In Breaking Walls episode 136 we spotlight John Dehner and Have Gun, Will Travel.

——————————

Highlights:

• John Dehner’s radio career

• Norman MacDonnell and Palladin

• The Radio Dial on Sunday November 23rd 1958

• A Matter of Ethics

• Killer’s Widow

• The Lady Doctor

• From Here To Boston

• Looking Ahead to March

——————————

The WallBreakers:

http://thewallbreakers.com

Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts.

To support the show:

http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers

——————————

The reading material used in today’s episode was:

• On the Air — By John Dunning

• Network Radio Ratings — By Jim Ramsburg

• Martin Grams’ article on the origin of Have Gun Will Travel.

——————————

On the interview front:

• Harry Bartell, John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, and Jack Johnstone were with SPERDVAC. For more info, go to SPERDVAC.com.

• William N. Robson was with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC’s The Golden Age of Radio. Hear these at Goldenage-WTIC.org.

• Bill Conrad, John Dehner, Norman Macdonnell, John Meston and William N. Robson spoke to John Hickman for his Gunsmoke documentary.

• John Dehner and Vic Perrin spoke to Neil Ross for KMPC in 1982.

• Jack Kruschen and Shirley Mitchell were guests of Jim Bohannan in 1987.

• Dennis Day spoke to Chuck Schaden. Hear this full chat at speakingofradio.com

——————————

Selected music featured in today’s episode was:

• Living In The Country and February Sea — By George Winston

• Ghost Bus Tours — By George Fenton

• It’s Only Make Believe – By Conway Twitty

• Loch Lomond — By Musica Intima

• Danny Boy — By Dennis Day

——————————

A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene.

For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com.

——————————

Thank you to:

Tony Adams

Steven Allmon

Orson Orsen Chandler

Phil Erickson

Jessica Hanna

Perri Harper

Briana Isaac

Thomas M. Joyce

Ryan Kramer

Earl Millard

Gary Mollica

Barry Nadler

Christian Neuhaus

Aimee Pavy

Ray Shaw

Filipe A Silva

John Williams

——————————

WallBreakers Links:

Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers

Social Media - @TheWallBreakers