Radio Daze
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Classic Radio Programs From The 30's, 40's, 50's 60's and 70's. Featuring The Comedy of Jack Benny, George and Gracie. Great Crime Shows Like Dragnet and This is Your FBI. Great Shows that are ideal for you to listen online or download to your mp3 player for work, play or travel. For fast download to your iphone, itouch or ipod, go to your itunes store, select podcast, and enter radiodaze in the itunes search box for rapid download. If you are not already registered, sign up for your free account today. Radio Daze Downloads are FREE, all that we ask is for you to tell one friend about the radiodaze website, so they too can enjoy the downloads as much as you do. Please drop an email with any questions that you may have to primetimeradiodaze@gmail.com.
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CleanAmos N Andy Feelin' Prime | Comedy times four in this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze. First, from March 16th, 1948, Fibber gets a telegram from George Marshall on The Fibber McGee and Molly Show. Then, it's all about The Kingfish's Conscience. From January 9th, 1949, The Amos N Andy Show. Next, Riley breaks Peg's Chinese bowl. From April 22nd, 1949, The Life of Riley, starring William Bendix. Finally, My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball. From August 13th, 1948, The Charity Bazaar Kissing Booth. One of the most beloved and popular radio programs in the history of radio is probably the one that is least spoken of because of its controversial connotations in today's society. And an additional irony is that the series was a comedy, a genre that most people think of as harmless. The series began as Sam n' Henry, but was later changed to Amos n' Andy. What gives the series its "off limits" tag is that the two characters are based on the minstrel blackface comedians that were so prevelant in Vaudeville In the early twenties, in broadcast radio's infancy, Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden were working at WGN in Chicago as "harmony boys;" that is, two singers playing ukelele and piano and singing along with their instruments providing song entertainment in between their "happy banter and jesting" for early radio listeners in the Chicago area. The station was owned and operated by the leading newspaper of the city, the Chicago Tribune, the "World's Greatest Newspaper," thus WGN. Whose idea it was to change the format by adding dramatic dialogue is not clear. But the Tribune had been previously involved in promotion of serial based media mostly through film and comics. One source attributes the change to Ben McCanna, who was executive in charge of broadcasting for the paper as wanting to add "bits of drama and musically pictured incident." Others attribute Henry Selinger, the manager of WGN, to wanting a radio version of The Gumps. But Gosden and Correll did not feel they could do a serial based upon married characters and proposed to use their backgrounds in minstrel comedy by creating what Correll called "a colored comedy" about two Negro characters called Sam and Henry. WGN liked the proposal and the program debuted on January 12, 1926. The storyline was about two Alabama men who came to Chicago to find their fortunes. That the program was in serial form only sealed its popularity as listeners tuned in daily to follow the lives of both men. In addition the newspaper promoted its own program in ads urging listeners to tune into the daily adventures of the two hapless men. By 1927, the program had become so popular through various promotional material (candy bars, short recordings, books and toys) that there was a huge demand well beyond WGN's listening reach. The station was not part of the NBC network and so Gosden and Correll proposed the relatively new concept of recording the program on disc and distributing it to radio stations around the country. But for reasons unclear, WGN refused permission for the two to do this. But Judith Waller, program director for the Chicago Daily News' radio station, WMAQ, offered the boys a contract that included distribution rights. The two accepted, but WGN refused to give up the name Sam n' Henry, and so two new but similar characters were created called Amos and Andy. The show debuted over WMAQ on March 19, 1928. All the material was written by Gosden and Correll. The characters came from Atlanta instead of Alabama and were members of the Mystic Knights of the Sea instead of the Jewels of the Crown. Beyond that, the storylines were the same as their previous series from WGN. The two men were said to prefer to be alone in a studio room when doing their routine so that they could concentrate solely on their parts. All the parts were performed by both men as they easily slipped in and out of each character. Now that the serial was playing over NBC's network station in Chicago, the network e | 4/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEnter Dick Tracy To The Prime Side | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze, a set of four crimebusters. Leading off with Thisa is Your FBI, from December 1st, 1950, Back Stage Shakedown. Next up, Jack Webb stars in Dragnet as Sgt. Joe Friday. From March 15th, 1953, The Big Impossible. Then, The San Quentin Prison Break on Calling All Cars, from January 16th, 1935. Finally, straight out of the comics, The Case of The Dark Corridor, from January 19th, 1946 on The Dick Tracy Program. Dick Tracy is a long-running comic strip featuring a popular and familiar character in American pop culture. Dick Tracy is a hard-hitting, fast-shooting, and supremely intelligent police detective who has matched wits with a variety of colorful villains, many based on real-life gangsters. Created by cartoonist Chester Gould in 1931, the strip made its debut appearance on October 4, 1931, in the Detroit Mirror. It was distributed by the Chicago Tribune Syndicate. Gould wrote and drew the strip until 1977. Dick Tracy had a long run on radio, from 1934 weekdays on NBC's New England stations to the ABC network in 1948. Bob Burlen was the first radio Tracy in 1934, and others heard in the role during the 1930s and 1940s were Barry Thompson, Ned Wever and Matt Crowley. The early shows all had 15-minute episodes. On CBS, with Sterling Products as sponsor, the serial aired four times a week from February 4, 1935 to July 11, 1935, moving to Mutual from September 30, 1935 to March 24, 1937 with Bill McClintock doing the sound effects. NBC's weekday afternoon run from January 3, 1938 to April 28, 1939 had sound effects by Keene Crockett and was sponsored by Quaker Oats, which brought Dick Tracy into primetime (Saturdays at 7pm and, briefly, Mondays at 8pm) with 30-minute episodes from April 29, 1939 to September 30, 1939. The series returned to 15-minute episodes on the ABC Blue Network from March 15, 1943 to July 16, 1948, sponsored by Tootsie Roll, which used the music theme of "Toot Toot, Tootsie" for its 30-minute Saturday ABC series from October 6, 1945 to June 1, 1946. Sound effects on ABC were supplied by Walt McDonough and Al Finelli. Directors of the series included Mitchell Grayson, Charles Powers and Bob White. Cast members at various times included Walter Kinsella as Pat Patton, Helen Lewis as Tess Trueheart and Andy Donnelly and Jackie Kelk as Junior Tracy. Announcers were Ed Herlihy and Dan Seymour. On February 15, 1945, Command Performance presented "Dick Tracy In B Flat," or "For Goodness Sakes, Isn't He Ever Going To Marry Tess Trueheart?" Billed as "the world's first comic strip operetta", it starred Bing Crosby as Dick Tracy, Dinah Shore as Tess Trueheart, and Bob Hope as Flattop Jones. The cast also included Jerry Colonna (police chief), Frank Morgan (Vitamin Flintheart), Jimmy Durante (The Mole), Judy Garland (Snowflake Falls), The Andrews Sisters (The Summer Sisters--May, June & July), Frank Sinatra (Shaky), Cass Daley (Gravel Gertie), and Harry Von Zell (narrator). On July 8, 1945, during a New York newspaper deliverers' strike, New York mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia read a complete Dick Tracy strip over the radio. As Always, Enjoy! | 4/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJack Gets Primed and Plays Charlie's Aunt | Plenty of comedy to go around in this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze. First, the laughs get started with Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden. From May 29th, 1949, Arguments, Arguments. Next up, Jack dresses up as Charlies' Aunt for a play that he is performing in. From April 25th, 1948, The Jack Benny Show. Pictured above, George Burns getting a laugh out of Jack Benny dressed as Charlie's Aunt. Then, Phil finds out that he is a stockholder in a big company. From October 12th, 1947, The Alice Faye and Phil Harris Show. Finally, George and Gracie have new neighbors. From September 30th, 1948. