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 GI Journal

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(WWII Era Musical - Variety Program)

Jean ParkerThe Armed Forces Radio Service had been created by the War Department as a means to entertain and inform the Troops. The service was run "by G.I.s for G.I.s."

Loosr Talk Can Cost Lives WWII PosterAFRS was centered in Hollywood, not only close to the resources of the entertainment industry, but there was also a lot of military training and staging in the area during the early days of the Second World War. AFRS programming was developed for "Local" broadcast in the various theaters of the war. On Jul 4, 1943 the first AFRS broadcast in Europe was played over borrowed equipment. As the Allies moved East after D-Day AFRS stations were set up in most liberated cities.

Programing from the States was sometimes send by shortwave but this was unreliable. The preferred method was to prerecord programming on transcription disks then mail them to the various stations.

A very popular show from Hollywood was G.I. Journal, a combination situation comedy and variety show. The premise of the sit com was Celebrity Guest editors putting out a weekly news paper. Guest Editors included Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, George Murphy, Abbot and Costello, Groucho Marx, Edgar Bergen, Frank Sinatra and many others. They would have guest staff and reporters with a comedy or "Pin-up" tie in; Lucille Ball, Linda Darnell, Roy Rogers, Fibber McGee and Molly, Jane Wyman, Connie Haines, Ann Miller, Ginger Rogers, the list goes on...

Mel BlancLike many shows of the era the Big Band Sound was important to G.I. Journal. Many Service Orchestras appeared, including the Army Air Force Training Command Orchestra with Capt Glenn Miller. Kay Kyser and His Orchestra (of Kay Kyser's Kollege Of Musical Knowledge) were frequently featured. Other Musical guests included Mel Torme and the MelTones, John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra, and Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Many episodes featured an original song written by a G.I. Overseas which would be sent to Hollywood and performed by a pretty girl in the studio- what a treat for the G.I. Song writer!

Another regular feature was Mel Blanc playing Private Sad Sack, bringing the pantomime cartoon to the radio.

Be sure to enjoy other AFRS programs like G.I. Jive, Command Performance, and Mail Call.

 

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MP3 DISK CONTENTS: [Help]
30 shows - total playtime 15 hours 10 minutes

GI Journal 420200 031 Bing Crosby
GI Journal 420429 042 Bob Hope J Collona G Miller M Blanc
GI Journal 420600 048 Bing Crosby
GI Journal 440712 052 Bing Crosby Linda Darnell
GI Journal 440826 059 Joe E Brown
GI Journal 441001 061 Edgar Bergen
GI Journal 441117 069 Bing Crosby
GI Journal 441124 070 Bob Hope
GI Journal 441201 071 Robert Benchly
GI Journal 441215 073 Welles Faye Mackenzie
GI Journal 441222 074 Bob Hope
GI Journal 441229 075 Kay Kyser [Usafn] Ann Miller
GI Journal 450112 077 Fibber Mcgee & Molly
GI Journal 450126 079 William Bendix Connie Haines Blanc
GI Journal 450309 085 Groucho Marx Lucille Ball

GI Journal 450323 087 Jack Bennypaulette Goddard
GI Journal 450330 088 Robert Benchley Linda Darnell
GI Journal 450413 090 Montey Wooley William Bendix
GI Journal 450423 092 Jack Benny Mel Blanc Connie Haines
GI Journal 450511 094 Herbert Marshall Edgar Bergan Virginia O'brien
GI Journal 450608 098 J Blondell G Blondell Atreacher
GI Journal 450615 099 Fred Waring Kate Smith Orson Welles
GI Journal 450800 108 Robert Young
GI Journal xxxxxx 148 Mel Blanc
GI Journal xxxxxx 152 Jack Carson
GI Journal xxxxxx 163 John Garfield Ginny Simms Danny Thomas
GI Journal xxxxxx 164 Basil Rathbone Helen Forrest Jack Carson
GI Journal xxxxxx 169 Bing Crosby Marilyn Maxwell Lionel Barrymore
GI Journal xxxxxx 170 Kay Kyser Herry Colona Gary Cooper
GI Journal xxxxxx 179 Bob Hope Ann Rutherford Alan Ladd
 


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