VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, June 10, 2000

GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (5-5-48) Harold Peary stars as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, with Walter Tetley as Leroy who wants his uncle to take him fishing, but Gildy says no. Kraft Foods, NBC. (30 min)

THE TRUMAN YEARS Recorded documentary on the presidency of Harry S Truman, from the time he took office in 1945 to the day he left office in 1953. (40 min)

TRUMAN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT (11-1– 50) Charles Colingwood reports on the at­tempted assassination on the life of President Harry S Truman, who was temporarily resid­ing at the Blair House during the renovation of the White House. CBS. (10 min)

ED WYNN, THE FIRE CHIEF (1-22-35) Ed Wynn stars with announcer Graham McNamee and Eddy Duchin and his orchestra. The co­median tells about the book he is writing; McNamee reads letters from Wynn’s listen­ers. Texaco Gasoline, NBC. (30 min).

BRIDE AND GROOM (1947) Emcee John Nel­son emcees “The Stansel Wedding,” the on­the-air marriage of a young man from the state of Washington and a minister’s daughter from Texas. Broadcast from the Chapman Mark Hotel in Hollywood. Double Dandereen Sham­poo, Phillips Milk of Magnesia, ABC. (29 min)

HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE (12-15-48) “Wed­ding Morning” starring Robert Walker in a com­edy about the jitters a bride and groom expe­rience on the morning of their big day. James Hilton hosts. Hallmark Cards, CBS. (29 min)

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RADIO AND THE KOREAN WAR – PT 1

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, June 17, 2000

DESTINATION FREEDOM (11-26-50) “Mackton and Winston of Company D, Korea.” Maurice Copeland, as “Paul Revere,” narrates this drama about United States occupation troops in Japan responding to the outbreak of war in Korea as part of the United Nations effort. Cast includes Rita Ascot, Bill Fine, Rosemary Kelly, Jack Lester, Arthur Peterson, Charles Flynn. Broadcast from Chicago. Sustaining, WMAQ/NBC. (30 min)

RAILROAD HOUR (11-6-50) “Irene” starring Gordon MacRae with Eileen Wilson and Verna Felton, with the Norman Luboff Choir, Carmen Dragon and the orchestra. Mid-commercial in this show tells what the nation’s railroads are doing to participate in the Korean war effort. Marvin Miller announces. Association of American Railroads, NBC. (28 min)

STATE OF THE UNION (1-8-51) President Harry S Truman delivers his “State of the Union” address before the first Joint Session of the 82nd Congress of the United States. “As we meet here today our American soldiers are fighting a bitter campaign in Korea… we are fighting to keep the forces of Communist agression from making a slave state out of Korea.” CBS and all networks. (35 min)

THE MAN CALLED X (2-17-51) Herbert Marshall stars as Ken Thurston who finds himself in the middle of enemy territory during the Korean conflict. Leon Belasco appears as Pegon Zeldschmidt. Cast includes Peggy Weber, William Conrad, Will Wright, Byron Kane, Ted Osborne. Multiple Sponsors, NBC. (29 min)

PRESIDENT TRUMAN (4-11-51) In a speech to the American people, President Harry S Truman “talks plainly” about what the United States is doing in Korea, our policy in the Middle East, and discusses the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur. CBS and all networks. (19 min)

GENERAL DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR (4-19-51) Excerpt. Following his return to the United States after being relieved of his command by President Truman, Gen. MacArthur, in a speech before a Joint Session of Congress, relates his view of the Korean conflict. This is his famous “Old soldiers never die…” speech. CBS. (20 min)