The passage of time has caught up with "The Friends of Old Time Radio" convention. They meet for the last time this weekend. The item below is from the "Washington Examiner" and Associated Press. (Posted here to acknowledge those who enjoy what radio use to be.)
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Old-time radio convention meets for last time
By: WARREN LEVINSON | 10/21/11 3:53 PM
Associated Press
The annual Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention is signing off for the last time Saturday
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/entertain ... z1bXNtHH31
The ghosts and survivors of Jack Benny, Benny Goodman and hundreds of other legends of the old days of radio are holding court for one final weekend at a hotel in Newark, N.J.
After 36 years, musician and organizer Jay Hickerson says the march of time has taken its toll.
The gathering used to call on a constellation of stars from radio's early days. Now it's down to former child stars in their 80s and 90s.
Eighty-eight-year-old Arthur Anderson acted as a teen with Orson Welles and is an honored guest. Also on this year's program are the grandsons of 1930s song and dance star Eddie Cantor and Brace Beemer, voice of the Lone Ranger.