Back in July 2023 I wrote a newspaper column about Forbes Kiddoo and his fantasy isle which floated in Richardson’s Bay in the 80s. Then I got a big surprise!
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Exclusive on Radio Sausalito! Hear Louis Armstrong rehearsing with his band live just prior to his broadcast from Club Hangover in San Francisco back in January 1954. This recording has been remastered for high fidelity and reissued as part of Radio Sausalito’s historic rebroadcast of the most complete collection of Club Hangover broadcasts.
We’re making available on demand, this mp3 of the remastered high-fidelity rehearsal recording made on stage at Club Hangover recorded the evening of his historic San Francisco broadcast.
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To borrow a phrase from the sixties, if you remember the notorious dry docks of Richardson’s Bay. . . you were probably never aboard them.
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The Ice House moved to Bridgeway and Bay Streets in 1993, but it almost never got there at all.
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Despite long odds, Rumors came true in Sausalito in 1976.
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Otis Redding’s famous song (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay was inspired by Sausalito. But do you know the reason why Redding was sittin’ on one of our docks?
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When you think of Dagwood, do you imagine the comic strip character or his enormous sandwiches? Well, in Sausalito, at least for a short time, Dagwood had a very different meaning.
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The ferryboat Berkeley has had a long and varied history, some of it here in Sausalito…
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Did you know that Gumby got his start in Sausalito? Well,almost…
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Throughout Sausalito’s history, lots of things have happened, but just as interesting is a long list of things that DIDN’T happen here.
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Marinship, which changed the face of Sausalito forever, became operational in just a few months in early 1942.
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The Floating Homes Community celebrates the 32nd anniversary of it annual Open Homes Tour on September 30.
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75 years ago, America turned on its radio sets…and heard Sausalito. A live coast-to-coast radio broadcast commemorated the opening of the Marinship Plant which changed our community forever and employed 20,000 people through World War 2. We relive this historic broadcast through a live, modern dramatization featuring songs, stories, and comedy!
Use the player below to listen to the broadcast as it occurred live from the stage of the Sausalito Woman’s Club! (The audio should start playing automatically) This radio play is a production of the Sausalito Historical Society and the Sausalito Woman’s Club. It was directed by Roberta Maloy and recorded by Joe DeBellis. Here are pictures and a full list of the cast and crew that brought the performance to life.
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Photos by Joe DiBellis
May 12, 2017
Production Crew:
Director: Roberta Maloy
Writers: Diane Barker, Lauri Flynn, Barbara Nelson, Roberta Maloy, Dana Whitson
Stage Manager: Joe DeBellis
Back Drop: Jean Capron
Décor: Susan Gordon
Sound Effects: Joe DeBellis, Joe Paulino
Video & Power Point: Holger Mishal, Dana Whitson
Costumes: Marie Paterno, Diane Barker, Ciji Ware
Program: Susan Gordon
Signage: Alison Deal
Bar: BonnieMacGregor
Special Thanks: Sharon Seymour, Jim Meyer, Ann Heurlin, Margaret Badger, Nawelo Shapiro, Kathleen Maher, Jeremy Holt, Sandra McLeodWhite
CAST (in order of appearance)
*GREETING: Sharon Seymour
*APPLAUSE & MORE: Alison Deal
*RADIO LISTENER: Rick Seymour
*HAWAII CALLS VOICE: Nawelo Shapiro
MR. JORDAN MARTINELLI, TOASTMASTER OF CEREMONIES: Don Beers
CHEVRONETTES: Janet Dean, Karen Roark, Roberta Maloy. GUITAR: Rob Ortner
MRS. CARL SPRING, Barbara Nelson
MR. EARL LEE KELLY, Jerry Taylor
MR. KENNETH K. BECHTEL, Buddy DeBruyn
CAROLINE HARDY, Juli Stewart
BERT HARDY, Mike Stewart
MOM HARDY, Maria Paterno
RECRUITER, Mike Denney
LOIS LAEDTKE, Diane Barker
DAD, Morgan Barker
PRUDENCE PENNY, Steefenie Wicks
MRS. SUTTON (EDITH) WOOD, Rayner Needleman
VIV COCHRAN, Ciji Ware
CO-WORKER, Brenda DeBruyn
DAN JOHNSTON, Joe DeBellis
SECRETARY, Juli Stewart
KEN BECHTEL, Buddy DeBruyn
PATRICIA MAHONEY, LaurieWright
RECRUITER, Mike Denney
CHARLIE COMEDIAN, Tony Cook
JOSEPH JAMES’ FRIEND, Bill Stephens
JOSEPH JAMES, Tami Bell
KAY DAWES, Alice Merrill
*THE TAPPING VICTORIETTES, Maria, Ciji, Brenda
PRUDENCE PENNY, Steefenie Wicks
CO- WORKER, Geri Beers
BANDANA DEMONSTRATION, Diane & Alice
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS, Joe Paulino
HENRY HIELD, Marc Hershon
MRS. HIELD, Abby Young
MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Pat Fitzgerald
* Regrettably cut from the Radio Sausalito broadcast due to time constraints
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75 years ago, America turned on its radio sets, and heard Sausalito. A live radio broadcast heard from coast to coast commemorated the opening of the Marinship Plant which changed our community forever and employed 20,000 people through the War. This week on Radio Sausalito, well be reliving this historic broadcast through a live dramatization featuring songs, stories, and comedy! (Cast and Crew list & photos) We’ll also rehear the original radio broadcast as it happened in 1942.
Tune in Friday June 30th at 4 and 8pm and again Sunday July 2nd at 8pm. Tuning in the station is easy:
1) Use a Web browser: https://www.radiosausalito.org works anywhere)
2) Use an app on your smartphone: Most radio apps have directories that include Radio Sausalito. Some of the most popular ones are Tunein, Radio.net , and MyTuner (works anywhere)
3) Use Cable TV: tune to MarinTV channel 26 and use your remote to select the alternate audio channel sometimes called “SAP” (works in Marin County only)
4) Use Apple TV: Select “Radio” and scroll down in the “Jazz” section to find Radio Sausalito (works in the USA)
5) Use a Radio: Tune to 1610 AM (works in Sausalito)
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It took a California Supreme Court decision to integrate the workforce at Marinship during WW II.
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Imagine Sausalito owning its own airport.
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If he had been treated better, Hearst might have built his castle right here.
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When the Chamber of Commerce disappeared off its own map!
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Can you imagine Coney Island in Richardson’s Bay?
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