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Milton Cross, and Philip Callas join Graham Macnamee to talk about what announcers had to deal with in the early days of radio networks. A large fish, stand by bands, precise timing, and a dramatization of early snafus is presented.
Tommy Callas, an early engineer of radio studios recounts how some of the early studio moves came about.
Graham shares that early sound affects were done by the voice actors or studio musicians. He tells how a few common affects were made.
Letters from early listeners are read. What kinds of praises or complaints might have those old timers had on their minds? A salute too fallen radio stars is given. A recreation of some of the things of “Anything could and did happen” is done. Musicians Unavailable due to phone calls, readings of poetry as fillers, singers who cover for acts who are delayed interuptions when musical scores are missing, and more.
A piece is played by violinist, Godfrey Ludlow. A nervous concert singer presents, My Old Kentucky Home. With the program running a bit short, the reading of the poe m, The Shooting of Dan McGrue is Continued.
