody colorful tales. of country life the childreo will s...... d aD ( ) duriDg the radio days of the hour iii there. Just aU;l them BIG NAME to come to Buffalo? Get some 19308 pd 1MOS. have beard Lum and Abner." radio related films. Invite everybody and Dorothy McClure Is tbe ,~eruns. or the old radio his brother (sister) who collects tapes, pro p r ie tor of Dick Bertesstill are beard OIl 107 di i di TV Huddleson's' Store and its statioDs natiaDllridf!. \ SCS, prem ums, ra OS, s. wanted post oext-ooor neighbor, the Lum Today, CbeIter Lauekls a ers, ANYTHING RELATEDl Maybe the member IIDd.Abner Museum. popular public ~ wbeo ship ceuld put up out of town (or state) On a trip in 1968, she and be iSD't enjoying retirement members te sava them $ - - _ I'd pu t up ~ late busbaDd Ralpb in Hot 'Springs, Ark. Norris f 1 i i f W (..1.. passed through Pine RldlZe. Goff plays a lot of lOll at some 0 ks com ng n rom the est 2~ tucked intothe foothlDa of the .his retfremillt community of hours !rem Buffalo). Ouachita MountaiDs, ~ IndiaD WeDs. Calif. Oh, Wise and Wonderful OTRCOB. con sto~ at tbe store; the ..~ter comeS an"~ sider a convention in 1978••••and save origmal model forLum and time. He was here laSt year," table #1 for me. Abner's famoUli "Jot 'Em . ( ( Down Store." ••Loa u_' Let' s hear from you out of town menber-s , "We fell in love with the ;:.~~M::~~! Would you shuffle off to Buffalo for an store and bought J L w.- here. Maybe w...;t OTR convention? Films are no problem. And immediately went back.h.-e .1iiJD to' come this SUIiItDer." there' s enough comic book dealers in the to.CIllfOrDfa to ~ pack, and we -"----~:.....:; moVedlo Pille Ridge," salcl area that a, well filled dealers' room can Mrs. McClure, who admits to almost be guaranteed. What do you think? ~~sa:s~~t::~;:r Thanks to Frank It would involve a large expenditure. but we had lost our mi!!"... ~" '. Amico for send- we should be able to recoup that with ta Her husband, a r«tred ing this clip. ble rentals. ---Eel.» Fre8no,~Iif., door ~ulacturer.4IIJd in 1m but _------Mrs. McClure. ..tile Lum. aDd AbDerMu.-m'ooeD and. growing. . 4 by Corb Beseo

Solution in next issue.

ACROSS ~ 1 Held danger for Holiday 10 With 6oD: Shadow llponsor 52 Duffy'll Tavern item 1 Slate'll crate 31 arRCOB'1I IItate: abbr. 12 COIIIPlain 53 Banker Harum 2 Equation: ImposllibleT 39 Vocal or musical soUIld 13 Its theue; A Night on 55 Syno~ for 131. 3 Threada for CUllar 41 Impending Bald Mountain 58 Decorate again 4 A Mervyn Bogue 43 Congress component: abbr. 15 Mr. Basko 61 Lady in Venice trademark 44 -Martin 16 Radio's Holmell; 1939-46 62 Houston gridman 5 Popular 41 Belonging to the 18 Mandrake' II paramour 64 Dupe 6 and sympathy Sentinel's Mike 19 Little Nipper'lI company 65 Preposition 1 New York time: abbr. 49 Build . 20 Jr. 's dad 61 Moon lander 8 chamber effect 50 The RuSsian 22 Period of time 68 St. 's country cousin 9 Pinch 54 Mr. District 23 Ponset's handle 69 Eccentric 10 Bernie Attorney's Vicki 29 Typical: abbr. 11 Belonging to covboy 11 Journalist Murrow 56 Came to rest: Colloq. 31 Conjunction star Lane 14 GeIIIe or face 51 Spanish article 32 Alleged force 12 Seabird 16 Reckless 59 54D's co-star Len 33 Inner Sanctum product 13 am behold 11 Eradicating tool 60 See lOA 34 Hop's big buddy 15 "Thill is the city" 21 Chus piece 63 UncClllllOn 36 Babylonian god 16 Perry's Della 24 Irritate 66 Ga.' II neighbor 38 Sportscaster Bill 11 Printer's ueasure 25 straight Arrow' II 10 Nobel'S boon 40 Shoshonean alter ego 14 _-the-air 41 The Halls of 26 Hatred 42 Belonging to ~ 21 Baseball great Cobb Buckeye State 28 Life Can Be Beauti1'u1 45 Do follower personified 46 Fr. miss 30 Whip severely: Colloq. 48 Lessees 33 Rankle 51 You Bet Your Life hOlt 35CODIIUllltd

