Podcast appearances and mentions of bud hiestand

The OTRNow Radio Program- Thanksgiving SpecialTarzan. November 29, 1951. Mutual-Don Lee net origination, Commodore syndication. "African Thanksgiving". Commercials added locally. A beautiful French girl starts a battle of wills between Sheik Hazara and Tarzan. CBS rebroadcast date: November 22, 1952. Lamont Johnson, Walter White Jr. (producer), Bud Lesser (writer), Albert Glaser (original music)  The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny. November 30, 1947. NBC net. Lucky Strike. Phil Harris and The Sportsmen do a clever singing commercial to the tune of, "That's What I Like About The South." Jack dreams that he's being tried for murder for killing a Thanksgiving turkey. Fred Allen (imitated by Ollie O'Toole) appears as a turkey during the trial! A great show!. Artie Auerbach, Basil Ruysdael (commercial spokesman), Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Frank Nelson, Jack Benny, L. A. Speed Riggs (tobacco auctioneer), Mary Livingstone, Mel Blanc (quadruples, one part is a turkey), Phil Harris, Eddie Anderson, The Sportsmen, F. E. Boone (tobacco auctioneer), Bea Benaderet, John Laing (commercial spokesman), Ollie O'Toole, George Balzer (writer), John Tackaberry (writer), Milt Josefsberg (writer), Sam Perrin (writer), Mahlon Merrick (conductor). Doctor Christian. November 22, 1939. CBS net. "Prelude To Thanksgiving". Vaseline. Jean Hersholt, Art Gilmore (announcer), Rosemary De Camp.Speech Winston Churchill 1944-11-23 American Thanksgiving Vic and Sade. November 20, 1941. Red net. Crisco. Nicer Scott has been telling everyone that Rush Gook eats with a baby's knife and fork. Rush is humiliated and angry. Stuff happens! The organ themes, bridges and system cue have been deleted. Paul Rhymer (writer), Art Van Harvey, Bernardine Flynn, Billy Idelson, Ed Herlihy (announcer).Let George Do It. November 20, 1950. Mutual-Don Lee net. "Cause For Thanksgiving". Standard Oil. A Thanksgiving story about a tough ten-year-old boy who refuses to talk. Is it psychic shock?. Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg, Jackson Gillis (writer), David Victor (writer), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, presenter), Don Clark (director), Bud Hiestand (announcer), Wally Maher, Carl Watson (commercial spokesman), Bob Burchill (commercial spokesman), Alan Reed, Dick Ryan, Tony Barrett, Jeffrey Silver, Steven Chase.Suspense. November 25, 1948. CBS net. "The Screaming Woman". Auto-Lite. A little girl hears a screaming woman who is buried alive. The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on March 1, 1955 (see cat. #7264). Margaret O'Brien, Ray Bradbury (author), Sylvia Richards (adaptor), Ted de Corsia, John McIntire, Lurene Tuttle, Agnes Moorehead, Anton M. Leader (producer, director), Harlow Wilcox (commercial spokesman), William Johnstone (commercial spokesman), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor), Paul Frees (announcer).

A Funny MondayFirst a look at this day in History.Then George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast November 18, 1940, 84 years ago, Thanksgiving. George explains Thanksgiving to Gracie. A visit to Gracie's crazy house. The constant blackouts during the program are similar to Olsen and Johnson in, "Hellzapoppin." George, Gracie and Bud Hiestand sing a Spam commercial.Followed by My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning, originally broadcast November 18, 1949, 75 years ago.  Liz decides to help her maid Katy's romance with Mr. Nagle, the postman.Then Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast November 18, 1943, 81 years ago, Nylon Stockings with guest Lucille Ball.  Lou tries to get a pair of nylons for Connie Haines from guest Lucille Ball. Two flubbed lines cracks up almost everyone. Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast November 18, 1945, 79 years ago, The Jolly Boys.  Gildy boycotts the Jolly Boys club after he fails to invite Rumson Bullard to join them. Finally Claudia, originally broadcast November 18, 1948, 76 years ago.   Bobby Wakes Everyone. Thanks to Debbie for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamFind the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.htmlAnd more about the Survive-all Fallout Sheltershttps://conelrad.blogspot.com/2010/09/mad-men-meet-mad-survive-all-shelter.html

