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Frank Knight was the program's announcer. The introductory theme was the final movement of Beethoven's 5th Symphony. The series was sponsored by the Longines - Wittnauer watch company. A spin-off program was The Wittnauer Choraliers which aired on CBS from March 13, 1949, to April 22, 1955.
The Longines Symphonette Society is particularly indebted to Frank Knight, whose voice was so familiar to us then, and whose exper¬ tise as an announcer was invaluable to this production.
May 20, 2020 · Remember the Golden Days of Radio with Jack Benny and Frank Knight Longines Symphonette Society. by. Longines Symphonette Society. Topics. OTR, Old Time Radio. Language. English. Collection of Old Time Radio clips, hosted by comedian Jack Benny. Addeddate.
Announcer for radio programs including The Chesterfield Quarter-Hour on CBS (1931-1933); Author, Author on Mutual (1939); The Longines Symphonette (Longines....The World's Most Honored Watch!) on CBS, Mutual and NBC (1943-58); The Choraliers for CBS (1950).
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Introduction The Philco Radio Show with Bing Crosby, Jack Benny and Mary Livingston. George Burns and Gracie Allen. DAYTIME RADIO PROGRAMS AND COMMERCIAL Introduction to “Soap Operas.” The Romance of Helen Trent. “Ma Perkins” (The Last Broadcast). Mary Margaret McBride with Mr. & Mrs, Alben Barkley. Commercials: Interwoven Socks, Chesterfield Smoke...
We all took it pretty much for granted. Once the novelty of the crystal set had passed, radio moved out of its infancy and became such a comfortable and accepted ■MM part of our lives! We hardly gave a thought to that little carved wooden steeple on the end table as a harbinger of the space-age electronics to come. We listened, from morning till ni...
re-introduce you to all these delights.. .with an added advantage, never before possible: you can now hear each of these original programs again and again! With the closing theme of your favorite soap-opera you can simply move the arm of your phonograph back and relive every breathless moment. Truly, modern science is wonderful... the magic of reco...
Jack Benny and Frank Knight narrate the Golden Days of Radio in this wonderful LP featuring snippets of different radio shows and advertisements. Catalogue number SY 5183 released by The...
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In 1949, The Longines Symphonette moved to CBS where it played on Sunday afternoons until 1957. The program was hosted by announcer Frank Knight and featured a variety of classical music. A record label was established, the Longines Symphonette Society, which specialized in releasing boxed sets of the radio program.
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