WEEKEND RADIO WITH ROBERT CONRAD June and July 2009 AVAILABLE ON WCLV/SEAWAY PRODUCTIONS FTP SITE ON TUEDAYS WR 09-23 Available 06/02/09 for weekend of 06/06/09 Some Alex Templeton bits including “South of the Border – The Opera,” “Bruenhilde’s Battle Cry as sung by an American Crooner,” and “Bach Goes to Town.” A favorite, “The Call from Long Island,” and other pieces from “You Don’t Have to be Jewish.” Plus, This Week in the Media and Marginal Considerations with Jan C. Snow. WR 09-24 Available 06/09/09 for weekend of 06/13/09 Perhaps the inspiration for Jeopardy, the “Question Man” by Steve Allen and Ernie Kovacs. A visit to the ballpark for “Baseball Coordinator” with Tim Conway and Ernie Anderson: “The Cleveland Who’s on First” with Abbott and Costello; and “The Shakespearean Baseball Game.” Also This Week in the Media and a Message from Richard-Howland Bolton. WR 09-25 Available 06/16/09 for weekend of 06/20/09 It’s Father’s Day weekend, and we observe it with “Father’s Day” by W.C. Fields, Erma Bombeck’s “Mike and Grass” and the songs “Walking with Peninnah,” “Ag Pleez Deddy” by Jeremy Taylor and the Soliloquy from “Carousel.” Also, This Week in the Media and the Wisdom of Mark Levy. WR 09-26 Available 06/23/09 for weekend of 06/27/09 Newscasts on radio seem to be disappearing, so we give the genre a shot with “Happy Hours News” by Firesign Theatre, Bob and Ray’s “In Depth News” and the “Late Weather and News” and the Little Review’s “Local News.” Plus, This Week in the Media and Marginal Considerations with Jan C. Snow. WR 09-27 Available 06/30/09 for weekend of 07/04/09 We celebrate both Canada Day (7/1) and Independence Day (7/4) with “Born on the First of July” and “Great Canadian Moments” from the Royal Canadian Air Farce, Stan Freberg’s “Declaration of Independence,” “Boston Tea Party,” and “Yankee Doodle.’ Also This Week in the Media and a Message from Richard-Howland Bolton. WR 09-28 Available 07/07/09 for weekend of 07/11/09 Some National Lampoon pieces we haven’t played in awhile: “Catch It and You Keep It;” “Desiderata,” and “Lady Windermere’s Fan.” Also selections from the “New Faces” reviews. Also, This Week in the Media and the Wisdom of Mark Levy. WR 09-29 Available 07/14/09 for weekend of 07/18/09 The Smothers’Brothers’ “Pretoria, “The Saga of John Henry,” and “Michael Row Your Boat Ashore.” Robert Klein with “Continental Steel” and “Young People’s Guide to the Orchetra.” Also, This Week in the Media and Marginal Considerations with Jan C.Snow. WR 09-30 Available 07/21/09 for weekend of 07/25/09 Some radio interviews including Bob and Ray’s “Komodo Dragon,” and Nichols and May’s “Mrs. Horace Maynard Fan.” Orson Bean sings “El Capitan” and Henry Morgan discourses on Wagner. Also, This Week in the Media and a Message from Richard Howland-Bolton. Weekendradiojun&jul09 (in SP)