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Program. Phil Harris (born Wonga Philip Harris) (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor and comedian. Though successful as an orchestra leader, Harris is remembered today for his recordings as a vocalist, his voice work in animation and the radio situation comedy in which he co-starred with his second wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris married Alice Faye in 1941; it was a second marriage for both (Faye had been married briefly to singer-actor Tony Martin). The Faye-Harris marriage lasted 54 years, until Harris's death. Harris engaged in a legendary fist fight at the Trocadero nightclub in 1938 with RKO studio mogul Bob Stevens over Alice Faye after Stevens ended a romantic relationship with Faye in favour of Sharon Gunn. In 1942, Harris and his entire band enlisted in the U.S. Navy and they served for the duration of World War II. By 1946 Faye had all but ended her film career. She drove off the 20th Century Fox lot after studio czar Darryl F. Zanuck reputedly edited her scenes out of Fallen Angel (1945) to pump up his protege Linda Darnell. Harris and Faye were invited to join a radio program, The Fitch Bandwagon. Originally a vehicle for big bands, including Harris's own, the show became something else entirely when Harris and Faye became its breakout stars. Coinciding with their desire to settle in southern California and raise their children without touring heavily, Bandwagon evolved into The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, a situation comedy with one music spot each for Harris and Faye. Harris was the vain, language-challenged bandleading husband and Faye was his acid but loving wife on the air; off the air, as radio historian Gerald S. Nachman has recorded, Harris was actually a soft-spoken, modest man. Young actresses Jeanine Roos and Anne Whitfield played the Harris's two young daughters on the air; the series also featured Gale Gordon as Mr. Scott, their sponsor's harried representative, the versatile (actor-director-producer) Elliott Lewis as layabout guitarist Frank Remley, and Great Gildersleeve co-star Walter Tetley as obnoxious grocery boy Julius Abruzzio. The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show debuted on NBC in 1948 and ran until 1954, by which time radio had all but succumbed to television. (Harris continued to appear on Jack Benny's show, along with his own, from 1948 to 1952.) Because the Harris show aired immediately after Benny's on a different network (Harris and Faye were still on NBC, whereas Benny jumped his show...including Phil Harris as his bandleader...over to CBS in 1949), Harris would only appear during the first half of Jack's show; he would then leave the CBS studio and walk approximately one block to his own studio down the street, arriving just in time for the start of his own program. He was succeeded as Benny's orchestra leader in the fall of 1952 by Bob Crosby. He worked as a vocalist and voice actor for animated films, with performances in the Disney animated features The Jungle Book (1967) as Baloo, The Aristocats (1970) as Thomas O'Malley, and Robin Hood (1973) as Little John (who is similar to Baloo). The Jungle Book was his greatest success in the years following his radio heyday. As Baloo the Bear, he sings one of the film's showstoppers, "The Bare Necessities", a performance that | 3/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPrime Adventures of Superman Marathon | The Man of Steel, Superman is featured in this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze. Here are the first nine episodes from the series that aired in early 1940. The lead part for radio was played by Bud Collyer. These early programs aired three times a week with with an average of twelve minutes per show. Fans of how Superman came to be will find a different twist in the first show. Jor-El, Krypton's leading scientist, sends his infant son to Earth in a rocket just as the planet explodes. The rocket is found by Eben and Sarah Kent and Eben gets the infant out before the craft explodes. They raise the child as their own. Years later, after Eben's death and now aware of his super powers, Clark Kent moves to Metropolis. Sarah has made a costume for him and has tells Clark he must use his powers for good. Superman makes his debut saving a man falling from a blimp. As Clark, he hustles the man to the Daily Planet, which scores a scoop. This convinces editor Perry White to hire Clark Not so in episode one called The Baby from Krypton, from February 12, 1940. Eight more episodes follow rounding out this two hour program. TV legend George Reeves is pictured above from the 1952 to 1958 Superman series. The first man to provide the voice for Superman on the original 1940's radio program was born Clayton Johnson Heermance Jr. on June 18th, 1908 in Manhattan, New York. A special actor was required to pull off the role of the dynamic Man of Steel and the mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent. Producers Bob Maxwell and Frank Chase found such a performer in Mr. Heermance who now went by the name of Clayton "Bud" Collyer. Mr. Collyer had become one of the busiest actors and announcers on the airwaves and stood out as a superman among radio performers. Five days a week, Collyer would burst out of one door in the RCA studios in New York's Radio City at 10:45 a.m., sprint 100 feet down the hall and disappear into another studio. The overworked announcer had only 30 seconds between his closing messages on NBC's Road of Life and his opening lines on ABC's Listening Post. As the first actor to portray Superman and Clark Kent in any medium, it was up to Bud Collyer to create the audio shorthand that would define the character to the listening audience. Collyer explains, "I played Clark Kent just a little bit higher to give my self somewhere to go with the 'UP, UP AND AWAY!'" Collyer portrayed Clark Kent as a tenor; dropping an octave in mid-sentence into Superman's deep baritone as he proclaimed: "This looks like a job - FOR SUPERMAN." Bud Collyer's portrayal of the Man of Steel remained the definitive interpretation throughout the 1940s. Beginning in 1941, Collyer also provided the voice of Superman in the popular series of theatrical cartoons produced and directed by Max and Dave Fleischer and released by Paramount Pictures. The first of the Paramount Superman cartoons achieved new heights of realistic animation and was nominated for an Academy Award. Collyer's masterful portrayal of Clark and Superman served as an inspiration for Kirk Alyn's performance of the roles in the 1948 and 1950 Columbia movie serials. Collyer received no billing in the role and kept his superheroic alter ego a secret from the listening public, much as Superman conceals his dual identity as Clark Kent. Superman, Inc., the licensing arm of DC Comics, wanted the true identity of radio's Man of Steel to remain a secret to encourage the belief that the real Superman was starring in the broadcasts. In addition to providing the voices of Superman and Clark Kent for the Superman radio show and the Fleischer cartoons, Bud Colyer also performed the roles during the 1960s on record albums and on television's animated The New Adventures of Superman (1966-1967), Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967-1968), and Batman-Superman Hour of Adventure (1968-1969). Just before Mr. Collyer was to return to work for season two of the "Batman-Superman Hour of Adventure", he suf | 3/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHey Padner, Someone Primed My Horse! | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze, tales from the old west stretching from the Rio Grande to the Great Yukon. First up, James Stewart, great star of the silver screen, stars in an early radio series. The Six Shooter, from November 15th, 1953, this is Escape From Smoke Falls. Next, two programs from Challenge of The Yukon. First, from July 13th, 1944, The Lady's Locket. Fans of The Lone Ranger TV series, that would air later in the 50s, will recognize the voice of Sam as that of Clayton Moore. The Lone Ranger. Next, from January 30th, 1945, King Led The Way. Then, William Conrad as Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke. From, October 31st, 1952, The Overland Express. Finally, John Dehner stars in Have Gun Will Travel. From May 17th, 1959, Lady Kane The Silver Queen. John Dehner, pictured above, was born in NYC in 1915. He began as an animator for Walt Disney, then worked as a disc jockey and pianist. He also was a publicist for General Patton during WW II. He made his movie debut in " Captain Eddie " in 1945. He has appeared in many movies, including : " Plymouth Adventure " in 1952; " The Left-Handed Gun " ( 1958 ); " Critic's Choice " ( 1963 ); " The Cheyenne Social Club " and " Dirty Dingus Magee " ( 1970 ); " Support Your Local Gunfighter " ( 1971 ); " Slaughterhouse Five " ( 1972 ); " The Day Of The Dolphin " ( 1973 ); " Fun With Dick And Jane " ( 1977 ) and " The Boys From Brazil " ( 1978 ). On radio, he was a newsman and a regular on " Frontier Gentleman " and " Have Gun, Will Travel " ( in the role later made famous on tv by Richard Boone ). On TV, Mr. Dehner was a regular in the following shows : " The Westerner " ( 1960 ) as Burgundy Smith; " The Roaring Twenties " ( 1960 - 1962 ) as Jim Duke Williams; " The Baileys Of Balboa " ( 1964 - 1965 ); He was a regular on " The Don Knotts Show " ( 1970 - 1971 ); " The Doris Day Show " ( 1971 -1973 ) as Cy Bennett; " Temperatures Rising " ( 1973 - 1974 ) as Dr. Charles Cleveland Claver; " Big Hawaii " ( 1977 ) as