Commemorating Veteran's Day
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On this week’s edition, we’ll commemorate Veteran’s Day with The Armed Forces Radio Service Story, the very first Command Performance, and 2000 Plus, the very first adult science factor show to air on radio.
Radio's Golden Age: Command PerformanceWe open with THE AFRS STORY from 1950. Bill Woodson narrates the story of the Armed Forces Radio Service, withtributes from Dinah Shore, Claire Trevor, Knox Manning, Forrest Tucker. AFRS. Then, its COMMAND PERFORMANCE #1 (from 3-1-42) Eddie Cantor hosts the first show of this wartime series, with Danny Kaye, Bea Wain, Merle Oberon, Dinah Shore, and Bert Gordon, The Mad Russian. AFRS. |
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Radio's Golden Age: 2000 PlusWe have the 2nd part of the debut episode of COMMAND PERFORMANCE. Then, we have the sci-fi program TWO THOUSAND PLUS. “A Veteran Comes Home,” is from 7-5-50, and stars Bill Griffiths in a story of the future. A soldier returns home to Earth after fighting on Mars for five years. Sustaining, MBS. (28 min) |
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