David Maddox  12-04-2020
02:32 PM CT (US)
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 Gotta have a few postings, before Christmas, so I guess it's up to me. I attended Cincy OTR faithfully from 1993 to 2013. I met a lot of really nice and talented folks, and had the privilege of working in re-creations with quite of few of the special personalities from Radio's AND TV's Golden age. I never had the chance to get to GLNC. My fear is, that when us boomers all move to that great radio studio in the sky....will there be any, in our childrens generation to continue the preservation of OTR & nostalgia? I certainly hope so. BTW....that's me and Kathy Garver, at a voice theater boot camp, in Lexington Ky, a few years back. Edited 12-04-2020 02:35 PM
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Paul From Rockford 05-27-2020
03:48 PM CT (US)
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Hello All,
I truly miss this event and the people associated with it.
If a rebirth of some type were to happen, you can count both my attendance and financial support.
I hope all of you are safe and healthy.
Paul
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Rick Keating 05-27-2020
03:38 PM CT (US)
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That would be great, but obviously, to keep both the convention and the hobby alive, it needs to attract younger people. As I said before, one way to do that might be to bring in (obviously affordable) guests who are known for cartoon voice work. If the convention can bring in actor/actress X, who voices popular character Y, that could attract kids. They come to see X, who they know for playing Y, and stay to see X perform in something called a "radio play."
"Radio" is far from dead. In fact, as I recently posted on the OTR Digest, the May issue of "The Writer" magazine has an article on writing for radio.
What's more, as I wrote in this 2014 blog entry,
https://rickkeatingsrandommusings.wordpres...o-adventures-alive/
not only can full-cast audio dramas be just as successful as over-the-air broadcasts were in the days of OTR, but some "evergreen" radio shows (or shows of a certain type) could work today with minor tweaks.
I think the "theater of the mind" can appeal to kids (and adults) today just as much as it did in the heydey of OTR and in the decades afterward. And if a hypothetical future convention not only had voice actors familiar to kids as guests, but also some hands-on activities (learning how to create sound effects, for example), that could add to its appeal-- especially for kids in the local community.
Rick.
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Mike Helms 05-27-2020
01:02 AM CT (US)
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Rick, thanks so much for posting photos from some of the Cincinnati and Kalamazoo conventions. I really appreciate the look back. Maybe someone will consider hosting another get-together soon. Mike Helms
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:44 PM CT (US)
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I attended every convention in Cincinnati and Kalamazoo from 1999 onward, but don't have photos from every year. At least not good photos (the lighting in those hotel ballrooms weren't always conducive to shooting without flash). But these are a good representative sample, I think. Hope you enjoy them.
Stay safe, everyone.
And remember, keep smiling.
And washing your hands.
Rick.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:36 PM CT (US)
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Don Ramlow in 2013.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:36 PM CT (US)
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Bob Burchett in 2013.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:34 PM CT (US)
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Bob Burchett in 2011.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:32 PM CT (US)
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Eddie Carroll and Stephen Jansen in 2009.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:27 PM CT (US)
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Eddie Carroll and Karen Hughes in 2009.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:25 PM CT (US)
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The Hughes Family, accompanied by Derek Tague, with the Dave Warren Award in 2006. Sorry about the graininess.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:22 PM CT (US)
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Laura and Stephen Jansen in 2006.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:21 PM CT (US)
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Bob Hastings and Michael Biel in 2006.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:18 PM CT (US)
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Esther Geddes McVey and Karen Hughes in 2005.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:17 PM CT (US)
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Esther Geddes McVey in 2000.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:16 PM CT (US)
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Tyler McVey in 2000.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:14 PM CT (US)
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Performing "Richard Diamond, Private Detective", 1999.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:13 PM CT (US)
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Preparing to perform "Ethel and Albert", 1999.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:11 PM CT (US)
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And Don Ramlow in 1999.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:10 PM CT (US)
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And Peg Lynch in 1999.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:09 PM CT (US)
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And Rosemary Rice in 1999.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:08 PM CT (US)
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And Bob Hastings in 1999.
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Rick Keating 05-24-2020
11:06 PM CT (US)
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Spring was the time of year of the Cincinnati and Kalamazoo OTR conventions, but since there’s no convention this year, I thought I’d post photos from some previous conventions as way to revisit those “thrilling days of yesteryear.”
Hey, that’s a good line. Someone should use that.
We'll start with Fred Foy in 1999.
Rick.
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Dan Hughes 02-20-2019
10:35 PM CT (US)
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For those of you who remember Peg Lynch coming to our Cincy convention, here's a clip from the gossip column of Radio Mirror magazine, April 1946.
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Paul from Rockford 10-19-2018
10:55 AM CT (US)
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I'm very disappointed.
I have enjoyed this event for the last 9 years, both in Cinncy and in Kalamazoo and will miss it.
I'll throw this out to the group.
I would be willing to designate some funds for a meeting, convention, get together, whatever we would choose to call it. I would not be able to cover the entire cost, of course, but if a group of us are willing to throw in a few dollars, perhaps we could make something happen.
We could choose a central location that would be convenient to all interested parties.
If any of you would like to pursue this idea, you are welcome to contact me.
box13@iversonpainting.com
Sincerely,
Paul Iverson from Rockford, IL
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Dan Hughes 10-18-2018
08:39 PM CT (US)
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NO GREAT LAKES NOSTALGIA CONVENTION NEXT YEAR
From the GLNC Facebook page:
"Dear Friends of the Great Lakes Nostalgia Convention. We are sorry to write that we have decided, due to funding issues, to cancel next year’s Great Lakes Nostalgia Convention. We made ourselves a firm deadline to attempt to raise the necessary funds, but were unable to make it happen for 2019. We are hoping to assess the possibility of a convention in 2020.
We really appreciate those who attended our past conventions, our special guests, the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo and the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation for all of the support you provided over the past years. We hope someone else may be able to pick up and hold a convention yet next year. Many of us here in Kalamazoo would love to attend such an event. “Until me meet again.”
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Rick Keating 08-02-2018
07:23 PM CT (US)
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Forgot one.
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Rick Keating 08-02-2018
07:17 PM CT (US)
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And the fourth. Enjoy.
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Rick Keating 08-02-2018
07:16 PM CT (US)
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And the third:
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Rick Keating 08-02-2018
07:16 PM CT (US)
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Guess I can only do one at a time. Here's the second pic:
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Rick Keating 08-02-2018
07:14 PM CT (US)
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Here are more photos from the 2018 convention.
Rick.
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Dan Hughes 06-28-2018
09:52 AM CT (US)
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Well, the spammers are hitting us hard again. I'm shutting off new messages for a while - you can always buzz me at danhughesmail@gmail.com, and I can post your note for you. Thanks!
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Dan Hughes 06-24-2018
09:11 PM CT (US)
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Karen, I already let it go. I paid a dollar for the name for a year; to renew would have been $15. And the board has seen so little use, I didn't think it worth it. The board won't go away; just the shortcut using the radiofun.info name.
Most of the posts we're getting lately are spam, and now that the convention is over, I doubt we'll see many more OTR notes. If we do, I can always get another shortcut name for under a dollar. Meanwhile, this board's real address is always https://www.quicktopic.com/41/H/yL4hDeiALxM/.
And for another month, the shortcut http://greatlakes.site still works.
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Karen from Cincinnati
06-24-2018
08:58 PM CT (US)
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Dan, It looks like the domain name http://radiofun.info expires/goes dormant soon. You wouldn't want to lose it.
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Paul from Rockford
06-18-2018
12:20 PM CT (US)
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Pic # 2
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