Barrett Fears; " Young Maverick " ( 1979 - 1980 ) as Marshall Edge Troy; " Enos " ( 1980 -1981 ) as Lt. Jacob Broggi; " Bare Essance " ( 1983 ) as Hadden Marshall. He appeared in such miniseries' as : " The Missiles Of October " as Sec. Of State Dean Acheson, " The Winds Of War " as Admiral King and " How The West Was Won " as Bishop Benjamin. His countless guest appearances on TV included the following shows and specials : " The Alaskans "; " The Andy Griffith Show "; " The Betty White Show "; " The Beverly Hillbillies "; " The Bill Cosby Special, Or? "; " Captain Nice "; " Combat "; " Danger In Paradise "; " The David Niven Theater "; " F Troop "; " Forest Ranger "; " Frontier "; " Get Smart "; " Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theater "; ' Love American Style ";" The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour ";" My Wives Jane "; " The New Daughters Of Joshua Cabe "; " The Rebel "; " The Soldiers "; " Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur "; " The Tom Ewell Show "; and " The Virginian." He and his wife Evelyn had two daughters and he had a stepdaughter, and three stepsons. He died on February 4, 1992 in Santa Barbara, California of emphysema and diabetes at age 76. | 3/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFather Knows What is Prime | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze, three comedies and a mystery come your way. First up, There is a new maid in the household, say, who is the boss anyway? From June 22nd, 1950, The New Housekeeper on Father Knows Best starring Robert Young. Next, Luigi, tries to return a nightgown, find out why on Life with Luigi, from April 3rd, 1949. Then, something fell off the car. More laughs with Fibber McGee and Molly, from April 18th, 1950. Finally, from November 6th, 1944, another great suspense titled The Twin, from The Whistler. The brainchild of actor Robert Young and writer Ed James, "Father Knows Best" began as an audition disc in December of 1948. In its initial incarnation, the series was not much different than similar situation comedies of the period -- shows like "Ozzie and Harriet" and "The Life of Riley," the concepts of which were basically that "daddy is a well-meaning dumbbell, but we still love him." (In fact, the original title of the series was "Father Knows Best?" -- with a definite question mark at the end of the phrase.) However, by the time the show was bought by General Foods for its Maxwell House Coffee brand and first aired over NBC on August 25, 1949, most of the clichés had been removed. What was left was a solid, well-written portrayal of typical Midwestern family life -- with a surprising emphasis on well-shaded characters, rather than outlandish situations, to bring out the humorous side of suburban life. Father Knows Best, Father as portrayed by Robert Young, the title character of Jim Anderson is a successful insurance salesman living in Springfield with his wife Margaret (June Whitley) and their three children: Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson), and Kathy (Norma Jean Nilsson). Jim is ambitious, likeable, and a good provider for his family -- though he often grows exasperated by the turmoil that is a part of his everyday home life. The plots generally begin quite simply - Jim surprises Margaret with tickets to a show, for instance - then quickly become complicated as the plans, schemes, commitments, and miscommunications of their children and their friends and neighbors get in the way. As with all sit-coms, the complications are never all that serious and are, of course, all resolved by the end of the show -- but, thanks to excellent writing and the outstanding acting talents of the principals, these hilarious slices of everyday life rise above the norm to make "Father Knows Best" one of the highlight series of late-era network radio entertainment. As Always, Enjoy! | 3/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPrimed with Gunsmoke | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze, William Conrad stars as Matt Dillon in one of radio and tv's biggest and westerns, Gunsmoke. From, November 11th, 1956, this Pretty Mama. Up next The Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Show, with special guest, Fred Macmurray, from May 19, 1953. Then, the comedy continues with The Jack Benny Program. From February 15th, 1948, The Suprise Birthday Party. Finally, only the names are changed to protect the innocent in Dragnet, starring Jack Webb. From April 13th, 1950, The Big Watch. Buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in the Lincoln Terrace Plot # 4448. He is surrounded by his fellow TV detectives at this cemetery who are either in the same section or within very close proximity. They include Telly Savalas and George Savalas from "Kojak" (1973) and William Talman, Wesley Lau, and Ray Collins of "Perry Mason" (1957) fame and "Dragnet" (1951)'s Jack Webb. There were several 11-1/2" tall falcon props made for use in The Maltese Falcon (1941). Some were cast of plastic resin, some of lead. Only two 45 lb. lead falcons and two 5 lb., 5.4 oz resin falcons are verified to be in existence today. One lead Falcon has been displayed for years at various venues. The second, which was marred at the end of the movie by Sydney Greenstreet, was a gift to William Conrad by studio chief Jack L. Warner. It was auctioned in December 1994, nine months after Conrad's death for $398,500 to Ronald Winston of Harry Winston, Inc. At that time, it was the highest price paid for a movie prop ever sold for. It was used to model a 10 lb. gold replica displayed at the 69th Academy Awards. The replica has Burmese ruby eyes, interchangeable claws (one set of gold, one set of coral) and holds a platinum chain in its beak with a 42.98 flawless diamond at the end. It's valued at over $8 million. The lead and resin falcons are valued in excess of $2 million - coincidentally the value placed on the "real" Maltese Falcon by Kasper Gutman, Greenstreet's character in the 1941 classic movie. He was the voice of the original "Matt Dillon' character, in the radio version of "Gunsmoke". When the program converted to television, the part was given to James Arness. Provides the voice-over for a 1970's television commercial for "Hai Karate", a men's cologne. He was nominated for a 1976 Joseph Jefferson Award for Guest Artist for his performance in "That Championship Season" at the Arlington Park Theatre in Chicago, Illinois Date of Birth 27 September 1920, Louisville, Kentucky, USA Date of Death 11 February 1994, North Hollywood, California, USA (heart failure) Birth Name William Cann As Always, Enjoy! | 3/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCharlie McCarthy Primed for Lana Turner | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze, more great laughs come your way. First up, Groucho Marx in You Bet Your Life, a very popular quiz show where contestants win money for answering questions. Say the secret word and win something extra. Plenty of fun for everyone. From November 16th, 1949. Next, Amos and Andy in The Court Trial, from January 5th, 1945. Then, silver screen actress Lana Turner is the guest on The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Program. From November 16th, 1947. Finally, a special party is in the planning on Our Miss Brooks with Eve Arden, from April 3rd, 1949. Lana Turner's film career began so the story goes when she was discovered sipping soda at the fountain in Schwab's Drug Store. She was dubbed The Sweater Girl after an on screen appearance walking down the street in a tight skirt and sweater in the appropriately titled 1937 film, They Won't Forget. A favorite pin-up girl during World War II, Turner embodied the beautiful blonde, passionate and troubled, with a shadowy past. In real life, there were many shadows in Turner's world. Her father was murdered, reputedly for gambling debts, when she was a child. She struggled with alcoholism all her life and had many famous and a few notorious boyfriends, including billionaire Howard Hughes, pretty boy actor Tyrone Power, and Tarzan star Lex Barker. Turner eventually married seven times. In 1958 Turner's only child, Cheryl Crane, stabbed and killed Johnny Stompanato with a kitchen knife. Turner was trying to break off the relationship. The judge ruled justifiable homicide after hearing evidence of the violence and threats made by Stompanato. Despite the unstable environment of the Turner household, Cheryl was reunited with her mother. Turner's scandalous personal life played havoc with herprofessional advancement in the studio driven image conscious world of Hollywood. Her glamour girl reputation overshadowed her talent as an actress. Although directors were aware of her ability, the women's roles Turner was so often type-cast in, prevented her from achieving the greatness many thought her capable of. Turner's most notable screen successes were as the Ziegfeld Girl 1941, gorgeous in feathers and a fan, as the steamy double dealing housewife in The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946, and later in the noir classic, Madame X 1966. She was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress for Peyton Place in 1957. Even after her original film glamour faded, Turner continued to