THE JERRY GRAY STORY – 1949 [Updated Jun 15, 2018 – Version JG.004e] January 3, 1949 [Monday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with The Andrews Sisters, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. [Author’s Note: NYC/Eastern Standard Time UTC-5; Hollywood/Pacific Standard Time UTC-8.] The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 111: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 4, 1949 [Tuesday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with Margaret Whiting and The Modernaires, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 112: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ Part 4 - Page 1 of 230 January 5, 1949 [Wednesday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with The Andrews Sisters, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 113: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 6, 1949 [Thursday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with Margaret Whiting and The Modernaires, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 114: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 7, 1949 [Friday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with The Andrews Sisters, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 115: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ Part 4 - Page 2 of 230 January 10, 1949 [Monday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with The Andrews Sisters, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 116: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 11, 1949 [Tuesday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with Margaret Whiting and The Modernaires, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 117: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 12, 1949 [Wednesday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with The Andrews Sisters, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 118: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ Part 4 - Page 3 of 230 January 13, 1949 [Thursday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with Margaret Whiting and The Modernaires, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 119: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 14, 1949 [Friday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with The Andrews Sisters, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 120: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 17, 1949 [Monday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with The Andrews Sisters, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 121: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ Part 4 - Page 4 of 230 January 18, 1949 [Tuesday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with Margaret Whiting and The Modernaires, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 122: Details Unknown ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 19, 1949 [Wednesday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with The Andrews Sisters, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles]. Club 15 – CBS Network Radio Broadcast, 1948-1949 Series, Episode 123: Details Unknown _______________ Variety, Jan 19, 1949, Page 25, Television: CLUB 15 MAY MAKE TV BOW ON DON LEE WEB Campbell Soup’s Club 15, which emanates nightly from the Coast, may begin experimental television broadcasts soon on the Don Lee network. This string, part of Mutual, has been airing video performance of a.m. broadcasts occupying other networks. Campbell’s show is on CBS nationally. Lou Levy, manager of the Andrews Sisters and owner of Leeds Music, flew from N.Y. to the Coast Monday (17) to participate in discussions on video tests for the trio. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Part 4 - Page 5 of 230 January 20, 1949 [Thursday]: Jerry Gray and his Orchestra – Bob Crosby’s Club 15 with Margaret Whiting and The Modernaires, 4:30–4:45 pm local time, CBS Columbia Square Playhouse, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California. The original CBS Network program was broadcast live to a good part of the country, airing at 7:30–7:45 pm in the East Coast [WCBS in New York City], 6:30–6:45 pm in the Central zone [WBBM in Chicago], and 4:30–4:45 pm on the West Coast [KNX in Los Angeles].