The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-015The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 28, 1939. Program #23. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. "The Flower of Silence.". Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 30, 1939. Program #24. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Nayland Smith has vanished. The Si-Fan?. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon.The Fabulous Doctor Tweedy. January 08, 1947. NBC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. The professor is the Dean Of Men at Potts College and plays the bassoon! The date is subject to correction. The Tweedy Chamber Music Society rehearses. A big basketball game is going to be held...with a big player for Potts! Minerva Pious plays a character with a Greek accent. Harry Von Zell plays a character with a low I.Q. Frank Morgan, Minerva Pious, Harry Von Zell, Gale Gordon, Robert Riley Crutcher (creator).The Silver Theatre. May 07, 1939. CBS net. "The Train Ride". Sponsored by: International Silver. A date with the electric chair, and a romance that goes beyond death!. Bud Hiestand (announcer), Carlton KaDell, Charles Martin (producer, director), Conrad Nagel (host, director), Felix Mills (composer), Joan Crawford, John Conte (announcer), Lindsay MacHarrie. The Smiths Of Hollywood. January 10, 1947. Program #1. Mutual net origination, Finley syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Uncle Cecil arrives from Britain...with a crash! The first show of the series. The script is similar to the one used for an audition recording of September 20, 1946 (see cat. #84161). Promotional literature for the program boasts that, "Every program is recorded before a large, live audience at NBC studios in Hollywood.". Andrew Hickox (producer), Arthur Treacher, Billy Roy, Brenda Marshall, Dick Nosserman (writer), Harry Von Zell, Jan Ford, Joe Forte, Ruth Perrott, Sara Berner, Tyler McVey, Vic Knight (producer, director). Whitehall 1212. December 23, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. An intelligent criminal plans to rob Heathrow airport of a shipment of gold. Beware the poisoned tea! The final public service announcement and the system cue have been deleted. Percy Hoskins (researcher), Wyllis Cooper (writer, director).   The Witch's Tale. May 30, 1935. WOR, Newark, New Jersey, , Air Features Syndicate syndication. "The Deserter". Old Nancy is 125 years old today. A Civil War story "of 80 years ago" (which would put the date of broadcast at 1944 if true), loosely based on Ambrose Bierce's, "An Occurence At Owl Creek Bridge." Well-done and well-written, if somewhat melodramatic. The script was previously used on "The Witch's Tale" on January 23, 1933. This might be an Artransa (Australian) syndication. Alonzo Deen Cole (writer, producer, performer). 

Homicide O'Kane starring Bud Hiestand (better known as an announcer, this is one of the few acting roles I know of - and a lead at that!) and Richard (Dick) LeGrand (Peavey from the Great Gildersleeve in a serious role), originally broadcast March 2, 1943, 79 years ago, The Story Of The Killer Who Returned From The Dead As The Clock Struck The Hour. O'Kane gets a call from a man about to be murdered. This is the only copy of this Blue Network show (to eventually be known as ABC Radio!) so it's not the biggest and best show, but a chance to see two people in roles we don't really know them for!

The New Edgar Bergen Hour with Charlie McCarthy March 18, 1956 CBS Gary Crosby, Jack Kirkwood, Ralph LaRue, Ray Noble (theme composer), Bud Hiestand (announcer), Carol Richards, The Mello-Men,  

The Mickey Mouse Theatre Of The Air. February 27, 1938. . The cast visits Cinderella's ball. Walt Disney (Mickey Mouse), Clarence Nash (Donald Duck), Stuart Buchanan, Felix Mills and His Orchestra, Hal Reese (sound effects), Bud Hiestand (announcer), Thelma Boardman (Minnie Mouse), Florence Gill, Moroni Olsen. oldtimeradiodvd.com

