12/6/2022
Hi,
Hope you've had a great
weekend! My son Noah and I just
wanted to get in touch because you've been such an enormous help while
he's
been working towards earning his "Radio" merit badge for Boy Scouts!
A couple of boys from his troop unfortunately tested positive for COVID
recently so they temporarily made the switch back to remote scouting.
Your
page, https://www.goldenage-wtic.org/links.html
has been an absolute treasure trove of information for the him to learn
from
while scouting from home! Thank you so much!!
Noah also had the
wonderful idea of sharing another
helpful resource with you he thought might complement your page! It's https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Business-Studies-Broadcasting-History
and it's all about the history of broadcasting. It gave him some great
information and resources so he hoped it could do the same for others!
Do you think you could
add the Noah's suggestion to your
page if it's not too much trouble? I'd absolutely love to show him that
it was
up and running if you've decided it was a fitting addition. I believe
he would
be beyond proud and excited to know he's made a helpful contribution
that could
possibly help others learn more about broadcasting! Plus I'm sure he
would be
beyond thrilled to show his troop during their next video call, haha.
:)
Please let us know what
you think if you have the time!
Happy Holidays and
thanks so much again,
Noah and Linda Price
12/29/17
I grew up with my dad listening to 'TIC and I liked '[W]POP & '[W]DRC until I "grew up", then I started listening, especially to The CBS Radio Mystery Theater @ 10pm & Bob Steele in the am (I can still play his opening in my head).
Now I collect Old Time Radio (and "OLD" music, movies & TV) having thousands of radio shows . . . hope you don't mind me sharing "One night ..." with a small group of friends. I think 'TIC is what got me into listening & collecting the old stuff (Bob Steele's fault) I haven't watched any prime time network TV in 10 maybe 20 years (exception sports), not even any Star Wars but I have every one of the Blondie movies . . . Charlie Chan was also a favorite.
Born too late, I missed most of the old radio shows live (not all) but I still get to listen & enjoy them still, because others shared.
ncatt
11/6/17
Dear
Dick,
I
just finished listening to the
interview you did with
Jack Bishop regarding Gangbusters and Mr. District Attorney two great
shows.
The
interview was very interesting and
made me appreciate
those shows even more.
I
am in my 60s. I
began listening to regular over
the air radio in the late 50s.
The
first station I
heard was WINS New York. In
those days, they played rock 'n' roll. Most
people know them as an all news station because they
have been doing it for over 52 years and in my opinion, they
wrote
the book on how all news radio should be presented.
I discovered
your site a
couple of years ago. I wish I
could have heard the shows when they originally aired on WTIC
but
thanks
to the internet, many places exist that honor the golden age
of
radio.
In
1962, I heard the
last episodes of Yours Truly Johnny
Dollar and Suspense on CBS Radio. After
that, I
thought my interest in old-time radio had
left but on the contrary.
Thanks
to what you and
others offer online, my desire to
hear these shows and more about the people who created them
increases every day.
Thank
you for what you
put on WTIC in the 70s and for
keeping OTR alive online.
Sincerely,
Lawrence
Stoler
Stamford,
CT.
P.S.
I was sorry to read about the
deaths of Ed
Corcoran and Arnold Dean. What
happened to the
collection Ed owned and brought to
your program? His
knowledge, interest and enthusiasm
added so much to
the weekly shows both of you hosted.
The
sad thing is if the idea you had were
presented
today, it wouldn't be accepted by most stations and the big
mega
media
groups.
7/6/16
Thank
you for making all of the “A
One Night Stand with
the Big Bands” available. I will be listening to every one of
them. What a
treasure trove of history. I was born well after the big band era. But
I love
the music. I especially enjoy the stories behind the music. I found the
program
by searching the Tune In app on my iPhone.
Thanks
once again,
David
Lubbers
1/16/16
I
love the
'TIC web site, I grew up with the station (along
with WPOP & WDRC)
I also thought you might like to see the Old Time Radio Researcher
Group Site.
