OLD RADIO TIMES Newsletters The Official Newsletter of the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See the Content Index file (an Excel spreadsheet) for a detailed listing of all articles and other content for the issues of this newsletter. For convenience, if you wish to receive this free newsletter in your email box, please sign up at the OTRR Old Radio Times Page. Please feel free to write an article! Highlights of Issue 106 - Jan/Feb 2020: Florence Case: Pioneer Performer is Remembered by David S. Siegel Remembering Stewart Wright by John C. Abbott Additional Thoughts by Ryan Ellett Clyde Beatty: Wild Animal Trainer Supreme by Bruce Frey, PhD Arthur Anderson by Martin Grams Why "The House in Cypress Canyon" Haunts Listeners... Especially Me (Part 2) by Denise Noe Backstage Wife by Radio Mirror Highlights of Issue 105 - Winter 2019: DIY: A Show of One's Own (Part 1) by Kessler Joseph Adamsty Why "The House in Cypress Canyon" Haunts Listeners... Especially Me (Part 1) by Denise Noe Side by Side: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis on TV and Radio by Michael Hayde (Book Review by Martin Grams, Jr.) Inner Sanctum Premiums by Martin Grams, Jr. Lou Merrill: Everywhere, and Alongside Everyone Who was Someone by Mike Thomas Film Preservation by Martin Grams, Jr. When a Girl Marries by Radio Mirror Highlights of Issue 104 - Fall 2019: Crime Classics: A Brief History and a Cold Case Closure by Karl Schadow The True Origin of Our Miss Brooks by Martin Grams, Jr. Changes, Changes, Changes Young Widder Brown by Radio Mirror Highlights of Issue 103 - Summer 2019: Searching Out Missing Suspense by Joseph W. Webb, PhD Charles W. Hamp: A Forgotten Radio Superstar by Ryan Ellett The Day Silver Rescued the Lone Ranger by Martin Grams, Jr. Old-Time Radio Kept Alive in Maryland by Martin Grams, Jr. OTRR Fifteen Years Ago Highlights of Issue 102 - Spring 2019: Murder at Midnight: Killing the Competition, Part 2 by Karl Schadow Smiley Burnette: From the Panhandle to Petticoat Junction by Trav S. D. The Battle of the Bard by Michael P. Jensen (Book Review by Martin Grams, Jr.) Purchasing Groups Remembering Doris Day by Claire Nava Young Doctor Malone by Radio Mirror (September 1946) Highlights of Issue 101 - Winter 2019: Murder at Midnight: Killing the Competition, Part 1 by Karl Schadow Kenny Baker: Interlude Singer for Great Comedians by Trav S. D. A Christmas Sing with Bing Grams Kickstarts Bankhead Calvin and the Colonel: The Reincarnation of Amos 'n' Andy by Martin Grams, Jr. Highlights of Issue 100 - Fall 2018: Walter Winchell: Newspaperman and Radio Personality of Many Hats by Bob Stepno Changing of the Guard by Evan West Murder at Midnight The Ultimate History and Its Development by Jay Hickerson Highlights of Issue 99 - Jul/Aug 2018: Old Time Radio Comes to Tabletop Gaming by Cynthia Celeste Miller Who is the Falcon?: A History of the Detective's Adventures in Print, Movies, Radio and Television by Ian Dickerson (Book Review by Michael P. Jensen) The Faint Glow of Harbor Lights by Ryan Ellett Highlights of Issue 98 - Jun 2018: Radio is Back! Well Almost? by Clyde J. Kell About Jheroes.Com, Part 2 by Bob Stepno A Primer for Researching Old Time Radio, Part 4 by Martin Grams, Jr. Highlights of Issue 97 - May 2018: About Jheroes.Com, Part 1 by Bob Stepno Bay-Area Doppelganger: Harold Peery by Ryan Ellett A Primer for Researching Old Time Radio, Part 3 by Martin Grams, Jr. Highlights of Issue 96 - Apr 2018: Why the Radio Researchers? by Jim Beshires A Primer for Researching Old Time Radio, Part 2 by Martin Grams, Jr. Highlights of Issue 95 - Mar 2018: A Primer for Researching Old Time Radio, Part 1 by Martin Grams, Jr. Farewall, James Mason Saying Goodbye (Frank Buxton, Dick Orkin, Jim French, Bob Burchett) Ruth Brooks: A Life of Entertaining by Ryan Ellett Highlights of Issue 94 - Nov/Dec 2017: Next: TV Show Development Bing Wants Pictures by Robert R. Phillips The Next Big Thing in Old Time Radio: FLAC!!! Cultivated Groaner by Time Magazine (20-Nov-1944) Highlights of Issue 93 - Sep/Oct 2017: First-Hand: Bing Crosby & the Recording Revolution by Robert R. Phillips The Day I Met Gracie by Catherine Nixon Cooke Along With Cheap Prices, Drive-In Movie Era Gone by Bob Johnson Highlights of Issue 92 - Jul/Aug 2017: These Scavenger-Hunting Radio Fans by Franklin Chase, Jr. Sixty-Six Years Ago by Tom Garcia tain't Funny McGee by Liberty The Dorothy Lamour Disaster by Martin Grams, Jr. Highlights of Issue 91 - May/Jun 2017: Reliving World War II via Radio by Eric Beheim Submarines in Old Time Radio by Tim DeForest Personality Profile: Ned Wever by Lou Dumont Aimee Semple McPherson: Radio Religion & Reality by Anthony Rudel Peter Lorre in Mystery in the Air by Tim DeForest Highlights of Issue 90 - Mar/Apr 2017: Confessions of a Gagman's Wife by Jeanette Connor Missing Suspense Episodes (Updated 11-Dec-2016), Part Two by Joseph W. Webb, PhD Bradford Browne: Cellar Knight, Nit Wit, and More by Ryan Ellett Jack Webb... Just the Facts! by Anthony Rudel Highlights of Issue 89 - Jan/Feb 2017: When Did Sherlock Holmes First Appear on Radio? by Henry Zecher Missing Suspense Episodes (Updated 11-Dec-2016), Part One by Joseph W. Webb, PhD Mind the Gap by Clair Schulz Highlights of Issue 88 - Nov/Dec 2016: Speedy Alka-Seltzer by Jim Cox Slips That Pass Through the Mike by Tune In Magazine (July 1945) "And again I hear": Old Time Radio and the Imagination by Jack Foley Sound Effects Man Bob Mott Died Sept 28 New Quick Lux Flakes Wins Hands Test Highlights of Issue 87 - Sep/Oct 2016: Tarzan of the Apes Radio Serial by ERBzine.com Boy Wonder: The Radio Life of Orson Welles by Elizabeth McLeod Radio Preservation Task Force Conference Review by Martin Grams, Jr. Peg Lynch and Her Records of Broadcast History by Lauren Bratslavsky Highlights of Issue 86 - Jul/Aug 2016: The Five O'Clock Shadow by Will Murray Daytime Diary by Tune In Magazine (1941) Mel Blanc -- One Man Mob OTRRPedia by Paul Kornman Highlights of Issue 85 - May/Jun 2016: Racism and OTR... A Reply by George Wagner Arthur Anderson, Voice of Lucky Charms Cereal's Leprechaun, Dies at 93 by Sam Roberts Extraterrestial DX Circa 1924: "Will We Talk to Mars in August" by Thomas H. White The Clyde Beatty Radio Show (1950-1952) by Eric Beheim Memorable Villains of Old Time Radio by Tim DeForest Highlights of Issue 84 - Mar/Apr 2016: Bob Elliott, Half of the Deadpan Bob and Ray Comedy Team, Dies at 92 by Peter Keepnews & Richart Severo WLS & Stand By by Andy Ooms The Life of Dana Andrews by Elizabeth McLeod United States Early Radio History: Part 4 - Development of Radio Networks (1919-1926) by Thomas H. White Parley Baer by Wikipedia Highlights of Issue 83 - Jan/Feb 2016: Missing Suspense Episodes by Joseph W. Webb, PhD United States Early Radio History: Part 3 - Fakes, Frauds, and Cranks (1866-1922) by Thomas H. White Nigel Bruce: America's Favorite Englishman by Elizabeth McLeod P&G Sponsors Its First Daytime Serial by Danny Goodwin Once Upon a Time There Was Old Time Radio by Ned Norris Grandpa's Memories of a Scott Classic 1930 Radio by Eric Beheim Highlights of Issue 82 - Nov/Dec 2015: Radio's Straight Shooter: Tom Mix by Jack French Truth or Consequences -- A Christmas to Remember, 1947 by Martin Grams, Jr. Peg Lynch, Writer and Star of Early Situation Comedy, Dies at 98 by Bruce Weber Unexpected Christmas Classics by Elizabeth McLeod Billboard vs Jimbo: Amos'n'Andy by James Mason Joan Davis by Wikipedia The National Lum and Abner Society by Wikipedia Highlights of Issue 81 - Sep/Oct 2015: Gildersleeve Settles a Monumental Problem by Radio Mirror (1946) OTR Breakfast Origins by Jack French United States Early Radio History: Part 2 - Broadcasting After World War One (1918-1921) by Thomas H. White The Results are In: Nostalgia is not Mainstream by Martin Grams, Jr. Highlights of Issue 80 - Jul/Aug 2015: Superman: Way Ahead of His Time by Henry L. Morse "We'll Meet Again" - The 2015 Cincinnati Nostalgia Expo Report by Ryan Ellett Fort Laramie: MacDonnell and Meston Redux by Elizabeth McLeod United States Early Radio History: Part 1 - Big Business and Radio (1915-1922) by Thomas H. White Highlights of Issue 79 - May/Jun 2015: Buck Benny Rides Again by Bill Davidson (02-Mar-1963) News of Hiroshima by Walter J. Beaupre Last Stands of Old Time Radio by Tim DeForest Who'd Have Thought a Ventriloquist Could Make It Big on the Radio? by Ned Norris One the Night Beat: Radio's Hard Boiled Reporter by Elizabeth McLeod Highlights of Issue 78 - Mar/Apr 2015: Longest Day: D-Day (June 6, 1944) as Reported by Radio by Eric Beheim Vic and Sade on the Radio by James Mason Dick Powell: He Led Three Lives by Elizabeth McLeod Lone Ranger: Adventures with Historical Western Figures in Old Time Radio by Tim DeForest Highlights of Issue 77 - Jan/Feb 2015: Baby Boomers Radio Memories by Eric Beheim The United Nations: Radio's Second Great Crusade by Thomas P. Honsa Listening In by Marge Adams (15-Feb-1948) Random Musings: Remembering Bob Hastings by Patrick Keating One of the Best: 21st Precinct by James Mason How Radio Shows Work by Winifred Fordham Metz Highlights of Issue 76 - Nov/Dec 2014: New Time Radio by Michael Dean The Script Library: Radio Drama on a Budget by Ryan Ellett American Radio Networking by Henry L. Morse Spring at Pine Ridge by Rex Nelson Yes, Please? The Days in the Life of Dennis Day by Elizabeth McLeod Highlights of Issue 75 - Sep/Oct 2014: The Big Show Starring Tallulah Bankhead by Martin Grams, Jr. William Conrad: The Voice of Postwar Radio by Elizabeth McLeod One of the Best: Damon Runyon Theater by James Mason Vic and Sade on Radio by John Hetherington (Book Review by Ryan Ellett) Thomas A. Edison - Broadcast Engineer? by Bob Burnham Civil War in Old Time Radio by Tim DeForest Highlights of Issue 74 - Jul/Aug 2014: The Theft and Recovery of The Lone Ranger by Martin Grams, Jr. Random Musings: Remembering Bob Hastings by Rick Keating Behind the Squeaking Door: Laughing Till It Hurts with Inner Sanctum Mysteries by Elizabeth McLeod Influencing Radio's Golden Age by Henry L. Morse Highlights of Issue 73 - May/Jun 2014: Bobby Benson: The Cowboy Kid by Jack French The NBC Chimes Machine by John F. Schneider One of the Best: Dragnet by James Mason It Is Later Than You Think: Radio's Ultimate Horror Showcase by Elizabeth McLeod Highlights of Issue 72 - Mar/Apr 2014: Clara Bow on Radio by James Peyton Clara Bow on Truth or Consequences by Martin Grams, Jr. An Introduction to BOSTON BLACKIE by James Peyton "If We Had It to Do Over Again" by Amos and Andy Baseball in Old Time Radio by Tim DeForest Period, End of Report: Sam Spade on Radio by Elizabeth McLeod Highlights of Issue 71 - Jan/Feb 2014: The Best Radio Shows Survey by Ned Norris The Mysterious Traveler - The Lost Episodes by Martin Grams, Jr. Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967 by Jack French and David Siegel (Book Review by Jim Widner) Walt Lochman: Kansas City's Original Sportscaster by Ryan Ellett Highlights of Issue 70 - Nov/Dec 2013: Air Radio Pearl Harbor as Reported on Radio by Eric Beheim The History of KGO, Oakland, California by John F. Schneider Unexpected Christmas Classics by Elizabeth McLeod The Great Gunns: A Forgotten All-Star Show by Ryan Ellett Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact by New York Times (31-Oct-1938) Scare is Nationwide Geologists at Princeton Hunt 'Meteor' in Vain by New York Times (30-Oct-1938) Washington May Act by New York Times (30-Oct-1938) Mars Monsters Broadcast Will Not Be Repeated Demand Investigation Canada to Take No Action Military Lesson Taught Radio Chain Heads Called The Martian Panic Seventy Five Years Later: What Have We Learned? by Robert E. Bartholomew When Mars Attacked: Orson Welles, The War of the Worlds, & the Radio Broadcast that Changed America Forever by David Acord (Book Review by Doug Hopkinson) Highlights of Issue 68 - Jul/Aug 2013: Old-Time Radio is New Again by Christopher W. Reid Eye on eBay: Pinbacks, What's the Point? by Doug Hopkinson Confessions of a Maine Radio Announcer by Walter J. Beaupre Casey, Crime Photographer: Live from the Blue Note by Elizabeth McLeod Tuning in The Great Gildersleeve by Clair Schulz (Book Review by Doug Hopkinson) Fibber McGee and Molly: On the Air 1935-1959 by Clair Schulz (Book Review by Doug Hopkinson) Highlights of Issue 67 - May/Jun 2013: The Great Gildersleeve: Character Counts by Elizabeth McLeod Eye on eBay: Women of Radio or Babes in Broadcasting by Doug Hopkinson Have You "Radio Ear"? by Charles Magee Adams I Yam Who I Yam: The Many Voices of Popeye by Jack French Some John Shepard History by Donna L. Halper Highlights of Issue 66 - Mar/Apr 2013: Rochester Goes to War: Eddie Anderson and the Pacific Parachute Company by Elizabeth McLeod A Conversation with Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys by Dan Harlow One of the Best: Halls of Ivy by James Mason The Dorothy Lamour Disaster by Martin Grams, Jr. The Monsters are Due on Maple Street: The Radio Inspiration by Martin Grams, Jr. Highlights of Issue 65 - Jan/Feb 2013: Myrna Loy: Hollywood & Radio by Martin Grams, Jr. Radio Technology through the Golden Age of Radio by Henry Morse & Harry Klancer Eye on eBay: Photo Shopping with the Software by Doug Hopkinson Highlights of Issue 64 - Nov/Dec 2012: An Unofficial History of the Academy Awards on Radio by Jim Hilliker The Lone Ranger: The Lost "1933" Episodes by Martin Grams, Jr. Who'd Have Thought a Ventriloquist Could Make It Big on the Radio? by Ned Norris Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention Moves into the 21st Century Unexpected Christmas Classics by Elizabeth McLend Highlights of Issue 63 - Sep/Oct 2012: The Howdy Doody Radio Show by Martin Grams, Jr. P&G Sponsors Its First Daytime Serial by Danny Goodwin Eye on eBay: Getting Stung by The Green Hornet or Look, Honey, Isn't That Just the Bee's Knees? by Doug Hopkinson Dick Crenna (1926 - 2003) by Billy Jack Long Highlights of Issue 62 - Jul/Aug 2012: The Story of Commando Mary by Martin Grams, Jr. Inner Sanctum Mysteries: The Existing Episodes by Martin Grams [Info Missing from Newsletter #61] by Martin Grams, Jr. Gale Gordon (1906 - 1995) by Billy Jack Long Pretend Now is Really 1980. How "BIG" is Your OTR Collection? by James Mason Eye on eBay: Window Shopping on eBay OR 10 Items I Have Managed to Live Without by Doug Hopkinson Highlights of Issue 61 - May/Jun 2012: Inner Sanctum Mysteries: The Existing Episodes by Martin Grams by Martin Grams, Jr. Dick Beals (1927 - 2012) by Billy Jack Long The 10 Funniest People in Old-Time Radio by James Mason Tune In Yesterday -- Tonight! The Inn at Maplewood Farm by Walter J. Beaupre Highlights of Issue 60 - Mar/Apr 2012: Rudy Vallee, Super Star by Kathy Hummel A Beginner's Guide to Radio Research, Part 2 by Ryan Ellett Eye on eBay: Shopping for Cavemen by Doug Hopkinson Tex Fletcher, The Lonesome Cowboy by Martin Grams, Jr. Highlights of Issue 59 - Jan/Feb 2012: Cincinnati Convention April 13-14, 2012 A Beginner's Guide to Radio Research by Ryan Ellett Call for Music by Dee Neyhart Eye on eBay: The Man of Steel is Golden by Doug Hopkinson Highlights of Issue 58 - Nov/Dec 2011: December 9, 1941: Two Days after Pearl Harbor by Mickey Smith Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol by Dee Neyhart The Martians Arrive at Grover's Mill by Martin Grams, Jr. Eye on eBay: Tracking Vinyl or Vintage Records Are Groovy by Doug Hopkinson One of the Best: Halls of Ivy by James Mason Eddie Anderson (1905-1977) by Billy Jack Long Stay Tuned for Terror/1945 If I Were Radio Czar by Gracie Allen Highlights of Issue 57 - Sep/Oct 2011: The Story of Joe Palooka Radio Program by Dee Neyhart Eye on eBay: The Games People Played by Doug Hopkinson Of Mikes & Men Boris Karloff's "Lost" Radio Broadcasts