Speaking of Radio
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Writer who provided material for Danny Kaye, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jack Paar, Amos ‘n’ Andy, Al Jolson and many others on radio. In the service during WW II he helped set up many Armed Forces Radio stations in the Pacific. His career also included much work in television and movies. He was born December 18, 1918 and was 81 at the time of our conversation at the Friends of Old Time Radio Convention in Newark, New Jersey. He died November 6, 2011 at age 92.
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
RADIO TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT BY
ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET (12-19-48) Ozzie and Harriet decide not to buy extravagant gifts for each other this Christmas.
CALIFORNIA CARAVAN (12-21-47) “How Santa Claus Came to Simpson’s Bar,” based on a true incident that took place on Christmas Eve, 1882.
JACK BENNY PROGRAM (11-28-43) Jack explains why Dennis earns only $35 a week and shouldn’t get a raise. Guest is Barbara Stanwyck.
THIS IS YOUR FBI (12-24-48) “The Return of Saint Nick.” The man who plays Santa for kids in a settlement house disappears.
PHIL HARRIS-ALICE FAYE SHOW (12-11-49) Phil and Remley shop for Alice’s Christmas present.
On the Air 1-5 p.m. Saturday, November 27, 1993, WNIB-FM
