Posted on 12/14/2014 1:56:28 PM PST by Vision
Friends, it's Sunday night again and time to relax. Warm up the tubes for another 4 hours of classic radio Americana.
Info *tonight's show will be available at the "Info" link starting tomorrow.
Official OTR blog of "The Big Broadcast" thread:
Good Evening OTR fans...11 days to Christmas! Are you taking time off? Oh, and Navy beat Army.
One thing to say about Ed...he loves his self created traditions. So much so that I bet he runs this exact lineup ever year.
That said, the Jack Benny Cuff Link show is funny...and Lux doesn’t get any more iconic than with It’s a Wonderful Life with the original cast, including all time great American and hero Jimmy Stewart. Love you Jimmy.
If you’re not in the Christmas spirit yet, get going!
Christmas time is in full swing, and Ed's playing his usuals, and I'm glad to be back home after being out of town last week.
These brief synopses are used with permission from the RadioGOLDINdex © 2014 J. David Goldin.
7:00 PM Eastern War Time Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. December 20, 1959. CBS net, WROW, Albany New York aircheck. "The Red Mystery Matter". Sponsored by: Winston, 4-Way Cold Tablets, Fitch Shampoo, Yardley. Johnny is asked to track down his favorite fishing guide, who happens to be missing! Something's "fishy" about this Christmas story! Bob Bailey, Jack Johnstone (writer, producer, director), Forrest Lewis, Alan Reed, Lawrence Dobkin, Dan Cubberly (announcer), Barney Phillips, Mel Torme (testimonial for 4-Way Cold Tablets). 25:57. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
7:30 Dragnet. July 28, 1949. Program #8. NBC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Juanita Laskey has been reported missing by her mother. The story takes place at Christmas, despite the July broadcast date (which is subject to correction). Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough, Raymond Burr. 30:37. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. December 25, 1955. CBS net. "Twelfth Night". Sponsored by: Chesterfield, L & M. Eban Hakes has walked all the way from the Ozarks, just to kill Joff Monger. A family feud going on for years is about to break out in Dodge...but never on Sunday! The script was used again on Gunsmoke on December 25, 1955 (see cat. #59418) and on the Gunsmoke television series on December 28, 1957. The system cue is added live. William Conrad, Parley Baer, John Meston (writer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), John Dehner, George Fenneman (commercial spokesman), Vic Perrin, Helen Kleeb, Howard McNear, Tom Hanley (sound patterns), Bill James (sound patterns), Georgia Ellis, George Walsh (announcer). 25:47. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
8:30 The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny 12/22/51 Christmas Shopping for Cuff Links (CBS) (24:40). Synopsis is missing from the Index.
9:00 The Life Of Riley. December 23, 1949. NBC net. Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Riley has embezzled the money is the family's Christmas Club account. John Brown, Irving Brecher (producer), Reuben Ship (writer), Bobby Ellis, Barbara Eiler, Alan Reed, Jimmy Wallington (announcer), William Bendix, Paula Winslowe. 29:35. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:30 The Cavalcade Of America. December 25, 1944. Red net. "America For Christmas". Sponsored by: DuPont. A well-done music-and-story tour around America. Walter Huston (host), Peter Lyon (adaptor), A. L. Bodkin (author), The Sportsmen, Gayne Whitman (announcer), Robert Armbruster (conductor), Woody Guthrie (composer), Earl Robinson (arranger), Dick Ryan (doubles), Bob Jellison (doubles), Tom Holland (doubles), John McIntire (doubles), Howard McNear (doubles), Griff Barnett (doubles), Pinky Parker (doubles), Paul McVey (doubles), Lou Merrill (doubles), Frank Graham (narrator, performer), Polly Connell, Herb Lytton (doubles), Jack Zoller (producer, director). 29:20. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
10:00 The Lux Radio Theatre. March 10, 1947. CBS net. "It's A Wonderful Life". Sponsored by: Lux, Spry. Tired of his life on Earth, a man finds out what it's like never to have been born. Edwin Maxwell, Janet Scott, Noreen Gammill, Cliff Clark, Norma Jean Nilsson, Leo Cleary, Charlie Forsyth (sound effects), Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Victor Moore, William Keighley (host), John Milton Kennedy (announcer), Louis Silvers (music director), William Johnstone, John McIntire, Philip Van Doren (author), Fred MacKaye (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), Frank Capra (screenwriter), Frances Goodrich (screenwriter), Albert Hackett (screenwriter), Jo Swerling (screenwriter), Susan Blanchard (intermission guest), Norman Field, Franklyn Parker, Ann Carter, Charles Seel, Doris Singleton (commercial spokesman: as "Libby"), Edward Marr. 1 hour. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
Hey Gina! You had a good trip?
Yes, it was a good time, and I was really glad to get home. I missed Keith. He stayed here, had to work, plus take care of the cats.
The TSA confiscated my imitation mini-Leatherman out of my purse at the first airport check-in, though. That irked me pretty badly, but it was my fault for leaving it in my purse. A utility tool with a one-inch pocket knife is banned? STUPIDITY IN MOTION. In the same way that because of one Muslim maniac, EVERYONE now has to take of his shoes.
How was your week? :-)
I'm good. Work has been moving fast, so time's flying by. I'm working this week and then taking some time off, which will be very nice. Am ready to be left alone for a while. About to grill up some steak and my first taste of boudain. I'm pregaming with JD on 20th Century now...
And New Postwar Old Dutch Cleanser.
I’ve flown “enough,” certainly enough to have known I should’ve taken that out and left it at home. I had the option of going back through security and mailing it home to myself from a kiosk thingy, but I didn’t want to. I was mad, and snatched up my purse after the girl searched it. Another TSA girl behind me said, “You need to calm down.” I just ignored her and walked away, fuming.
You’ll like the boudin. Sausage is good! We grilled chicken Keith had brined yesterday evening. Tonight, it might be Walmart Deli pizza, but I’m not sure what I’ll do yet.
Dang! Tojo looks like Idi Amin.
“Hey, boys, how about a little eye-opener?” :-)
Sausage sounds great!
Nuts, I'm stumped.
Why do you have to buy for them? Food is always a good gift, though.
“Finally got your nose caught in it!”
HAHAHA!
Yes, and “spirits” are also a good gift for those who indulge.
Anyone know how to pipe the output of these OTR broadcasts from a PC into the Aux port of an old tube radio? I tried it once a long time ago but couldn’t get it to work.
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