July 1 Debut of Chuck Schaden’s Memory Lane podcast, a monthly program of records and recollections. Media columnist Robert Feder reports:
Happily back behind a microphone after a seven-year absence is Chuck Schaden, Chicago’s preeminent radio historian and former host and producer of the old-time radio showcase, “Those Were the Days.” Starting this week, the Radio Hall of Famer is hosting a monthly podcast, “Chuck Schaden’s Memory Lane” on his website at SpeakingofRadio.com. The first installment is an audio journey including stops with James Cagney (as George M. Cohan), a visit to the Chicago Theatre to see Peggy Lee with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and a flashback to “Hoop-Dee-Doo,” a Perry Como polka popular during the summer of 1950. Schaden, 82, retired in 2009 after 39 years with “Those Were the Days.” The show is still going strong under his successor, Steve Darnall.
