GI Jive – Tommy Dorsey, Blue Skies. ep705, 1945.

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It’s the jukebox of the air, just for troops overseas, and GI Jill delivers the tunes.

1. Tommy Dorcey presents, Blue Skies.
2. Hellen Forrest sings, When They Ask About You.
3. Jill responds to fan mail, and her being a chatterbox.
4. Bing Crosby sings, Swinging on a Star.
5. Joan Edwards sings, Sweet Embraceable You.
6. Bob Crosby plays, Bullfrog Jump.

Note: After episode 600 the primary DJ would be “G.I. Jill”, the air-alias of Martha Wilkerson. Wilkerson had been an employee of the OWI, doing a show with her husband ex Radioman Mort werner playing Jack and Jill on Hi Neighbor. When she made the move to AFRS it was without her husband, much to the delight of her many listeners.