by Martin Grams, Jr. An Interview with Randy Riddle by OTR Buffet Highlights of Issue 56 - Jul/Aug 2011: A Man and His Air Castle by Doug Hopkinson Lum and Abner Show -- Alive and Well in 2011 by Ethan C. Nobles Lum and Abner Returns in a Comics Format Old Time Radio Brings Back Memories for Veterans by Gary W. Kissinger A Look Back at the Early Years of The Friends of Old Time Radio Convention by Martin Grams, Jr. Highlights of Issue 55 - May/Jun 2011: Duffy's Tavern: Year One by Martin Grams, Jr. Beyond Kansas City: The Texas Rangers and Life on Red Horse Ranch by Ryan Ellett Meet the Members: Dave White Eye on eBay: Passing the Buck by Doug Hopkinson Bud Collyer (1908-69) by Billy Jack Long Highlights of Issue 54 - Mar/Apr 2011: Gleason & Armstrong: Knights of the Road by Doug Hopkinson Hallmark Playhouse by Dee Neyhart Danny Kaye (1913-87) by Billy Jack Long Meet the Members: Colin Campbell Pairing of Peary and Tetley was a Magical Match by James Mason A Foray into Soap Operas by Henry L. Morse Highlights of Issue 53 - Jan/Feb 2011: The Biggest and Best Radio Premium... Ever! by Jack French & Irene Heinstein Air Villains Chased Again by 'Mr X' by John Crosby The Man Called 'X' by Dee Neyhart Fred Foy by Terry Salomonson Eye on EBay: Ringing in the New Year by Doug Hopkinson Pioneers of the Air: African-American Kansas on Early Radio by Ryan Ellett Important Announcement: Cancellation of 2011 Showcase On the Screen, On the Air, On My Mind by Clair Schulz (Book Review by Doug Hopkinson) Highlights of Issue 52 - Nov/Dec 2010: The Forgotton: The Radio Dicks by David Cairns Casey Crime Photographer by Dee Heyhart Walter Winchell (1897-1972) by Billy Jack Long Dinah Shore - Radio's Sweetheart by Dinah Shore Fan Club Tea Time on Talent Scouts Program by Danny Goodwin Golden Age of Radio Presentation by Ken Borden Good Evening: Alfred Hitchcock on Radio by Charles Huck & Martin Grams, Jr. FOTR 35th Convention by Melanie Aultman & Derek Tague Highlights of Issue 51 - Sep/Oct 2010: The Origin of the Shadow by Martin Grams, Jr. News Fluffs The Adventures of Dashiell Hammette Sam Spade, Detective by Dee Neyhart Once Upon a Time There Was Old Time Radio by Ned Norris McCarthy's Rival Highlights of Issue 50 - Jul/Aug 2010: Kellogg's Uses Radio as the Perfect Promotional Vehicle to Expand Their Products Worldwide by Dee Neyhart Kellogg's History Oklahoma's WKY: The First Station West of the Mississippi by Bret Jones Remembering Radio: An Oral History of Old-Time Radio by David S. Siegel (Book Review by Doug Hopkinson) Wisconsin Historical Society by Kathy Hammel & Sally Jacobs Himan Brown Old Time Radio Conventions From a Dealer's Perspective by Bob Burnham Internet Archive & OTR by Ethan Nobles OTRR Clubhose Ramblings by Jim Beshires A Little Rehearsal Time by Jim Cox Highlights of Issue 49 - May/Jun 2010: The Cincinnati Convention Has Found a Home -- At Last! by Bob Burchett Cincycon 2010 by Doug Hopkinson Cincinnati Convention - A Success in its New Location by Melanie Aultman Thoughts on Art Linkletter by Jim Cox Secret Codes in the Golden Age of Radio by Stephen Kallis, Jr. Seeking the "Lost" Lone Ranger by Martin Grams, Jr. Online Copyright Myths by Judith Kallos Online Copyright Ignorance by Judith Kallos Secret Codes Continued by Stephen Kallis, Jr. Highlights of Issue 48 - Mar/Apr 2010: Radio Once More and Neal Ellis by Martin Grams, Jr. Ma Perkins -- A Radio Staple in the 1940s-50s by Bob Cox Marian Jordan (1898-1961) by Billy Jack Long P&G Soap Drab in Color, Great for Washing Hands by Danny Goodwin Radio Premiums Gone Wild by Doug Hopkinson The Day the Martians Landed by Don Moore Jim Harmon by Martin Grams, Jr. Radio Activity: The 100th Anniversary of Public Broadcasting by Marina Koestler Ruben Scratchy Grooves: 78s Live Again - Part 2 OTRRpedia -- A Vision for the Future by Larry Husch Highlights of Issue 47 - Jan/Feb 2010: Whatever Became of... Richard Lamparski? by Alan Kleinberger The Adventures of Detec-a-tives Black and Blue by Jack French Dramatic Denouement: Radio Playhouse and the Faces of Love by Jim Widner History of the Hobby, Part 3 -- Old Time Radio Books by Ryan Ellett Gassman Brothers to Return to Broadcasting Highlights of Issue 46 - Nov/Dec 2009: William Gillette and the Voice of Sherlock Holmes by Bret Jones And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor by Billy Jack Long Hanging' Out with Top Cat - An Interview with Arnold Stang by Walter J. Beaupre The Radio: Because the Pictures Are Better by Bill Jaker Easy Aces "Radio's Original Comedy Couple" by Walter J. Beaupre Bob Hope (1903-2003) by Billy Jack Long OTRR Library a Huge Success Grover's Mill by Martin Grams, Jr. Highlights of Issue 45 - Sep/Oct 2009: And A Little Child Shall Lead Them by Raymond William Stedman American Radio Networks: A History by Jim Cox (Book Review by Ryan Ellett) Did Anyone Say Cereal? by Billy Jack Long Fred Allen at Old Orchard Beach by Walter J. Beaupre Radio Shows Turning to Television by Martin Grams, Jr. & Terry Salomonson Pure Oil Sponsors Radio's Dean of the Commentators by Danny Goodwin Tom Mix: The Curley Bradley Years by Tom Mason Cincinnati Convention by Bob Burchett Barry Hill's Suspense Set Remains One of the Ultimate Collections... by Bob Burnham Carlton Moss: