RADIO FROM CHICAGO

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, November 5, 1977

UNCLE NED’S SQUADRON (8-18-51) Uncle Ned Locke is the leader of this radio squadron broadcast from the “Ready Room” at WMAQ’s Merchandise Mart studios. Announcer Hugh Downs is in the “Control Tower” and the story for the day concerns “Test Pilot Johnny Jones.” (15:00; 14:25)

HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL AUDITIONS (10-25-481 Carlos (Gus) Chan hosts a program featuring talented hopefuls in the Chicago Sun-Times Harvest Moon Festival Queen Candidate competition. Art Van Damme and his Quintet provide the music. (14:20)

OUR SPECIAL GUEST is IRV KUPCINET of the Chicago Sun-Times. For many years Kup hosted the fabulous all-star extravaganza known as the “Harvest Moon Festival” and he’ll reminisce with us about those great shows held annually at the Chicago Stadium. (10:25)

HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL (11-18-50) The sixth annual program, broadcast remote from the Chicago Stadium. George Jessel is master of ceremonies and we’ll tune in to Debbie Reynolds, Dave Garroway, Iry Kupcinet, Louis Prima, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and Dorothy Lamour. Sponsored by the Chicago Sun-Times. (15:00; 14:30)

CURTAIN TIME (10-11-47) Harry Elders and Nanette Sargent star in “Ticker Tape Romance.” Mars, Inc. (9:30; 9:45; 8:45)

VIC AND SADE (2-3-441 Radio’s homefolks play Rummy. With Art Van Harvey as Vic, Bernadine Flynn as Sade, David Whitehouse as Russell. Crisco. (12:00)

QUIZ KIDS (8-1-48) Chief Quizzer Joe Kelly questions bright youngsters from Chicago: Joel Kupperman, Lonny Lunde, Rene Templeton and Melvin Miles. Alka Seltzer. (10:05; 9:30; 9:45)