Here is an advanced link for the August 11th to 17th, 2008 week.

RadioClassics Grid 2008-08-11 Wk-Landscape.xls (27.00 kb)

Greg.

Here are a number of faces to go with the voices of the folks heard on Radio Classics  Ch. 164.   Greg. 

   

The combined satellite radio has a new name - Sirius XM Radio Inc.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aG2RUc1qIpXY&refer=home

In more specific Radio Classics Ch. 164 news;

Here is next week's schedule fresh off the presses.

RadioClassics Grid 2008-08-04 Wk-Landscape.xls (26.50 kb)

Next week includes a "new" Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar Marathon; Bogie & Bacall in Bold Venture and a centennial birthday tribute to radio star Wally Maher.

Wally Maher in Maisie-NYT.pdf (291.92 kb) (Wally is on the right).

Greg.

By a 3 to 2 vote, the FCC approved the merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio last night (Friday). Here is a link to the story.

 http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/25/technology/sirius_xm_approval.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008072522

As to how this impacts your favorite channel (and MINE), I have absolutely no idea. I certainly am confident that it's popularity and loyal listenership will keep it safe from any negative changes.

If I learn anything in the near future, I will let you know here on the blog and on the air as well.

Greg.

Here are an Excel versions of the next two weeks of shows.

Enjoy it while you can, I'm sure I'll soon be super-busy again and back to only one week ahead.

RadioClassics Grid 2008-07-21 Wk-Landscape.xls (23.50 kb)

RadioClassics Grid 2008-07-28 Wk-Landscape.xls (27.00 kb)

Greg Working Hard.JPG (73.90 kb) Okay, actually on vacation in Yellowstone, but that was a couple of years ago!

Okay folks the majority of the votes were in favor; so we are back with this annual cooling down your summer tradition for the 7th year (wow!). It runs Monday the 14th through Sunday the 20th, but please take a look at the printable schedule to see when the Christmas in July two hour blocks run versus the non-Christmas blocks. About 1/3rd are not Christmas. Here's the direct link.

RadioClassics Grid 2008-07-14 Christmas In July etal.xls (21.00 kb) 

Note that blocks highlighted in blue are the Christmas shows. Many of them are new to the channel this time around. 

 Greg.  

 Also here is next week's schedule

RadioClassics Grid 2008-07-21 Wk-Landscape.xls (27.00 kb)

Not to spoil you all but here is the following week's schedule as well (bear in mind this is the exception folks, not the rule).

RadioClassics Grid 2008-07-28 Wk-Landscape.xls (27.00 kb)

The web folks at XM must be a little bogged down so here is the one page printable schedule for next week. I'll try to always post it here on the blog ASAP.

RadioClassics Grid 2008-07-07 Wk-Landscape.xls (26.50 kb)

And again here is the Christmas In July Week one as well.

RadioClassics Grid 2008-07-14 Christmas In July etal.xls (27.00 kb)

Greg 

First folks a little "housekeeping"; I appreciate all the emails you are sending to the blog site, keep 'em coming, but FYI for unknown reasons I when I respond to some of you folks I get a failed to be delivered message. It does not occur very often, but I want to let you all know that I answer every email sent to me, so if you haven't heard from me within a couple of days please try again, or better yet email me at the XM site radioclassics@xmradio.com  (That's if you fail to hear from me here).

Okay, Christmas In July voting was quite intense, but friendly. Between all the comments and the numerous email votes, it appears that continuing the tradition wins the vote by roughly 2/3rds to 1/3rd. Ah but this is the nation of compromise, right? So here's what I will likely do; the weekly long Christmas In July celebration will be broadcast from Monday July 14th to Sunday July 20th but it won't be wall to wall nothing buy Christmas OTR shows. About 1/3 of the 2 hour blocks will be traditional fare.

Once the printable schedule is posted, you can see how they rotate as the Christmas themed shows will be highlighted in blue. RadioClassics Grid 2008-07-14 Christmas In July etal.xls (27.00 kb) This is a tentative schedule. I have a number of Christmas series that have not been broadcast on the channel before and the others have not played for more than one year (meaning they were not part of last Christmas In July or broadcast last December).

Now on to this week's shows;

We have an hour long radio version of Alfred Hitchcock's thriller motion picture Strangers On A Train. Filling in for big screen leads Farley Granger and Robert Walker are Ray Milland and Frank Lovejoy. It debuts today (Monday) at Noon ET and repeats this evening at 8pm ET.

             Ray Milland                       Frank Lovejoy

To mark this Friday Independence Day celebration here in "The States" (my Canadian listeners are free to join in if they like :) ) we are bringing back Yankee Doodle Dandy starring James Cagney as presented on The Screen Guild Players. That is followed by Bette Davis in The Cavalcade of America episode An American Is Born.

It runs all week but I'll highlight Friday's broadcasts; Noon ET and again at 8pm on The Fourth of July.   Greg.

Jimmy Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy                     Bette Davis

Okay, here are some overdue photos of OTR folks request by many of you.   Greg 

Cathy Lewis & Marie Wilson (My Friend Irma) 

Virginia Gregg - Richard Diamond's girlfriend Helen and so much more,  

Paula Winslowe - Peg on the Life of Riley