BearManor Media News — jack benny

Q & A with author/editor Kathy Fuller-Seeley, on Jack Benny’s Lost Broadcasts, Volume 3 October 30, 1932-Jan 26, 1933 Q: What’s this book series about?Jack Benny and writer Harry Conn created new kinds of radio comedy in this series, sponsored by Canada Dry Ginger Ale. They started with a master of ceremonies Jack, a self-deprecating “Broadway Romeo” transplant from vaudeville, trying to put on a radio program. They added characters like a band leader, a young songstress, a commercial announcer and, after 13 weeks, a boisterous young fan from Plainfield NJ – Mary Livingstone. In live broadcasts, the gang informally...