Audio Clips from
Bill Stock's Closet
Clips provided by Bill Stock, except as noted. Posted by Jerry Klein.
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"THE MONSTER WITHIN" (3 minutes 41 seconds) - This was part of our "WRTI-FM Drama Workshop" series
that aired at 3:00pm each Wednesday. The program was usually live and ran 1/2 hour. This program was atypical, as it
runs 21 minutes and was taped. It aired on December 12, 1963. I also remember distinctly that it was taped on two
different days in two different studios! Approximately the first half was done in Studio A and we finished up in Studio B.
Why? I haven't a clue. I do remember endlessly seguing the same two music cues and we spent a fair amount of time
setting levels and rehearsing sound because of the screams, laughs, etc. (One of the sound cues always makes me laugh
when I hear it. Bill Reed says "...It's a terrible night" to be immediately followed by a thunderbolt blast from the ol' sound
truck! Also, courtesy of either Steve or Joel, Susan is exceedingly enthusiastic.) The cast was:
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| Jerry Klein comments: Scripts tended to get recycled at WRTI. It turns out that Roger Wood produced and directed,
and I starred in, a production of the same script in 1968. The later production was titled "The Horla," and also featured
Florence Weiss and Ken Kubin. Here's an excerpt from "The Horla." (3 minutes 34 seconds) It is the same
portion of the script as the above excerpt from "The Monster Within." You'll note that the two productions took
significantly different approaches to the dramatic tone of the acting. Thanks to Roger Wood for send us the tape of this
production, which is one that I did not have in my collection.
Bill Stock responds: The script we used for "The Monster Within" was titled "The Horla". We just didn't think we could get away with saying that on the air!!! |
TEMPLE OWLS vs. LASALLE BASEBALL - From Spring 1963. Phil Jasner and Merrill Reese wrap up a 14-inning(!) baseball game remote. (A typical 'RTI telephonic baseball remote with the ol' OP-6 desperately trying to push some
kind of signal through the chicken wire that connected the studios to the ball park.)(2 minutes 6 seconds)
"THE SHADOW OF THE NIGHT" BLOOPER - From 1963. Mary Ellen Redmile (now Cooper) used to voice
this soft music & poetry show and I would announce. We used to tape it for playback late Saturday night. Here's a little
blooper where the engineer (I forget who) opened the wrong mike. But, a good chance to hear Mary Ellen back then. (59
seconds)
EXCERPTS FROM BILL STOCK'S "LISTEN TO THIS" - Here are various snippets from my Saturday morning show "Listen To THIS, T-H-I-S, Thank Heavens It's Saturday" (Do I hold the record for the longest program title?) from April 30, 1966, 9:00-11:00am. The show originated from Studio C with our notoriously unreliable cart machine. [Jerry Klein comments: Take note of the musical selections. Talk about nostalgia!]
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