THIS WEEK IN OTR...
BIRTHS-JULIUS LAROSA 1-2-30
ZASU PITTS 1-3-1894
VICTOR BORGE 1-3-1909
MAXENE ANDREWS 1-3-1916
JANE WYMAN 1-4-1914
DANNY THOMAS 1-6-1914
MEMORABLE MOMENTS:
THE ROSE BOWL IS BROADCAST FOR THE 1ST TIME 1-1-1926
THE FCC IS GIVEN A DEMO OF FM RADIO 1-5-1940
SERIES FINALES:
OUR GAL SUNDAY-THIS IS NORA DRAKE-BACKSTAGE WIFE-& ROAD OF LIFE-ALL ENDED 1-2-1959
SERIES PREMIERES:
FRED WARING SHOW 1-4-31
THE BOB HOPE SHOW 1-4-1935
THE SAINT 1-6-1945
IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE CLUB-THE NEWSLETTER IS NOW BEING PRINTED ON A HOME 5610-IF YOU HAVE A ADDRESS CHANGE OR A NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS,CONTACT ME AT THE ADDRESS ON THIS SITE BY THE LINKS AREA...
AND CONGRATS TO MIZZOU, WHO WON THE COTTON BOWL ON JAN.1ST 38-7 TOPPING ARKANSAS
WAY TO GO TIGERS!!!
IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WHO MAY WANT TO JOIN THE CLUB, LET ME KNOW, AS THE NEWSLETTER CAN BE SENT TO THEM ON AUDIO CASSETTE AT NO CHARGE!!
ON THE NEW GAME SHOW "MERV GRIFFIN 'S CROSSWORDS" THAT AIRED ON JAN.3RD LOCALLY, "AMOS AND ANDY" WAS MENTIONED-THE CONTESTANT DID NOT GET IT RIGHT BUT HEY OTR WAS MENTIONED-WOW!!!
THE HONORARY MAYOR OF HOLLYWOOD, JOHNNY GRANT, HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 84...IN HIS CAREER HE HOSTED GAME SHOWS ON EARLY TV ALONG WITH BEING A CUB REPORTER FOR WGBR IN GOLDSBORO, N.C. HIS CLAIM TO OTR FAME WAS DOING "LUCKY STRIKE" COMMERCIALS ON "THE JACK BENNY SHOW" AND INTERVIEWS FROM CIRO'S RESTAURANT IN L.A. TO SEE FULL LIFE STORY CHECK OUT THIS SITE: WWW.JOHNNY GRANT.COM-GOD BLESS HIM!!!
HAPPY OTR LISTENING-E.J.K. II