The Mickey Mouse Theatre Of The Air. January 9, 1938.  Today is "Snow White Day." Walt Disney tells the story of Snow White with music and songs from the film. Walt Disney (as Mickey Mouse), Felix Mills and His Orchestra, Bud Hiestand (announcer), Hal Reese (sound effects), Thelma Boardman, Clarence Nash, Stuart Buchanan, Florence Gill, Adriana Caselotti (as "Snow White"), Moroni Olsen (as "The Magic Mirror"), Eddie Collins (Dopey), Roy Atwell (Doc), Pinto Colvig (Sleepy and Grumpy), Billy Gilbert (Sneezy), Otis Harlan (Happy), Scotty Mattrew (Bashful), Harry Stockwell (Prince). oldtimeradiodvd.com

Let George Do It. March 12, 1951. Jerry Mace, a friend of George Valentine's, is pushed in front of a train and killed. The killer's trail leads to a pawn shop...and "The Prairie Dog Killer." Bob Bailey, Bud Hiestand (announcer), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, conductor), Don Clark (director), David Victor (writer), Jackson Gillis (writer), Frank Gerstle, Don Diamond, Virginia Gregg, Ken Christy, Bob Jellison, William Conrad, Joe Forte. audiblepodcast.com/rnn 1 Free Audiobook  oldtimeradionetwork.com   oldtimeradiodvd.com Great Deals on DVD

The Mickey Mouse Theatre Of The Air. March 6, 1938. Red net. Sponsored by: Pepsodent Toothpaste. A visit to King Neptune's Grotto under the sea. Clara Cluck singing "The Dipsy Doodle" is not to be missed, and the Donald Duck Band's arrangement of "Asleep In The Deep" sounds like it was arranged by Spike Jones! Interstingly, Spike was the drummer in the John Scott Trotter Orchestra at this time. The Trotter band was based in Los Angeles as was this program. Could be? Walt Disney (Mickey Mouse), Felix Mills and His Orchestra, Bud Hiestand (announcer), Florence Gill (Clara Cluck), Clarence Nash (Donald Duck), Hal Reese (sound effects), Stuart Buchanan, Thelma Boardman, Moroni Olsen.  http://audiblepodcast.com/rnn 1 FREE audible audio book

The Mickey Mouse Theatre Of The Air. March 13, 1938. Red net. Sponsored by: Pepsodent. No credits are given, but Walt Disney is considered to be the voice of Mickey. The "Magic Mirror" takes the gang to old Germany for the story of, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin." Walt Disney (Mickey Mouse), Clarence Nash (Donald Duck), Stuart Buchanan, Felix Mills and His Orchestra, Hal Reese (sound effects), Bud Hiestand (announcer), Thelma Boardman (Minnie Mouse), Clarence Nash, Florence Gill, Moroni Olsen.  http://audiblepodcast.com/rnn

The Mickey Mouse Theatre Of The Air. April 3, 1938. Red net. Sponsored by: Pepsodent. The orchestra starts the program with, "London Bridge Is Falling Down." A visit to the old woman who lived in a shoe. Don't miss Clara Cluck's brief chorus of, "Makin' Whoopee." Walt Disney (Mickey Mouse), Walter Tetley, Clarence Nash (Donal Duck), Stuart Buchanan, Felix Mills and His Orchestra, Hal Reese (sound effects), Bud Hiestand (announcer), Thelma Boardman (Minnie Mouse), Florence Gill (Clara Cluck), Moroni Olsen. Free Audio book, http://audiblepodcast.com/rnn