act. She had a recurring role in the nighttime TV Soap Opera, "Falcon Crest" from 1981 to 1990. Until illness stopped her, she performed at dinner theaters around the country. The Sweater Girl, as famous for her stormy personal life as for her sexy screen persona, Lana Turner died June 29, 1995 after a long bout with throat cancer. She was 75. Her daughter, who grew up to write a book about her traumatic childhood and successful adulthood in partnership with her lesbian lover, was close to her mother in the final years. Cheryl was at her mother's bedside when Lana Turner died. | 3/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFour Primed Slueths | This edition of Prime Time Radio Daze contains four famous detectives from the golden age of radio. Starting with Philip Marlowe, starring Howard Duff in the title role. From March 5th, 1949, The Friend from Detroit. Next, Dick Powell stars in Richard Diamond. Sometimes referred to as the Singing Detective. From August 30th, 1953, The Baseball Matter. Then, Edmond O Brien in Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. From December 8th, 1951, The Youngstown Credit Group Matter. Finally, Sam Spade in The Civic Pride Caper. As originally conceived, Johnny Dollar was a smart, tough, wisecracking detective who tossed silver dollar tips to waiters and bellhops. Dick Powell starred in the audition show, recorded in 1948, but withdrew from the role in favor of other projects. The role went instead to Charles Russell. The show, for which Powell auditioned, was originally titled "Yours Truly, Lloyd London". Between the audition tape, of December 6 1948, and the recording of the first episode, January 14 1949, the show and its lead character name were changed. With the first three actors to play Johnny Dollar radio actor Russell and movie tough-guy actors Edmond O'Brien and John Lund there was little to distinguish Johnny Dollar from other detective series at the time Richard Diamond, Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade. While always a friend of the police, Johnny wasn't necessarily a stickler for the strictest interpretation of the law. He was willing to let some things slide to satisfy his own sense of justice, as long as the interests of his employer were also protected. The series ended in September 1954. Above, Edmond O Brien pictured with Ava Gardner. As Always, Enjoy! | 3/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMeet Me Primed in St. Louis | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze, two hilarious comedies to get you primed for a Lux Theater Classic. First up, William Bendix as Riley. From March 20th, 1948, The Suggestion Contest on The Life of Riley. Next, more comedy relief when a Flying Saucer appears on The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Program. From April 2nd, 1950. On to the feature presentation, Meet Me in St. Louis opened in theaters January of 1945. Then, nearly two years later, the feature returned for special radio engagement with original cast members on December 2nd, 1946. Lux Radio Theatre (CBS, 60min) Episode: "Meet Me in St. Louis" Producer and Host: William Keighley Writer: Sally Benson Music Director: Louis Silvers Announcer: John Milton Kennedy Starring: Judy Garland, Tom Drake, Margaret O'Brien and Gale Gordon Judy sang: Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis, The Boy Next Door, The Trolley Song, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-year old Esther has fallen in love with the boy next door who has just moved in, John. He however, barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis Fair. As Always, Enjoy! | 3/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPrimed With Sagebrush Soap | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze, Fibber is volunteering for jury duty. From March 3rd, 1948, The Fibber McGee and Molly Show. Next, Knitting Baby Booties. Lucille Ball stars in My Favorite Husband, from September 24th, 1948. Third up, The Sagebrush Soap Contest on The Jack Benny Program. From March 12th, 1950. Finally, Gracie wants George to become a doctor. Plenty of laughs on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. From, February 24th, 1949. As Always, Enjoy! | 3/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPrimetime Party | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze, adventure, drama and the Old West. From February 12, 1953, On Stage. This episode is called The Party. Then, from December 29th, 1949. The Roseland Murder on Dragnet. Next, Gunsmoke, from June 20th, 1952. The episode is entitled, The Brothers. Finally, friom February 13th, 1949, The Whistler. The episode is called, The Last Curtain. On Stage appeared on CBS from January 1953 until September 1954, for a total of 78 episodes. Only 41 of the 78 shows are in circulation today. The show was produced and directed by Elliot Lewis and starred the husband and wife team of Elliot and Cathy Lewis, pictured above. The idea for the show came about when someone suggested they work together in the 40's. CBS gave them the go ahead for a show in 1952 and they formed the production company Haven Radio Productions. Each show was written with a strong male and female part. Both were at the pinnacle of their careers. At the time, Elliot was playing Frankie Remley on The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show, producing, directing and starring in Suspense, and Broadway is My Beat. Cathy Lewis was starring in My Friend Irma on both radio and television; however, "The Golden Age of Radio" was coming to an end. The big money was shifting over to television. This would be one of the last good series on radio. Thanks for all your emails and wonderful comments. Please leave any feedback that you may have at primetimeradiodaze@gmail.com, or on the Prime Time Radio Daze page on itunes. Go to the itunes store, select genre of podcast, then in the upper right corner simply type in RADIODAZE. That you will direct you to the correct page. There you will be able to sign up for podcast feeds to download for your itouch or iphone player. Be sure to subscribe to feed updates that you can receive in your email. Just click the link below the archive column located on the right hand side of the page you are currently viewing, just look for, Subcribe to Radio Daze by Email. It's just that easy. As Always, Enjoy! | 3/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPrimed With a Steering Wheel | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze, it's all about the car. whether your getting a driver's license, learning to drive, driving your car or evev trying to win a car, that's what the next two hours bring. First up, Luigi needs a driver's license. This episode from February 20th, 1949. Then, The Great Gildersleeve. From February 10th, 1946, Gildy's New Car. Next, Lucille Ball stars in My Favorite Husband. From November, 13th, 1948, this episode is called, Learning To Drive. Finally, from November 11th, 1947, The Life of Riley in, Win a Buick Contest. Hang on, it's going to be wild ride for the next two hours. Life with Luigi was a radio comedy drama series which began September 21, 1948 on CBS. The story concerned Italian immigrant Luigi Basco, and his experiences as an immigrant in Chicago. Many of the shows take place at the US citizenship classes that Luigi attends with other immigrants from different countries, as well as trying to fend off the repeated advances of the morbidly obese daughter of his landlord sponsor. Luigi was played by J. Carrol Naish, an Irish-American. Naish continued in the role on the short-lived television version in 1952 and was later replaced by Vito Scotti. With a working title of The Little Immigrant, Life with Luigi was created by Cy Howard, who earlier had created the hit radio comedy, My Friend Irma. Other characters on the radio show included Pasquale Alan Reed, another Italian-American who was always trying to set Luigi up with his daughter Rosa; and Shultz Hans Conreid, a German immigrant and fellow student in Luigi's citizenship class. The show was sometimes regarded as the Italian counterpart to the radio show The Goldbergs, which chronicled the experience of Jewish immigrants in New York. Reed also was the original voice of Fred Flintstone in the sixties cartoon show. As Always, Enjoy! | 2/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPrimed Up with Uncle Miltie | Comedy is King in this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze. First up, The Milton Berle Show. From February 26th, 1947, this a Salute to our South American Neighbor. Next up, a visit to Duffy's Tavern. From January 4th, 1946, this is Balancing The Books. Then, Eve Arden stars in Our Miss Brooks from October 1st, 1950. This episode is called, Measles Diagnosis. Finally, the comedy of Fibber McGee and Molly. From February 26, 1946, Fibber loses Fountain Pen. Milton Berle, born Milton Berlinger July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002 was an Emmy-winning American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater 1948–55, he was the first major star of television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age. In 1934–36, Berle was heard regularly on The Rudy Vallee Hour, and he got much publicity as a regular on The