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REVIEWS. LiyiDi li 1!J2 .su:... .'!Jlu Still ~ h .!D Altoona by George Burns. Putnam, 1976, 251 pages, &8.95. For any of you that know me person ally, or read my article about Mr. Burns in the November, 1976 RHAC1OTRCOB newsletter, you know that it is very difficult for me to give an unbiased review of this book. So, I'll be honest with you from the start. I loved the book. I would have lov.ed it if George Burns was not one of my favorite comedians. Why? Because it is a book that is easy to read, a book that has hUMor throughout, a book that has sad moments, and a book that has over fifty great pictures. The book is not chronological, yet it does seem to flow. Here is a list of some of the chapters, beginning with. A Day in the Life of a Late-Blooming Author I , Writing Humer is Nothing to Laugh Atl, Openetiaart Surgery Can Be Fun I , Gracie and Me, and It's Fun to Look Back If "d- "R d" Ip lTd ,) '3 There Isn't Some 'UIG e to "a 10 rograms or ues af,' an. thing Cuter in ~ ~c· 'i)WREC "WIll = WSAY 1370 WRNY 6IlI -WARC WVET =: Front of You!. ~ Mlaical Oock'! . aoctwlM" Newa;Timekeeper Musicar Parade .R'wOOd Breatfut News; TtebOr There are plenty 4~ Musical Oodt--, • Cllc:t'triae ' Timekeeper Clockwatcher, H'wood Bre"" ~b Trellllf' " lik that DOMusica1 Oock ltaIler; Newa 'Tu!1eful Trends News; Music Breakfast PI!l.t' Women's Ne,~' more e • n Musical Clock 'For Womm 0Dl, Tuneful Trends Mountain Mtialc Jtreakfast,"~ ,l'*obTrebor There are humorous 30 To the LadfeI Par WOIllell ODly News; Trends Mountain tdusic Breakfast <:lib ;BobTreber 94~To the La4I. Tower"'CIocli: Tuneful Trends Mountain Music Brakfast Club lltobTrebor' recollections of DO'fo Ladies; Newa Welcome Travelers Melody Patterns News; Waltzes My Story Cecil Brown his longtime friend '1 Ol~ A~ur GodfreY ,Welcome Travelers Piano Portraits Pat O'Brien' My St0l)' , 'lleatter" MaUbat • 30 Arthur God(rey Marriage for Two News; Jamboree Crosby Recordings Betty Crocker ~ay It with Musi. S h1P wi th Jack Ben 4S Arthur Godfrey Dorothy Dix Hilll?ilIy Jamboree_~oll?Y_R~corilings Vic;l,imolahrsay It with, Music Th i I -~ - --- - DO Arthur Godftq , .LOve, Learn",---- Make,----- Believe BaU News;,- D. Bell MOde""".....ancea . $alllte 'to Vets., nyc ere s a lin Arthur GocUle, Dave Garroway Make Believe Ball Dorese Bell Mod«n gomancea 'Salute to V.ta 30 Grand Slam Jack Berch News; Make Believe Dorese Bell QUick Flash Bob Poole great section on 4~ .. Rosemary Lora Lawton Make Believe Ball Dorese Bell Quick as Flash Bob Poole Carol Channing, 00 News N.wl; Pay Hit Hello Rochelter News; Music HOUSd'~',KateSmith Ta1kI n Al Sill. T-U NIWi ·~na,Ne... ' Nooa Melodtea Newl; Music Ho~. ' 'i Kate Smith Sinlll another on his 12 ~an Y~.·NOODd.y 30 Helen Trent W.ather Newl Newl';Music N.....,Veml Newl 4~ Our Gal Sunda, bff'tIle Iteo;ord IUlytbm Vanaties Newl;M~c .~""19 .Mrstery Tunetest philosophy on life , .00 Btl Sister Hooley; Newl Bini Time Newl; Navy Band ge Ta1tI " LUcky 7 Songa {Live and enjoy it) • ~oaers [E gp ~ t is MaPe2:1IlI A!!ft BinllTime Melody MatlDee Lucky 7 Solllll 30 Dr.M one CilldereUa W'kend News; Border Melody Matinee :~'=case Lucky 7 Solfp and many, many 4~ Guiding Light Cittderella W'kend South QfBorder , Melody Mati\lee Muilcal~owcase+ LUckytSoPp 00 Mrs. Burtan : ' . Double or Nothinl • Bandltand Tim. Ne...; Melody ,r "~ SItowc:-. • ·Ladies' Pair more. 