Podcast appearances and mentions of Mary Livingston

A Funny MondayFirst a look at the events of the dayThen Fred Allen, originally broadcast May 26, 1946, 79 years ago, King for a Day with Mary Livingston's husband.  Allen's Alley Question: "Do you have any trouble sleeping, and if you do, what are you doing about it?" Fred and guest Jack Benny are heard on Fred's new quiz show, "King For A Day."Followed by The Royal Desserts Hour starring Rudy Vallee, originally broadcast May 26, 1938, 87 years ago with guest Judy Canova. "No More Battles," a Memorial Day comedy. Rudy interviews a beloved Yale professor of English literature. The Canova family sing and yodel, "The Ballad Of Jesse James."Then The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast May 26, 1957, 68 years ago, I Have Three Heads.  A study of the techniques, the possibilities, and the improbabilities of tape recording. An absolutely fascinating exploration of some of the tricks possible with tape recorders, as narrated by an Ampex Tape Recorder. Put together by CBS engineer Mort Goldberg (later an executive), it features a band playing "Tea of Two" forwards and backwards at the same time. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast May 26, 1942, 83 years ago, Phantom Author's Manuscript.  The Edwards and Edwards Publishing Company receives a "manuscript" from "The Phantom Author."Thanks to Adele for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day

Kenny Delmar, announcer for Fred Allen, substitutes for Don Wilson while the gang is in New York. Of course, the jokes about Fred Allen kick into high gear. Mary Livingston…

No Soap Radio - Jack Benny Visits the Apollo 11 Launch Our 7th No Soap Radio production is based on an original script written by Craig Shemin.  This Jack Benny Radio Show takes place in 1969.  Jack is invited to attend the launch of Apollo 11 which resulted in the first men walking on the moon.  All of the usual cast of characters make appearances including Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Rochester, Don Wilson, Frank Nelson, and Sheldon Leonard.   This production had its premiere at the 4th annual Jack Benny Convention in February, 2024. It was produced, directed and edited by Paul Kovit.  CAST:  Jack West as Jack Benny  Annette Bochenek as Mary Livingston  Paul Patterson as Rochester  Tony Semczuk as Frank Nelson and Sheldon Leonard  Zach Eastman as Dennis Day (talking) and Michael Collins  Robert Creighton as Dennis Day (singing)  Zach Dillinger as Phil Harris  Victoria Gordon as The Airline Clerk  John Henderson as Don Wilson and Buzz Aldrin  Paul Kovit as NASA Gate Officer, Airport Announcer and Countdown Announcer  Matthew Merback as Kodak Spokesman and Neil Armstrong  

Lux Radio Theater "Seven Keys to Baldpate" September 26, 1938 CBS Jack Benny, Mary Livingston and Cecil B DeMille

Rolling back the clock a little bit, we join Rochester singing in his sleep as Jack wakes him to talk about party preparations. Mary Livingston arrives and talks to Jack…

Audio is staticky, but generally OK. Rochester helps Jack plan on how to make his tiny Christmas tree appear bigger than it is. Afterward, Mary Livingston pops in, and talks…

Project Audion is back with the Jack Benny Program, returning with a delightful all-new radio episode penned by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills just for Project Audion. (and as someone noted, "maybe there's some Corn in there too!") In this terrific recreation of a typical late-1940s Lucky Strike episode, Jack and his regular gang - Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Rochester - send up the movie classic "Casablanca" with guest-starring help from some of the movie's original cast. Jack takes the Humphrey Bogart part, inevitably. Join Audion's transcontinental cast as they perform - in real time - this new episode of the Jack Benny Program. They had a great time and you will too:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion is back with the Jack Benny Program, returning with a delightful all-new radio episode penned by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills just for Project Audion. (and as someone noted, "maybe there's some Corn in there too!") In this terrific recreation of a typical late-1940s Lucky Strike episode, Jack and his regular gang - Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Rochester - send up the movie classic "Casablanca" with guest-starring help from some of the movie's original cast. Jack takes the Humphrey Bogart part, inevitably. Join Audion's transcontinental cast as they perform - in real time - this new episode of the Jack Benny Program. They had a great time and you will too:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jack Benny Program returns with a delightful all-new radio episode penned by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills just for Project Audion. Jack and his regular gang - Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and Rochester - send up the movie classic "Casablanca" with  some of the movie's original cast in guest starring roles.  Jack takes the Humphrey Bogart part, inevitably. Join project Audion's talented transcontinental voice actors as they perform together in real time (like the old radio-drama days) this brand-new episode of the Jack Benny Program that sounds like it came from the 1940s! Our cast:   John Bell in Alabama Paul Patterson in Georgia Julie Hoverson in Washington Mel Rose in Pennsylvania Pete Lutz in Texas Scott McKinley in New Jersey Bob Beaumont in California Ken Jeffries in California Written and directed by Robert L. Mills in California Produced by Larry Groebe in Texas  