Show notes for Episode 20:This episode focuses primarily on the great actor, singer, comedian, and “man of 1,000 voices” Mel Blanc.“Money” by Mel Blanc, music and lyrics by Stan Freberg and Ruby Raskin.Don't want no lovin', don't want no kissin',Don't want no gal to call me honey.Don't want my name in the Hall of Fame,Just want a big fat pile of money.Give me that all mighty dollar, for that lettuce hear me holler.Give me buckets full of ducats, let me walk around and wallerIn Mazuma, el dinero, wanna be a millionaro.Give me money, money, money, money, money.I want that green ammunition, that's the stuff for which I'm wishin'.Fill my closets with deposits, I'm a demon at addition.Give me sheckels, give me pesos, let me see their smiling face-os,Money, money, money, money, money.I wanna get me a suit that's made out of lootAnd whistle the wearing of the green.I've got that monetary-itis, like to be just like King Midas,Want that golden touch is what I mean.Give me that old double eagle, want that tender that is legal,And financially substantially any sum I can inveigle.Wanna live in regal splendor, with that lovin' legal tender, Give me money, money, money, money, money.I'm a greenback collector, I'm a paper bill inspector,I'm a savage for that cabbage, man, to me it's golden nectar.Pour that filthy lucre on me, spread those lovin' germs upon me,Give me money, money, money, money, money.Just let me roll 'round upon it, stuff those bank rags in my bonnet,Any kind just so some president has got his picture on it.Let me feel it, let me hold it, let me sit there and fold it,Give me money, money, money.I wanna car load of cash, the kind I can stashA vat full of vo-do-de-oh-dough.You know your banker never lets it matter whereabouts you gets it.Has you got it, boy? That's all he wants to know.Give me treasure I can measure, 'cause that's my idea of pleasure,Give me wampum, guilder, Jesus, let me count it at my leisure, Let me live in regal splendor with that lovin' legal tender, Give me money, money, money, money!And if they ever plant trees of E Pluribus Unum,I wanna be the guy that they send out to prune 'em!Money, money, money, money, money!“Bonanza Bunny” (1959) and “Barbary-Coast Bunny” (1956)I talk a little bit about a couple of old Bugs Bunny cartoons in which our favorite rabbit finds himself playing cards during the 19th-century gold rush. Included in there is a hand of blackjack in which Bugs defeats his opponent after standing on just one card!“The Postman's Ball,” The Mel Blanc Show, October 15, 1946Not hard to find episodes of this one on the intertubes. Here is a site where you can listen to just about all of them streaming on the web, and here is another where you can download most as .mp3 files. This particular episode stars Mel Blanc, Mary Jane Croft, Earle Ross, and Joseph Kearns. The music is by Victor Miller and His Orchestra, and Bud Hiestand is the announcer. Read more about Mel Blanc's long, varied career over on Wikipedia. As I mentioned before, the show will soon be syndicated over on the Poker Radio Network, which from what I hear should be up and running fairly soon. Stay tuned! Download.

Homicide O'Kane. March 2, 1943. Blue net, KECA, Los Angeles aircheck.  "The Story Of The Killer Who Returned From The Dead As The Clock Struck The Hour." Bud Hiestand (? billed as "John Easton"), Richard LeGrand, Howard McNear, Sarah Selby, Harry Lang, Grace Holtby, Lou Bring (music director), Walter Arnold (announcer).

Homicide O'Kane. March 2, 1943. Blue net, KECA, Los Angeles aircheck.  "The Story Of The Killer Who Returned From The Dead As The Clock Struck The Hour." Bud Hiestand (? billed as "John Easton"), Richard LeGrand, Howard McNear, Sarah Selby, Harry Lang, Grace Holtby, Lou Bring (music director), Walter Arnold (announcer).

Let George Do It - Bob Bailey played George Valentine as a detective handy man, who got his jobs from responses to a newspaper ad. Part-time detective and writer Dan Holiday in Box 13 also used the premise. It pays to advertise! The shows follow the usual formats of crime caper shows, with toughs, mysterious rendezvous and people who aren't who they say they are.THIS EPISODE:March 19, 1951. Mutual-Don Lee network. "Murder For two". Sustaining. Mrs. Ruth Jennings has been murdered. Lou Jennings is suspected of the killing...and he doesn't seem to be very upset by the suspicions. Bob Bailey, Bud Hiestand (announcer), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, conductor), Don Clark (director, writer), Howard McNear, Ken Christy, Virginia Gregg, Michael Ann Barrett, Jack Kruschen, Tony Barrett. 29:52.

