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Treadmill to Immortality: Old-time radio listening, 17 March

Town Hall Tonight: St. Patrick’s Day Show (NBC, 1937)It only begins with the Town Hall News pondering how deeply hay fever sufferers are...
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Feud for thought: Old-time radio listening, 14 March

The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny: Jack Benny v. Fred Allen at the Hotel Pierre (NBC, 1937)When the New Century Chamber Orchestra opens its...
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Assorted fortune: Old-time radio listening, 13 January

There's nothing unlucky about a little pleasant Friday the 13th old-time radio listening, unless you count what might happen to the Sap of 79...
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A Pair from the Master: Old-time radio listening, 9 January

There is no better way to get back on the horse than with a reminder that there is no such thing as too much of Fred Allen . . .Texaco Star Theater...
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Yuletide on the air: Old-time radio listening, Christmas Day

The Linit Bath Club Revue: The Mammoth Department Store (CBS, 1932)Here’s a treat for any old-time radio fan—the oldest known surviving...
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"Tampering with Precedent": Old-time radio listening, 2 October

Town Hall Tonight with Fred Allen:Once an Amateur(NBC, 1935)It seems appropriate, when addressing the earliest known surviving installment, to let...
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The Beard deserved better: Old-time radio listening, 30 June

  • The Magnificent Montague
  • June 30, 2011
The Magnificent Montague: July 4th (NBC, 1951)Anyone who listened to Monty Woolley in his many radio guest shots, or his short-lived stab at his...
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Buzzing the buzzards: Old-time radio listening, 27 June

The Fred Allen Show: Cease the Melody (NBC, 1948)Fred Allen has suffered neither fools nor chintzy giveaway shows gladly approaching his last show...
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The echo of unforgotten laughter: Old-time radio listening, 26 June

The Fred Allen Show: The Final Show (NBC, 1949)Its epitaph reads BORN OCTOBER 23, 1932, AS THE LINIT SHOW—DIED JUNE 26, 1949, AS THE FRED...
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A tenor's farewell: Old-time radio listening, 18 June

  • Kenny Baker
  • June 18, 2011
The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny: Father's Day, Leaving for Waukegan (NBC, 1939)Above and beyond returning to the town where he was...
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