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WOLFMAN JACK WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1938

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Robert Weston Smith, known commonly as Wolfman Jack 

                         (21 January 1938 – 1 July 1995)

Wolfman Jack had just finished broadcasting his last live radio program,
a weekly show nationally syndicated from Planet Hollywood in downtown
Washington, D.C. Shortly after arriving at his home located in Belvidere,
North Carolina, he died of a heart attack. The Wolfman was only 57. 

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THE GODFATHER OF R&B IS DEAD at 90

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D.J. Johnny Otis with son Johnny “ Shuggie” Otis, Jr. in 1957 at KFOX radio
in Los Angeles.

 

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         Johnny Otis  (December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012)

Otis was a singer, musician, talent scout, D.J., composer, arranger, and
record producer. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
1994 as a nonperformer for his work as a songwriter and producer. Otis
discovered Etta James and Little Richard.

 

                

1958

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SOAP AIRED FIRST TIME ON THIS DAY IN 1937

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Edith Young

Aunt Jenny’s Real Life Stories was a 15-minute radio soap which aired from
January 18, 1937 to November 16, 1956 on CBS and was sponsored by Spry
Shorting. Aunt Jenny (full name Jennifer F. Wheeler) was played by Edith
Young. The show offered cooking tips along with some homespun
philosophy.  

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MYSTERY SHOW BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1939

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I Love A Mystery
is considered by many to be the greatest radio adventure serial 
of all time. The show was written and directed by Carlton E. Morse and first aired 
on the NBC West Coast network from Monday, January 16, 1939, weekdays at 
3:15pm Pacific time. It went full NBC network coast to coast from October 2, 1939 
March 29, 1940.

The central characters are, Jack Packard (played by Michael Raffetto), Doc Long 
(portrayed by Jim Boles) and Reggie York.The three men first met as mercenary 
soldiers fighting the Japanese in China. They meet again in San Francisco and
decide to form the  A-1 Detective Agency. 

 

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Michael Raffetto

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Jim Boles

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Carlton E, Morse

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‘’HOUSE PARTY’’ DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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House Party with host Art Linkletter (shown above) was a daytime radio variety 
talk show that premiered on Monday, January 15, 1945 on CBS and ran until 
October 13, 1967. The show was sponsored by General Electric. 

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