Let George Do It was a radio drama series produced by Owen and Pauline Vinson from 1946 to 1954. It starred Bob Bailey as detective-for-hire George Valentine (with Olan Soule stepping into the role in 1954). Clients came to Valentine's office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad: "Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine." Valentine's secretary was Claire Brooks, aka Brooksie (Frances Robinson, Virginia Gregg, Lillian Buyeff). As Valentine made his rounds in search of the bad guys, he usually encounted Brooksie's kid brother, Sonny (Eddie Firestone), Lieutenant Riley (Wally Maher) and elevator man Caleb (Joseph Kearns). Sponsored by Standard Oil, the program was broadcast on the West Coast Mutual Broadcasting System from October 18, 1946 to September 27, 1954, first on Friday evenings and then on Mondays. In its last season, transcriptions were aired in New York, Wednesdays at 9:30pm, from January 20, 1954 to January 12, 1955. John Hiestand was the program's announcer. Don Clark directed the scripts by David Victor and Jackson Gillis. The background music was supplied by Eddie Dunstedter on the organ.THIS EPISODE:October 1, 1951. Mutual-Don Lee network. "No Way Out". Sponsored by: Standard Oil. A frightened young man is mixed up in a racket and a shooting. He then is arrested and jailed. Let George do it! Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg, Jonathan Hole, Ted de Corsia, Kenneth Webb (director), Ken Christy, Don Clark (writer), Louise Arthur, Bud Hiestand (anouncer), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, conductor). 29:42.

Let George Do It - Bob Bailey played George Valentine as a detective handy man, who got his jobs from responses to a newspaper ad. Part-time detective and writer Dan Holiday in Box 13 also used the premise. It pays to advertise! The shows follow the usual formats of crime caper shows, with toughs, mysterious rendezvous and people who aren't who they say they are. Network was Mutual, Sponson was Standard Oil. STARS:Bob Bailey,Eddie Firestone jr, Francis Robinson, Joe Kearn PRODUCER:Owen Vinson WRITER: Polly Hopkins MUSIC: Eddie Dunstedter. TODAY'S SHOW: Double Feature - "Mayhem By Experts" (01-31-49) and "Most Likely To Die" (06-26-50) Mutual-Don Lee network. "Mayhem By Experts". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. Lt. Riley and five famous mystery writers plan a birthday practical joke on George Valentine with a phoney corpse...but the joke's on death! Bob Bailey, Frances Robinson, Wally Maher, Jeanette Nolan, Fred Howard, Roland Morris, Junius Matthews, Ruth Perrott, Luis Van Rooten, David Victor (writer), Herbert Little Jr. (writer), Don Clark (director), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, conductor), Bud Hiestand (announcer). 29:48. June 26, 1950. Mutual-Don Lee network. "Most Likely To Die". Sponsored by: Standard Oil. A practical joke at a college backfires into a not-so-funny murder. Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg, David Victor (writer), Jackson Gillis (writer), Bud Hiestand (announcer), Don Clark (director), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, conductor), Wally Maher, Bill Bouchey, Alan Reed, Sarah Selby, Lee Patrick, Lawrence Dobkin. 29:43.

