Welcome back to “Joe Hehn Tuesday!” Mr. Hehn (1931-2020) was a pioneering collector of radio recordings when the hobby emerged in the 1960s. Digitizing his collection of reel tapes and discs has been the effort of a wide range of North American volunteers, and includes assistance of some international collectors. The principal groups supporting this …
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Old Radio Times (Nov-Dec #111)
The latest issue of the Old Radio Times is available here. It includes contributions by Jim Cox, Martin Grams, Gavin Callaghan, Larry Maupin, and Denise Noe. Enjoy your holidays with some old-time radio reading! Ryan
Whistler resource page
The Whistler resource page (courtesy Dr. Joe Webb) has been updated with updated links to the movies and links to newly found episodes. The Whistler
I Love a Mystery
This was shared in another OTR group I’m in. An episode of I Love a Mystery, tentatively dated 1951-06-26 was found on a university library site. According to members of the group, the original 1940s version of this episode is circulating but not this later Mutual version. Chapter 8 of The Pirate Loot of the Island …
The Joe Hehn Collection
Joe Webb has summarized our recent work acquiring the Joe Hehn collection:”The passing of pioneer OTR collector Joe Hehn must be noted. He died at age 88 on Saturday, October 17, 2020. Few of today’s collectors have heard his name, but in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he played an important role in the …
Tales of the Texas Rangers
Our brand new Maintained set of Tales of the Texas Rangers is now available at Archive.org. Enjoy!
The Old Radio Times #109 (July-August)
The latest issue of the Old Radio Times is ready to download here. Enjoy! Ryan
Life with Luigi on Archive.org
Our newly released Life with Luigi Maintained set is now available for download on Archive.org. Enjoy!
Life with Luigi OTRR Maintained v. 2008
OTRR maintained Life With Luigi v2008 (3.22 GB on Windows/171 episodes) is available for download from Dropbox or OneDrive. Thanks to all those who made this collection possible. These links will be available for 30 days. Dropbox: Life with Luigi This series has been uploaded to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/OldTimeRadioResearchers. Look for the “Life With Luigi” …
New Radio Guides added to OTRR Library
The following issues of Radio Guide have been added to our online magazine library. Read them here:Radio Guide 1936-10-17Radio Guide 1936-12-26Radio Guide 1937-06-05Radio Guide 1937-08-21Radio Guide 1937-08-28Radio Guide 1938-01-08Radio Guide 1938-01-22Radio Guide 1938-01-29Radio Guide 1938-02-19Radio Guide 1938-02-26Radio Guide 1938-03-05Radio Guide 1938-05-28Radio Guide 1938-06-04Radio Guide 1938-08-06Radio Guide 1938-10-22Radio Guide 1939-01-28Radio Guide 1939-02-25Radio Guide 1939-04-08Radio Guide 1939-07-14Radio …