VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, June 26th, 1999

SONGS BY SINATRA (4-23-47) Frank Sinatra salutes guest Irving Berlin on his 40th anniv­ersary as a song writer in this program that features music written by Berlin. Jane Powell, The Pied Pipers, Axel Stordahl and the orchestra. Tunes include “Blue Skies,” “Heat Wave,” Always,” “A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody.” Berlin sings his first song, “Marie from Sunny Italy.” Old Gold Cigarettes, CBS. (28 min)

FIBBER MC GEE AND THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF RADIO (5-12-74) The Tuesday Shows: Bob Hope; Lum and Abner; Red Skelton; Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons; Fibber McGee and Molly. Third program in the seven-part series. Chrysler Airtemp. (53 min in two segments)

SPEAKING OF RADIO (11-12-75) Singer Kate Smith recalls her career in a conversation with Chuck Schaden recorded in Chicago while Miss Smith was appearing at the Mill Run Theatre. She died in 1986 at the age of 79. (25 min)

KATE SMITH SHOW (4- 11-46) Kate welcomes guests actress Dorothy Lamour and columnist Ed Sullivan. Kate sings “Here Comes Heaven Again” and Dorothy sings “Personality” from “Road to Utopia.” Sullivan presents Kate with an award. Ted Collins announces. AFRS rebroadcast. (25 min)

RECOLLECTIONS AT THIRTY (11-7-561 Pro­gram 17 in the 33-part series: Tallulah Bankhead; George M. Cohan; American Album of Familiar Music; Madame Ernestine Schumann­Heink; FDR Declaration of War; Marine land­ing at Iwo Jima; Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, Kate Smith. Sustaining, NBC. (24 min)

KATE SMITH SPEAKS (8-7-47) Kate talks about public opinion polls; her favorite per­son; a new book for children; and crime in the cities. Ted Collins with news headlines. Sweetheart Soap, MBS. (13 min)