Radio's First Black Dramatist? by Ryan Ellett Highlights of Issue 44 - Jul/Aug 2009: Thanks for the Memories by Ryan Ellett REPS Showcase June 2009 by Doug Hopkinson Remembering the Ladies: A Salute to the Women of Early Radio by Donna L. Halper The Practical Side of Old-time Radio: Conventions by Bob Burhham The History of WMAQ Radio, Chapter 8 by Tom Gootee OTRR Library a Huge Success by Jim Beshires Whither the Times?? by Jim Beshires Highlights of Issue 43 - Jun 2009: Radio's Dairy Maid by Jack French Re-Introduction and Revisiting OTR by Bob Burhham Promotional Photos Added to Website by Ryan Ellett The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Doors to a Television Classic by Martin Grams Jr (Book Review by Ryan Ellett) Old Time Radio: A Great Cure for Insomnia by Ned Norris The History of WMAQ Radio, Chapter 7 by Tom Gootee Who Was that Masked Man - Some Recollections by Henry L. Morse A Listener's Perspective on Sound Effects Draft by Henry L. Morse Highlights of Issue 42 - May 2009: Cecil and Sally: A Study in Obscurity by Doug Hopkinson Cincinnati Convention Recap by Ryan Ellett Cincinnati Photos The History of WMAQ Radio, Chapter 6 by Tom Gootee Highlights of Issue 41 - Apr 2009: Fessenden Gives Radio Its Voice by Don Kimberlin Irving Vermilya: America's #1 Amateur by Donna L. Halper The History of WMAQ Radio, Chapter 5 by Tom Gootee If You Like Black and White Movies by Ned Norris Recalling the Day A Giant Monster Attacked Bristol, Tennessee by Bob Cox Smoke 'Em (If You Got 'Em) by Billy Jack Long Early Broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area: Stations that Didn't Survive, 1920-25 by John F. Schneider Anyone Remember Crystal Radio Sets? by Ned Norris Princess Pet on Radio was Memorable Program During Early 50s by Bob Cox Readers Share Fond Recollections of Princes Pet by Bob Cox The History of WMAQ Radio, Chapter 4 by Tom Gootee Highlights of Issue 39 - Feb 2009: Rosa Rio: The Music of the Air by Thomas P. Honsa Dark Fantasy: WKY's Contribution to NBC Programming by Bret Jones Big Brother Bob Emery ... A Legend in Children's Programming by Donna L. Halper 1945 Woman's Magazine Featured Ads Dominated by Emphasis on WWII by Bob Cox Charles Herrold: A Father of Broadcasting by Barry Mishkind 5 Steps to Enjoying Your Audio Anywhere in Your House by Ned Norris The History of WMAQ Radio, Chapter 3 by Tom Gootee Confessions of an OTR Fanatic by Doug Stivers A Heartfelt "Thank You" by Jim Beshires Old Time Radio Researchers Support the 2009 Cincinnati Convention Highlights of Issue 38 - Jan 2009: Eunice Randall - Boston's First Female Announcer/Engineer by Donna L. Halper Dwight Ronald 'Ron' Speegle, OTRR DVD Librarian Passes by Jim Beshires The History of KFRC, San Francisco, and the Don Lee Networks by John F. Schneider Gilbert and Lionel on Radio by Jack French Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007, by Vincent Terrace (Book Review by Jim Cox) 78 RPM Records Were Prized, Delicate Possessions by Bob Cox The History of WMAQ Radio, Chapter 2 by Tom Gootee 5 Tips for Buying an MP3 Player for Listening to Old Time Radio by Ned Norris The Crosby-Clooney Show by Lionel Pairpoint Highlights of Issue 37 - Dec 2008: The Radio Career of Rod Serling by Martin Grams, Jr. Sweet Dreams: Noble Visions of a Confectioner by Jim Cox First 3D Moive Still Leaps from Memory by Bob Cox A Backstage Visit to NBC Radio City, San Francisco, in the 1950s, Part 2 by Fred Krock Flash Gordon: A Review by Hank Harwell An Old Time Raido Show Guaranteed to Let You "Escape" from the Daily Grind by Ned Norris Archives of the Airwaves by Roger C Paulson (Book Review by Jim Beshires) The History of WMAQ Radio, Chapter 1 by Tom Gootee This Day in Network Radio by Jim Cox (Book Review by Ryan Ellett) The Final Radio Years by Lionel Pairpoint Highlights of Issue 36 - Nov 2008: Radio Aspects of the Lindbergh Kidnapping by Jack French A Wonderful Life by Robert Acosta Eleanor Poehler - A Minnesota Radio Pioneer by Donna L. Halper Old Time Radio Researchers Turns Five! by Jim Beshires OTRR Turns Five Years Old! by Various Highlights of Issue 35 - Oct 2008: Jot 'Em Down Stores Still Alive Today by Bret Jones A Backstage Visit to NBC Radio City, San Francisco, in the 1950s, Part 1 by Fred Krock The Shadow of Fu Manchu: A Review by Hank Harwell Scratchy Grooves: 78s Live Again by Jim Beshires Sold on Radio by Jim Cox (Book Review by Ryan Ellett) Things That Happen in OTR The Bing Crosby Show for General Electric by Lionel Pairpoint Highlights of Issue 34 - Sep 2008: When Radio Stations Were Portable by Donna L. Halper The NBC Pacific Coast Network by John F. Schneider Radio by the Book by Tim DeForest (Book Review by Jim Cox) How Radio Was... by Randall Berry The Kraft Music Hall by Lionel Pairpoint The History of Yahoo Groups in the OTR Hobby by Ryan Ellett Highlights of Issue 33 - Aug 2008: Abbott and Costello on the Radio by Bruce Fosberg A Radio "First" in Vinton, Iowa by Donna L. Halper The Adventures of the Sea Hound: A Review by Hank Harwell Armed Forces Radio Services by Lionel Pairpoint Highlights of Issue 32 - Jul 2008: Comic Strips: From Printed Page to Microphone by Jack French African Americans and Early Radio by Donna L. Halper Bing Crosby Entertains the Makers of