VARIETY OF SOUNDS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, September 24, 1988

BOB HOPE SHOW (1-30-51) Judy Garland is Bob’s guest in this remote broadcast for servicemen at March Field, California. Cast includes Doris Singleton, Jack Kirkwood, Hy Averback, and Les Brown and his band of Renown. AFRS rebroadcast. (14:20; 10:30)

CREAKING DOOR (1967) “Dangerous Dive.” Two explorers decide to retrieve a large amount of gold from a ship that went to the bottom of the sea in 1942. State Express Cigarettes, BBC. (12:38; 12:36)

FRED ALLEN SHOW (3-27-40) Fred is still a bit upset over the “eagle” incident in last week’s program. The Mighty Allen Art Players present “Who Killed Mac Borden,” a Tin Pan Alley murder case. The Average Man’s Roundtable discusses Leap Year and guest Mr. T. Hee, a director from the Disney studios, talks about the making of the animated feature “Pinocchio.” Harry Von Zell, Portland Hoffa, John Brown, Wynn Murray, Peter Van Steeden and the orchestra. Ipana, Sal Hepatica, NBC. (14:25; 17:30; 11:35; 14:30)

GI JOURNAL #26 (1940s) Kay Kyser, the old professor, is Editor-in-Chief of this edition of the Armed Forces Radio “newspaper” with Linda Darnell, Jerry Colonna, Ish Kabibble, Georgia Carroll, and Mel Blanc. Entertainment includes a sketch about western shows on radio. AFRS. (9:40; 8:10; 10:30)

THE WHISTLER (7-9-45) “Highway of Escape” is the Whistler’s strange story. A young woman who works at an isolated desert motel kills her stepfather to escape her dreary life. Signal Oil Co., CBS. (7:00; 11:50; 11:48)