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Happy Birthday, Raymond Edward Johnson!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 24th 2013

He was a respected Broadway thespian who depended on radio to pay the bills…and for Raymond Edward Johnson, born on this da

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 26th 2013

The media company known emphatically as Shout! Factory pre-released one of the most highly anticipated DVD sets for old-tim

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 24th 2013

The man who let audiences know what he liked about the South was born in Linton, Indiana on this date in 1904. Whenever wif

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 30th 2013

In the 1949 Looney Tunes short Curtain Razor, cartoon star Porky Pig channels his inner Major Bowes by auditioning acts at

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 21st 2013

The actor who would be celebrating his ninety-sixth birthday today is indisputably best remembered for two iconic televisio

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 16th 2013

On this date in 1942, radio’s best-known omniscient narrator took the first of what would be many strolls by night…and by t