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Ann Blyth suffered a broken back whiles sledding, this all happed while she was on a briefly vacationing in Snow Valley 14 miles from Lake Arrowhead. It was burring this time that, Annie and I became friends part of her recovery required her to swim. It was Joan Crawford that let Annie swim in her pool. Annie and I would go there all the time swimming, exercising. She said Crawford was always gracious, generous, a supportive actress who understood that this was a big change for Ann Blyth, a big opportunity for her, and she wanted the film to work and she wanted Ann to do well. I would push her around in that wheelchair day after day I would take Annie over in my car. It was also at that time I made the acquaintance of Charlie Marie Gordon we also have been friends for a very long time.

After two years Annie got a cameo role with Universal she was still her in her wheelchair-in Brute Force (1947). Universal used her in a wheelchair-bound cameo in Brute Force (1947). We still would go up to The Lake Arrowhead Resort is perched high in the San Bernardino Mountains, amid a thick pine forest in Lake Arrowhead, Calif. Lake Arrowhead Village is nestled in the beauty of the woods, having the charm of Swiss chalets, while offering a variety of modern amenities.  We house an assortment of quaint specialty shops, as well as outlet stores such as: Jockey, Bass, Famous Footwear, and Coach, among others.  Heap's Peak Arboretum is four miles away and California State University is within 25 miles of the property.

“When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion,” this ABC special event was the highest rated special for the network in 1979. Let's pay tribute to the greatest Cowboys and their shows!

Hosted by Glenn Ford and set in a western saloon, it served as a reunion for many of the people who played in popular western series and films over the years, including cast members from "The Lone Ranger", "The High Chaparral", "The Virginian", "Lawman", "Gunsmoke" and many others.

The quality of the clip gets better as it goes along!

ABC Radio drama team broadcasting a play in 1935.

From Community and Public Sector Union

The CPSU is calling on ABC management to reconsider their decision to axe senior staff and programs at Radio National.

Last week the ABC announced plans to axe up to eleven staff from radio drama, features and the Breakfast program. Programs on the chopping block include Airplay, The Book Reading, Night Air and Sunday Story.

CPSU National President Michael Tull said it is an "appalling decision" which will damage the ABC's capacity and reputation.

"We are particularly concerned that management seem to be targeting some of the broadcaster's most experienced creative and talented staff.

"At this stage we are still consulting with the ABC and have asked for more details.

"The CPSU opposes to any forced redundancies and we also question the necessity of redundancies at all.

"ABC Management need to explain why they are making such a big decision before they know what the ABC's triennial funding will be," said Mr Tull.

According to the union, the proposed cuts are a threat to an important part of the Australian cultural life.

"Radio plays and book readings are a unique ABC tradition dating back to the 1930's. But they're also part of the intellectual and cultural life of the country right now, providing a forum and audience for Australian artists and writers. Read Full Story

First show: Mar 3, 1980 Original shows: 103 Last show: Dec 10, 1980
Number of programs aired including new and repeats: 210

Hosts: Lorne Greene, Andy Griffith, Vincent Price, Cicely Tyson, Leonard Nimoy

In December 1979 the Mutual Broadcasting System acquired the Sears Radio Theater renaming it, the MUTUAL Radio Theater. It retained the same format as before with the same theme for different nights of the week. Lorne Greene remained host for Monday's Western night, Andy Griffith handled Tuesday's Comedy, Vincent Price still was host for Mystery on Wednesdays, Cicely Tyson did Love on Thursday, while Leonard Nimoy was now the Friday night Adventure host. As before the series aired week nights, Monday through Friday.

The Mutual Radio Theater debuted Mar 3, 1980 and was to run for 13 weeks on almost 300 stations. The shows were then to be repeated over the summer and fall. It proved to be fairly successful and another 8 weeks of original programs were added; this was followed by another 8 weeks of repeats. The series was broadcast in stereo, making it the only commercial radio network drama program in the nation to use this technology at the time.

Great writers were employed for this series including Arch Oboler and Norman Corwin. Good choices were made when it came to cast members. Old familiar voices and names included Janet Waldo, John Dehner, Vic Perrin, Mary Jane Croft, Hans Conried, Marvin Miller, Parley Baer, Elliot Lewis, Jeff Corey, Virginia Gregg, Lesley Woods, Robert Rockwell and Lurene Tuttle. Then from movies and TV - Eve Arden, Keith Andes, Harriet Nelson, Aan Young, Tom Bosley and Marian Ross, Lloyd Bochner, Rick Jason, Frank Campanella, Toni Tennille, Arthur Hill, Dan O'Herlihy, Jesse White and Frank Nelson.


A curious note: Many collectors and vendors list a total of 104 broadcasts. Apparently what was done by them was to count a repeat of "The Ship", first broadcast on March 7, 1980 as another show when it was aired again during the first 13 week cycle (May 23, 1980).

You can find series in OTR Collections Group