Speaking of Radio

Selected interviews we think you’ll like

A trio of well-known network radio announcers plus actor Les Tremayne joined us for a “roundtable discussion” in the Pacific Pioneer Broadcaster’s Clubroom in Hollywood, California. John Milton  Kennedy (Lux Radio Theatre), Wendell Niles (Bob Hope Show), Dressar Dahlsted (Death Valley Days) and Les Tremayne (First Nighter) all spoke of their experiences during the golden days of radio. John was born December 23, 1912 and was 79 at the time of this conversation; Wendell was born December 9, 1904 and was 87; Dressar was born September 19, 1900 and was 90;  Les was born April 16, 1913 and was 77. Mr. Kennedy died June 11, 2006 at age 94; Mr. Niles died March 28, 1994 at age 89; Mr. Dahlsted died April 20, 1998 at age 97; Mr. Tremayne died December 19, 2003 at age 90.

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Those Were the days, we produced a limited series of audio vignettes selected from programs originally heard between 1970 and 2020.

Twenty episodes were presented on selected TWTD programs between October 2019 and April 2020.

Chuck Schaden hosts

Hollywood On the Air

HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE (4-14-49) “One Foot in Heaven” stars George Brent in an Easter time broadcast (30 min)

THE HARDY FAMILY (1-31-50) Mickey Rooney stars as Andy Hardy with Lewis Stone and Fay Holden as Judge and Mrs. Hardy. Andy is a Junior Executive! (28 min)

TURNING POINT (8-14-57) An unusual broad-cast for us as we present this conversation pro-gram from 1957 which features an in depth inter­view with STAN LAUREL reminiscing about his career and his 30 year association with OLIVER HARDY. (69 minutes)

LUX RADIO THEATRE (9-24-51) “Movietime, USA” is a special program in the Lux series. This broadcast honors the motion picture industry on its 50th Anniversary, presenting scenes from a galaxy of “new” films featuring a host of stars including Dan Dailey, JoAnne Dru, Claudette Colbert, Ann Blythe, John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Donna Reed, John Derek, Wendell Corey, Vera Ralston, Forrest Tucker, Gary Cooper, Jane Wyman and Bing Crosby. (60 min).

On the Air 1-5 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 1977 on WNIB, Chicago