[Tektalkdiscussion] Fw: Thursday night in The Fred Bertelsen Old-Time-Radio Room, January 28, 2010

[Bob Acosta]

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From: "Shiela & Bob Wilhite" <wilhites at flash.net>
To: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta at pacbell.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:22 AM
Subject: Thursday night in The Fred Bertelsen Old-Time-Radio Room, January 
28, 2010


Announcement:

All Things Radio

On Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 6:30 PM EST, the "All Things Radio” 
podcast will be featured in The Fred Bertelsen Old Time Radio Room of 
www.radiooutofthepast.org

“All Things Radio,” was the dream of Bill and Jennifer Sparks and began 
early last year.  The 44 podcasts run thus far are available for download 
from the "All Things Radio" folder at
www.legend-oldies.com

Averaging about an hour in length and at this time  anchored by Michael 
Loft, each podcast features
1. Radio news from Jeff Bennett,
2. Format and call letter changes from Jennifer Sparks,
3. Airchecked samples of radio stations from Bill Sparks,
4. Profiles of broadcasters and podcast contributors from Walt Kramer,
5. And occasional historical features, such as the history of Detroit 's 
WJR.
After each podcast, there's usually close to a half-hour available for an 
informal chat about radio. Anyone who would normally come in for the 8 pm 
Old Time Radio program is welcome to join us for the chat, which is usually 
moderated by Marcia Moses. For that matter, all are welcome to come in at 
6:30 pm EDT and make a night

Bill Sparks currently has three streaming radio channels on line. They
are:
1. The Legend, featuring oldies from the mid '50s to the mid '70s,
2. The Country Legend, featuring classic country music, and
3. Remember Radio, featuring old-time radio shows.
The three radio services operate 24/7, and links to them can be found
At: www.billsparks.org

Also available from www.billsparks.org are links to at least eight thousand 
radio stations that stream their broadcasts on line.

>From another Bill Sparks web site, www.rememberradio.com, thousands of 
old-time radio shows are available for purchase. Customers may either buy 
programs on CDs, or purchase copies of shows that can be downloaded

Bill Sparks, Group Facilitator
Email: bil at billsparks.org

Radio out of the past

Hello Old-Time Radio Fans,

It's been a while but we're cruising again and we start off 2010 with a 
novelist who is new to me.  Look at any American English literature syllabus 
in the 1950s and you'll somewhere see the name Thomas Hardy.  That alone 
makes the task daunting but thanks to our good friends at Studio One we'll 
hopefully make Thomas Hardy a real pleasure to listen to.  We'll be 
listening to Fletcher Markel and crew do Hardy's serialized 1878 novel "The 
Return Of The Native." I look forward to seeing you all Thursday night and 
as always look forward to the discussion at the end of the program. We'll 
get started at 9 PM Eastern but otr discussion begins at 8 Eastern. See you 
Thursday January 28 for the return of Cruising The Classics.

Matt Cox

Robert Acosta, Group Facilitator
Email: boacosta at pacbell.net

Date:  Thursday, January 28, 2010

Time:  All Things Radio: 3:30 PM PST, 4:30 PM MST, 5:30 PM CST, 6:30 PM EST,
           and elsewhere in the world Thursday 11:30 GMT.

Time: Radio Out of The Past: 5:00 PM PST, 6:00 PM MST, 7:00 PM CST, 8:00 PM 
EST,
          and elsewhere in the world Friday 1:00 GMT

Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Fred 
Bertelsen Old-Time Radio Room at:

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs8d80999b8145

Or, alternatively,

Select The Fred Bertelsen Old-Time Radio Room at: www.radiooutofthepast.org
Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.

All online interactive programs require no password, are free of charge, and 
open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, 
speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with 
the presenters and others in the virtual audience or text chat with the 
attendees. To speak to us, hold down the control key and talk; then let up 
to listen.

If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing 
software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download 
and then run.  A link to the software is available on every entry screen to 
the Radio out of the Past rooms.
Accessible World Contacts:

Robert Acosta, Chair
Accessible World
818-998-0044
Email: boacosta at pacbell.net
Web: www.helpinghands4theblind.org

Joann Becker, Events Coordinator
Accessible World
617-487-8795
Email: joannbecker at pcomcast.net

George Buys, CEO.
Talking Communities
Email: buys at talkingcommunities.com

Radio Out Of The Past, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a 
501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the public and blind 
Old-Time-Radio fans concerning the historic and literary value of 
Old-Time-Radio.