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Green Homct Mysu:ry Tune Test Pin Up, Tunea ' , ' 30 Air Journal 1- NeWs; Chamberl'in ' Sunset ,Serenade Sky Kin' ,. Twi1iabt News History AD4 ~ 4~ Lowell Thomas 3-Star Extra Charlie Bamet Newa. Serenade Sky Kitig Fawrite Five 00 Beulah Lillht Up Time Melody Comer N.ws;' cavalcade Jlill; Shean: FUltOnLewis Jr, ography by Roger in Jack Smith Show "V0rld Newt Melody Cemer Music Cavalcade Mello-Nrea Nf9i Bingdoa'by Wilmut and Jimmy 30 Club 1S Little Symp ony Newl;Comer M.lody Treu. Counterspy Gabriel Jleater 4~ Edward R. Murrow Llttl. SYJl!P/IODy M~odYCOmer Melody'T,reas. ,Counterspy " I love MYltery Graften, Robson 800 Mystery lboater AmedCl!"Cavalellde 'Melody Corner Ne";; Classics: Carnegie Hall , Count Monlp CHlto 1~ Mystery Thealpr America-eavalcad. ' Melody Comer Classic Requ.lta Carnegie Hall _ , Count Monte Cristo Books Ltd. 1976 30 Mr and Mrs North Baby Snooks News; Warin. Rea. Oassic Requ.sts Music Pteferr..V Official Detective (BritiSh publisher). o Mr and Mrs North Baby Snooka WariiJi Records Classic RellUelta I Music Preferred .-.Official Detective '~ Ute.with l.uiIi ' Bob, HOpe, , , Time T~ Wfltz New" ~ds Towlt'Mectinl " John Steele St. Martin's Press LIfe with LuiIi BobH~ ''-Tl!n" To W-'tZ • llecord Review, TaWIl Jolin Steele . Es'cape , Meatiq. ~ Pi\ibFM~ - 'News: Eveniq Star Record ReYlew SymPhoni~ ~t lide Mysterious Trateler (American publish 4~ Escape. I ' P,bbOrMe EveniDl Star ,Record ReYlew SymphOllkl elude Mysterio,US Travder er), about $10. DO Pursuit BilTown , Coni:ert Hall Wasb.-Royaia ' Time for De!liaiI Edwards: Ne... lOl~ Pursuit Jlta'Tcnna Concert IHU Waab.-~aia Time.for pd.eJ* Moon Drearna GOON SHOW wr i ter 30 Go to Party Peopl. Are I'umIY. News; Saudmm Waab." Yall ~ Music ., ,,~, Music You W8lIt 4~ Go to Party Peopl. Are I'utm&' Sandman Wash••Royaia Lucky Star ( '. Music You Wan~ performer Spike Sapdman NeWl ",..... 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on the GOON SHOW. Roger Wilmut researched BBC files and trade publications, listened to countless recordings, and interviewed GOON SHOW personnel to compile a meticulous GOON SHOW log (Goonography*), which includes all rele vant information on the shows, such as BOO transmission dates, titles (both official and announced), and de,tails of writers, cast, and producers. The Goonography also includes information about the BBC Transmission Service (the source' of the NPR airings) as well as complete details on other Goon broadcasts, commercial recordings, books, and film appearances. The first half of the book is a personal memoir about the birth of the Goons by clubowner Jimmy Grafton in whose pub the Goons first came to gether. There are biographical sketches of the four Goons (Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Sec'ombe, and Michael Bentine) plus a running history of the shows themselves. Much of this information is unknown to US fans. The ~ Show Companio~ is the definitive Goon book and no Geonatic should be without it. GOON SHOW fans might be interested to know of the existence of the GOON SHOW PRESERVATION SOCIETY, 7 Frances Gardens, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 SAF in England, and its US affiliate, The GOON SHOW SOCIETY, 24 8th Ave., BrOOk lyn, NY 11217. Beth put ~ut newsletters. Dues are nominal. Both have tapes and other material available ••• even T-Shirts and bumper stickersl *An earlier "Goonology" in the second b~ok of GOON SHOW scripts is highly inaccurate and misleading. It should not be used for refer ence. ---Shirley Bentley