Woodbury Facial Soap by Lionel Pairpoint The Ghost Corps: A Review by Hank Harwell Remembering Old Time Radio Through the Pages of Its Fan Magazines by David S. Siegel Confessions of an OTR Fanatic by Doug Stivers Highlights of Issue 31 - Jun 2008: News While It Was News: Broadcast Journalism in Radio's Early Years by Donna L. Halper The Old Time Radio Researchers Webpage: A Review by Jim Beshires Chesterfield Time by Lionel Pairpoint Highlights of Issue 30 - May 2008: Radio Detective Scriptwriters: The Unsung Poets of Radio by Jim Widner Fran Allison by Leslie Evans Highlights of Issue 29 - Apr 2008: William Gargan: the Real Deal, Before the Magic Slate and After by Mike Thomas Even His Initials Were BS by Jack French Cincinnati Old Time Radio Convention - 2008 by Jim Beshires Exploring Radio by Ryan Ellett Cat Whiskers and Talking Furniture by John Rayburn (Book Review by Jim Cox) Partially Transcribed by Jim Harmon Bing Goes Solo by Lionel Pairpoint First Anniversary Report on RadioWebLinks by Larry Husch Whodunit? by Ed Sehlhorst Cincinnati Convention Photos Highlights of Issue 28 - Mar 2008: The Big Webb by Mike Thomas Virtual Girl Friend by Jeff Kallman Mystery Play Internet Radio Site by Clyde J. Kell The WBT Briarhoppers: Eight Decades of a Bluegrass Band Made for Radio by Thomas and Lucy Warlick (Book Review by Jim Cox) Historic Broadcast day of WJXV, Washington, DC by Paul W. Urbahns Panic in the Jersey Streets or The Halloween Hoaxers Meet Orson Welles by James J. Yellen Pilgrimage of Poetry by Larry Husch Bing Crosby - Cremo Singer by Lionel Pairpoint All I Ask is a Tall Ship and a Star to Steer Her By by Hank Harwell Bing Crosby Excerpts from Bing Crosby -- The Radio Directories by Lionel Pairpoint Who Was that Masked Man? by Henry L. Morse Pappy O'Daniel and the Hillbilly Boys Border Radio Team Effort of Popular Pain Reliever Stifles Pain by Danny Goodwin Highlights of Issue 26 - Jan 2008: The Copycat Shows of Old Time Radio by Jack French Bill Idelson, RIP: The Last of the Home Folks by Jeff Kallman Moon Over Africa - A Review by Hank Harwell Television Game Show Hosts by David Baber (Book Review by Jim Cox) OTR Resources by Ryan Ellett Old Gold Presents Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra by Lionel Pairpoint Dates for the Cincinnati Old Time Radio Convention Set Highlights of Issue 25 - Dec 2007: Maudie's Diary by Jack French OTRDB - The Old Time Radio Database by Andrew Hopkinson An Interview with Jim Cox by Ryan Ellett The Old Time Radio Researchers Webpage: A Review by Jim Beshires A Trip Down Nostalgia Row, Part 1: The Newspaper Strips by Ryan Ellett Bing Crosby - The Radio Directories, Part 1 by Lionel Pairpoint Hawthorne Court: First Commercial Introduced on Radio Broadcast by Danny Goodwin Highlights of Issue 24 - Nov 2007: Bulldog O'Hara Versus the Adolescent Crimebuster by James J. Yellen Creating CD Artwork by Brian Allen Marlene Dietrich and 'Time for Love' by Christian Blees The Coca Cola Signature: Versatile Piece of Music by Danny Goodwin Lum and Abner: Rural America and the Golden Age of Radio by Randall L Hall (Book Review by Kip Wedel) Highlights of Issue 23 - Oct 2007: Radio Bloopers by Jack French Prizes to Be Awarded for Best Articles OTR's Sweet Revenge by Clyde J. Kell The History of Television by Albert Abramson (Book Review by Jim Cox) The Infamous Electric Radio Mike Caper by James J. Yellen Highlights of Issue 22 - Sep 2007: The Great Radio Giveaway Disaster by James J. Yellen The Halloween Broadcast that Spooked America by Jack French The Great Radio Sitcoms by Jim Cox (Book Review by Ryan Ellett) Highlights of Issue 21 - Aug 2007: Matinee Theater: CBS Forges a Saturday Date with Daytime Drama by Jim Cox Theater Royale by Paul W. Urbahns In Rememberance by Dee Detevis Fizzy Pain Reliever Provides Own Sound Effects by Danny Goodwin Lum and Abner - Rural American and the Golden Age of Radio (Book Review by Jim Beshires) Highlights of Issue 20 - Jul 2007: The Story of the 1945 Captain Midnight Code-O-Graph by Stephen Kallis, Jr. Daddy, Me, and the Beatles by Debby Delmore New Country/Gospel Series Unearthed Scrounging for OTR Resources by Ryan Ellett Highlights of Issue 19 - Jun 2007: The Kellogg's Cadet Aviation Corps by Kathy Hammel Dream Radio Shows from 1931 by Brad Kay Radio Nostalgia by Joseph Gray The Old Time Radio Digest - The First Ten Years, Part 3 by Ryan Ellett Interview with Fred Berney by Ryan Ellett Ma, Mary, and the Puddles by Mike Martini Life by Clyde J. Kell A Success Story .. From Near Extinction to Top Selling Brand by Danny Goodwin Highlights of Issue 18 - May 2007: Banjo Eyes Rap by Jeff Kallman Interview with Bill Knowlton by Ryan Ellett Reflections on the 2007 Cincinnati Convention by Doug Hopkinson & Travis Connors Welcome to RadioWebLinks by Larry Husch OTR on the Internet by Clyde J. Kell OTR Archive a Big Success A Collectors Story by Linda Binnon Special Bulletin for Members and Friends of REPS May 2007 by Walden Hughes The Old Time Radio Digest - The First Ten Years, Part 2 by Ryan Ellett Highlights of Issue 17 - Apr 2007: Suds, Stage, and Myrt and Marge by Jeff Kallman Radio and the West: Filling Gaps by Alfred Balk An Interview with Bob Burchett by Ryan Ellett A Success Story .. From Near Extinction to