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Colgate Sports Newsreel

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The Colgate Sports Newsreel was a radio program focusing on sports. It has been called "one of the most successful and most listened-to shows in radio history" and "one of radio broadcasting's most entertaining and engaging programs." However, much of the information reported as fact was actually fiction.

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Cast & Crew

L

Lyle Van

Announcer

R

Red Smith

Cast

C

Chuck Kebbe

Director

J

Joseph 'Joe' Mansfield

Director

Maurice Robinson

P

Paul Dumont

Director

M

Murray Ross

Musician

S

Sammy Baugh

Cast

References

Lackmann, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Radio.

“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, February 23, 1930.

Links

Walt's OTR Pages - Bill Stern Sports Newsreel Old Time Radio Program Logs By Frank Passage and Others Fifteen-Minute Favorites by Jack French Library Files Evening Ratings: (1955-1956: #19)Radio Programs Featuring Boris Karloff Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs

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