The Jack Benny Program returns with a delightful all-new radio episode penned by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills just for Project Audion. Jack and his regular gang - Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and Rochester - send up the movie classic "Casablanca" with  some of the movie's original cast in guest starring roles.  Jack takes the Humphrey Bogart part, inevitably. Join project Audion's talented transcontinental voice actors as they perform together in real time (like the old radio-drama days) this brand-new episode of the Jack Benny Program that sounds like it came from the 1940s! Our cast:   John Bell in Alabama Paul Patterson in Georgia Julie Hoverson in Washington Mel Rose in Pennsylvania Pete Lutz in Texas Scott McKinley in New Jersey Bob Beaumont in California Ken Jeffries in California Written and directed by Robert L. Mills in California Produced by Larry Groebe in Texas  

In today's episode, Jack Benny and Mary Livingston attempt to help Frank Parker with his new music store.Episode 121 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on April 6, 1934.Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com.Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family.You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spreaker.com, Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.This show is supported by Spreaker Prime.

In today's episode, Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, and the gang do a sketch about a love triangle.Episode 120 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on April 1, 1934.Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com.Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family.You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spreaker.com, Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.This show is supported by Spreaker Prime.

PROJECT AUDION EPISODE 56 - The Jack Benny Program w/guest star James Stewart (orig. rel. 6/14/24) Project Audion once again brings you laughs, with an all-new original episode of the Jack Benny Program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. This Audion Original was written for us by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Jack Benny was his childhood comedy inspiration, and once again Mr. Mills has recreated that classic Benny style and humor so faithfully, it's like discovering a lost episode! This week, Jack has snagged Jimmy Stewart as his guest star, so the Benny gang (Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and the rest) can stage their send-up of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Also, after a trying violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, Jack faces a tax audit which requires a trip to the IRS to explain some of his more mysterious deductions. Performing live in our virtual Zoom studio, our coast-to-coast cast and crew once again capture the sound of the Benny show right down to the studio audience. Tune in and join in the laughter!   JOHN BELL (as Jack) In Alabama SCOTT MCKINLEY (as James Stewart) in New Jersey ANGELA YOUNG (as Mary) in Florida PAUL PATTERSON (as Rochester) in Georgia PETE LUTZ (as Mel Blanc/Phil Harris) in Texas  BOB BEAUMONT (as Dennis Day/Frank Nelson) in California  RACHEL PULLIAM (as child) in Missouri  KEN JEFFRIES (as Don Wilson) in California LARRY GROEBE produced and directed from Texas

PROJECT AUDION EPISODE 56 - The Jack Benny Program w/guest star James Stewart (orig. rel. 6/14/24) Project Audion once again brings you laughs, with an all-new original episode of the Jack Benny Program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. This Audion Original was written for us by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Jack Benny was his childhood comedy inspiration, and once again Mr. Mills has recreated that classic Benny style and humor so faithfully, it's like discovering a lost episode! This week, Jack has snagged Jimmy Stewart as his guest star, so the Benny gang (Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and the rest) can stage their send-up of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Also, after a trying violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, Jack faces a tax audit which requires a trip to the IRS to explain some of his more mysterious deductions. Performing live in our virtual Zoom studio, our coast-to-coast cast and crew once again capture the sound of the Benny show right down to the studio audience. Tune in and join in the laughter!   JOHN BELL (as Jack) In Alabama SCOTT MCKINLEY (as James Stewart) in New Jersey ANGELA YOUNG (as Mary) in Florida PAUL PATTERSON (as Rochester) in Georgia PETE LUTZ (as Mel Blanc/Phil Harris) in Texas  BOB BEAUMONT (as Dennis Day/Frank Nelson) in California  RACHEL PULLIAM (as child) in Missouri  KEN JEFFRIES (as Don Wilson) in California LARRY GROEBE produced and directed from Texas

Jack Benny celebrates Mary Livingston's birthday. Episode 94 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on June 23, 1933.Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com.Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family.You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spreaker.com, Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.This show is supported by Spreaker Prime.

