A listener contacted KNX radio to thank the station for persuading her to try Jell-O, which she had heard advertised on “The Jack Benny Show” during the station’s Drama Hour. Luckily, the boxes she ...
George Balzer, 91, an Emmy-winning comedy writer, died of natural causes Thursday at his home in Van Nuys, according to his son, Tim Balzer. Balzer was part of a team of comedy writers who won the ...
Originally broadcast on radio, 1938-1957. Compact discs. "Digitally restored & remastered." Program notes by Anthony Tollin, with foreword by Irving A. Fein, and bibliography (50 p. : ill. ; 13 x 14 ...
Popular comedian Jack Benny talked to the press at Expo ’74 in advance of his four shows at the Opera House and, as usual, claimed he was 39. Benny made a career out of claiming to be 39, just for ...
In the spirited contest for most popular U. S. radio performer, Comedian Jack Benny has since October 1937 run a close second to a perverse but inanimate object —the saucy ventriloquist’s dummy known ...
With the U.S. spending billions for defense, radio last week dedicated a great deal of time and money for tribute. The occasion was the start of the tenth year of big-time broadcasting for ...
DELAVAN--The WGTD Radio Theater will take its live performance on the road for “The New Jack Benny Show” and “It's the Professor!!” Saturday, Sept. 14, at 11:15 a.m. in front of a studio audience in ...