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Greetings! I would like to be put on the "Big Broadcast" Ping List, please!

I'm so glad to find this thread! I'm new to FreeRepublic (since July) and am still discovering so many wonderful topics and people.

Your threads are of tremendous interest to me, because my Dad is writer/announcer Bill Owen, who co-authored the bible of old-time radio, "The Big Broadcast 1920-1950". As you may know, he is also widely known as the "King of Trivia" from ABC-TV "World News This Morning", and his three recent books. (I illustrated two of them!) One of them, "The Over-60 Trivia Book", features a lot of trivia and illustrations of old-time radio.

My Dad's love of old-time radio and recording inspired me to become a singer/songwriter. I just released my new CD "Horse Sense" and the first song, "It's A Free Country", is getting a wonderful response on FreeRepublic, via my YouTube video posted here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2799803/posts.

Thanks in advance for adding me to your list!!

34 posted on 10/30/2011 5:22:20 PM PDT by Quill Pen (Palin in 2016 !!)

To: Quill Pen; Vision

I thought you might enjoy this photo of my Dad giving one of his many talks on Old-Time Radio.

35 posted on 10/30/2011 5:24:07 PM PDT by Quill Pen (Palin in 2016 !!)

To: Quill Pen; steelyourfaith

Oh, wow. Welcome!

Steel, there’s someone here you may want to say hi to.

38 posted on 10/30/2011 5:35:50 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)

Greetings. Your Dad’s book, “The Big Broadcast 1920-1950”, was the very first book in my old time radio library. I love it. I’ve had it since the 1970s.

47 posted on 10/30/2011 6:09:38 PM PDT by steelyourfaith (If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)

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