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When Radio Ruled #147 – SoundScape 1939 part 20

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Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. Radio highlights originally broadcast live October 8 through October 15, 1939.

A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio.

In today’s SoundScape:

What the Jack Benny cast did on Summer Vacation!

Dennis Day Joins the Jello Cast!

Orson Welles takes us to Tangiers!

Bert Lahr visits Fred Allen!

Andy Devine visits Jack Benny!

And More!!

Featuring:

Jack Benny

Eddie “Rochester” Anderson

Mary Livingston

Phil Harris

Don Wilson

Dennis Day

Orson Welles

Paulette Goddard

Fibber McGee and Molly

Fred Allen

Portland Hoffa

Wynn Murray

The Merry Macs

Bert Lahr

Andy Devine

And More!

SoundScape 1939 part 20 is just a Click Away!!!

When Radio Ruled #137 – Fred Allen’s People You Didn’t Expect to Meet 1939

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Fred Allen and the people you didn’t expect to meet 1939.

Fred Allen was famously a control freak on his radio shows. Although he used a staff of writers, it was just to generate ideas and jokes that would be incorporated into the final script that Fred always wrote personally.

Each minute of those shows were a reflection of Fred, including his frequent on air conversations from many folks from many walks of life.

I, personally, am grateful to Fred for helping me to appreciate the lives lived by folks in that past by allowing those folks to tell their own stories.

I think you will also enjoy those  real life stories.

Give Old Fred’s 1939 Conversations a Listen!

When Radio Ruled #134-SoundScape 1939 part 13

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Old Time Radio highlights originally broadcast live June 29 to July 9, 1939.

Chronologically curated clips of live broadcasts from popular shows of the day.

History told by the people living it, as reported by radio.

In Today’s SoundScape:

The Making of Wizard of Oz

Meadow Mouse Grabs 40 Winks!

Charlie and Edgar visit the Grand Canyon!

Featuring:

Judy Garland

Harold Arlen

Robert Young

Bert Lahr

Ray Bolger

Frank Morgan

Don Ameche

Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen

Donald Dixon

Dorothy Lamour

Jackie Cooper

Alan Mowbray

Cecil B DeMiille

H.V. Kaltenborn

The Green Hornet

Tony Galento

1939 for Your Ears is Just a Click Away!