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Review – The Jack Benny Program: The Lost Episodes

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 Apr 4th 2013

On this date in New York City in 1906, Samuel and Margaret Benaderet welcomed one of radio and TV’s finest supporting comedi

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

On this date in 1916, the performer that would win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her very first feature film was born

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 5th 2013

On this date in 1940, one of radio’s best-remembered running gags was introduced…and it was as simple as opening up a closet