I've listened to WTIC since Bob Steele was waking up Connecticut
listeners, I
remember sitting at the kitchen table with my dad, me with a bowl of
oatmeal
and him with a cup of coffee. Long after I got married and my Dad past
away, I
still listened to Bob and thinking of my Dad. I then looked forward to
the
weekend when Bob would do his show after he retired, well . . sort of
retired,
I even liked his taste in music, but I liked hearing him best. I also
remember
listening to the CBS Radio Mystery Theater when it came on at 10pm. . .
. .
Then we grow old.
Lots to explore here
Be sure to check the "Radio Times"
1,000's of radio programs available
www.otrr.org
a couple other sites you might also want to see:
www.otrrpedia.net
www.otrrlibrary.org
8/12/11
Thanks so much. Listening to the interviews is educational and very, very entertaining! You folks are to be commended for putting up such wonderful links to the past.
Guy Yocom
7/18/10
Hello dick,
My name is John Gassman and I thought I'd drop you a quicknote to tell you how much I and my brother Larry enjoyed these interviews.
Larry and I have collected the shows since about 1971 and played them on the air localy and nationally for 20 years. We began doing the show Same time Same Station again on the internet in February of 2010.
With the Old radio club SPERDVAC and on our own shows, we interviewed over 400 radio personalities.
The wonderful thing about the interviews you and Ed did was that they were excellent and more important, you got people who were already gone by the time Larry and I started doing interviews in 1980 or so.
Not enough attention is paid to the history of the individuals who made radio possible. That is why what you have created is so valuable.
Congratulations on doing such an excellent show. I had some of them in the collection but sound quality was pretty awful so it was a big treat to discover this web site and download them in such excellent quality.
Congratulations to those who gathered all the masters together in such wonderful sound!
John Gassman
12/23/08
I just wanted to write and tell you how much I appreciate the free downloads of your shows. I enjoy listening to the background information about my favorite radio shows.
Thanks again, and Merry Christmas!!
Mike
Hi,
Bob,
With Arnold Dean's permission, about a year ago I added his radio shows
to my big band web site, Tuxedo Junction, and to my big blog,
The Palomar.
Here are the links:
Tuxedo Junction
http://www.tuxjunction.net/playlists.htm
The Palomar
http://thepalomar.blogspot.com/
(Scroll down until you are near the bottom.)
I thought I had emailed you about this at the time, Bob. I'm sorry if I
didn't.
Cordially,
George Spink
Los Angeles
Email: swingera@gmail.com
(Of
course, I thanked him for
posting the links to our website)
Hello,
My
name is Greg Bell and I’m the host and program director of XM
Satellite Radio’s Old Time Radio Channel, Radio Classics.
I have come
across your collection of wonderful interviews and was wondering if you
would be interested in having them re-broadcast on satellite radio. XM
164 is a 24/7 OTR channel with a large and growing audience that
specializes in introducing the wonderful programs from the Golden Age
to a whole new audience.
Thank
you for your time and looking forward to hearing back from you.
Sincerely,
Greg Bell
Program Director
Radio Classics,
Ch.
164
XM Satellite Radio
1500
Eckington Place NE
Washington
DC 20002
greg.bell@xmradio.com
(We granted permission)
Hello!
And thank you for your wonderful website.
My name is Ken Greenwald and I've been working at the Pacific
Pioneer Broadcasters Radio Archives since 1975. I do believe I
know golden age of radio quite well because of that.
Today,
July 4th, I entered your website and listened to your 1974
interview with Arnold Stang. Loved it. But there is one
question I must ask you: When you played the
excerpt of The Life Of Riley show, are you sure that was
Arnold Stang playing Tommy, the guest at the Riley home? I
don't think so. That was Gil Stratton, Jr. playing the role.
Perhaps, as I was listening I may have missed Arnold Stang
entering the scene for
a brief moment, but I would think you would want to show
Stang off in a
major role on a radio program. So, it seems to me that you dropped
in a scene with Gil Stratton, Jr. by mistake. Am I wrong
here? Please
check your Life of Riley except to be sure. Otherwise, I love what you
two men are doing to perpetuate the Golden Age of
Radio. Thanks again!
