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Benny parlayed his AFN time into a BIG gig over at Radio Luxembourg, hear why in this Veterans Day show.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Roger Carroll 1977
Been almost a year ago that we lost Roger. I had worked with him, making his streaming station happen. That was a great two years. I miss the calls...
Roger brings us back to the best of 1977
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Jim Pewter 1968
Jim Pewter was a giant in "Oldies Radio". After he did his time in Korea with AFKN, he did a lot for the music that we love. Almost immediately after ETS Jim on the full network.
Jubilee 1945
Jubilee. April 16, 1945. Program #129. The second tune is, "If You Can't Smile and Say Yes, Please Don't Cry and Say No." Benny Carter and His Orchestra, Barney Bigard, The Nat King Cole Trio, Judy Carroll (vocal), Eddie Anderson (Rochester), Ernest Whitman (m.c.), Verne Smith (announcer).
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Chris Noel 1969
While Chris was doing the show, she did a lot of tours to see the troops. They look back wistfully...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
AFN Kaiserslautern - Jay Derkash 1978
In 1978 AFN celebrated the Country Music Awards with shows from the affiliate stations being broadcast across the entire network. Today from Kaiserslautern Specialist Jay Derkash has the update.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Roger Carroll 1969
A brand new bunch of 1968-69 memories have come in. Roger brings you the Happy Hour and once again in fine fettle. Time for the Best Sounds in Town!
Sunday, May 24, 2020
Sugar Report 1945
More from your Sugar Report. A few more have been found. Most of the time WWII shows in AFRS are fairly common. A few hundred were pressed, several were saved.
The Sugar Report was different. The show was apparently recorded to acetate for broadcast from the government's shortwave station in California. So each disk that is found is unique.
The show isn't documented. The last time I found some of these, Jinx Falkenburg was the host. I had assumed it was her show. Today Joan Edwards from Your Hit Parade plays excerpts from radio back in the states
This was a project at it's best. I was contacted and asked "If I pay for those, can you transfer them?" I asked around and found someone to do the transfer. In the same time frame, we received a donation that covered the postage (click the PayPal box). It took a lot of people.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
LaRita Shelby 1994
Love that picture. Here's LaRita. Matt recorded these in England from about 600 miles away. It's a bit noisy but a bunch of fun.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Chis Noel 1967
"Chris Noel was and is a hero ... supporting the troops with dedication and integrity even while we were treated like lepers at 'home.' She continues to support veterans, especially those of us who are homeless or suffer with PTSD. She came under fire in Nam more than once and suffered her own nightmarish events in her life. This is a beautiful person, both inside and out." Mike Blackford
Chris Noel was the voice of home to thousands of Vietnam era troops. This is the Friday show from her first week on the air over AFRTS. The program evolved over the years, better and better.
Sunday, March 22, 2020
AFN Munich 1973
In 1973 the "Free Radio Campaign" visited AFN and spoke with engineer Air Force Tech Sgt Bob Strite and morning jock Mark Abbott. The picture is Jim Sampson at AFN Munich.
AFN Munich 1973
Friday, March 20, 2020
Jim Pewter 1976
A Friday, a new year and Jim Pewter. Jim celebrated this music every day. Writing, performing, playing the songs on the radio and being a record dealer. He loves and shares this music.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Mail Call 1944
Mail Call. May 24, 1944. Program #93. The program is dedicated to the state of Kentucky. Borah Minevich and His Harmonica Rascals do a spectacular arrangement of, "Brazil." Mortimer Snerd tells Paulette Goddard about his first date. Charlie McCarthy tries to apologize to W. C. Fields for setting a skunk trap in Fields' garden. This is a well-known routine, using the same script as in, "The "Chase and Sanborn Program" recording from September 21, 1941. This time, W. C. loses his place in the script and mis-reads several lines. The date above is the recording date. The program was released June, 1944.
Early AFRS and WC Fields, total win.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
LaRita Shelby 1994
LaRita Shelby saved some of her favorite shows and is making them available to us. Today a visit with Blair Underwood. Thank you Jazzy! Visit her website, A Date With A Song is great music
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Bedside Network
Many troops were first exposed to military "radio" via closed circuit stations in US hospitals. After the war, the stars toured the VA hospitals. This program would have been heard on the "Bedpan Network". Here's a 1954 magazine story about The Bedside Radio Network
Monday, February 10, 2020
More jingles!
Several years ago Dyo sent a jingle reel that he had. Several of these I had heard. Which packages are these from?
Command Performance 1946
Command Performance was the BIG variety show that went into production almost at the birth of the network.
Monday, January 27, 2020
Jim Pewter 1968
I miss these songs. Most markets had the Oldies Guys that new everything and Jim sure was of those. Charlie Gracie, the Coasters. It's always a great listen.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
LaRita Shelby 1994
I was so happy to find this. Last year LaRita sent several of her AFRTS shows and somehow this one wasn't posted then. Here's LaRita Shelby with guest Paul Hardcastle.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Chris Noel 1967
To find out the history of Chris Noel, her biography at IMDB is a great place to start Click here
Chris sent the radio shows she did for AFRTS to us to hear again. I'm grateful.
She still does the GIs proud. Please consider making a generous donation to Chris's Vetsville Ceasefire House.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Arthur Godfrey Xmas 1964
Arthur Godfrey was broadcasting, from his mournful coverage of the funeral of President Roosevelt to the franchise he had built in the 1950s, to his CBS radio show which was the last bigtime network entertainment show, he was America with a genius in giving America what they wanted. The Christmas 1964 show (recorded Christmas 1963).
Monday, December 23, 2019
Roger Carroll Christmas 1973
I really wish I had audio of one of Roger's Christmas shows, with that familiar open... (Do you have one??) But this is very nice, in 1973 he did an Air Force recruiting show with Ray Conniff. Great radio! Have a Happy Holiday!
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This Is Your FBI - Christmas
Stacy Harris
In 1976 we were still airing Old Time Radio like "This Is Your FBI", starring Stacy Harris, who you may remember from Dragnet. Here's the Christmas show..
The system cue at the end of the show sure sounds like George Fenneman..
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