VARIETY OF SOUNDS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, June 6, 1998

SUSPENSE (4-24-47) “Win, Place and Mur­der” starring Richard Conte as a detective ac­cused of murdering a bookie. Roma Wines, CBS. (29:17)

SPEAKING OF RADIO (5-6-72) Ned Locke, who starred on radio in “Uncle Ned’s Squad­ron” and Eloise Kummer, actress who appeared in many daytime dramas, including “Guiding Light” talk with Chuck Schaden about their broadcast careers in this excerpt from Those Were The Days. WLTD, Evanston. (22:12; 5:36; 17:13; 9:34)

UNCLE NED’S SQUADRON (2-17-51) Ned Locke stars in this Saturday morning kids’ show keyed towards aircraft and fliers. Hugh Downs stands by in the “Ready Room.” Sustaining, WMAQ, Chicago. (29:20)

GUIDING LIGHT (10-28-43) Isolated episode of the long-running (1937-1956) daytime drama. Eloise Kummer appears as Clair Marshall. Announcer is Ed Prentiss. General Mills, NBC. (9:34)

FRED ALLEN SHOW (10-21-45) Frank Sinatra joins Fred, Portland Hoffa, DeMarco Sisters, Al Goodman and the orchestra. The Allen’s Alley question is “How can we solve the nation’s traffic problem? Fred and Frank sing Hillbilly-style in a Barn Dance spoof. Tenderleaf Tea, Blue Bonnet Margarine, NBC. (27:00)