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Wsm-Pigskin Preview

News & Public Service · September 14, 1949 · 29 min · 4,557 words

The transcript of “Wsm-Pigskin Preview”, an episode of News & Public Service first broadcast September 14, 1949. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). All Mixed Up plays News & Public Service free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Here it is, Picskin Preview 1949. This is Abe over compitting you welcome to a special broadcast titled Picskin Preview 1949. This evening WSM joins the Nashville banner in a radio preview to Sports Editor Fred Russell, whose article Picskin Preview appears in this week's history of the Saturday evening post.

In person, as my special recording, you'll hear vantable new head coach Bill Edwards, Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd, the National Broadcasting Company's Director of Sports Bill Stern, Sports Bill Stern, Conference Commissioner Bernie Moore, Coach Ball Bear Bryant of the Kentucky Wildcats, Coach Henry Frank of Tulane, and Coach Red Sanders of UCLA.

You'll hear music by Beasley Smith in the orchestra with Suki Lanson, the Dixie Dines, and the Russell Ayers. So join us now for a big half-hour music sports football reviews and the story of the man who did the predicting on Pick's End Preview 1949.

Although this is a program about football and a football writer, it must began with a statement from a well-known statesman. A man who flies a kite with a key on the end of its string. Listen.

Yes, it's Benjamin Franklin, founder of the Saturday evening post. Say, look a hair, young feller. If I'd have told this Russell father was going to do an article for the Saturday evening post, I never would have put my name on the cover.

Thank you, Benjamin Franklin. Young man, bye, back as lead was doing quite well without Russell. That's all, Mr. Franklin. Thank you very much. Don't be. What makes Russell so good anyway? Don't see get all lathered up. Just call us. He wrote pigs kid preview. I Mr. Franklin, Mr. Franklin your kite is showing sir. Oh, yeah, thank you

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