Project Audion once again brings you laughs, with an all-new original episode of the Jack Benny Program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. This Audion Original was written for us by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Jack Benny was his childhood comedy inspiration, and once again Mr. Mills has recreated that classic Benny style and humor so faithfully it's like discovering a lost episode! This week, Jack has snagged Jimmy Stewart as his guest star, so the Benny gang (Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and the rest) can stage their send-up of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Also, after a trying violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, Jack faces a tax audit which requires a trip to the IRS to explain some of his more mysterious deductions. Performing live in our virtual Zoom studio, our coast-to-coast cast and crew once again capture the sound of the Benny show right down to the studio audience. Tune in and join in the laughter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion once again brings you laughs, with an all-new original episode of the Jack Benny Program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. This Audion Original was written for us by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Jack Benny was his childhood comedy inspiration, and once again Mr. Mills has recreated that classic Benny style and humor so faithfully it's like discovering a lost episode! This week, Jack has snagged Jimmy Stewart as his guest star, so the Benny gang (Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and the rest) can stage their send-up of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Also, after a trying violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, Jack faces a tax audit which requires a trip to the IRS to explain some of his more mysterious deductions. Performing live in our virtual Zoom studio, our coast-to-coast cast and crew once again capture the sound of the Benny show right down to the studio audience. Tune in and join in the laughter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audio introduction of the show, followed my a very funny Jack Benny program from 1946. Jack is having his sponsor, Lucky Strike, over for dinner and the whole gang is coming too. Gang: Left to right in photo) Dennis Day, Rochester "Eddie" Anderson, Phil Harris, Mary Livingston, Jack Benny, Don Wilson, and Mel Blanc. The musical group you will hear is "The Sportsmen" This will be in our Comedy/Variety playlist.

The Ride Home with John & Kathy! Buckle in for a Wednesday full! Like…  Is the New Testament message unique? … GUEST Dr Roger E. Olson … Emeritus Prof of Christian Theology at Baylor Univ … author of over 20 books including “The Story of Christian Theology” and “The Journey of Modern Theology”. Mary Livingston (from Vance Christie's website) … GUEST Vance Christie … writer and speaker … former pastor of Evangelical Free Church, Aurora NE  The Architecture of Truth (new book) … GUEST Rodger Woodworth … was the founding pastor of 2 interracial churches, an adjunct seminary prof, and the Director of Cross Cultural Ministries for the CCO … Rodger has a DMin in complex urban settings and is the author of “Playing Favorites: Overcoming Our Prejudices to Bridge the Cultural Divide,” and “Kingdom Holiness: Holy Living in a Challenging Culture”. Plus Does This Make Sense? And more! Thanks for riding with us on The Ride Home with John & Kathy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home with John & Kathy! Buckle in for a Wednesday full! Like…  Is the New Testament message unique? … GUEST Dr Roger E. Olson … Emeritus Prof of Christian Theology at Baylor Univ … author of over 20 books including “The Story of Christian Theology” and “The Journey of Modern Theology”. Mary Livingston (from Vance Christie's website) … GUEST Vance Christie … writer and speaker … former pastor of Evangelical Free Church, Aurora NE  The Architecture of Truth (new book) … GUEST Rodger Woodworth … was the founding pastor of 2 interracial churches, an adjunct seminary prof, and the Director of Cross Cultural Ministries for the CCO … Rodger has a DMin in complex urban settings and is the author of “Playing Favorites: Overcoming Our Prejudices to Bridge the Cultural Divide,” and “Kingdom Holiness: Holy Living in a Challenging Culture”. Plus Does This Make Sense? And more! Thanks for riding with us on The Ride Home with John & Kathy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in to Vintage Classic Radio's "Sunday Night Playhouse" as we transport you back to the golden age of entertainment with our radio play titled "Brewster's Millions," originally broadcast on February 15th, 1937. Get ready to be captivated by the timeless humor and charm of this episode starring the legendary duo, Jack Benny and Mary Livingston. In "Brewster's Millions," join us for a hilarious journey of rags to riches as the affable Jack Benny takes on the role of Monty Brewster. Facing an unusual inheritance challenge, Monty discovers he must spend a vast fortune within a limited time to inherit an even greater fortune. As the clock ticks, Monty hilariously navigates a whirlwind of extravagant spending alongside his loyal friend portrayed by the talented Mary Livingston. Their escapades lead to uproarious scenarios, touching on friendship, dreams, and the true value of life's treasures. Vintage Classic Radio presents the Sunday Night Playhouse, where we bring to life timeless classics from the golden age of radio between the 1930s and the 1960s.