Let George Do It was a radio drama series produced by Owen and Pauline Vinson from 1946 to 1954. It starred Bob Bailey as detective-for-hire George Valentine (with Olan Soule stepping into the role in 1954). Clients came to Valentine's office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad: "Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine." Valentine's secretary was Claire Brooks, aka Brooksie (Frances Robinson, Virginia Gregg, Lillian Buyeff). As Valentine made his rounds in search of the bad guys, he usually encounted Brooksie's kid brother, Sonny (Eddie Firestone), Lieutenant Riley (Wally Maher) and elevator man Caleb (Joseph Kearns). Sponsored by Standard Oil, the program was broadcast on the West Coast Mutual Broadcasting System from October 18, 1946 to September 27, 1954, first on Friday evenings and then on Mondays. In its last season, transcriptions were aired in New York, Wednesdays at 9:30pm, from January 20, 1954 to January 12, 1955. John Hiestand was the program's announcer. Don Clark directed the scripts by David Victor and Jackson Gillis. The background music was supplied by Eddie Dunstedter on the organ.THIS EPISODE:August 23, 1948. Mutual-Don Lee network. "The Corpse That Took A Powder". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. George Valentine gets a letter from Marsha Palmer, telling him that she's going to commit suicide. Later, at her apartment, the scrub woman disappears, and so does Marsha's dead body! Bob Bailey, Bud Hiestand (announcer), David Victor (writer), Don Clark (director), Eddie Dunstedter (music), Frances Robinson, Gwen Delano, Harry Lang, Herbert Little Jr. (writer), Jacqueline DeWitt, Ralph Moody, Tony Barrett, Wally Maher. 29:44.

"Christmas Double Feature" Episode#61 (12-20-42)  and Episode# 424 (12-26-51)December 20, 1942. NBC network. Sponsored by: Kraft Parkay. Christmas program. As Leila leaves for the South, Gildersleeve buys a present for Judge Hooker, the old goat! Arthur Q. Bryan, Billy Mills (composer, conductor), Earle Ross, Harold Peary, John Whedon (writer), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Lillian Randolph, Lurene Tuttle, Richard LeGrand, Shirley Mitchell (?), Verna Felton, Walter Tetley. 29:28.December 26, 1951. NBC network. Sponsored by: Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Kraft Mustards. Babs Bullard has given Leroy an expensive watch, and he's given her a string of pearls! Gildersleeve and Bullard agree that the gifts must be returned. Andy White (writer), Barbara Whiting, Bud Hiestand (announcer), Earle Ross, Frank Pittman (producer, director), Gale Gordon, John Elliotte (writer), Leon Frye (engineer), Lillian Randolph, Marylee Robb, Monte Fraser (sound effects), Paul West (writer), Richard Crenna, Richard LeGrand, Virgil Rhymer (NBC liaion), Walter Tetley, Willard Waterman. 29:37.

Bob Bailey played George Valentine as a detective handy man, who got his jobs from responses to a newspaper ad. Part-time detective and writer Dan Holiday in Box 13 also used the premise. It pays to advertise! The shows follow the usual formats of crime caper shows, with toughs, mysterious rendezvous and people who aren't who they say they are. Network was Mutual, Sponson was Standard Oil. STARS:Bob Bailey,Eddie Firestone jr, Francis Robinson, Joe Kearn PRODUCER:Owen Vinson WRITER: Polly Hopkins MUSIC: Eddie DunstedterTHIS EPISODE:March 27, 1950. Mutual-Don Lee Network. "The Tears Of Sorrow". Sponsored by: Standard Oil. A motel/restaurant in the desert is run by an angry cook and his wife, who has a wandering eye. A traveling salesman and a corpse in a silver coffin named Charley George Washington add to the fun. Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg, Don Clark (director), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, presenter), Bud Hiestand (announcer), David Victor (writer), Jackson Gillis (writer), Alan Reed, Louise Arthur, Lawrence Dobkin, Walter Burke, Bill Bouchey. 29:37.

Let George Do It. January 2, 1950. Mutual-Don Lee net. "Needle In The Haystack". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. Mr. Ferdinand Vase has had his most valuable possessions stolen...twelves roses! The roses were stolen in Pasadena, just before the Rose Bowl! George Valentine tries to nip a murder in the bud...a thorny problem! Ben Wright, Bob Bailey, Robert Griffin, Bud Hiestand (announcer), Clayton Post, David Victor (writer), Don Clark (director), Eddie Dunstedter (music), Jackson Gillis (writer), Stanley Farrar, Virginia Gregg, Wally Maher, William Conrad. 29:44.