What happens
Jack Benny and his household are cleaning and filling the swimming pool at his home when Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris and Larry Stevens drop by. A newspaper reporter, Mr. Kerns, then visits to write about how Benny found his announcer, Don Wilson. Benny recalls his days as a sponsor's star, when the International Corset Company wanted a better announcer. Benny goes looking for a voice with dignity and charm, leading him to an elocution school. The program is a 1945 episode of the Jack Benny series, first aired on May 6 on NBC and CBS Radio, with Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris in the leading roles.
Jack Benny's home swimming pool, and later a newspaper interview and flashbacks to the International Corset Company office and an elocution school
Characters: Jack Benny, Rochester, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Larry Stevens, Don Wilson, Mr. Kerns, Mr. Willoughby
Listen for: Benny's account of how he searched for an announcer and found Don Wilson at an elocution school
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.