Category Archives: broadcasting

Sid Gillman ‘Quits’

Posted on December 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 13, 1959: Sid Gillman is regarded as a football genius, a Hall of Fame coach with a bow tie whose disciples spread his offensive theories throughout the NFL. Back in 1959, however, he was just another unemployed coach. The … Continue reading →

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December 9, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dialing Chessman Francois de Montfort, correspondent for Ici Paris, is in Hollywood having a look at the movie making. As he arrived on the set of “Strangers When We Meet” to interview Kim Novak the other day, he told publicist … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 7, 1959

Posted on December 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Is This Really Tokyo Rose? Her name is Iva Toguri d'Aquino, but you know her as Tokyo Rose. And that's why she hides. She's 43 now. She has a small business and a smaller circle … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 3, 1959

Posted on December 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Book Banning In 1946 two Los Angeles booksellers were arrested for selling copies of Edmund Wilson's "Memoirs of Hecate County," which had been banned. The book was ruled obscene and they were convicted. Now, 13 years later, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 2, 1959

Posted on December 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oath Era Harvard and Yale, you may have read, withdrew recently from the federal student loan program in protest over the required loyalty oath. Their action meant a substantial sacrifice, involving more than $500,000. It also brought into … Continue reading →

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December 1, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on December 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Arab League bans Elizabeth Taylor’s movies! Jerry Lewis at Bat for Actor Robinson Strange guy, Jerry Lewis. I’ve known him for years. I knew him when he was a kid on Broadway, when he had a partner named Martin, and … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Nov. 24, 1959

Posted on November 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Face It; Aren't You Just a Mite Rigged? Sit down. No. Better yet, lie down. Or is it lay down? Anyway, get prone. Tuck a pillow under your head if it'll help relieve that nervous tension … Continue reading →

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L.A. Disc Jockeys Turn Down Payola

Posted on November 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 24, 1959: KMPC’s Dick Whittinghill turned down $25, but says “I can’t sit in front of the chimney on Christmas Eve with a shotgun.” Bachelor Johnny Grant says he was offered “favorable attention from a young woman.” Robert Lee … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 23, 1960: “Had a few days in New York while homebound from Europe so took in Lucille Ball's show 'Wildcat' in Philadelphia. It makes you laugh and cry and when it reaches Broadway it'll take this old town … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Moving to KFI

Posted on November 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 21, 1959 This was a very small story that turned into a big deal. The Dodgers were moving on the radio from KMPC to KFI for the 1960 season. The significance? Gene Autry's company owned KMPC … Continue reading →

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November 16, 1969: Once Around the Radio Dial

Posted on November 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

One of the true pleasures of contributing to The Daily Mirror is reading old columns by Don Page, The Times’ longtime radio critic. I regularly check his work, these days for 1959 and ’69. Some things change—by 1969 he no … Continue reading →

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Voices – Evelyn Rudie

Posted on November 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Above, Evelyn Rudie, 9, who played Eloise on TV, makes the front page of the Mirror with a story about vanishing from home to go see Mamie Eisenhower. Paul Coates’ Nov. 10, 1959, column (“Evelyn Is a Real Old … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Nov. 10, 1959

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Evelyn Is a Real Old Hand at Drum Beating I'm not one to go around saying I told you so. But I did. Three years ago I warned you about Eloise's alter ego, Evelyn Rudie. I … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Killer Dad in the Black Dahlia Case

Posted on November 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

The front page of the Los Angeles Examiner, Jan. 25, 1947. The only message ever confirmed to be from the Black Dahlia’s killer. With the publication of Steve Hodel’s “Black Dahlia Avenger” and “Most Evil,” I assumed that the market … Continue reading →

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House Committee to Investigate Payola

Posted on November 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 7, 1959: A U.N. group finds no proof that Laos had been invaded by communist troops from North Viet-Nam but discovers that Laotian rebels were supplied by Viet-Nam Reds. You may hear more about Viet-Nam in the days ahead … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Deliver Plans for Stadium

Posted on November 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 5, 1959: An artist’s concept of Dodger Stadium. Look at all the parking! "We have submitted plans for what we believe will be the most beautiful sports stadium in the world, in keeping with the best interest … Continue reading →

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Charles Van Doren’s Statement – Full Text

Posted on November 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 3, 1959: "I would give almost anything I have to reverse the course of my life in the last three years. I cannot take back one word or action; the past does not change for anyone. But at … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Nov. 2, 1959

Posted on November 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

TV game show winner Charles Van Doren says everything was a fake. There's a Strange Girl in His Bath TOKYO — You know what you've always heard about those Japanese public baths? Well, don't believe it. We Americans … Continue reading →

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Orson Welles Describes Offer for Rigged Quiz Show

Posted on November 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 1, 1959: Orson Welles says he turned down an offer to pose as a genius on a TV quiz show, explaining that he knew nothing about baseball and would miss all such questions. A producer told him: “We're not … Continue reading →

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KNX’s Mornings With Bob Crane

Posted on October 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 9, 1959: The Times profiles KNX announcer Bob Crane, who became the star of “Hogan’s Heroes.” Somewhere at the Daily Mirror HQ, I’ve got an LP that KNX released with Bob Crane on one side and Pat Buttram … Continue reading →

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