Archive for the 'RADIO' Category

A HOLIDAY RADIO CLASSIC!

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CinnamonBear

The Cinnamon Bear is a Christmas fantasy adventure written by author
Glanville Heisch that chronicles the adventures of twins Judy and Jimmy
Barton and their exciting trip through Maybeland, searching for the the
Crazy Quilt Dragon who has the missing Silver Star that belongs atop
their Christmas tree.

A fifteen minute episode was aired once a day, debuting nationally on
November 29th, 1937 and ending Christmas Eve. In Portland, the show
debuted on Thursday, November 25th on KALE radio (KPOJ). 
 

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THE ASSASSINATION OF A PRESIDENT

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                       John Fitzgerald
"Jack" Kennedy  
                   
                   (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)

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JFK Assassination First Radio Broadcast (ABC Radio) With
full Doris Day song – “Hooray for Hollywood”

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ALAN YOUNG HAS TURNED 93

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Alan Young in  Mr. Ed

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Alan Young ( Angus Young) is best remembered for his role as Wilbur Post
in the CBS television series Mister Ed (1961-1966). During the 1940s, a 19
year old Young began his career in the entertainment business when he
became a broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. By
1944, he was working on NBC radio and TV with The Alan Young Show.

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Early 1950s

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RADIO COMEDY WITH BOB & RAY

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Bob Elliott (born 1923) and Ray Goulding (1922–1990) were a radio
comedy team whose career spanned five decades. During their last
years in radio, they were heard on National Public Radio until 1987.


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Bob Elliott turned 89 in March. He is the father of
comedian/actor
Chris Elliott.

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MORE FROM THE GOLDEN AGE

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Stars Ben Alexander and Jack Webb in the radio studio prior to a broadcast
of Dragnet in 1953.
 The NBC radio crime drama series premiered on June 3, 1949 and ended on February 26, 1957.

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Jack Webb

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