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The K-Rob Collection

Welcome to amazing podcasts from Hall of Fame broadcaster and journalist Ken Robinson in this series of classic entertainment/information programs, and recent interview and music shows. The collection also contains Audio Antiques, which is not your usual "cops & comedians" old time radio podcast. Special attention given to the contributions of African-Americans, who were largely excluded from the broadcasting industry. Moreover, historic milestones, news events, and social issues are also

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All Episodes

00:13:32

Ken's Corner - The Ghost of Elvis

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/09/06

Elvis Ghost, Cheating Spouses, Pregnancy & Exercise.More at http://krobcollection.com

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01:18:23

Audio Antiques - Jackie Gleason: Multi-Media Superstar

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/09/03

Jackie Gleason was an American comedian, actor, and musician, who was Born in Brooklyn New York in 1916 under difficult circumstances. His only sibling died at age 14, his father abandoned the family, and Gleason dropped out of school to earn money. Then his mother died leaving him broke and homeless. Gleason spent the next decade trying to break into show business as a night club comedian. He eventually began appearing on Broadway and network radio shows. In 1949, Gleason became the star of the

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01:33:05

Audio Antiques - CBS Radio Coverage of D-Day 1944

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/31

History comes alive with coverage of D-Day from CBS Radio, which marked the beginning of the end of Nazi Germany during World War Two. The Normandy landing was the largest seaborne invasion of all time, with nearly 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers participating. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day with 875,000 men eventually disembarking on the northern French coast. German casualties were estimated at 4,000 to 9,000 men. Allied

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00:29:55

Higher Ground - Reflections on Urban Radio

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/29

Ken Robinson in a classic interview with Northeast Ohio urban radio station executive Harry Boomer.More at KrobCollection.com

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01:07:12

Audio Antiques - The Legend of Nellie Lutcher

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/27

Nellie Lutcher was a popular African-American jazz and R&B singer, pianist and songwriter, who is largely forgotten today. Born in Louisiana in 1912, she began playing piano at a young age and eventually formed her own band, The Nellie Lutcher Trio. She gained popularity in the 1940s with hits such as "Hurry On Down" and "Fine Brown Frame." Lutcher's unique style blended jazz, blues, and boogie-woogie. She was known for her distinctive vocal phrasing and playful lyrics

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00:54:19

Audio Antiques - Discrimination South & North

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/24

In this podcast we focus on difficulties African-Americans faced in housing and employment during the time of Jim Crow racism, in both the south and the north, as presented on the program New World A' Comin'. First, with the 1945 episode entitled Hot Spots USA, which follows a family trying to escape discrimination for a better life. Then a 1944 episode called Executive Order 8802, which was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt to prohibit ethnic or racial discrimination in the

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00:13:01

Ken's Corner - Comedy Writers Tell All

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/22

Comedy Writers, Office Help, Baking For Guns.More at http://krobcollection.com

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02:40:29

Audio Antiques - The 1963 MLB All Stars battle in...

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/20

This podcast features the 1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It was held on July 9th at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Ohio USA. The contest was won by the National League, which defeated the American League 5-to-3. The Most Valuable Player of the game was Willie Mays, who hit a homer and scored two runs. This was the first baseball all-star game to be played at night, and featured 21 future hall of famers, including Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, and Hank Aaron.More at

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00:29:02

Higher Ground - Black Inventor & Entrepreneur Onie...

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/15

Ken Robinson interviews Black inventor and Ohio auto dealer Onie Temple in this historic broadcast. More at KrobCollection.com

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01:36:18

Audio Antiques - Butterfly McQueen, Actor, Comedian,...

