Bob and Ray WNBC Early 1953 from Reel 412

About this film

This episode has not yet been properly dated. Any information to help date the show is appreciated. Some hints from Harry Wilson; At 16:20, Bob and Ray mention that Helen Harkness had been in England to cover the coronation. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth took place on Tuesday June 2, 1953, so this episode would be after that date. According to The New York Times radio listings, the duo ended this program on WNBC (and, presumably, other NBC stations) in mid-September 1953, so this episode would be from late spring to late summer, 1953. During this era, Bob & Ray aired from 12:05am to 12:55am, Monday to Friday nights. At least three episodes identified by the OTRR group as mid-October 1952 also include mentions of the 19 Mule Team Goodwill Tour discussed on this episode. This could have been a very long-running routine (as many Bob & Ray routines were), or perhaps this recording was assembled from different episodes which aired many months apart. Episode information; 0:00 - Bob and Ray discuss 'The 19 Mule Team Goodwill Tour'; Mary McGoon (Ray) questions the wisdom of such an expense, and Wally Ballou (Bob) reports that another network has begun a mule team tour of its own, origi…

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BNRToast

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oldtimeradio, Elliot, Goulding, Bob & Ray, BNRToast, BNR, OTR

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