In 1969 Jack Benny hosted a a box-set of records looking back at old time radio. It was titles "Jack Benny Presents the Treasury of Golden Memories of Radio". Side 1 - The Great Radio Comedians. "Allen's Alley" with Fred Allen, Senator Claghorn, Titus Moody and Mrs. Nusbaum. The Easy Aces with Jane and Goodman Ace. Baron Munchausen, featuring Jack Pearl. Fibber McGee and Molly, with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jordan. Side 2 - More of The Great Radio Comedians. Lum 'N Abner. Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks. Jack Benny and Mary Livingston. Mel Blanc as "The Maxwell Car." Bob Hope. Fred Allen and Jack Benny.

In 1969 Jack Benny hosted a a box-set of records looking back at old time radio. It was titles "Jack Benny Presents the Treasury of Golden Memories of Radio". Side 1 - Remember Golden Radio? The Philco Radio Show with Bing Crosby, Jack Benny and Mary Livingston. George Burns and Gracie Allen. Eddie Cantor. Amos 'n Andy. Side 2 - Day Time Radio and Commercials Lorenzo Jones. The Romance of Helen Trent. Just Plain Bill. Mary Noble, Back stage Wife. "Ma" Perkins' Last Broadcast. Mary Margaret McBride with Mr. & Mrs. Alben Barkley. Commercials: Interwoven Socks, Chesterfield Smoke Dreams, Pepsi-Cola, Rinso, Lava, Crisco, The Longines-Wittnauer Watch Company.

Jack Benny | Jack Practices The Bee | Broadcast date: Sunday, January 24, 1937Jack rejoins the cast with jokes to tease Fred Allen. Will Jack be ready to play the Bee? What does he think of Fred's movie career? Will those New Years greetings at the door ever stop? Phil invites the gang over to his place to meet his mom and sister.Featuring: Jack Benny; Mary Livingston, etc.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- MYSTERY X SUSPENSE -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESEnjoy my podcast? You can subscribe to receive new post notices. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

The comparable Dennis Day was born Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty, who grew up in the Bronx area of New York City. He first started singing with Larry Clinton for network radio programs which were then aimed at a collegiate audience and often broadcast from a college campus. Gene McNulty, as he was then known, came to the attention of Mary Livingston, who was then married to Jack Benny, and upon hearing Gene for the first time, she took his recording to Benny, who then flew to New York to audition the young man. Dennis Day was soon brought on-board to the Jack Benny Show, replacing Benny's tenor, Kenny Baker. He would remain on the Jack Benny Show until Jack Benny's death in 1974. In 1944, as so many of his contemporaries did, Dennis Day served in the armed forces, in the United States Navy until 1946, when he returned to his civilian life and returning to the Jack Benny Show, while performing in his Own show, A Day in the Life of Dennis Day, where he played the same character he portrayed on the Benny show. On this episode of the Afternoon Radio Theater Sundae, Pepsi-Mama brings you Dennis Day's second attempt at his own show, The Dennis Day Show, or the RCA Victor Show, where Day portrayed an older fictionalized version of his Jack Benny character, using his actual voice and behaving more maturely then he did on the Jack Benny Show. You can now catch the Afternoon Radio Theater Sundae Podcast on it's own podcast feed, so if you on'y wish to subscribe to the Afternoon Radio Theater Sundae podcast, just follow the link below: https://afternoonradiotheatersundae.transistor.fm/ And if you would like to reach the crew, Monica or Victor, you can write them at: afternoonradiotheatersundae@gmail.com Join Monica Jones and her crew, on The Afternoon Radio Theatre Sundae on Whose Blind Life is it Anyway, every Sundays, at 2:00 pm (EST), 11:00 am (PST), and with no distracting images to focus on, it will simply take you away to faraway lands, distant times and to meet interesting people, all using your imagination.