National Radio Trader, Summer 1977, 4 issues are $8 from ~, PO Box 1147, Mount Vernon, Washington 98273. The NRT is rapidly becoming a vital part of OTR fandom. Phil Cole is doing a terrific job with this collectors' adzine. Besides the many ads, which are ~'s reason for being, this issue contains short articles on coping with tape counters, Orson Welles, Jack Armstrong, the Mutual Broadcasting System, Glen Miller, and more. An inter esting feature is the report on a tape survey, inwhich DAK led the field in number of users but also has the slowest service. The ~ is presently published quarterly, but I suspect that 1978 will see the beginning of hi-monthly publication, which will make the ads e~n more timely. Highly recommended. ---CAS

~ ~, Spring 1977,published quarterly, editor Al Inkster, NARA annual dues :'10.00, P.O. Box 11962, Reno, Nevada 89510. The newsletter of the premier OTR club just keeps getting better and better under editor Inkster's guidance. Actually, with 50-Odd pages of good reading, this more magazine than newsletter. This issue contains the welcome news that NARA and SPERDVAC may begin cooperating with each other, a large first step towards the centralization of OTR fandom. Also in this issue are an excel lent article on the OTR merchants, a piece on shows that didn't survive ever the years, a good review of The ~ B.DDY ~ book, several reprints from old radio magazines, and much more. The NARA sells single copies of the NARA ~ for $1.00 each (trom Al 'Inkster, 3051 South Jessica, Tucson, Arizona 85730) and that's underpriced. It's werth much more. ---CAS £n The Air, July-Sept. 1977, published quarterly by the Golden Radio Buffs of Maryland, editor David Easter, GRBM annual dues $6.00, contact Gene Leitner, 3127 Wallford Drive, Apt. D, Dundalk, Maryland 21222. Features of this large club's attractive newsletter include several quizes, notes on other clubs and pub~ieations, obituaries, information on their annual "Golden Mike" awards, part of the continuing SHADOW leg, a reprint of the "SF en the BBC" article frem Memories Vol. 1, #5, and more. The $6 member ship fee is more than reasonable. A good club to belong to. ---CAS

7 "Jack Benny's Life Story" two hours on cassettes, with Script from ~he Benny show of Dec. 16, 1945, $9.95 from Radio Mem.ries Inc., Box 86, Liverpool, New York 13088. I havre' only one complaint about thisl it's not long enough! The two hours flew by. From the teaser opening of Jack's ~egendary vault, narrator Tom Reed traces Benny's life from childhood through vaudeville and into radio, TV, and the mo'V'ies. The emphasis is on radio and among the interviewees are Benny, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc, and others. 26 excerpts are included, the most moving being Bob Hope's eulogy, and your favorite is probably here as well. A nice bit is a brief glimpse of the private Jack Benny by Kaye Hart. The script is attractively printed and is a great addition to the cassettes. The whole affair is very nicely packaged and well worth the price tag. This is no fly-by-night, hastily assembled item but a truly professional production. Recommended. ---CAS The Most recent edition of Jay Hickerson's Hello Again shows great improvement. Perhaps that review back in June bore fruit after all. ---CAS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

