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Which Classic Radio Genre Is the Most Fun?

The magical voices of Mel Blanc

Chapter 1

The rise of a radio pioneer

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Chapter 2

The voices of Termite Terrace

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Chapter 3

The crash and the miraculous recovery

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Chapter 4

The prime-time cartoon revolution

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Master of The magical voices of Mel Blanc

Ch 1 · The rise of a radio pioneer
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schopenhauer How Melvin Blank changed his name

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schopenhauer Joining the Jack Benny program

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schopenhauer The Portland radio years

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schopenhauer The musical side of Mel

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schopenhauer Mel Blanc's Radio Career

Sputtering like a rusty Maxwell engine, ruling the NBC radio waves.

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Joining the Jack Benny program

schopenhauer Mel became a radio superstar by voicing inanimate objects and animals on a hit show.

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Fun Fact

Name change: Mel changed his last name from Blank to Blanc because a teacher told him he would grow up to be a blank nothing.

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The Portland radio years

schopenhauer Mel began his broadcasting career in Oregon, mastering the art of vocal sound effects.

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Glossary
radio (noun)
The transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages. In 1927, Mel Blanc began his entertainment career on Portland's KGW program, The Hoot Owls.

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Quiz

Which radio star's show did Mel Blanc join in 1939, voicing a sputtering car?

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Gossip

Which classic radio genre is the most fun?

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*Mel’s Radio Voicebox* (3 words) - Good.
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schopenhauer Match iconic radio voices to their characters to discover Mel Blanc's legendary career.

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Quiz

Which musical instrument did Mel Blanc play in his high school orchestra?

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Quiz

What was Mel Blanc's original birth surname before he changed its spelling?

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Quiz

What was Mel Blanc's first professional job in the entertainment industry?

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Quiz

In which US city was voice acting legend Mel Blanc born in 1908?

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What animal did Mel Blanc voice on the Jack Benny Program that guarded Benny's underground vault?

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In what year did Mel Blanc marry his wife, Estelle Rosenbaum?

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What was the name of Mel Blanc's 1933 late-night radio show in Portland, Oregon?

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