Top Selling Brand by Danny Goodwin Researcher Puts New Shows into Circulation by Travis Conner The Mystery Behind 'I Love a Mystery' by Ken Greenwald The Mystery Behind 'I Love a Mystery', Part 2 by Jim Harmon The Old Time Radio Digest - The First Ten Years, Part 1 by Ryan Ellett Highlights of Issue 16 - Mar 2007: Remembering The Shadow by Henry L. Morse Looking Back: The OTR Hobby from 1959 to 1971 by Ryan Ellett Our Miss Booth by Jeff Kallman A Distaff Discourse on the Ingenues of Early TV by Jim Cox Radio Premiums: Relive Them Again! Part 5 by Charles Sexton Memories of My Life with NBC 1942-1964 (Part 3) by Bill Roddy Versatile Piece of Music by Danny Goodwin Radio Spirits Supports Helping Hands for the Blind Project My Memories of Hal Stone by Bob Burchett Highlights of Issue 15 - Feb 2007: From Radio Central, You're on the Monitor Beacon by Jim Cox Gildersleeve and the Pabst-ett Mystery by Jim Widner How Groucho and His Brothers Left Their Marx on Network Radio, Part 6 by Robert Jennings & Wayne Boenig A Revelation About Sustained Programming by Jim Cox Radio Premiums: Relive Them Again! Part 4 by Charles Sexton Memories of My Life with NBC 1942-1964 (Part 2) by Bill Roddy Unusual P&G Dentifrice Cleans Teeth by Danny Goodwin Radio Speakers by Jim Cox (Book Review by Ryan Ellett) New Series Logged: 33 Half Moon Street Special Section - The Future of Old Time Radio - Responses by Various Highlights of Issue 14 - Jan 2007: He Designated the Chairman by Jeff Kallman The Future of Old Time Radio by Ryan Ellett Captain Midnight: The Premiums by Jim Widner Radio Premuims by Stephen Kallis, Jr. How Groucho and His Brothers Left Their Marx on Network Radio, Part 5 by Robert Jennings & Wayne Boenig Radio Premiums: Relive Them Again! Part 3 by Charles Sexton Memories of My Life with NBC 1942-1964 by Bill Roddy OTR in the Blogosphere, Part 4 by Ryan Ellett Tuscon Old Time Radio Club by Norm Schickedanz Broadcasting OTR in the Twenty-First Century by Clyde J. Kell OTRR Joins Forces with SPRINGBOK Radio Preservation Society Beyond Midnight SF68 Musical Commercial Saves Wheaties from Extinction by Danny Goodwin Highlights of Issue 13 - Dec 2006: The Consummate Consequential Comedian by Jim Cox A News Editor by Jeff Kallman Meet Our Readers Our New House by Jim Jones How Groucho and His Brothers Left Their Marx on Network Radio, Part 4 by Robert Jennings & Wayne Boenig Radio Premiums: Relive Them Again! Part 2 by Charles Sexton OTR in the Blogosphere, Part 3 by Ryan Ellett Major Sponsor, Heavy Publicity Equals Big Bust by Danny Goodwin Highlights of Issue 12 - Nov 2006: Fort Laramie: One of the Last and One of the Best by Jack French Radio Premiums: Relive Them Again! Or "Quick, Mom, I Need Another Box Top!" by Charles Sexton Interesting Previews of the World's Greatest Broadcast Metropolis by Samuel Kaufman Meet Our Readers How Groucho and His Brothers Left Their Marx on Network Radio, Part 3 by Robert Jennings & Wayne Boenig OTR in the Blogosphere, Part 2 by Ryan Ellett Majesty Over Melodrama by Jeff Kallman COTRA Brings Canadian Old-Time Radio Out of the Shadows Radio in 1947 by Donna L. Halper Famous Babies Sell Products On Radio by Danny Goodwin Group Meeting Summary Talk 'n' Trade Forum Launches New Collection Researchers Launch New Project Highlights of Issue 11 - Oct 2006: Will the Real Matt Dillon Please Stand Up? by Bruce Behan Going from Listening to Doing by Tim Germain A Rough Guide to Collecting Those Old 78s by Lorne Van Sinclair How Groucho and His Brothers Left Their Marx on Network Radio, Part 2 by Robert Jennings & Wayne Boenig The Clock Down Under by Ian Grieve OTR in the Blogosphere, Part 1 by Ryan Ellett Radio in 1945 by Donna L. Halper Changes Diet for Radio Show by Danny Goodwin Highlights of Issue 10 - Sep 2006: How Groucho and His Brothers Left Their Marx on Network Radio by Robert Jennings & Wayne Boenig Bobby Benson Had Eight Voices by Jack French Original Movie Ads of Lost Films, Part 2 by Dave Harris Researchers on the Hub by Philip Original Syntax; or, Aces High by Jeff Kallman Birth of a Vintage Radio Junkie by Ryan Ellett Radio in 1943 by Donna L. Halper Mysterious Reporter Interviews for Laxative by Danny Goodwin Highlights of Issue 9 - Aug 2006: The Late, Great Goodman Ace by Jeff Kallman OTRR Unveils DVD Library by Ron Speegle The Future of Old-Time Radio Clubs and the Internet Revisited by Jim Widner Original Movie Ads of Lost Films by Dave Harris YTJD: OTRR Biggest Release Yet Light Up a Lucky, Please by Jim Beshires Radio in 1941 by Donna L. Halper Bad Boy of Radio Helps Increase Shoe Sales by Danny Goodwin Collecting OTR in the 21st Century by Frank Passage Highlights of Issue 8 - Jul 2006: Tokyo Rose: American Patriot by Jack French Bringing OTR into the Future (or How We Ruined an OTR Enthusiast's Toy) by Andrew Hopkinson Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas by Jim Cox (Book Review by Stewart Wright) Johnny Dollar's Travel Trivia by Ed Sehlhorst Pipe Tobacco Sponsors Unusual DJ Program by Danny Goodwin Radio in 1939 by Donna L. Halper Kiddie Records Weekly by Roger Hohenbrink Tips for Starting a Kiddie Record Collection by Peter Muldavin Ryan's Discs by Ryan Ellett Web Update Highlights of Issue 7 - Jun 2006: Old-Time Radio in the Classroom