Episodes
Friday Mar 12, 2010
Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-22
Friday Mar 12, 2010
Friday Mar 12, 2010
Jimmy Powers narrates the latest entry in our weekly series, "The Grantland Rice Story", a syndicated mid-1950s Thesaurus production.
Program GRS-22 has Rice looking at the career of Ty Cobb. The show was transferred from an original Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5055-1-A1.
Tuesday Mar 02, 2010
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-21
Tuesday Mar 02, 2010
Tuesday Mar 02, 2010
Jimmy Powers steps up to the mic again to narrate "The Grantland Rice Story", a syndicated Thesaurus series from the mid-1950s.
Program GRS-21 is "Magnificent Screwballs" where Rice relates some amusing stories about the eccentricities and superstitions of various sports personalities he encountered over the years. The show was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5125-1-A1.
Friday Feb 19, 2010
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-20
Friday Feb 19, 2010
Friday Feb 19, 2010
NBC sports announcer Jimmy Powers is back again this week to narrate "The Grantland Rice Story", syndicated in the mid-1950s by NBC-Thesaurus.
In this segment from his memoirs, "The Tumult and the Shouting", Rice outlines his greatest games and players in college and pro football in program GRS-20 of the series, "Granny's All-Time Football Team". The show was ransferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5115-1.Sunday Feb 14, 2010
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-19
Sunday Feb 14, 2010
Sunday Feb 14, 2010
Jimmy Powers narrates "The Grantland Rice Story" again this week as we work our way through this mid-50s syndicated Thesaurus series. Program GRS-19 is titled "Baseball Managers" and features reminiscences by the famous sportswriter.
The show was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5148-1.
Friday Feb 05, 2010
Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-18
Friday Feb 05, 2010
Friday Feb 05, 2010
Long-time NBC sportscaster Jimmy Powers steps up to the mic again this week to narrate "The Grantland Rice Story", a syndicated Thesaurus program from the mid-1950s based on the memiors of the famous sportswriter.
Program GRS-18 is "Granny's All-Time Baseball Team", sure to be a treat for you otr fans who get a kick out of baseball history. The show was digitized from an original RCA Thesaurus 12" vinyl transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5151-1Friday Jan 29, 2010
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-17
Friday Jan 29, 2010
Friday Jan 29, 2010
Jimmy Powers steps back to the microphone to narrate "The Grantland Rice Story", a mid-fifties syndicated series from NBC's Thesaurus division, based on the autobiography of the famous sportswriter.
Program GRS-17 is "Babe Didrikson Zaharias". The show was digitized from original vinyl RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5099-1.
Friday Jan 22, 2010
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-16
Friday Jan 22, 2010
Friday Jan 22, 2010
Jimmy Powers returns to narrate "The Grantland Rice Story", a syndicated mid-50s program from Thesaurus, based on the memoirs of the famous sportswriter.
Program GRS-16 continues the story of the famous golfer with "The Immortal Bobby Jones" that was started on the last program in the series. Bobby Jones himself drops by the microphone to talk about his career and memories of Grantland Rice. The program was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5098-1 My apologies for the wow and flutter on the show opening - the disc is warped.
Thursday Jan 14, 2010
Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-15
Thursday Jan 14, 2010
Thursday Jan 14, 2010
Jimmy Powers steps up to the mic again this week to narrate "The Grantland Rice Story", a syndicated mid-1950s effort from RCA's Thesaurus division, based on the autobiography of the famous sportswriter.
Program GRS-15 is titled "Football's Beloved Knute Rockne", where Rice recalls the famous Notre Dame coach and the details behind "Win One for the Gipper". The guest in this week's show is Jack Lavelle, scout for the New York Giants and a former Notre Dame player who remembers what it was like being a freshman at the school in the Rockne days. Transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5077-1. My apologies for the wow and flutter in the show opening - this particular disc in my set is warped unfortunately.Sunday Jan 10, 2010
Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-14
Sunday Jan 10, 2010
Sunday Jan 10, 2010
Jimmy Powers narrates the exploits of the famous sportswriter in "The Grantland Rice Story", syndicated in the mid-1950s by Thesaurus as we continue or run through this unusual otr series.
Program GRS-14 is titled "Bobby Jones-The Incomparable Youth", where Rice recalls the career of the famous golfer, starting with a story where Rice seems the young golfer as a somewhat out-of-control talented 13 year old. The show was digitized directly from an original RCA Thesaurus vinyl 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5097-1C.Friday Jan 01, 2010
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-13
Friday Jan 01, 2010
Friday Jan 01, 2010
Jimmy Powers narrates "The Grantland Rice Story" in this syndicated series from the mid-1950s from Thesaurus, based on the memoirs of the famous sports writer.
Program GRS-13 is titled "War Clouds-World War I". At this point in his life, Rice was a successful sports journalist and, in this show, recounts his experiences serving in the army during the War. The show was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5096-1C.