Test your OTR knowledge with the ultimate radio trivia book, compiled by long-time radio personality & interviewer, Mel Simons. The book is liberally illustrated with photos of radio stars from the author's personal collection. Reasonably priced, this book will provide hours of fun for the entire family
Mel Simons Simons has interviewed many of the great television stars of the past. Included in his latest book are interviews with Milton Berle, Perry Como, George Jessel, Steve Allen and many others. Simons can also be heard on the Steve LeVeille Show on WBZ...
Test your OTR knowledge with the ultimate radio trivia book, compiled by long-time radio personality & interviewer, Mel Simons. The book is liberal...
Do you think you know EVERYTHING about television, kid? Remember when Television was all about The Texaco Star Theatre, Your Show of Shows, and The Honeymooners? Trivia expert Mel Simons remembers. Mel, known as one of the world's most renowned collectors of old-time radio shows has also amassed a major collection of old-time television shows.
Author of the successful The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book, Mel Simons has now penned The Old-Time Television Trivia Book. Mel has been entertaining audiences for years with his Golden Days of Television, as well as his Golden Days of Radio...
Do you think you know EVERYTHING about television, kid? Remember when Television was all about The Texaco Star Theatre, Your Show of Shows, and The...
Interviews with Edgar Bergen, Ezra Stone, Lon Clark, Brett Morrison, Rudy Vallee, Julie Stevens, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Frank Nelson, Mel Blanc, Jackson Beck, Harold Peary, Jim Jordan, Parker Fennelly, Minerva Pious, Kenny Delmar, Peter Donald, Freeman Gosden
You've heard their voices, thrilled to their radio shows, but did you ever wonder about the personalities lurking behind your Philco?
Boston radio personality, author, trivia expert and humorist Mel Simons has combed through reams of personal interviews with some of the biggest stars of...
Interviews with Edgar Bergen, Ezra Stone, Lon Clark, Brett Morrison, Rudy Vallee, Julie Stevens, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Frank Nelson, ...
"Hello?" "Hello, Milton Berle, this is Mel Simons." "Which Mel Simons is this?" Which Mel Simons? It's the Mel Simons from Boston who is the humorist, accordionist, emcee, radio personality and show business historian. It's the Mel Simons who has authored four books on the greats of early television and radio. Yes, that Mel Simons. In this follow-up to his acclaimed volume Old-Time Radio Memories, Mel prompts such television greats as "Uncle Miltie," Morey Amsterdam and Steve Allen to share their remembrances of a time when Television was considered to be little more than "radio with...
"Hello?" "Hello, Milton Berle, this is Mel Simons." "Which Mel Simons is this?" Which Mel Simons? It's the Mel Simons from Boston who is the humorist,...
Back when phonographs were "Victrolas" and refrigerators were "Frigidaires," radio was "The Philco." The voices that came from that cathedral-shaped box thrilled listeners as it allowed their imaginations to fly. Now, from the acclaimed author of such books as Old-Time Radio Memories and The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book comes Mel Simons latest treat, Voices from the Philco.
Back when phonographs were "Victrolas" and refrigerators were "Frigidaires," radio was "The Philco." The voices that came from that cathedral-shaped b...
"They wrote the songs that made the whole world sing." Anyone lucky enough to have experienced the music of singers like Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney, Barry Manilow and dozens more, will love the quizzes in Mel Simons latest book, The Good Music Trivia Book.
Mel Simons, a trivia historian, entertainer and humorist, has once again given us a book that will bring back wonderful memories, while, at the same time, providing us with fun-filled hours as we tackle his comprehensive and varied quizzes.
Mel has been acclaimed for his previous quiz books which include The Old-Time...
"They wrote the songs that made the whole world sing." Anyone lucky enough to have experienced the music of singers like Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, ...
Hold old did Jack Benny claim to be? What was Blondie's last name? Cecil B. DeMille hosted what radio show? If you liked Mel Simons' The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book, you will LOVE The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book II. Once again, Mel has extracted the best of yesteryear and has delivered a book that will keep you engaged and amazed for hours. See how well you remember tidbits about the likes of Jack Benny, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor and other radio icons. Take the quizzes yourself and then see how well friends and family do. And while you're at it, you will enjoy...
Hold old did Jack Benny claim to be? What was Blondie's last name? Cecil B. DeMille hosted what radio show? If you liked Mel Simons' The Old-Time Radi...
Nothing can lift the spirits like a good joke. And no one is better qualified to author a book filled with the greatest jokes than humorist Mel Simons. Mel, who has delighted his readers with such acclaimed books as Voices From the Philco, The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book, and Old-Time Television Memories, now presents The Mel Simons Joke Book: If It's Laughter You're After, a book that will keep you laughing as you reminisce about the greatest comedians including Milton Berle, Henny Youngman and Red Buttons. Mel Simons is a trivia historian, lecturer, humorist, and a WBZ radio personality. He...
Nothing can lift the spirits like a good joke. And no one is better qualified to author a book filled with the greatest jokes than humorist Mel Simons...