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/13

This podcast explores the life of African-American actor & comedian Butterfly McQueen. She was born in Tampa, Florida in 1911, and showed an aptitude for entertaining at an early age. McQueen had planned to be a nurse, but a teacher was so impressed by her unique voice, and photographic memory, that she suggested McQueen try acting. McQueen will forever be remembered as the maid Prissy, in the classic 1939 movie Gone With The Wind. In the 1950s, McQueen became one of the stars on the popular TV

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00:50:42

Audio Antiques - Floyd Patterson vs Hurricane Jackson

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/10

Boxing was very popular on radio during the medium's golden age. Floyd Patterson and Tommy Hurricane Jackson battled for the heavyweight crown at the Polo Grounds in New York in 1957. Patterson was the world heavyweight champion twice between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after losing it. Jackson fought Patterson in 1956 and lost in a 12 round split decision. We have the rematch

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00:12:04

Ken's Corner - Female Inferiority

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/08

The topics are Female Inferiority, Stranger Danger, and Memories.More at http://krobcollection.com

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01:32:14

Audio Antiques - Mercedes McCambridge, Worlds...

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/06

During radio's classic age, few women had starring roles on dramatic programs outside of soap operas. One such woman was Mercedes McCambridge, who Orson Welles called the world's greatest living radio actress. She starred in the early 1950s crime show Defense Attorney, also known at The Defense Rests. McCambridge was so convincing that she receiving an honorary membership in the Los Angeles Women's Bar Association. McCambridge began her career as a radio actor during the 1930s while also performing

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01:59:00

Audio Antiques - Humphrey Bogart Radio Festival

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/03

Hollywood stars were no strangers to radio during the classic era. Many made guest appearances on a variety of programs, and some even had programs of their own. Like Humphrey Bogart. The iconic actor and Academy Award Winner performed radio adaptations of some of his best-known films, such as Casablanca and The African Queen, and recorded a radio series entitled Bold Venture with his equally talented wife Lauren Bacall. We have two episodes of Bold Venture from the early 1950s, Humphrey Bogart

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01:06:47

Audio Antiques - ABC Radio's Theater 5

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/02

This is one of the lesser known radio series which was broadcast toward the end of the golden age. Theater-5 aired on the ABC Radio Network between 1964 and 1965. Theater-5 used an anthology format, each play was about 20 minutes long covering several genres, including science fiction, crime, drama, comedy and romance. Here are three episodes. The Absence of All Intelligent Life from 1965. Jazz Festival from 1965, and The Corporation from 1964. More at http://krobcollection.com

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00:30:15

Higher Ground with the Tropical Winds Band

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/08/01

Ken Robinson introduces us to the University of Akron steel drum band "Tropical Winds".More at KrobCollection.com

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02:02:53

Audio Antiques - Langston Hughes, the Shakespeare of...

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/07/30

Born in Joplin, Missouri in 1901, James Mercer Langston Hughes was an African-American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright. Hughes took New York's literary scene by storm in the mid 20th century winning numerous awards, and honorary doctorates. He is best known as leader of the Harlem Renaissance, and was celebrated as the Shakespeare of Harlem. Langston Hughes also created short stories, operas, essays, and works for children. You're going to hear about the early life of Hughes

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00:57:05

Audio Antiques - Josephine Baker, Exotic Entertainer...

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/07/27

Josephine Baker was an American-born French entertainer, a decorated French Resistance agent during World War Two, and a civil rights activist. Baker's career was centered primarily in Europe, where in 1927, she became the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture. Born in St. Louis, the singer, dancer, actress and freedom fighter worked for the French as a secret agent during World War Two. She relocated to Paris permanently to escape racial discrimination in the United States, and

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00:27:33

Higher Ground - How to Adopt Children

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/07/25

Host Ken Robinson explores the need for adoptive parents. More at KrobCollection.com

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01:25:26

Audio Antiques - Radio at the Dawn of the Golden Age

The K-Rob Collection ·

2024/07/23

The Golden Age of radio began just after World War One. Recordings of broadcasts from that era are extremely rare, and so were appearances by celebrities. However, President Calvin Coolidge made a speech on NBC in 1928, reminiscing about the end of his administration. In this podcast you will hear other sounds from the dawn of radio's classic era. We'll begin with one of the first soap operas. The Cecil & Sally Show began in 1928 on KYA Radio in San Francisco, and in a few months went

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