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TEN YEARS
OF BREAKFAST CLUB HISTORY
IQQO Formerly known as the “Pepper Pot” under the leadership of Bill Ivephart and King Bard as announcers, with Walter Blaufuss and a small or¬ chestra, this hour of net¬ work “fill-in” was re-chris¬ tened “Breakfast Club,” and on June 23, Don McNeill be¬ came “messer of ceremo¬ nies.” Charlie Butler, the engineer, and Sleepy Joe Englehart and his violin, were familiar names. The vocalist was Dick Teela. This year saw the advent of Bug Dance, Memory Time, the One-Act Plays and Elmer.
DICK TEELA
10^4. Ringing acts were added to the show. Old Time Breakfast Clubbers will recall the fine appear¬ ances of Marion and Jim Jordon (now Fibber McGee and Molly), the Merry Macs, Songfelloivs, Three C’s, Morin Sisters, Ranch Boys, Fields and Bill Thompson. In March
JACK OWENS
the first out of the studio broadcast occurred, a pickup from Florida, where Babe Buth wras entertaining fifty youngsters at the Yankee Training Camp. In April Jack Owens replaced Dick Teela and in October, with¬ in a week. Jack became the father of Mary Anne Owens, and Don McNeill the proud papa of Tommy. Boy! . . . and how they bragged!!
1 QOC Familiar names this Igvw year wrere Gale Page, The King’s Jesters,
Hollywood Hi-Hatters, Ban¬ gers, Mary Steele, 3 Flats,
Sylvia Clark, Dr. Pratt and the Doring Sisters. Edna O’Dell became the first regu¬ lar girl vocalist. Orchestra names to be remembered:
Arrigoni, Martin (both de¬ ceased), Faschaur, Spiegle,
Kayser, Short, Krenz, Kooden, Kendle, Wheeler, Ballentine, Smith. Many are EDNA 0 DELL
still with the band. World
Cruises in fantasy were a part of the year’s entertainment. In December, Tommy and Mary Ann, at the ripe old age of 14 months, made their radio debut.
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