Light opera, War News, and getting the most out of your Ration Points were the features of Your Home Front Reporter.
11 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 4 hours, 37 min)
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Although many women joined the ranks of "Rosie the Riveter", the vast majority stayed home to keep the home-fires burning and to raise the kids. This does not mean that they were not interested in winning the War, they were incredibly interested in making a better world for their children as well as getting the whole thing finished so that their men could come home, and life could get back to normal. Actually, even early in the War, it was obvious that things were going to be even better than the Great Depression years just before the opening of hostilities.
War news and music was something a young housewife could find all over the place (although light opera at four in the afternoon may have bn unique). What made Your Home Front Reporter different was the way it helped to define how a housewife could help to win the War by understanding the importance of rationing and sacrifice as well as information to help keep a happy home with the resources available. The program was hosted by Southern California radio personality Fletcher Wiley. Often compared to Arthur Godfrey or Paul Harvey, Wiley specialized in speaking directly to women, so was a natural for the job.
After broadcasts began in May 1943, production moved to Hollywood in July. This was a homecoming for Wiley, and tenor Parker made the move as well. Ms. Steber and Broekman's outfit were replaced by Dianna Gayle, Phil Hanna, and Wilbur Hatch and his Orchestra. Reporter Wiley offered tips on scientific nutrition, general home economics, and creative menu tips to get the most out of a household's ration points. In the fall, production returned to New York without Fletcher Wiley. Opera was back as Ms. Steber and Broekman's orchestra returned to the show, and the new "reporter" was Don Pryor.
In November 1943, the program was retooled as Home Front Matinee and a few weeks later Broadway Matinee, straight music programs without the home economics aspect and less emphasis on War News. By this time, Your Home Front Reporter had done his share to win the fight.
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