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I did some work on this week's Thanksgiving show last night, and I think you'll find it fun and informative. The thing I find I'm enjoying most about this grand radio experiment is having the chance to listen to shows in my collection that I have not heard in awhile, often years. It's just as much a treat for me as I hope it is for you, hearing them for the first time.
Like any good Thanksgiving offering, our plate will be full on Sunday, so I hope we'll have time to squeeze in our last planned offering, "Good News of 1940", a program aptly broadcast in November of 1939. We may have to loosen our belt buckles a bit, but we'll try to get it done...
Until Sunday....
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
November 15th Show - Jack Benny & Challenge of the Yukon
I have been bad about updating this blog, but for those who don't know, I now have a weekly show on XRB 1610 AM Radio Brownsburg and streaming online at radiobrownsburg.com, Sunday nights at 7pm EST.
I got the show on the strength of the demo program I did with the Shadow & Lum and Abner. (Strength may not be the right word). I don't plan on airing the demo episode on XRB, but you can always download it on this blog. Maybe when they release the collector's edition box set of "The Old Time Radio Express" the demo episode will be thrown in.
For the premiere broadcast, I went with two standards - Jack Benny and Challenge of the Yukon. Both are standards in their owns right - Jack Benny ruled the comedic airwaves during nearly his entire run on radio, and COTY was one of the better-written, better-produced "kiddie programs". Like the reputation of the Pixar movies today, the COTY shows had a reputation of being both kid and grown-up friendly.
This coming Sunday, we'll celebrate Thanksgiving. Look forward to talking with you then.... be sure to tune in.
I got the show on the strength of the demo program I did with the Shadow & Lum and Abner. (Strength may not be the right word). I don't plan on airing the demo episode on XRB, but you can always download it on this blog. Maybe when they release the collector's edition box set of "The Old Time Radio Express" the demo episode will be thrown in.
For the premiere broadcast, I went with two standards - Jack Benny and Challenge of the Yukon. Both are standards in their owns right - Jack Benny ruled the comedic airwaves during nearly his entire run on radio, and COTY was one of the better-written, better-produced "kiddie programs". Like the reputation of the Pixar movies today, the COTY shows had a reputation of being both kid and grown-up friendly.
This coming Sunday, we'll celebrate Thanksgiving. Look forward to talking with you then.... be sure to tune in.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The OTR Express Radio Show - November/December Schedule
This will be posted on http://www.radiobrownsburg.com/ as well...
THE OLD TIME RADIO EXPRESS WITH MARK WUELLNER
November-December 2009 Schedule
November 15, 2009: Premiere Episode
The Jack Benny Program (April 14, 1946)
Jack takes violin lessons. Guests: Ronald and Benita Colman. Starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day. With Mel Blanc.
The Challenge of the Yukon, “A Swindler Swindled” (July 31, 1943)
Sergeant Preston’s friends may have spent their life savings on a worthless gold mine.
November 22, 2009: Getting Ready for Thanksgiving
The Life of Riley (November 29, 1947)
Riley decides to invite the neighbors over for Thanksgiving, until he thinks he can make inroads with the boss by inviting him. Starring William Bendix, Paula Winslowe and John Brown.
Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America – Pilgrim’s Progress & Thanksgiving Story
Bob Hope – Monologue on Thanksgiving
Good News of 1940 – “Here Comes the Pilgrims” (November 23, 1939)
November 29, 2009: A Break from the Holidays
The Mysterious Traveler – “Out of the Past” (April 19, 1949)
The wife of a famous Broadway star tries to keep her husband from finding out that she is being blackmailed by a mysterious foreigner. Starring Maurice Tarplin, Santos Ortega, Roger De Koven and Ann Shephard.
The Bickersons – “The Honeymoon is Over”
Don Ameche and Frances Langford perform as the famous bickering husband and wife, John and Blanche Bickerson.
December 6, 2009: On This Date
The Whistler – “Generous Host” (December 6, 1953)
A wealthy old man and his niece play host to a young man who may want to get his hands on the money. Starring Bill Forman.