Ken Greenwald
And
this response
from Dick Bertel:
Hi, Ken,
I just spotchecked the Arnold Stang interview and you are absolutely
correct. That is NOT Arnold Stang on The Life of Riley.
Here is what must have happened some thirty odd years ago when this
show was produced. In all probability we discovered that the
show was short by seven or eight minutes and we had to expand it to
fill the 55 minutes of alloted air time. I can tell by
listening that my intro to Riley was recorded after the original
interview. Ed may have given us something that wasn't
properly labeled and the young producers who worked with the tape
didn't recognize the error.
My apologies.
Dick Bertel
Hello Bob and all -
You are doing a great job getting quality programming of interest to
millions of people online.
As a radio host myself, I am quite aware of how much work goes into
getting all these files online and in catalogued form.
Keep up the good work. We will continue to let our listeners
know of your "latest news" as you send it along.
With best regards
TOM
Tom Heathwood, Host: Heritage Radio Theatre - The
Olde Tyme Radio Network
www.VintageRadioPlace.com/broadcast
From
Rochester, NY
Long overdue, this thanks thanks thanks for making all these marvelous
treasures available to us!!!!!
All the best to you.
In
1961 Gene Krupa was playing at The
Metropole in
New York, and went to hear him, since he was a living legend.
I
was playing in a rock band in nearby Seaside Heights, NJ. After they
finished a set I went up to Gene, introduced myself to him and asked if
I could buy him a drink. He accepted, and we sat in a booth
together chatting for a half an hour.
The Metropole photographer took a photo of the two of us together, and
Gene autographed the 8 X 10 prints, which I treasure. A couple of
months later I went back and he remembered my name.
I will
put them on CD and listen to them in the car as we travel around the
good ole USA! Thanks for the great service.
WOW!! Thank you so much
for posting this!
I tried
out the Ray McKinley episode as a sample and if the rest are anywhere
near as good I will be doing quite a bit of downloading. My
iPod
and I are going to be VERY happy!
That picture at the top of your web page looks just like my Philco
Model 52. I bought it on ebay a few years ago and spent weeks
tearing it down, cleaning it up, replacing grill cloth and
components, etc. For a 1932 radio, it plays pretty good now.
Attached is a picture of my radio right after I started to take it
apart for repair.
I took lots of pictures at the time, to
document what I was doing, as it was my first vintage radio. I always
wanted to listen to OTR on a real cathedral radio. I have several more
vintage radios now. Funny how they multipled :-) ( Note - the gentleman sent
me two
more
photos of the finished product, below:)
Hello,
I've just discovered that you've aired: Program 17 -
February,
1973 - Cab Calloway
Since I run a website about Cab Calloway, I was wondering if it was
possible to offer again to my visitors (600 per month) the possibility
to listen again to that show, though a link to your website.
If
it's not possible, that's OK, but that would be missing a great radio
show.
Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
The Hi de Ho Blog
http://www.thehidehoblog.com/
(Of course, we did give him permission.)
A letter from a
California
listener in
October, 2006:
I haven't been able to get time to listen to all these great programs
each week, darn it!! Is there a way to listen to past
programs
that I've missed, maybe they are archived on the internet, etc??
Please let me know how I can hear past Golden Age of Radio shows not
from this current week.
(Well,
that
problem is now
solved with all shows posted!)
From June, 2005:
Hi Bob,
I am writing to you at
the suggestion of Walden
Hughes.Walden and I were speaking with each other by phone this
evening. I mentioned to him that I had been talking to Peg Lynch about
the interview that she did along with
Margaret
Hamilton in July of 1970. As you are well aware, The Golden Age of
Radio played this show a couple months ago. That is when I first heard
it.When talking with Peg she mentioned she would like to have a copy of
the interview. This is why I spoke to Walden. He suggested I request
that you send a CD copy of the interview to me and I will get it to
Peg. I am also going to discuss with Peg
Walden's interest in interviewing her in a month or
so. I
know Peg will be very appreciative to receive a copy of the interview.
(I
sent her a copy
of the show)
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