The Jack Benny Program starred Jack Benny and ran on either radio or TV for more than three decades, earning Emmys for more years than not. Jack played one role throughout- as a minimally talented violinist and penny pincher who was always the butt of jokes. His wife, Mary Livingston, was his constant companion on the shows as well as Rochester, his wise-cracking butler. Jacks actual skills with the violin were demonstrated a number of times with guest appearances with symphonies. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- Coming Soon 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMMzA0OTMyMjE1Mg/episode/ZGZjY2U4ZmUtNzMzYi0xMWVkLWE3NzUtMmY1MGNmNGFiNDVh?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwifjrqi8-L7AhViM1kFHQ1nA_EQjrkEegQICRAI&ep=6 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20radio%20days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMNzU3MzM0Mjg0NQ== 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries at Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20heroes 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Tales from Arthur Conan Doyle) https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20sherlock%20holmes 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20ghost%20stories 1001 Stories for the Road on Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20stories%20for%20the%20road Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20greatest%20love%20stories 1001 History's Best Storytellers: (author interviews) on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-historys-best-storytellers APPLE USERS Catch 1001's Best of Jack London- Coming Soon Catch 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMMzA0OTMyMjE1Mg/episode/ZGZjY2U4ZmUtNzMzYi0xMWVkLWE3NzUtMmY1MGNmNGFiNDVh?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwifjrqi8-L7AhViM1kFHQ1nA_EQjrkEegQICRAI&ep=6 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: 1001storiespodcast@gmail.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Its time again to celebrate the holiday season and all it stands for with a Christmas stocking full old time radio yuletide magic. This very special episode stars Phil Harris, Bing Crosby, Alice Faye, Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Don Wilson, Kenny Baker, Joan Bennett, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Rudy Vallee, Andy Devine, and many other makers … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #61 – Christmas 2022

Mary Livingston recently retired from a 40-plus year career in marine science. Her work has taken her around the world including South America and the Antarctic.

Click Here to Listen to Soundscape 1937 #13 This podcast is a montage of excerpts from old time radio shows performed live and broadcast June 21 to July 11, 1937. Starring Cecil B. DeMille, Don Wilson, Phil Harris, Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Jimmy Wallington, Pinky Tomlin, Don Ameche, Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen, Sonya Hennie, W.C. … Continue reading When Radio Ruled episode 46 – Soundscape 1937 part 13

On June 6th, 1954 Jack Benny closed his broadcast for the end of the season. Jack was going to headline in Dallas. The show featured a semi-rare appearance from Mary Livingston. Although radio audiences were rapidly waning and Benny was a TV star as well, he kept his radio program going. Out of home listening was adding an additional forty percent to primetime radio audiences. That means Benny's 8.2 1954 rating was actually closer to 11.5.

This podcast is a montage of excerpts from old time radio shows performed live and broadcast May 31 to June 11, 1937. Starring Fibber McGee and Molly, the Cast of Texaco Town, Pinky Tomlin, Don Wilson, Jack Benny, Rochester, Kenny Baker, Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Don Ameche, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Dorothy Lamour, W.C. … Continue reading When Radio Ruled Soundscape 1937 part 11

A synopsis of the play is given in the introduction.... It is a very good story, but what makes it very special is that it stars Jack Benny and his real life spouse, Mary Livingston. (Photo 1938). Jack and Mary did not do a lot of programs outside his LOOOONG career on radio and television... but they were his shows. Agreeing to star in a Lux Radio Theatre and one Suspense episode was a big deal for Jack and Mary, but also drew a huge audience and lots of sponsor money for NBC. This track will live in the "Comedy" playlist on Soundcloud.com... where the podcast originated.

