Episodes
Thursday Dec 24, 2009
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-12
Thursday Dec 24, 2009
Thursday Dec 24, 2009
Our weekly visits with Jimmy Powers hosting the syndicated series "The Grantland Rice Story" continues with program GRS-12, "Granny's Story of Gene Tunney".
This episode looks at the early career of the famous fighter that Granny initially thought would make a nice insurance salesman. The show features and appearance by guest Harry Grayson, a sportswriter that was the only one to picked Tunney against Dempsey in their famous Philadelphia fight. The show was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5086-1A.
Sunday Dec 20, 2009
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-11
Sunday Dec 20, 2009
Sunday Dec 20, 2009
Jimmy Powers is back again this week with another entry in the series "The Grantland Rice Story", syndicated for 52 episodes in the mid-1950s by Thesaurus and based on the autobiography of the famous sportswriter. We're working our way through the whole series over the next few months.
Program GRS-11 looks at boxing with "The Story of Jack Dempsey's Early Ring Career". The show was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5075-1C.
Thursday Dec 10, 2009
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-10
Thursday Dec 10, 2009
Thursday Dec 10, 2009
Jimmy Powers returns to the blog to narrate "The Grantland Rice Story" in this syndicated Thesaurus series from the mid-1950s based on the memoirs of "Granny" Rice. Program GRS-10 is titled "Granny's All-Time Pitching Selection".
The show was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5073-1.
Friday Dec 04, 2009
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm 9
Friday Dec 04, 2009
Friday Dec 04, 2009
This week, Jimmy Powers returns in our continuing look at the 1950s Thesaurus syndicated series, "The Grantland Rice Story", based on the memiors of the famous sportswriter.
Program GRS-9 in the series is "The Incredible Man, Walter Hagen", the fascinating story of the career of the influential and pioneering 1920s golfer. The show was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5072-1.
Thursday Nov 26, 2009
Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-8
Thursday Nov 26, 2009
Thursday Nov 26, 2009
Sportscaster Jimmy Powers returns to narrate the mid-50s syndicated sports show, "The Grantland Rice Story".
Program GRS-8 in the series is titled "Golf and Its Champions", with Rice discussing the early years of the sport in the US, all the way back to the turn of the century. Our mp3 was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5071-1.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2009
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-07
Wednesday Nov 18, 2009
Wednesday Nov 18, 2009
Jimmy Powers picks up "The Grantland Rice Story" again this week in this Thesaurus syndicated series from circa 1956.
Program 7 in the series, "The Story of Big Bill Tilden" focuses on the world of tennis. Included in the show is an interview with player Vinnie Richards, who had an outstanding career in the sport in the 20s and 30s. Our mp3 was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" vinyl transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5064-1.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2009
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-6
Wednesday Oct 28, 2009
Wednesday Oct 28, 2009
Jimmy Powers continues narrating the life story of sports writer Grantland Rice this week. Episode GRS-6 is titled "Great Athletes - Past and Present" and we hear thoughts from Grantland Rice about the great "iron men" of sports and how they've become "specialists" in recent years.
The show was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5074-1A.
Friday Oct 23, 2009
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-5
Friday Oct 23, 2009
Friday Oct 23, 2009
Jimmy Powers returns narrating "The Grantland Rice Story" in this program syndicated by RCA Thesaurus in the mid 1950s.
Program GRS-5 is titled "The Dempsey-Tunny Fights" and features and interview with Jack Dempsey, reflecting on his years in boxing and Grantland Rice. The program was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5060-1A.
Thursday Oct 15, 2009
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-4
Thursday Oct 15, 2009
Thursday Oct 15, 2009
This week's installment of the "Grantland Rice Story" has host Jimmy Powers relating Rice's stories about boxing in program GRS-4 in the series, "Jack Dempsey, the Man from Maumee Bay".
The show was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5059-1. Next week, we hear the inside scoop on the famous Dempsey-Tunney fights.
Thursday Oct 08, 2009
The Grantland Rice Story - Pgm GRS-3
Thursday Oct 08, 2009
Thursday Oct 08, 2009
This week's episode of "The Grantland Rice Story", a Thesaurus syndicated series from the mid-1950s, pays a visit to the race track. It's an interesting show - horse racing seemed to be much more prominent in the sports pages, but we don't hear about it nowadays except for the bigger contests like the Kentucky Derby.
In program GRS-3, "Big Red - Man o' War", sportscaster Jimmy Powers narrates Grantland Rice's stories about great horses and great races from Rice's long career as a sports reporter. The show features an interview with jockey Earl "The Handy Guy" Sandy who was a friend of Grantland Rice, reminiscing about his own career in horse racing. The show was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus 12" transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5054-1C. Next week, Jimmy Powers tells us Grantland Rice's stories about boxer Jack Dempsey.