VARIETY OF SOUNDS

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, June 16, 2001

AMERICA’S POPULAR MUSIC (1958) Chap­ter 5 of “The Glenn Miller Story.” Guest Mar­ian Hutton talks about her days as a vocalist with the Miller band. Host Andy Mansfield plays a portion of the ASCAP 1939 Miller con­cert at Carnegie Hall. AFRTS. (30 min)

SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE (12-9-49) “Call Northside 777” starring James Stewart in a radio version of his 1948 film. A Chicago reporter tries to prove a convicted killer inno­cent of murdering a policeman. Sustaining, NBC. (30 min)

SPEAKING OF RADIO (6-16-88) Ray Singer recalls his long career as a radio writer in this conversation with Chuck Schaden recorded at Mr. Singer’s home in Beverly Hills, California. Ray Singer died in 1992 at age 76. (26 min)

PHIL HARRIS-ALICE FAYE SHOW (10-9-49) When Phil finds a few grey hairs, Alice makes an appointment for him to get a dye job at her beauty shop. Elliott Lewis appears as Frankie Remley; Walter Tetley as Julius; Robert North as Willie. Ray Singer was one of the writers of this series. Rexall, NBC. (28 min)

AMERICA’S POPULAR MUSIC (1958) Chap­ter 6 of “The Glenn Miller Story.” Andy Mansfield presents the final portion of the 1939 Miller ASCAP concert at Carnegie Hall. AFRTS. (29 min)

SUSPENSE (12-16-56) “Eyewitness” starring Howard Duff as a newspaper reporter who gets the scoop of the year when a small build­ing in the State Penitentiary is taken over by the inmates. Cast features John Dehner, Tony Barrett, Joseph Kearns, Jack Kruschen, Dick LeGrande, Lou Merrill, Barney Phillips. Sustain­ing, CBS. (30 min).