Category Archives: broadcasting

Talking With Sid Caesar

Posted on May 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 9, 1980: Times’ Pulitzer winner Howard Rosenberg, in top form, interviews Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Caesar talks about Mel Brooks … and “Saturday Night Live.”

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Talking With the Dodgers’ Vince ‘the Voice’ Scully

Posted on May 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 8, 1960: The headline would make any Dodger fan shudder: "Vince Scully Turns Back Pages to Worst Moments Before Mike." The story by The Times' Jeane Hoffman actually was an entertaining conversation with the Dodgers' broadcaster about his … Continue reading →

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Russia Shoots Down U.S. Spy Plane

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 10, 1960: A Lockheed engineer says this Soviet photo of the downed U-2 is a fake. May 6, 1960: Although the Soviets shot down a U-2 on May 1, the story didn’t appear in The Times until … Continue reading →

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White House Proposes Healthcare Plan

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 5, 1960: The Republican administration of President Eisenhower announces plans for federal and state funding of medical insurance for people over 65 in the Medicare Program for the Aged. The Democrats opposed the plan in favor of healthcare … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 4, 1960

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 4, 1960: Why are people bringing transistor radios to Dodger games? Matt Weinstock has the answer!

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Lynn Redgrave and ‘House Calls’

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

Sept. 20, 1981: Universal Studios says Lynn Redgrave left “House Calls” over her salary “demands,” The Times says. A transcript of a phone call between her husband/manager John Clark and Universal’s Pete Terranova tells a different story.

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Bill Stout Reports

Posted on April 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 28, 1960: Bill Stout, a fixture of early Los Angeles TV, looks at how Southern California might fare in a nuclear attack. Stout, who died in 1989 at the age of 62, once said that television news, "in … Continue reading →

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KFI Expects Big Ratings From Scully and the Dodgers

Posted on March 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 22, 1970: The Dodgers destroyed the Angels in radio ratings.

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GOP Loses Voting Strength, Poll finds

Posted on March 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 20, 1960: The Gallup Poll says: “…the Republican Party nationwide continues at one of its lowest ebbs in basic voting strength.” I have to wonder whether results like this set off any alarms among Republicans. Perhaps later stories will … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 19, 1960

Posted on March 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment (Press Release) "John Mason Brown is a conversationalist critic whose verbal outpourings since birth have never ceased to be witty and original, as well as readily and steadily forthcoming . . . " … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 14, 1960

Posted on March 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

A Military Problem Beyond the Military Every election year two undeniable truths reaffirm themselves: 1- Our Armed Forces are too soft on enlisted personnel. 2- Our Armed Forces are too hard on enlisted personnel. To the … Continue reading →

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Mary Tyler Moore on Broadway

Posted on March 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 14, 1980: Mary Tyler Moore stars in “Whose Life Is It Anyway?”

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John Sayles, March 12, 1980

Posted on March 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 12, 1980: Alka-Seltzer’s “Spicy Meatballs” was voted the best commercial of the last 20 years. Kevin Thomas on John Sayles and “The Return of the Seacaucus Seven.” On the jump, prize-winning commercials. Remember the Coke ad with Mean Joe … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Expert Roy Chapman Andrews Dies

Posted on March 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 12, 1960: Roy Chapman Andrews is not an author I think about very often anymore, but he wrote one of the favorite books of my childhood, “All About Dinosaurs.” I suppose he’s one reason I took all those … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 7, 1960

Posted on March 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jiggers! The Revenooers! On a recent weekend, as reported here, a Laurel Canyon couple held an old-fashioned home brew party for 40 guests. The man obtained the crock and makings from a market which stocks them, put up … Continue reading →

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Screen Actors Guild Goes on Strike

Posted on March 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 7, 1960: The Screen Actors Guild goes on strike over residuals on movies made after 1948 that are broadcast on TV. “The Magnificent Seven” and “Ocean’s Eleven” are unaffected.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 27, 1965: Hedda Hopper gives a plug to “My Mother, the Car!”

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Officer’s Shot Saves Partner’s Life

Posted on February 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 26, 1960: Gov. Pat Brown will answer questions about granting a reprieve to Caryl Chessman … and on skid row, Officer V.P. Farmer shoots an ex-convict who is holding a gun to the head of Officer Ernest Searles … Continue reading →

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Warm, Fuzzy and Phil Donahue

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 18, 1980: You may have noticed that I’ve begun doing 1980. It was painful to admit that this was 30 years ago, but I’m afraid that’s true. If you’re a young person, you may not remember the TV sensation … Continue reading →

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Radio Consultant Sees Dim Future for New Wave Rock

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1980: New Wave rock is a cult phenomenon that is on its way out, says AOR radio consultant Lee Abrams. "With the exception of the Boomtown Rats, the Police and a few other bands, we're not going … Continue reading →

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