by Ryan Ellett A Look Back by John Selway Become an OTR Booster by Jim Beshires Shell Chateau - Musical Variety Series by Paul W. Urbahns & Roger Hohenbrink The Adventures of the Distro Tracker, Part 3 by Thomas Mandeville Radio in 1937 by Donna L. Halper Remembering Michael Fleming by Various A New Take on Superman by Ryan Ellett Gunsmoke: The Myth of the Prime-Time Repeats by Stewart Wright (Book Review by Ryan Ellett) The Scoop on Craig by Stewart Wright OTR Horror by Martin Grams, Jr. Radio Characters Pitch In to Sell Sponsor's Products by Danny Goodwin Exciting Happenings on the Website by Jim Beshires New Releases Keep on Coming by Jim Beshires Highlights of Issue 6 - May 2006: The Brighter Day by Danny Goodwin Mutual's Secret Weapon: The Arthur / Kogan Collaboration by Mike Thomas Johnny Dollar's Expense Account -- in 2006 Dollars by Joseph W. Webb, PhD Cincy OTR Convention Thoughts by Jim Beshires My First Old Time Radio Convention by Roger Hohenbrink Convention Memories by Scott (Woody) Carpenter Cincinnati Blitz by Ryan Ellett Reflections on Cincinnati by Phlipper It's a Bird .. It's a Plane.. It's Superman.. Selling Soap! by Danny Goodwin Music Radio: The Great Performers and Programs of the 1920s through Early 1960s by Jim Cox (Book Review by Stewart Wright) The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention by Michelle Vinje Kid's Again - REPS Radio Showcase - Not Just for Kids How to Properly Encode OTR, Part 2 by Travis Conner Be on the Alert The Adventures of Distro Tracker, Part 2 by Thomas Mandeville Highlights of Issue 5 - Apr 2006: Produce It Again, Sam: The Reuse of Scripts During the Golden Age of Radio by Stewart Wright Tennessee Jed by Jim Beshires The Adventures of Distro Tracker, Part 1 by Thomas Mandeville In Rememberance What the Radio Logs Reveal by Vincente Tobias Dr Lyon's Tooth Powder by Danny Goodwin Flashgun Casey, Crime Photographer: From the Pulps to Radio and Beyond, by J Randolph Cox and David S Siegel (Book Review by Stewart Wright) A Book is Born by David S. Siegel Radio in 1934 by Donna L. Halper Old-Time Radio Memories by Andrew Steinberg The Broadcast by Matthew Nunes Certification and Credits - What Does This Mean? by Roger Hohenbrink Collecting Quality OTR on a Budget by Travis Conner How to Properly Encode OTR, Part 1 by Travis Conner Highlights of Issue 4 - Mar 2006: Creating Dramatic Radio: Tales from the Morgue by Jay Reel Revisiting the 'Frontier Gentleman' by Stewart Wright Accuracy Limitations of Newspaper Radio Listings Crystal Sets are Alive and Kicking by Ned Norris Where is That Missing Episode? by Ima Fann Jello, Everybody by Danny Goodwin Radio in 1931 by Donna L. Halper Old-Time Radio Memories by Dave Reeder Technician's Toolbox by John Liska February Web Report by Jim Beshires To Clean or Not to Clean by Travis Conner What's a WorldCat? by Jim Beshires Distribution Tracker by Dee Detevis Adventure on the High Seas by Roger Hohenbrink & Toby Levy Newspaper Research Update by Jim Jones Highlights of Issue 3 - Feb 2006: Adventures in Research: Howie Wing, A Saga of Aviation! by Kathy Hammel A History of Radio Program Collection by Marvin Bensman Superman - A Work in Progress by Christopher Appel Two Decades in Cincinnati by Doug Hopkinson The Midwest Radio Corporation by Mike Simpson Goodnight, Mrs Calabash by Irene Heinstein & Ryan Ellett Old-Time Radio Memories by Evan West Where's My Series by Roger Hohenbrink OTTER and the Researchers Group by Archie Hunter & Jim Beshires Frontier Gentleman Reissue by Roger Hohenbrink Technician's Toolbox by Louis H. Morong Blue Book Recalls Words at War by Read G. Burgan OTRR Distribution System by Dee Detevis January Web Report by Jim Beshires Winter Sale 2006 - Dunning's Book by Roger Hohenbrink Highlights of Issue 2 - Jan 2006: An Amos 'N' Andy Christmas by John Liska A History of Syndicated Radio by Jack French Documentation is Where You Find It by Ian Grieve MP3's Bad Name (And What We Can Do About It) by Travis Conner Standards for OTRR Certified Series by Roger Hohenbrink Ted Davenport Follow-Up by Doug Hopkinson Broadway Follow-Up by Irene Heinstein Third Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows by Jay Hickerson (Book Review by Jim Beshires) Old-Time Radio Memories by Frank Passage December Web Report by Jim Beshires The 39-Man March Researchers Make the Cut Newspaper Research Update by Jim Jones Remembering by Harvey Markfield Technician's Toolbox by Lisa Fittinghoff In the Pipeline by Roger Hohenbrink Pending Series Upgrades by Roger Hohenbrink Otter News by Jim Jones Highlights of Issue 1 - Dec 2005: Why the Radio Researchers? by Jim Beshires Taming the Lord of the Jungle by Jim Jones Digital Revolution and Old-Time Radio by Travis Conner Radio Researchers Lend a Hand by Doug Hopkinson Researching Online by Jim Jones Making Headway on 'Broadway' by David Oxford Cassette Tape Project by Ed Sehlhorst Old-Time Radio Memories by Roger Hohenbrink An Introduction to the Old-Time Radio Researchers Wiki Page by Menachem Shapiro November Web Report by Jim Beshires Technician's Toolbox by Stefan Wood Newspaper Research Update by Jim Jones & Ben Kibler From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. See "Notes" Section below for more information on the OTRR.