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Articles / NewsFrom Out of the Shadows: The Story of Bret Morrison
By Elizabeth McLeod His was one of the iconic voices of the radio era. Crackling out of the ether ...
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Articles / NewsHappy Birthday, Frank Lovejoy!
By Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. The actor fondly remembered by old-time radio fans as the reporter who covered the ...
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Articles / NewsMercedes McCambridge for the Defense
By Elizabeth McLeod Often a supporting player, rarely a star — and yet she won an Oscar for her ...
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Articles / NewsWhere the Elite Meet to Eat – Ed Gardner and Duffy’s Tavern
By Elizabeth McLeod To paraphrase Fred Allen, imitation was the sincerest form of radio. Throughout the medium’s Golden Era, ...
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Articles / NewsLast Man Standing: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
By Elizabeth McLeod When Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar first appeared sixty-six years ago, no one paid much attention. Certainly, ...
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Articles / NewsA Birthday Valentine to Jack Benny
By Ivan Shreve, Jr. You’ve been seeing Valentine’s Day TV commercials for weeks now, and I’ll bet dollars to ...
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Articles / NewsLiving The Life of Riley
By Elizabeth McLeod If there’s a single phrase which might describe the basic concept underlying the standard family situation ...
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Articles / NewsFort Laramie: Macdonnell and Meston Redux
By Elizabeth McLeod If the thirties were the age of the personality-variety program and the forties marked the golden ...