This podcast is a montage of excerpts from old time radio shows performed live and broadcast April 30 to May 6, 1937. Starring Fred MacMurray, Gracie Fields, Louella Parsons, Don Wilson, Jack Benny, Phil Harris, Mary Livingston, Andy Devine, The Hindenburg Disaster, Herbert Morrison, The Lord Mayor of London, Rudy Vallee,  and more. Featured Songs … Continue reading When Radio Ruled – Soundscape 1937 part 8

Did Jack Benny ever have Bing Crosby and W.C. Fields both as guests on his long-running popular network radio show? Not until now! Robert L. Mills, former comedy writer to Bob Hope, has a created a “new” Jack Benny show that is so funny and so much like a vintage Benny show, you can easily be forgiven for thinking we've unearthed a lost episode. It also features appearances by cast regulars like Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Rochester and others. Our talented voice actors include: JACK BENNY / MR. KITZEL: Duane Noch, NJ BING CROSBY / W.C. FIELDS: Michael Dees, CA DENNIS DAY / FRANK NELSON: Bob Beamont, CA PHIL HARRIS: Norman Cline, KY DON WILSON: Ken Jeffries, CA MARY LIVINGSTONE: JoAnne Kurman, CA PORTER / JOHNNY WEISSMULLER: Harry Middlebrooks, CA ROCHESTER: Carl Thomas, TX Written, directed, and featuring a cameo appearance by Robert L. Mills, CA. Larry Groebe in Texas handled the Sheldon Leonard role, cued up the virtual audience, and produced this Project Audion episode.

Jack Benny, originally broadcast November 26, 1944, 77 years ago, Thanksgiving at Mary's House. There's going to be a Thanksgiving Party at Mary's house.

On January 31st, 1975 Eve Arden was a guest of Chuck Schaden's backstage at the Drury Lane Theater in Evergreen Park, Illinois (full chat here - http://www.speakingofradio.com/interviews/eve-arden/). They spoke about her life and professional career, touching on many subjects. During the chat, Chuck asked Ms. Arden if she'd ever worked with Jack Benny, to which she had a very interesting revelation. Do you think Eve could have pulled it off?

Two great Benny shows and a special presentation of The Dinah Shore Show from 1978 where she interviews Mary and Phil.  Phil talks about how he got kicked off of Jack's show!

Here is the second show that Orson Welles hosted in place of Jack Benny who was still 3 weeks from returning because of a case of pneumonia he had contracted while touring military bases. Mary Livingston, (Jack's real life spouse) returns to the show for the first time with Orson subbing for her husband. This show was March 21, 1943. There is another episode from March 14, 1943... both are on the "Comedy - Variety - Musical" Playlist on this podcast.

On this April 6, 1940, Jack and the gang welcome 4 members of the Quiz Kids program as their guests. Jack decides he wants to compete against the Quiz Kids with the J-Ello Kids (Don Wilson, Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, and Phil Harris) to see who has the highest intellectual ability... guess who wins! This is Part I because on April 13th, 1940 Jack once again appeared with the Quiz Kids - Part II is on this Podcast and both of these shows are in the Comedy -Variety Playlist

In the winter of 1945 there were many soldiers who were still injured and recovering in army hospitals across the world. To help pay back its war debt, the people of the United States banded together through donations, bond purchasing, and spreading glad tidings and good cheer. Sadie Marks (Mary Livingston) spoke this Red Cross PSA at the end of the December 2nd, 1945 episode of the Jack Benny Program. The PSA is followed by a show-closing Lucky Strike commercial that is comical by today's standards and knowledge of the dangers of smoking cigarettes.

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday May 17, 2021 - OTR Comedies The Jack Benny Show - "Dennis Impersonates Stars on the Phone" Dennis decides to get even with Jack for his paltry salary by phoning him and impersonating movie stars that comment on his recent TV show. Wonderful bits by Verna Felton as Dennis Day's mother and Mel Blanc who plays Benny's gardener. Also, watch for an appearance by Jack Warner, then the head of Warner Brothers Studios, who has yet more to say about "The Horn Blows at Midnight." Featuring: Jack Benny, Dennis Day, Rochester, Mary Livingston, Don Wilson, Bob Crosby, Mel Blanc, Verna Felton 11 - 22 - 53

In episode 48 of "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast, we celebrate Women’s History Month 2021 with four of the first-ever women to graduate Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training here in 1977. Capt. Kayshel Trudell from the Air Education and Training Command public affairs team spoke with these trailblazers from UPT class 77-08. Joining the discussion was retired Col. Kathleen Cosand and retired Lt. Cols Mary Donahue, Sandra Scott and Mary Livingston who attended UPT from August 1976 to September 1977. These women left their mark on the pages of history and have opened doors for women pilots and Airmen for generations to come. Diversity in all forms makes the Air Force better and it’s more than race, gender and ethnicity, it’s about leveraging unique strengths, perspectives and experiences. Women serving past, present and future bring unique warfighting capabilities to our nation.

