RADIO HUMOR OF VIC AND SADE

Originally Broadcast WNIB
Saturday, October 14, 1978

THE FESTIVAL OF CHICAGO COMEDY was sponsored by the University of Chicago and held on the campus of the University during the first week of October, 1976. The Festival was a “celebration of the comic spirit in Chicago . . with an all-star cast.” One evening during the Festival was devoted to “The Radio Humor of Vic and Sale” and it turned out to be a love-in for Paul Rhymer, creator of the popular radio series. The scene was Breasted Hall, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Tuesday, October 8, 1976. Reminiscing about Vic and Sade were Bill Idelson (who starred on the series as Rush); Clarence Hartzell (who starred as Uncle Fletcher); artist Franklin McMahon; and humorist Jean Shepherd. Chuck Schaden was master of ceremonies. Some 90 minutes were spent looking back at “radio’s homefolks” and remembering the delights of one of the best loved radio programs of all times. The comments from the personali­ties on stage and the questions from the audience were taped and we’ll share that tape with Those Were The Days listeners through­out the afternoon. We’ll also have an encore presentation of the last known interview given by Bernadine Flynn (who starred as Sade), recorded on October 6, 1976, a few months before her death. And, to top it all off, we’ll have not one, not two, but six Vic and Sade programs from the 1940-44 period on NBC.