VARIETY OF SOUNDS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, July 23, 1988

KATE SMITH SHOW (4-4-46) Lt. j.g. Gene Kelly, on leave from the U.S. Navy, is Kate’s guest, appearing in a romantic radio sketch. Kate sings “Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief” and other songs. Ted Collins, announcer. Sustaining, CBS. (10:10; 15:00)

HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE (7-1-48) “Penny Serenade” with Francis Robinson, Gerald Mohr, Frank Lovejoy, Ed Begley, Anne Whitfield. Browsing through a stack of phonograph records, a young woman recalls memories of a happy marriage. Hallmark Cards, CBS. (15:30; 13:42)

HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL (11-18-50) Remote from the Chicago Stadium, this is a half-hour broadcast segment of the sixth annual charitable event sponsored by the Chicago Sun-Times. Columnist Iry Kupicient announces that all proceeds from the event go to veterans hospitals. Dave Garroway, George Jessel, Louis Prima, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and Harvest Moon Festival vocalist winners Shirley Harvey and Kyle Kimborough. Sustaining, WMAQ, Chicago. (15:00; 14:30)

WILLSON-NESBITT SHOW (8-18-42) Meredith Willson and his orchestra plus storyteller John Nesbitt in a summer replacement show for Fibber McGee and Molly. Willson presents an “America Sings” medley while Nesbitt relates the story of the “Christ of the Andes.” Johnson’s Wax, NBC. (10:05; 8:35; 10:00)

BOB HOPE SHOW (4-9-46) Broadcasting from the Pasadena Playhouse, it’s Hope with Jerry Colonna, Skinnay Ennis, Francis Langford, and Brenda and Cobina. AFRS rebroadcast. (10:50; 7:30; 9:20)