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro February 22, 2021 - OTR Comedies Jack Benny Show - "Driving to Palm Springs" Jack and the gang are taking the Maxwell to Palm Springs for a winter break. Hilarity ensues. Particularly funny are the bits with Mel Blanc potraying Polly, Jack's eavesdropping pet parrot. Featuring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Rochester, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Don Wilson Original Air Date: December 6, 1953 on CBS To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday, January 25, 2021 - OTR Comedies Jack Benny Program - "Jack Fires the Sportsmen Quartet" The Show starts with Jack and Rochester in the Maxwell picking up Dennis and Mary for the show. When problems ensue, however, the show has to start without them -- much to the delight of Phil Harris. Meanwhile, Jack decides he has had it with all of the humiliation heaped on him due to the Sportsmen Quartet and so fires them -- much to the dismay of the president of the tobacco company that sponsors the show. Some very funny bits. Featuring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Rochester, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc. Original Air Date: February 23, 2021 To listen to more great old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Jack is nervous as he is getting ready for his first show of the 1946-1947 season. Things come to a head when Mary advises Jack that both Dennis Day and Phil Harris have their own shows. Along the way we learn how Jack first got linked up with the Sportsmen's Quartet in a segment that is hilarious. Also a funny bit with Mabel and Gertrude, the NBC telephone operators. Featuring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Rochester, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc Original Air Date: September 29, 1946 on NBC

It sure has been a strange year – we could all use a dose of Traditional Christmas. And here it is! Two Great Episodes from 1939!  Jack Benny’s Christmas Open House A Christmas Carol (starring Lionel Barrymore) Featuring: Jack Benny, Rochester, Dennis Day, Mary Livingston, Phil Harris and his Orchestra, Orson Welles, Lionel Barrymore, Benny … Continue reading When Radio Ruled Christmas 2020

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday, October 26, 2020 - OTR Comedies The Jack Benny Show - "At the Academy Awards" Jack takes Mary to the Academy Awards ceremony and the evening is fraught with potential problems. For instance, Jack gives an interview in the lobby of the Pantages Theater and the interview ends turns into a major fiasco. Funny bit with Sheldon Leonard as the tipster from the race track. Featuring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Frank Reynolds, Sheldon Leonard Original Air Date: March 23, 1952 on CBS

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On this day in Tudor history, 7th August 1548, five-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots set sail from Dumbarton in Scotland bound for France.  A marriage had been agreed between Mary and Francis, the Dauphin, so Mary was going to be brought up at the French court. Mary travelled with her maids of honour, the Four Marys, or the Queen's Maries: Mary Fleming, Mary Beaton, Mary Seton and Mary Livingston. Find out more in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History". You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/R_DiuiK6lf8 Mary, Queen of Scots playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLepqWJ7TpkrIIC1eB75JBP8xYcqnqTHt6Also on this day in history, 7th August 1485, Henry Tudor, the soon-to-be King Henry VII, returned from exile, landing at Mill Bay in Wales. His intention was, of course, to claim the throne of England and to depose King Richard III. Find out more about his landing and what he did next, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/MFXjSkJVi8c 

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday, July 27, 2020: OTR Comedies: The Jack Benny Show - "Last Week's Mistakes" The first part of the show Jack complains to each individual cast member about mistakes they made in the previous week's show. He has Rochester play back the mistakes and the discussion is hilarious. In the second part of the show, Jack visits a live movie set where Ronald Colman is filming a movie. What happens will have you laughing out loud! One of the truly great episodes of the Benny show. Featuring: Jack Benny, Ronald Colman, Benita Hume, Don Wilson, Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Rochester, Dennis Day. Original Air Date: November 3, 1947 on NBC

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Monday, July 20, 2020 - OTR Comedies The Jack Benny Show - "Dinner at the Colman's" When Jack receives a dinner invitation from Ronald and Benita Colman, he is quick to attend. The problem is, the invite was not meant for him. This hilarious episode introduced the Colmans, Benny's very proper nextdoor neighbors. The joke is that Ronald Colman is horrified by the things he sees going on next door, but is too much the proper gentleman to say anything. Except to his long suffering wife, Benita. This hilarious episode will help you understand why the Colmans became series regulars. Featuring: Jack Benny, Ronald Colman, Benita Hume (Mrs. Colman), Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Rochester. Original Broadcast Date: 12/9/45 on NBC.

