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More Great Pictures Courtesy of Wally Maher Jr.

by gregbell 2/4/2010 5:13:00 PM

Here are a couple of more pictures which Wally Maher's son was kind enough to share with all of us

PHOTO Below: (Taken January 1952) Left To Right- Wally Maher (Sgt. Matt Grebb) and Bill Johnstone (Lt. Ben Guthrie) of The Line-Up; Edmond O'Brien of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; Charles Calvert (Sgt. Tartaglia) and Larry Thor (Danny Clover) of Broadway Is My Beat, Ben Wright (Inspector Black) and Raymond Lawrence (Sgt. Moffett) of Pursuit.

PHOTO Below: Wally Maher; humorist Henry Morgan; William Spier (Suspense, The Adventures of Sam Spade)

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2/8/2010 9:38:38 AM

the pics are wonderful ...

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2/8/2010 10:20:59 AM

Love the pics this week. Loving that there is a new Johnny Dollar marathan. Greg, you sure know how to help a girl out! Love that some of my other favs are on this week: Suspense, Crime Classics, Inner Sanctum, Blackstone, ect. Really enjoying the Whisperer, too.

On a side note, my hubby is not a huge fan of the comedies and usually asks me to turn off the XM when one comes on, but he totally loves Life With Luigi, Jack Benny, Charlie McCarthy, and It's Higgins, so I really appreciate that you have been playing those pretty regularly.

Amanda

2/9/2010 9:01:12 AM

Outstanding photos! Thank you for your willingness to find and share all of these old pictures.

Denis Leveque

2/11/2010 6:52:21 PM

Hi Greg, and everyone here at OTR. The Academy Awards are coming and I think this year we should all put forth 5 names of the Radio Personalities that we like. Since this would be the first year, let’s just start with just 1 category. Greg can maybe put out a video (maybe on youtube) and make the presentation for the 2010 Radio Academy Award. Maybe this sound hokey, but I think it would be fun to see which 5 everyone puts forth. It could be a comedian, male, female. It can cover all categories. Here are my 5.

1. Jack Benny. Here is without a question one of the best radio star’s of the day. His radio programs were hilarious then and now. His Christmas shows were unforgettable. Another reason I put his name up was something that Greg told us. Jack Benny always had a Rose sent to his wife, Mary every week. When he passed away, the roses continued to come. When Mary call the florist to inform them of this, they said that Mr. Benny took care of this before he died (if I have this wrong Greg, let me know). Any man who was that funny when he was alive and that kind in death deserves to be on my list.

2. Bob Hope. Another great comedian. I always love the way Hope and Crosby played off each other. Hope never had the movie career that Crosby had, but his radio shows were wonderful, and the reason for this was that most of them were done on Military Bases. He was our Tokyo Rose, but instead of threatening the enemy like Tokyo Rose, he bolstered up the troops with laughter. He went to where they were fighting and put on great shows with Hollywood star’s that he would bring along. He did just as much to win WW 2 then any solider with a rifle or airman with a plane, and he continued to do this up thru the Vietnam war.

3. William Conrad. The original Matt Dillon. Too bad his facial features could not transcend to T.V. Every episode of Gunsmoke was remarkable thanks to this man. I forget how many Radio Episodes he was in, but I know I heard a number from Greg that was unbelievably high. I think I also heard from Greg that he served in WW 2 as an aviator. Not only a great radio star, but a patriot also. Yup, the Marshall deserves to be on my list

4. Bill Johnston. The Shadow, though not the original, he took that character and made it his own. He was also in many other programs , like Escape and Suspense. Out of the 5 I am listing, he may be my weakest nominee, but I still think he deserved to be on my list

5. Orson Well’s. Mercury Theater, The Black Museum, and his Third Man series were and still are Gem’s. His broadcast of “The War of The Worlds” will never be forgotten and may go down as the most unforgettable broadcast ever. Mr. Well’s voice in my opinion was the BEST voice on Radio. He also did some great radio broadcasts during WW 2. Some may call them propaganda broadcasts, I call them patriotic. He also had a wonderful film career.

Those are my 5 nominee’s. Who are yours?

Bill

2/12/2010 12:58:13 PM

I am looking for next weeks schedule. Is there a delay??

Lana

2/12/2010 1:12:30 PM

Lana,

We are dealing with the storm of the century here in DC! Check for it now. I am sorry for the delay, but I am trapped in my home trying to run the channel from here.

Thanks.

Greg

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2/12/2010 1:38:44 PM

Greg,

I had no idea Greg. I thought there was trouble with your website again. Sorry..
I didn't mean to pressure you in this critical time. We haven't got as much snow as you, but I certainly know what it feels like to be buried alive in snow.

Stay warm. Stay Safe.. Thanks for doing all you can do. I truely appreciate it.

Lana

2/12/2010 2:13:50 PM

XM 214 will keep everyone up to date on the blizzard we are having in the nation's capital.

Don

2/12/2010 2:19:51 PM

Hi Greg,

I just wanted to say how much me and my wife appreciate your show. Those are some great pictures as well.

Bob

2/12/2010 4:24:22 PM

My 5 nominees for what I call the Golden Radio Mic Awards, male category are:
1.) John Dehner
2.) William Conrad
3.) Orson Welles
4.) Bill Johnstone
5.) Greg Bell

Rosemary, Elberon, NJ

2/12/2010 4:44:30 PM

I was going to suggest Mel Blanc, but I think he should go under the category of Best Supporting Actor. Yes, he has his own show, but he supports so many shows with his different voices.

There probably should be many categories. Perhaps Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting (Actor/Actress) for each of Comedy, Crime Drama, Suspense Drama, SciFi and Western

As for Greg Bell, he deserves a life-time achievement award.

George

2/12/2010 5:28:53 PM

Sorry you are having a bad time in DC Greg. NY and Long Island got hit today with a whopper of a storm, but nothing like you guys in DC are going thru. I hope you have a fireplace. If you do Light it up and put on OTR. That's what I did today. And George, I figured that since this is the first year we should stick with just 1 caragory. That way we will have a whole year to make up new catagories for the 2011 awards. If Greg is open to the Idea.

Bill from NY

Bill

2/12/2010 8:44:37 PM

Hi, Bill! I nominated Greg Bell for the Radio Golden Mic Award because of his work but I like your idea better --- a Lifetime Achievement Award.
5 Best Actress Females:
1.) Peggy Webber
2.) Agnes Moorehead
3.) Eve Arden
4.) Lucille Ball
5.) Mary Livingston.

Best Radio Shows:
1.) Gunsmoke
2.) X Minus One
3.) Have Gun, Will Travel
4.) Lux Radio Theater
5.) Our Miss Brooks
I also want to add "The Whistler" and "Suspense," 2 of my all-time FAVORITE shows.
Sorry for anyone who is enduring this awful snowstorm! It's so bad here in NJ --- it's up to my greyhound's abdoman! She's so cute though - she still tries running in it. The girl's got gumption. Thanks for next week's sked, Greg - it looks really terrific, especially since you're playing "The Count of Monte Cristo" with ORSON.

Rosemary, Elberon, NJ

2/14/2010 5:03:23 AM

I love the 5 Best Shows you put up Rosemary.

Bill

2/15/2010 3:02:42 AM

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a message asking why Radio Classics is available on the physical XM radio 164, but not accessible on XM radio Online 164. If there was a reply, I missed it, so could you please post the answer again. Many thanks.

roberta in NYC

PS - My votes for Best are the mysteries: Lights Out, Suspense, Inner Sanctum, The Whistler, The Shadow, Johnny Dollar, etc. I love when they're on between 10 pm and midnight.

roberta

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