Gillette Original Community Sing, a Sunday night comedy-variety program broadcast on CBS from September 6, 1936 to August 29, 1937. In 1939, he was the host of Stop Me If You've Heard This One with panelists spontaneously finishing jokes sent in by listeners. Three Ring Time, a comedy-variety show sponsored by Ballantine Ale, was followed by a 1943 program sponsored by Campbell's Soups. The audience participation show Let Yourself Go 1944–1945 could best be described as slapstick radio with studio audience members acting out long suppressed urges often directed at host Berle. Kiss and Make Up, on CBS in 1946, featured the problems of contestants decided by a jury from the studio audience with Berle as the judge. He also made guest appearances on many comedy-variety radio programs during the 1930s and 1940s. Scripted by Hal Block and Martin Ragaway, The Milton Berle Show brought Berle together with Arnold Stang, later a familiar face as Berle's TV sidekick. Others in the cast were Pert Kelton, Mary Schipp, Jack Albertson, Arthur Q. Bryan, Ed Begley and announcer Frank Gallop. Sponsored by Philip Morris, it aired on NBC from March 11, 1947, until April 13, 1948. His last radio series was The Texaco Star Theater, which began September 22, 1948 on ABC and continued until June 15, 1949, with Berle heading the cast of Stang, Kelton and Gallop, along with Charles Irving, Kay Armen, and double-talk specialist Al Kelly. It employed top comedy writers Nat Hiken, brothers Danny and Neil Simon, Leo Fuld, Aaron Ruben, and Berle later recalled this series as "the best radio show I ever did... a hell of a funny variety show." It served as a springboard for Berle's rise as television's first major star. As Always, Enjoy! | 2/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMystery Primed and Ready | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze. Suspense and Mystery are the frontrunners. First up, an episode from Suspense. From May 4th, 1950, Statement of Mary Blake. Next, a sci fi fifties episode from X Minus One, known as The Junkyard. Then I Love Adventure with, But Grandma, What Big Teeth You Have, from June 6th, 1948. Finally, an episode from The Whistler called Return With The Spray, from April 23rd, 1950. The Whistler was one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955.The Whistler was the most popular West Coast-originated program with its listeners for many years. It was sponsored by the Signal Oil Company: "That whistle is your signal for the Signal Oil program, The Whistler." Episodes of The Whistler began with the ominous narration: I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales, hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes ... I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak. As Always, Enjoy! | 2/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Comedy Saga of Jack Benny's Song | in this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze. Two hours of Comedy with The Jack Benny Show. These four episodes are tied togther with one basic theme. Jack has written a song which he is very proud of. The first show is from January 20th, 1952. It's called George Burns sings Jack's song. Next, from February 3rd, 1952, Wolfe Gilbert to publish Jack's song. Mrs Wilson fills in for Don while he is sick at home. Then, from February 10th, 1952 Jack is off to New York to get the song published. Finally, from February 17th, 1952, Jack dreams that the New York Symphony plays his song. It would have taken almost a month to hear these four shows back in 1952. Now, you get them back to back on Prime Time Radio Daze. Be sure to tell your friends about this website. If you tell at least one friend, just imagine how may viewers and subscribers this site will have. We have continued to grow since our first podcast back in October of 2008. Much thanks to you and your overwhelming support. If you know anyone that travels frequently by air or by car, these programs make your travel time go by quickly. Simple go to itunes and download the free software at www.apple.com/itunes/ . You can download everything from current music to great podcast. Once you have downloaded the software, go to the Itunes Store. Select Podcast in the Genres , then in the search box in the upper right corner, type in RADIODAZE and there you can subscribe to this podcast. there is also an area where you can leave your comments for others to view. Please take a moment to use this feature. Once, you are subscribed, everytime a new episode is created, it will automatically download to your Itunes account so you can load it on your itouch, ipod or iphone for playback at your leziure. REMEMBER, ALL OF PRIME TIME RADIO DAZE PODCAST ARE FREE, FREE, FREE. If you have any questions, drop us a line. I will try to help you anyway that I can. Be sure to let us know what you think of the programs. We would love to hear from you. The email is, primetimeradiodaze@gmail.com. As Always, Enjoy! | 2/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPrime Time Starts With The Letter X | Sci Fi, Suspense, Mystery and even a little magic you can use for yourself. In this edition, from September 15th, 1955, X Minus 1. This episode is called The Castaways. Next, The Whistler with Tell Tale Brand from January 9th, 1949. Follow that with Blackstone The Magician and Detective in The Coin of Cleopatra, from February 13th, 1949. Finally, from February 11th, 1980, The CBS Radio Mystery Theater, hosted by E.G. Marshall. with Talk To Me. CBS Radio Mystery Theater aka Radio Mystery Theater and Mystery Theater, sometimes abbreviated as CBSRMT was an ambitious and sustained attempt during the 1970s to revive the great drama of old-time radio. The series was created by Himan Brown, a radio legend due to his work on Inner Sanctum Mysteries and other shows dating back to the 1930s. On CBS affiliates, the series began its long run January 6, 1974. The final episode was broadcast on December 31, 1982. The program aired nightly and ran for one hour, including news and commercials. Typically, a week consisted of three to four new episodes, with the remainder of the week filled out with reruns. There were a total of 1399 original episodes. The total number of broadcasts, including reruns, was 2969. The format was similar to that of classic old time radio shows such as The Mysterious Traveler and The Whistler, in that a host E.G. Marshall introduces each episode and provides pithy wisdom throughout, but unlike the hosts of earlier programs, Marshall is fully mortal, merely someone whose heightened insight and erudition plunge the listener into the world of the macabre. The show began with the ominous sound of a creaking crypt door, slowly opening to invite listeners in for the evening's adventure, accompanied by Marshall's disturbing utterance, "Come in. Welcome. I am E.G. Marshall." At the end of each show, the door would swing shut, followed by Marshall's classic sign off, "Until next time, pleasant... dreams?," segueing into the show's haunting woodwind theme music. Marshall hosted the program every year but the final one, when actress Tammy Grimes took over, maintaining the format. As Always, Enjoy! | 2/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSherlock and The Great Detectives | This Edition of Prime Time Radio Daze brings you four programs from radio's greatest detectives. First, The Adventures of Sam Spade, played by Howard Duff. This is called, The Cheese Cake Caper. Next, from April 12th, 1949, Dick Powell stars as Richard Diamond in The Man Who Hated Women. Then, from July 24th, 1949, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. This program is called, Who Took The Taxis. Finally, from March 26th, 1945, Basil Rathbone stars as Shelock Holmes in The Book of Tobit. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish-born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based consulting detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning while using abductive reasoning inference to the best explanation and astute observation to solve difficult cases. Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that featured Holmes. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Sherlock Holmes himself, and two others are written in the third person. The first two stories, short novels, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887 and Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890, respectively. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialised novels appeared until 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1878 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914. Conan Doyle, when asked if there was a real Sherlock Holmes, always maintained that Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Sherlock Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations. Dr. Bell was also interested in crime and assisted the police in solving a few cases. According to one theory, the character of Sherlock Holmes was inspired by Wendell Scherer, described in a 1971 article in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine as a consulting detective in a murder case that received a great deal of newspaper attention in England in 1882. However, the London 'Times' online edition has no reference to a Wendell Scherer between 1875 and 1905, and other authorities suggest different derivations. As Always, Enjoy! | 2/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPrime Cut Comedy Daze | In this edition,comedy is the key to great laughs. First, Uncle Baxter moves in on The Life of Riley starring William Bendix. From January 31st, 1948. Next, from April 26th, 1948, Marie Wilson stars in My Friend Irma, the beautiful blonde, that never has a clue. The episode is called, Manhatten Magazine. Then, Jim Jordan stars as Fibber in Fibber Mcgee and Molly. There is a party for Mayor LaTrivia. From February 28th, 1950. Finally, the story of Cinderella on The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show from April 30th, 1950. Fibber McGee and Molly premiered in 1935. The program struggled in the ratings until 1940, when it became a national sensation. Within three years, it was the top rated program in America. 79 Wistful Vista was one of America’s most famous addresses and Molly’s warning to Fibber not to open the hall closet door and his subsequent decision to do it created one of radio’s best remembered running gags that audiences expected each week. Jim Jordan, Fibber, was born on a farm on November 16, 1896, near Peoria, Illinois. Marian Driscoll, Molly, a coal miner’s daughter, was born in Peoria on November 15, 1898. After years of hardship and touring in obscurity on the small-time show biz circuit, they arrived in Chicago in 1924, where they eventually performed on thousands of shows and developed 145 different voices and characters. Broadcast to the nation from WMAQ Chicago, the show entertained America until March 1956, and continued on NBC’s Monitor until 1959. Jim Jordan died on April 1, 1988. Marian Jordan died on April 7, 1961. Fibber McGee and Molly was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1989. Fibber McGee and Molly pictured above. As Always, Enjoy! | 2/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPrime Time Comedies and Groucho Marx | In this edition, four comedies that will keep you in stitches on Prime Time Radio Daze. First, the secret word is money on You Bet Your Life, starring Groucho Marx from March 22nd, 1950. Next, My Favorite Husband, starring Lucille Ball. From March 3rd, 1951, The Passports. Then, from October 1st, 1950, the Maxwell has been stolen on The Jack Benny Program. Finally, Jane Wyman guest on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. From March 24, 1949, This is an episode called,The Academy Awards. In the picture, Groucho Marx, George Jessel, Milton Berle, Eddie Cantor and Buddy Lester. Groucho's radio life hadn't been as successful as his life on stage and in film, though historians such as Gerald Nachman and Michael Barson suggest that, in the case of the single-season Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel 1932, the failure may have been a combination of a poor time slot and the Marx Brothers returning to Hollywood to make another film. In the mid-1940s, during a depressing lull in his career (his radio show Blue Ribbon Town had failed to hold on, and the Marx Brothers looked finished as film performers), Groucho was scheduled to appear on a radio show with Bob Hope. Annoyed that he was made to wait in the waiting room for 40 minutes, Groucho went on the air in a foul mood. Hope started by saying, "Why, it's Groucho Marx, ladies and gentlemen. Groucho, what brings you here from the hot desert?" Groucho retorted, "Hot desert my foot, I've been standing in the cold waiting room for 40 minutes." Groucho continued to ignore the script, and although Hope was a formidable ad-libber in his own right, he couldn't begin to keep up with Groucho, who lengthened the scene well beyond its allotted time slot with a veritable onslaught of improvised wisecracks. Listening in on the show was producer John Guedel, who got a brainstorm. He approached Groucho about doing a quiz show. "A quiz show? Only actors who are completely washed up resort to a quiz show." Undeterred, Guedel explained that the quiz would be only a backdrop for Groucho's interviews of people, and the storm of ad-libbing that they would elicit. Groucho said, "Well, I've had no success in radio, and I can't hold on to a sponsor. At this point I'll try anything." You Bet Your Life premiered in October 1947 on radio on ABC and then on CBS and finally NBC and ran until May 1961 -- on radio only 1947-1950, on both radio and television 1950-1956, and on television only 1956-1961. The show was an utter sensation, one of the most popular in the history of radio and television. With one of the best announcers and, as it turns out, straight men in the business, George Fenneman, as his faithful foil, Groucho slayed his audiences with extraordinary improvised conversation, usually with the most ordinary of guests. As Always, Enjoy! | 2/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJust Ask Red | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze, four hilarious comedies are served up. First, The Red Skelton Show. From April 8th, 1947, Things You Never Knew About Buses. Next, from November 16th, 1948, Bowling Night on Fibber McGee and Molly. Follow that up with The Jack Benny Program. Jack Buys an Umbrella Stand. From January 18th, 1953. Last on the lineup, Richard Widmark guests on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. As Always, Enjoy! | 1/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMurders and Mysteries | This edition of Prime Time Radio Daze features a variety of suspenseful programs. First, Murder in Haste on The Whister. From February 26th, 1946. Next, Wherever I Go on Murder at Midnight. From 1946. Follow that up with The Laughing Maiden, from January 13th, 1978 on The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Then, an assortment of Five Minute Mysteries to round out this edition. Murder at Midnight was an old-time radio show featuring macabre tales of suspense, often with a supernatural twist. It was produced in New York and was first heard in syndication between September 16, 1946 and September 8, 1947 on radio station WJZ. The show's writers included Robert Newman, Joseph Ruscoll, Max Erlich and William Norwood, and it was directed by Anton M. Leder. The host was Raymond Morgan, who delivered the memorable lines of introduction over Charles Paul's effective organ theme: Midnight, the witching hour when the night is darkest, our fears the strongest, and our strength at its lowest ebb. Midnight, when the graves gape open and death strikes. A total of 51 episodes were produced, though the last two were never aired. Ten shows were syndicated and rerun on Mutual in 1950. Though very entertaining at its best, the series' failure can perhaps be attributed to some wildly implausible stories. As Always, Enjoy! | 1/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGet Joe Friday | This edition of Prime Time Radio Daze offers two, great Police Crime Dramas. First, from January 26th, 1946, Gang Busters. This is The Case of Damiani and Krause. First, Part One. However, you don't have to wait a week here to get the follow up story. From February 2nd, 1946 it's Part Two. In the second hour, Jack Webb stars in Dragnet. Here is another two part story. The first part The Big Gangster, aired on March 23rd, 1950. Part Two aired the following week on March 30th, 1950. You get them back to back here. The Dragnet radio show was a police action series that ran for 382 episodes over 7 1/2 years from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on the NBC radio network! It was the first police series that detailed every single step involved in police work. The street cops would often discover a crime, then the detectives would investigate and gather evidence. The questioning of witnesses and suspects was typically included. The show even went so far as to show the mundane tasks involved in police work like filling out paperwork. For the first time, the audience got a feel for what a real cops job was like, not the glorified hollywood version. And yet, the stories were intense and definitely held the interest of the audience. The show's creator, director and main star, Jack Webb, insisted on realism and accuracy in portraying the cops and detectives in the series. Episodes were based on real cases from the Los Angeles Police Department's files. Dragnet also broke some at the time taboos by occasionally depicting sexual crimes and episodes where children were murdered. As stated, Jack Webb played the main character Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Joe always had a partner, but they changed throughout the series from Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero to Barney Phillips as Officer Ed Jacobs and lastly to Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith. There were two announcers; George Fenneman and Hal Gibney. The show was produced by Bill Rousseau. Writers included Frank Burt, James E. Moser, and John Robinson. Those terrific sound effects were done by Wayne Kenworthy and Bud Tollefson. The series theme music was titled, Dragnet March and was written by Walter Schumann. The show's sponsor was Fatima Cigarettes through September 14, 1952 and then Chesterfield Cigarettes supported paid the way. As Always, Enjoy | 