'Yesteryear' in Detroit

[Wilson Gray]

A very interesting historical note, Geoff. Unfortunately, I don't
remember for certain whether the show was live or "transcribed," as
they said in those days.

-WIlson

On 1/8/06, Geoff Nathan <geoffnathan at wayne.edu> wrote:
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> > Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
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> >I, too, remember well "those thrilling days of yesteryear" from radio
> >days, to the extent of being able to recall that "Cheerioats"[sic] was
> >the sponsor. I was never interested in the TV verssion because the
> >voices were different, ditto "Gunsmoke." That "Chester" had the same
> >voice was barely enough to git 'er done for me. When Chester was
> >replaced by "Fester" or whoever, that
> >was the end.
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> It's somewhat OT, but the English Department at Wayne State University
> (home of many linguists, half of the Linguistlist, and yours truly) is
> currrently located in 5057 Woodward, the Maccabees Building.  Right on
> the ground floor, next to the elevators I take several days a week, is
> the studio from which these fabled 'thrilling days of yesteryear'
> emanated.  There is, alas, no historical plaque, but there is certainly
> a memory that the Lone Ranger was broadcast live (I think) from that
> space.  There's still a massive radio antenna on the roof, but it now
> broadcasts an AM station used by the Detroit Public Schools, about which
> the less said the better.
>
> Geoff
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