{"id":7335,"date":"2015-04-06T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=7335"},"modified":"2015-04-06T07:29:30","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T12:29:30","slug":"those-were-the-days-celebrates-45-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2015\/04\/06\/those-were-the-days-celebrates-45-years\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Those Were the Days\u2019 celebrates 45 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Chuck<\/a>

<\/a> Chuck Schaden<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m sure I couldn\u2019t be the only fan who still remembers when Chuck Schaden first started sharing his amazing collection of vintage radio programs every Saturday afternoon back in the spring of 1970.<\/p>\n

Listening to the future Radio Hall of Famer<\/a> bring \u201cThe Shadow,\u201d \u201cInner Sanctum,\u201d \u201cThe Lone Ranger\u201d and \u201cThe Jack Benny Program\u201d back to life was pure magic, and Schaden\u2019s \u201cThose Were the Days\u201d <\/a>became a weekly radio appointment I\u2019ve been keeping ever since.<\/p>\n

Schaden, a youthful 80, stepped down in 2009, but still maintains a fabulous website and audio archive of his interviews at speakingofradio.com.<\/a> Happily, the show he created is still going strong after 45 years, airing from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays on WDCB FM 90.9<\/a>\u00a0and streaming on www.wdcb.org.<\/a> And that\u2019s certainly reason to celebrate.<\/p>\n

\"Steve<\/a>

Steve Darnall<\/p><\/div>\n

Steve Darnall, who ably succeeded Schaden as host and producer, has kept the spirit of \u201cThose Were the Days\u201d alive and flourishing. To mark the 45th anniversary milestone, he\u2019ll host a special live event at 2 p.m. Sunday at Chicago's Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 North Knox Avenue. Proceeds will benefit WDCB, the public radio station licensed to the College of DuPage.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Those Were the Days\u2019 has always been about taking sounds from the past and giving them a new life, and that's our goal with this 45th anniversary show,\u201d Darnall said. \u201cWe're thrilled for the chance to present some very talented friends of ours who share our affection for the Golden Age of Radio and entertainment. It's our way of paying tribute to the goal Chuck established when he started \u2018Those Were the Days\u2019 45 years ago \u2014 to bridge the gap between yesterday and today.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Schaden, Darnall\u2019s guests will include Rich Koz of \u201cSvengoolie\u201d fame and Trace Beaulieu, who played Dr. Clayton Forrester on \u201cMystery Science Theater 3000.\u201d Both will be joining in recreations of sketches and shows from the era. Also appearing will be musical guests West End Jazz Band, Reginald Robinson and The Famous Brothers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe've also got a few surprises planned, and I didn't fully realize it until I looked over our list of performers that we've got something very special for horror movie fans: with Rich Koz and Trace Beaulieu taking part in our radio re-creations, it marks the first time Svengoolie and Dr. Clayton Forrester have appeared in public together,\u201d Darnall said. \u201cIn the words of Ed Grimley: \u2018I couldn't be more excited, I must say.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd of course, it's a treat to welcome Chuck Schaden back to honor the show he started back in 1970 and hosted for 39 years. Chuck's time as host and his enthusiasm for the Golden Age of Radio were a great inspiration to a lot of us, including a number of folks who'll be part of this show. For the last six years, it's been a pleasure and an honor to host the show he created and see how much it meant \u2014 and means \u2014 to people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets are available by phone at (630) 942-4200 or online at wdcb.org.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m sure I couldn\u2019t be the only fan who still remembers when Chuck Schaden first started sharing his amazing collection of vintage radio programs every Saturday afternoon back in the spring of 1970. Listening to the future Radio Hall of Famer bring \u201cThe Shadow,\u201d \u201cInner Sanctum,\u201d \u201cThe Lone Ranger\u201d and \u201cThe Jack Benny Program\u201d back... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7335"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7340,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7335\/revisions\/7340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}