This episode was originally released on 11/1/2021. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes.
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In Breaking Walls episode 121, we finish our Americana mini-series by coming home for November’s festivities. We’ll cheer for the home team, taste the best turkey dressing, and remember what’s most important with some of radio’s best.
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Highlights:
• What Can We Be Thankful For?
• Thanksgiving with The Answer Man and Radio’s Origin
• Ken Carpenter and One Man’s Family
• The Columbia Workshop Relaunches
• Hearts in Harmony
• Damon Runyon’s Football Homecoming
• John Brown’s Communist Troubles
• Thanksgiving with Miss Brooks
• Bob Bailey and Let George Do It
• Thanksgiving with Ozzie and Harriet
• Checking in With Bob and Ray
• Have Gun Will Travel
• Ending with Jean Shepherd
• Looking ahead to December
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The reading material used in today’s episode was:
• On the Air - By John Dunning
• Network Radio Ratings — By Jim Ramsburg
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On the interview front:
• Eve Arden, Ken Carpenter, Norman Corwin, Gale Gordon, Virginia Gregg, Gloria McMillan, Carlton E. Morse and Janet Waldo spoke to Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com.
• Eve Arden, Roberta Bailey-Goodwin and Dick Joy, spoke with John Dunning for his 71KNUS program from Denver.
• John Dehner spoke to SPERDVAC. For more information, go to SPERDVAC.com.
• John Dehner also spoke with Neil Ross for KMPC and John Hickman of WAMU.
• Ozzie Nelson spoke with Johnny Carson and James Day.
• Frank Stanton spoke with CBS for their 50th Anniversary in 1977
• William Paley spoke while receiving an award on November 20th, 1958.
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Selected music featured in today’s episode was:
• Thanksgiving and Joy — By George Winston
• The Holly and the Ivy — By Velvet & Voices
• Simple Gifts, Pachelbel’s Canon, and Autumn Stars — By Michael Silverman
• The Pavane — By Steve Erquiaga
