Coca-Cola Topnotchers is an American old-time radio program starring sportscaster Grantland Rice and announced by Graham McNamee who, at the time, was regarded as "the [radio's] most recognized national personality in its first international decade."[2]
Topnotchers (aka The Coca-Cola Topnotchers Orchestra) Leonard Joy (first conductor) Gus Haenschen (second conductor) James Melton (tenor) Olga Albani (contralto) Phil Dewey (baritone) Lewis James (tenor) Elizabeth Lennos
The late-night program featured interviews with well-known sports celebrities and personalities of the era and sometimes included special instances during which McNamee spent several minutes reporting the latest in sports-related news. A 31-piece all-string orchestra provided music to supplement the verbal segments.[3]
The program was broadcast live every Wednesday evening for its entire run from March 19, 1930, until May 25, 1932. It originated in the studios of WEAF in New York and was carried nationally over the NBC Red Network.
Some content from the program's broadcasts was released on Victor recordings CVE-59833 through CVE59839.[4]
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^. Time. Time Inc. October 3, 1927. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
^"New radio hour attracts sport fans". The Union-Banner. Alabama, Clanton. March 27, 1930. p. 5. Retrieved November 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^. Discography of American Historical Recordings. Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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