Jack invites the whole gang to his "Christmas Open House" where they will exchange gifts, get kisses under the mistletoe, see Santa come down the chimney or, maybe not? This show was broadcast live on NBC 81 years ago, yet it still is a lot of fun to listen to. Mary Livingston, Jack's real-life wife (Photo Jack and Mary) greet Kenny Baker (singer... who later is replaced by Dennis Day), Don Wilson, the announcer, members of the Phil Harris band (and Phil), and of course Eddie "Rochester" Anderson all meet at Jack's house for this very special Christmas Day program on Christmas Day 1938. This track is in my "Christmas" and "Comedy" Playlists. Enjoy.

This week we have Mary and Phil together on Dinah Shores show!

Jack Benny Show, originally broadcast September 26, 1954, 64 years ago. Is the show on the air? Jack complains to the chief engineer at CBS when his show isn't being broadcast! Benny's adopted daughter, Joan, acted as a stand-in for her mother, Mary Livingston, in this master recording in the first show of Benny's final radio season.

"The Jack Benny Program"--originally broadcast March 18, 1945, 72 years ago. Episode titled "How Jack Found Mary." The story of how Jack met Mary in the May Company.

March 31, 1940 - The Jello Program starring Jack Benny! Jack was also on Orson Wells' program that week in a mostly dramatic play called "June Moon". But most of the show is a spoof of Walt Disney's Pinocchio which came out the previous month, February 1940. The Blue Fairy was played by a woman Jack almost married, Mary Kelly. Of course he ended up marrying Mary Livingston instead.

On December 3rd, 1950 Mary Livingston fluffed her straight line near the end of a live radio broadcast of the Jack Benny Show.  The audience laughed and applauded so long and loudly that Jack didn’t have time to utter his punch line. That line had been lost to the ages until an original script was recently uncovered at … Continue reading Jack Benny’s “Grass Reek” Punch Line Discovered After 65 Years.

Being caught for weed nowadays means being caught by the police for possession of an illegal drug such as cannabis. But in the Ireland of the 20th century weeds of a more innocent variety could land a farmer or landowner in court. The Noxious Weeds Act of 1936 was constituted to deal with the problems caused by noxious invaders such as ragwort, thistle and dock. The Act allowed for any person responsible for land on which noxious weeds were growing to be fined upon conviction. This programme entitled “The Blight of the Buachallan Bui” was commissioned by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under its Sound and Vision Scheme. Contributors to the 40 minute programme recall how members of the Garda Siochana used to patrol the highways and byways of rural Ireland on bicycles peering across stonewalls and hedgerows to detect breaches of the regulation. Among the contributors to the programme is retired vet Charlie Lydon from Westport who says there was good reason for the strong regulation as ragwort was potentially deadly for cows and horses. Horticulturist Matt Shaw from Castlebar explains that sheep were immune to the toxic effects of ragwort. Other contributors to the programme include retired gardai John Duggan and John Kelly and retired Judge Bernard Brennan as well as Margaret Maloney, Ann Healy and Mary Ruane (all from Foxford Active Retirement Group), Paddy Cannon, John Moran, Aeneas Noonan, Michael Boyle, Senator John Carty, Sean Nixon, Mary Livingston, Johnny Mee, Mattie Gilligan, Henry Jordan, Vincent Troy, Joe Byrne, Geraldine Hynes of Teagasc and Garda Sergeant Martin Murphy (Castlebar). The series is presented by Teresa O’Malley and co-produced by Teresa and Liamy MacNally with technical assistance from Ronan Courell.

From our ‘Made in Canada’ file, we have an episode of The Queen’s Men from 1954 called “Manslaughter aka Hit And Run”. Next from our ‘Canadians Abroad’ file, we hear the Jack Benny Show from May 28, 1939, called “Alexander Graham Bell”. It features Sadie Marx playing the part of Mary Livingston who we think […]