Welcome to Marion's Attic. My name is Marion
Webster, and I have a radio show that I would like you to hear.
It features music and stories of long ago.
Listen to WBCQ,
the Planet, on 7.415 MHz at 9:00 PM Eastern Time every Saturday.
Also on SkyBird Radio at 2:00 PM Eastern Time every Sunday. www.skybirdradio.com
My show features recorded music with
the original records from the 1890's to the early 1930's. The
theme of the show varies each week. One week may feature early
brown wax cylinders and another week may have 20's dance music.
Two-minute wax, Blue Amberols, and Diamond Disc Recreations are
featured frequently.
Marion's Attic has been on WBCQ,
the Planet, since September 21, 1999. Since I had thousands of records,
and no one to share them with, I was delighted when I found out
that Allan Weiner was looking for new programs. WBCQ was less than
a year old then and had established itself as a trend setter. I
was lucky enough to be on the right station at the right time.
Oh brother, did
I start out in a difficult time slot (Tuesdays at 4:30 Eastern
for one half hour)! I was sandwiched between a "Far Right
Winger" and an "Evangelist." Despite this, my program
generated some very gratifying listener mail. My half-hour shows
gave me the experience I needed to produce an hour show. On April
1, 2000, I premiered on the big broadcast night of Saturday at
9 PM on 7.415 MHz. What a great night it was listening to WBCQ
and magic was in the air. The fan mail from that night was wonderful.
My fans are ages 9 to 90; people from all walks of life and of
many professions. I am honored by their loyalty.
I received the ultimate compliment
with Tasha Femkins' very first broadcast which aired after my
program on the night of June 15, 2000. She had a special segment
on Michael Ketter's HERE NOW program called MAGIC RADIO. It featured
a radio biography of The LIFE & TIMES of MARION WEBSTER. It
also featured stars such as Rod Serling, Jack Webb, William Shatner,
Jimmy Stewart, and a host of others. It was an incredible broadcast
that left everyone that I knew in stitches. My hat's off to Complex
Variable Studios.
Besides my incredible fans, my
show occasionally features special guests. If you are lucky, you
may hear Baron von Knight, a prestigious phonograph and record collector.
His contributions are invaluable. Also, we have guests from other
countries such as Michael from Kempen, Germany, and Scott Hadley
from Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. You never know what language Marion's
Attic will be in. Music is what ties our World together.
I am mostly a
staff of one, but my program wouldn't be possible, most nights,
without the help of my faithful friend, Kristina. She is one of
the few people who can put up with me! She is very patient and
understanding. We have fun together picking out records and reading
the fan mail. Even Electra, the cat, gets fan mail. Twice so far,
Electra has decided she didn't like the selection I was playing
and stopped the record. What a critic!
I record my program each
week up in my attic using the most simple recording equipment
and the original phonographs. The machines that I use are as follows:
1898 Edison Home phonograph for brown wax
cylinders
1900 Columbia Graphophone AG for Concert Cylinders
1908 Edison Standard Model D phonograph for 2 & 4 minute wax
cylinders
1913 Edison Amberola V phonograph for Blue Amberol cylinders
1923 Edison London Upright phonograph for Diamond Discs
1965 Gerrard electronic turntable for 78 rpm records
I love to hear from my listeners. If you hear my program, and
like it, please tell me. I have an e-mail address: marionweb@aol.com.
If you wish, you may write to me at my postal address:
Marion's Attic
P.O. Box 583
Coventry, CT 06238
If you have any questions, I can answer
them via e-mail or on the air!