1/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanQuiz Show for Lucy | Here comes another great comedy lineup on Prime Time Radio Daze. First up, The Raffle on Life with Luigi. From March 13th, 1949. Second, The Uncontrolled Dog. From May 4th, 1950, Robert Young stars in Father Knows Best. Then, Babs is having her Sweet 16 Birthday on The Life Of Riley. From February 28th, 1948. Finally Lucille Ball stars in My Favorite Husband in an episode called The Quiz Show. From November 25th, 1949. CBS Broadcasting Inc. (CBS) is an American radio and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name. The network is sometimes referred to as the Tiffany Network, which alludes to the high perceived quality of CBS programming during the tenure of its founder William S. Paley (1927-1990). It can also refer to some of CBS's first demonstrations of color television, which were held in a former Tiffany & Co. building in New York City in 1950. The network has its origins in United Independent Broadcasters Inc. a collection of 16 radio stations that was bought by William S. Paley in 1928 and renamed the Columbia Broadcasting System. Under Paley's guidance, CBS would first become one of the largest radio networks in the United States and then one of the big three American broadcast television networks. In 1995, CBS dropped its full name and became known simply as CBS, Inc. The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1995 and eventually adopted the name of the company it had bought to become CBS Corporation. In 2000, CBS came under the control of Viacom, which coincidentally had begun as a spin-off of CBS in 1971. In late 2005, Viacom split itself and reestablished CBS Corporation with the CBS television network at its core. CBS Corporation and the new Viacom are controlled by Sumner Redstone through National Amusements, the parent of the two companies. From the beginning of its existance to the present day, CBS has generally been the most watched network in the United States. | 1/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBadda Badda Bing | Here is a great comedy edition on Prime Time Radio Daze. Leading off this four pack of laughs, Harold Perry stars as the The Great Gildersleeve. From January 16th, 1944, This is one is titled, Income Tax Returns. Fibber is working on a Home Power Plant. From March 25th, 1947, Fibber McGee and Molly. The Laughs keep comming next in Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden. From March 27, 1949, this episode is called, The Clay City English Teacher. Finally, from February 15th, 1953, The Jack Benny Program. This one is called, The Life of Bing Crosby. Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American popular singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death. One of the last multimedia stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses. Widely recognized as one of the most popular musical acts in history, Crosby is also credited as being the major inspiration for most of the male singers of the era that followed him, including Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine recognized Crosby as the person who had done the most for American G.I. morale during World War II and, during his peak years, around 1948, polls declared him the "most admired man alive," ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also during 1948, the Music Digest estimated that Crosby recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music. Crosby exerted an important influence on the development of the postwar recording industry. In 1947, he invested US$50,000 in the Ampex company, which developed North America's first commercial reel-to-reel tape recorder, and Crosby became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings on magnetic tape. He gave one of the first Ampex Model 200 recorders to his friend, musician Les Paul, which led directly to Paul's invention of multitrack recording. Along with Frank Sinatra, he was one of the principal backers behind the famous United Western Recorders studio complex in Los Angeles. In 1962, Crosby was the first person to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way. Crosby is one of the few people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Around this time, Bing made his solo debut on radio, co-starring with The Carl Fenton Orchestra on a popular CBS radio show and by 1936, replacing his former boss, Paul Whiteman, as the host of NBC's Kraft Music Hall, a weekly radio program where he would remain for the next ten years. As his signature tune he used "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" which also showcased his whistling skill. He was thus able to take popular singing beyond the kind of "belting" associated with a performer like Ali Schuette, who had to reach the back seats in New York theatres without the aid of the microphone. With Crosby, as Henry Pleasants noted in The Great American Popular Singers, something new had entered American music, something that might be called "singing in American," with conversational ease. The oddity of this new sound led to the epithet "crooner." Crosby gave great emphasis to live appearances before American troops fighting in the European Theater. He also learned how to pronounce German from written scripts and would read them in propaganda broadcasts intended for the German forces. The nickname "der Bingle" for him was understood to have become current among German listeners, and came to be used by his English-speaking fans. In a poll of U.S. troops at the close of WWII, Crosby topped the list as the person who did the most for G.I. morale, beating out President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, General Dwight Eisenhower, and Bob Hope. Crosby's biggest musical hit was his recording of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas | 1/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanClassic Comedy of Red Groucho Bill and Marie | In this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze Red Skelton comedy leads the way. From January 28th, 1951, this is The Big Venture. Second, everyones favorite comedy game show with Groucho Marx. You Bet Your Life. Say the Secret Word and win some additional cash. From February 8th, 1950. Third up, from January 28th, 1949, Evening by The Fireside. William Bendix stars in The Life of Riley. Finally, Double Troubles for My Friend Irma. From March 3rd, 1948. Born in Anaheim, California, Wilson began her career in New York City as a dancer on the Broadway stage. She gained national prominence with My Friend Irma on radio, television and film and played the quintessential dumb blonde, appearing in numerous comedies and in Ken Murray's famous Hollywood "Blackouts". During World War II, she was a volunteer performer at the Hollywood Canteen. She was also a popular wartime pin-up. Wilson's performance in Satan Met Lady, the second film adaptation of the detective novel The Maltese Falcon, is a virtual template for Marilyn Monroe's later onscreen persona. Wilson appeared in more than forty films and was a guest on The Ed Sullivan Show on four occasions. She was a television performer during the 1960s, working up until her untimely death. Wilson's talents have been recognized with three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: for radio at 6301 Hollywood Blvd., for television at 6765 Hollywood Blvd., and for movies at 6601 Hollywood Blvd. Wilson married four times: Nick Grinde (early 1930s), Bob Stevens (a Los Angeles golf pro,) 1938-1939, Allan Nixon (1942-1950), and Robert Fallon (1951-1972). She died of cancer in 1972 at age 56. She was interred in the Columbarium of Remembrance at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills. | 1/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCall a Cop Dramas | This edition of Prime Time Radio Daze is all about law enforcement, classic radio style. The first program is from December 13th, 1933. The episode is called, The York Gang, on Calling All Cars. Calling All Cars aired from 1933 to 1939 and is one of the most classic police dramas of all time. It is believed to be a precursor of the popular TV series, Dragnet. Calling All Cars is about the real life crime stories investigated by the Los Angeles police department. Next, from February 9th, 1950, Jack Webb stars in Dragnet. This episode is called, The Big Girl. Death of a Draft Dodger is the name of the next episode in This is Your FBI. Finally, another visit with Sgt. Joe Friday in Dragnet. From March 9th, 1950, The Big Thank You. As Always, Enjoy! | 1/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Great Detective Capers With Sam Spade, Phillip Marlowe, Richard Diamond and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar | Detective mysteries in this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze. Leading off with The Adventures of Philip Marlowe. From January 24th, 1948, this is Heart of Gold. Next, Sam Spade in The Convertible Caper. From June 15th, 1947. Then, Dick Powell stars in Richard Diamond. From October 8th, 1949, this is The Gibson Murder Case. Also, from the same date in October an episode called The Racehorse Piledriver on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. Sam Spade is a fictional character who is the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's novel The Maltese Falcon (1930) and the various films and adaptations based on it, as well as in three lesser known short stories written by Hammett. The novel, first published as a serial in the pulp magazine Black Mask, is the only one that Spade appears in, yet the character is widely cited as the crystallizing figure in the development of the hard-boiled private detective genre – Raymond Chandler's character Philip Marlowe, for instance, was strongly influenced by Hammett's Spade. Spade was a departure from Hammett's nameless and less than glamorous detective, The Continental Op. Sam Spade combined several features of previous detectives, most notably his cold detachment, keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice. He is the man who has seen the wretched, the corrupt, the tawdry side of life but still retains his "tarnished idealism". Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913 to July 8, 1990) was an American actor of film, television, stage, and radio. Duff was born in Charleston, Washington, now a part of Bremerton. His first film role was as an inmate in Brute Force. His other early movies include The Naked City (1948), All My Sons (1948), Panic in the City (1968), In Search of America (1971), A Wedding (1978) and No Way Out (1987). He appeared in a number of films with his first wife, actress/director Ida Lupino. One of Duff's best later performances was as Dustin Hoffman's attorney in the Academy Award-winning Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). On radio, Duff played Dashiell Hammett's private eye Sam Spade from 1946 to 1950, starring in The Adventures of Sam Spade on three different networks - ABC, CBS and NBC. In 1951 Steve Dunne took over the role of Sam Spade. He also appeared in an episode of Climax! entitled Escape From Fear in 1955. On television, Duff appeared with his then wife Ida Lupino in the CBS comedy Mr. Adams and Eve from January 1957 through September 1958, in which they played husband and wife film stars named Howard Adams and Eve Drake. From October 1960 through April 1961, Duff played Willie Dante, owner of the nightclub Dante's Inferno, in the NBC mystery adventure series Dante. In 1964 he guest starred as Harold Baker on the episode "Prodigy" of NBC's medical drama about psychiatry The Eleventh Hour starring Jack Ging and Ralph Bellamy. From September 1966 through January 1969, Duff portrayed Detective Sergeant Sam Stone in the ABC police drama Felony Squad with costar Dennis Cole. In the 1980s, he appeared on dramas such as NBC's Flamingo Road and Knots Landing, and Dallas, both on CBS. | 1/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanComedy with Ozzie and Harriet, Martin and Lewis, Our Miss Brooks and Phil Harris | Comedy runs rampid in this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze. Up first, a visit with The Nelson family, Ozzie, Harriet, Little David and Ricky. From January 16th, 1945. Ozzie is all excited about joining yet another lodge, The Brotherhood of The Unicorn. Next, The Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Show, with special guest, Lucille Ball. First aired April 3rd, 1949. Then, there is a stir about a missing electric heater on Our Miss Brooks with Eve Arden, from February 6th, 1949. Finally, Phil's Birthday Statue on The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Program, from January 22nd, 1950. Martin and Lewis were an American comedy team, comprising singer Dean Martin (as the "straight man") and comedian Jerry Lewis. The pair first met in 1944; their debut as a duo occurred at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 24 and 25, 1946. Before the teamed up they were both stand up comics. They worked together in nightclubs, on radio (starting in 1949) and in television and films. In the team's later years, it was no longer billed by the two men's surnames alone, as in their early radio work, but by their full names: "Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis." These separate identities helped them launch successful solo careers after the team's dissolution. In 1945, Martin met a young comic named Jerry Lewis at the Glass Hat Club in New York, where both men were performing.[citation needed] Martin and Lewis' official debut together occurred at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 24, 1946, and they were not a hit. The owner, Skinny D'Amato, warned them that if they didn't come up with a better act for their second show later that same night, they would be fired. Huddling together out in the alley behind the club, Lewis and Martin agreed to go for broke, to throw out the pre-scripted gags that hadn't worked and to basically just improvise their way through the act. Dean sang some songs, and Jerry came out dressed as a busboy, dropping plates and more or less making a shambles of both Martin's performance and the club's sense of decorum. They did slapstick, reeled off old vaudeville jokes, and did whatever else popped into their heads at the moment. This time, the audience doubled over in laughter. Their success at the 500 led to a series of well-paying engagements up and down the Eastern seaboard, culminating with a triumphant run at New York's Copacaba Club patrons were convulsed by the act, which consisted primarily of Lewis interrupting and heckling Martin while he was trying to sing, and ultimately the two of them chasing each other around the stage and having as much fun as possible. The secret, they have both said, is that they essentially ignored the audience and played to one another. A radio series commenced in 1949, it lasted until 1953, in 1949 Martin and Lewis were signed by Paramount producer Hal Wallis as comedy relief for the film My Friend Irma. Martin was thrilled to be out of New York City, a place he had developed a lifelong hatred for. He liked that California, because of its earthquakes, had few tall buildings. Suffering as he did from claustrophobia, Martin almost never used elevators, and having to climb multiple flights of stairs in Manhattan's skyscrapers was not his idea of fun. Their agent, Abby Greshler, negotiated for them one of Hollywood's best deals: although they received only a modest $75,000 between them for their films with Wallis, Martin and Lewis were free to do one outside film a year, which they would co-produce through their own York Productions. They also had complete control of their club, records, radio and television appearances, and it was through these endeavors that Martin and Lewis earned millions of dollars. They made regular appearances on NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour during the 1950s. Although there had been a number of hugely successful film teams before, Martin and Lewis were a new kind of team. The fun they had together set them apart from everything else being done at the time. Both were talented entertainers | 1/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanLaugh with Lucy, Jack, George and Gracie, and Fibber Too. | Comedy abounds in this edition of Prime Time Radio Daze. Leading the way, Fibber and McGee and Molly in an episode called The Laundromat. From January 25th, 1949. Next, Liz is concerned about another woman. From Jan 6th, 1950, Lucille Ball and Richard Denning star in My Favorite Husband. Third up, From January 29th, 1950, Jack is heading on the train to New York for The Heart Fund on The Jack Benny Show. Finally, George gets a jolt out of this past years Christmas bills. George Burns and Gracie Allen star in George and Gracie. The famous three-note NBC chimes came about after several years of development. The three note sequence G-E-C may have been heard first over Atlanta's WSB. The chimes are in the succession of what is known to musicians as a Major 6th triad. Someone at NBC in New York heard the WSB version of the notes during the networked broadcast of a Georgia Tech football game and asked permission to use it on the national network. NBC started to use the three notes in 1931, and it was the first audio trademark to be accepted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A variant sequence was also used that went G-E-C-G, known as "the fourth chime" and used during wartime (especially in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor), on D-Day, and disasters. The NBC chimes were mechanized in 1932 by Richard H. Ranger of the Rangertone company; their purpose was to send a low level signal of constant amplitude that would be heard by the various switching stations manned by NBC and AT&T engineers, and thus used as a system cue for switching different stations between the Red and Blue network feeds. Contrary to popular legend, the three musical notes, G-E-C, did not originally stand for NBC's current parent corporation, the General Electric Company; although GE's radio station in Schenectady, New York, WGY, was an early NBC affiliate, and GE was an early shareholder in NBC's founding parent RCA. General Electric did not own NBC outright until 1986. G-E-C is still used on NBC-TV. A variant with two preceding notes is used on the MSNBC cable television network. NBC's radio branch no longer exists. | 1/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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