!ili&Q1 Our good friends of the ANNE BAXTER and DAN DAlLEY', Radio Historical I Association of Col star in "YOU re My Everything" oradoare looking for old radio maga SCREEN GUILD THEATRE· Tonight. 9:00 zines. If you can ~t:t help, contact John ANOTHER ALL-STAR NIGHT ON WHAM! Lloyd, 2667 East 7:00 LIGHT·UP TIME 8:30 ROBERT YOUNG Starring Frank Sinatra Star of the comedy 99th Ave., Thorn "Father Knows Best." and Dorothy Kirsten with ton, Colorado 80229. 1:30 ED GARDNER a fine program of popular As "Archie" in the music. Tonight and every popular "Duffy's Tav REFERENCE LIBRARYI weekday at 7. Tune in! ern." Thanks to the fol 10:00 MAE WEST Guest on Perry Como's lowing members for Chesterfield Sup per their donationsl Club. Her first radio Bruce Tidball (Paul appearance In 12 years! Frees clipping~, 10130 DRAGNET Corb Besco (WRNG Exciting police dramaI article and Ludlow Porch article), the RHAC (for generously letting us xerox their xeroxes of old radio mags), and Jim Snyder (the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame material that was printed last issue as well as a brochure). TAPESPONDENTSI Send in your wants, etc. and we'll run them here for two consecutive months. Pete Bellanca, 1620 Ferry Road, Grand Island, NY 14072--Will trade for any American Football League games. Dan Haefele, 3376 Descanso Aye. #6, Los Angeles, CA 90026--Wantsl THAT'S LIFE 7/18/46, and the Canadian satire DR. BUNDOLO'S PANDEMONIUM MEDICINE SHOW. Chuck Seeley, 294 Victoria Blvd., Kenmore, NY 14217--Will buy or trade for record or tape of Broadway musical "Donneybrook" frOM the early 50's. Ken Neal, Box 911, Washington, D.C. 20044--Always looking for new material with very good sound, enjoys meeting new collectors with which to trade. Ken has originated many reels, inclUding the complete broadcast day of 9/21/39. 8 John Wells, RD#l Chittenango, NY 13037--Wantsl JACK BENNY shows (AFRS dates) 1/20/52 w/George Burns, 3/2/52 w/Frank Sinatra, Danny Ka7e, Groucho Marx, & George Burns, 6/29/53 "Golf"; 8/3/53 w/Fred Allen; 5117/54 "Den Wilson Sto ry", 6/20/54 "Jack's Birthday"(originally b'cast 2/14/54), 7/25/54 "Jack & the Beanstalk", 9/5/54 "Chicken. Fat Massage & Date With Gertrude". The fol lowing are TV showsl TONIGHT SHOW 11/13/74 w/George Burns, and 1/23/74 with Jack Benny; DEAN MARTIN CELEBRITY ROASTs of BOG Hope & Jack Benny, DICK CAVETT SHOW, 1973, w/Jack Be·nny. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

DON'T TOUCH ~ DIAL •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••by Jerry Collins Once again it is time to delve into the days of radio past. One of the real oddities of radio was that Joe Kelly, a veteran of NATIONAL BARN DANCE and a 3rd grade dropout, was the long-time quizmaster on QUIZ KIDS. And Claude Bremmer from QUIZ KIDS was such an accomplished radio personality at 13 that on four different occasions he filled in as master of ceremonies when Joe Kelly was unable to be there. The "War of the Worlds" made Orson Welles a celebrity overnight in 1938. The producers of THE SHADOW wanted their man to be a man of mystery. Consequently, they began a search for a replacement for fur. Welles. Singing Sam was the popular name of Harry Frankel, who became nation ally famous as a radio balladeer. Ralph Edwards has been one of the great names in radio and TV. In 1936 he hitchhiked to New York City, found churches to live in, and ate his meals in rundown and greasy restaurants. His network career began on CBS as a staff announcer on MAJOR BOWES' ORIGINAL Ab~TEUR HOUR. During the heydays of th~ late 1930's, VIC AND SADE was heard on NBC's Red and Blue nets, and later on NBC and CBS simultaneously. It is interesting to note that when network radio decided to bring back radio drama they turned to a pair of greats from the old days of radio. Himan Brown, of INNER SANCTUM, JOYCE JORDAN, and many other shows, created the CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER. Elliott Lewis, of PHIL HARRIS & ALICE FAYE and so many other radio shows, was hired to be the director and producer ef ZERO HOUR for Mutual. Ed WYnn was the first radio comedian to use a live studio audience for his broadcast. Dan Reid's horse, Victor, was a colt of the great horse Silver. There was a greater sponsor identification on radio than on TV. Some exanpl.as of this would be JACK BENNY (Jello and Lucky Strike), FIBBER liiCGEE & MOLLY (Johnsons Wax), JACK ARMSTRONG (Wheaties), TOM MIX (kalston cereals), and THE LONE RANGER (Cheerios). Until next time, "Goodnight all." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

~ OFFI It was mentioned a few months ago here that member Hy Daley will have a story appearing in ~ ! Stgry 13. What we didn't mention (be cause Hv didn't tell us) was that his story placed 29th out of 5,000 entries in the 1976 Writer's Digest Creative Writing Contest. Not bad. A 3 issue subscription to Art! Story is $6 (tell them you want it to begin with #3) from ART & STORY, Box 9124, Fresno, CA 93790. #3 is due out shortly••••••• Our membership to date (8/21/77) is 77. We seem to be averaging one new member each week, and renewals are doing great. We may get to the 100 mark by the end of the year after all••••Thanks to member Phil Cole for designing a really super looking ad for the club in the new !B!. It's certainly better than the one your editor came up with••••Apologies to Ed Frost for not man aging to fit his OTR Cryptograms in this issue. Next month for sure ••••••• WRITEII Chuck Seeley, editor, OTRCOB, Box 119, Kenmore, New York 14217.