JACK BENNY MONTH

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, February 8, 2003

JACK BENNY SHOW (5-12-46) Broadcasting from the Civic Opera House in Chicago on Mother’s Day, Jack welcomes radio’s Quiz Kids who challenge Jack and the gang to a quiz session: The Quiz Kids vs. the Lucky Strike Kids. Second of five related broadcasts. Lucky Strike, NBC. (27 min)

QUIZ KIDS (9-26-43) Chief Quizzer Joe Kelly in a typical broadcast from Chicago. Featured panelists are Joel Kupperman, 12; Patrick Owen Conlon, 11; Melvin Miles, 5; Lonny Lunde, 12. Announcer is Bob Murphy. Alka Seltzer, NBC. (30 min)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (10-15-39) Second show of the season, second appearance of Dennis Day on the Benny program. Cast in­cludes Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Don Wil­son, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson. Andy De­vine pays a visit. Dennis and his mother show up late again. Jell-O, NBC. (30 min)

PHIL HARRIS-ALICE FAYE SHOW (5-8-49) It’s Mother’s Day and Phil doesn’t have a gift for
Alice, who hints that she would like a fur coat. Naturally, Frankie (Elliott Lewis) knows of a wholesale dealer. Rexall, NBC. (29 min)

SUSPENSE (4-5-51) “Murder in G-Flat” star­ring Jack Benny as a man who accidentally finds a considerable amount of money on the subway. AutoLite, CBS. (29 min)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (1-14-45) Broadcast­ing from the Hotel Astor in New York City, Fred Allen drops in because Jack’s sponsor wants the commercial read by Allen. Cast in­cludes Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Eddie “Roch­ester” Anderson, singer Larry Stevens, Min­erva Pious (as Mrs. Nussbaum). Lucky Strike, NBC. (29 min)