Lum and Abner (December 6, 1944)
Abner’s on a hunger strike, and losing weight! Starring Chester Lauck and Norris Goff.
The World Today (December 6, 1941)
The world news from the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
December 13, 2009: The Christmas Classics
The Campbell Playhouse – “A Christmas Carol” (December 24, 1939)
Charles Dickens’ classic tale of redemption on Christmas. Starring Lionel Barrymore.
This is My Best – “The Plot to Overthrow Christmas” (December 19, 1944)
A unique piece of radio with a cast of radio greats portraying an assortment of bad guys in Hell teaming up to try to end Christmas once and for all. Starring Orson Welles, Ray Collins, John Brown, Joseph Kearns and Mercedes McCambridge.
December 20, 2009: Christmas Surprise!
A variety of Christmas-related old time radio – you’ll just have to wait to see what we have in store!
December 27, 2009: Fighting the Post-Christmas Blues/Looking to the New Year
The Abbott and Costello Program (December 27, 1945)
Costello buys a beauty shop.
The Jack Benny Program (December 28, 1947)
The cast puts on the annual New’s Year allegory, “The New Tenant”.
THE OLD TIME RADIO EXPRESS WITH MARK WUELLNER
November-December 2009 Schedule
November 15, 2009: Premiere Episode
The Jack Benny Program (April 14, 1946)
Jack takes violin lessons. Guests: Ronald and Benita Colman. Starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day. With Mel Blanc.
The Challenge of the Yukon, “A Swindler Swindled” (July 31, 1943)
Sergeant Preston’s friends may have spent their life savings on a worthless gold mine.
November 22, 2009: Getting Ready for Thanksgiving
The Life of Riley (November 29, 1947)
Riley decides to invite the neighbors over for Thanksgiving, until he thinks he can make inroads with the boss by inviting him. Starring William Bendix, Paula Winslowe and John Brown.
Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America – Pilgrim’s Progress & Thanksgiving Story
Bob Hope – Monologue on Thanksgiving
Good News of 1940 – “Here Comes the Pilgrims” (November 23, 1939)
November 29, 2009: A Break from the Holidays
The Mysterious Traveler – “Out of the Past” (April 19, 1949)
The wife of a famous Broadway star tries to keep her husband from finding out that she is being blackmailed by a mysterious foreigner. Starring Maurice Tarplin, Santos Ortega, Roger De Koven and Ann Shephard.
The Bickersons – “The Honeymoon is Over”
Don Ameche and Frances Langford perform as the famous bickering husband and wife, John and Blanche Bickerson.
December 6, 2009: On This Date
The Whistler – “Generous Host” (December 6, 1953)
A wealthy old man and his niece play host to a young man who may want to get his hands on the money. Starring Bill Forman.
Lum and Abner (December 6, 1944)
Abner’s on a hunger strike, and losing weight! Starring Chester Lauck and Norris Goff.
The World Today (December 6, 1941)
The world news from the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
December 13, 2009: The Christmas Classics
The Campbell Playhouse – “A Christmas Carol” (December 24, 1939)
Charles Dickens’ classic tale of redemption on Christmas. Starring Lionel Barrymore.
This is My Best – “The Plot to Overthrow Christmas” (December 19, 1944)
A unique piece of radio with a cast of radio greats portraying an assortment of bad guys in Hell teaming up to try to end Christmas once and for all. Starring Orson Welles, Ray Collins, John Brown, Joseph Kearns and Mercedes McCambridge.
December 20, 2009: Christmas Surprise!
A variety of Christmas-related old time radio – you’ll just have to wait to see what we have in store!
December 27, 2009: Fighting the Post-Christmas Blues/Looking to the New Year
The Abbott and Costello Program (December 27, 1945)
Costello buys a beauty shop.
The Jack Benny Program (December 28, 1947)
The cast puts on the annual New’s Year allegory, “The New Tenant”.
First Show Tonight! 7pm EST
The Old Time Radio Express is taking its first journey back into the Golden Age of Radio tonight on XRB 1610 AM Radio Brownsburg and streaming online at http://www.radiobrownsburg.com/. Be sure to tune in!
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