From March 1943-April 1943, Orson Welles covered for Jack Benny while Jack recovered from sickness during the Jack Benny Program radio show. Buck Benny's Old Time radio panel of historians and fans lead a panel discussion surrounding the guest star/host collaboration.

Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro to Welles onto the Program
00:09:00 Public Opinion of Welles Pre-Citizen Kane
00:12:00 Movies Struggling
00:16:00 Establishing an Orson Welles Radio Persona
00:26:00 A Shift in the Welles Persona
00:30:15 Welles' radio assistants
00:34:00 Shifts with Jack's Absence
00:38:30 Welles Encore Extended Stay
00:47:15 Welles Clip with Jack's Return
00:49:30 Jack's Return
00:55:00 Welles Radio from Home
00:56:15 Welles Wednesday's

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The 2023 International Jack Benny Fan Club Convention included panelists including author/historian Kathy Fuller-Seeley, historian Vincent Longo, and podcaster/Orson Welles nut Zach Eastman.

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The International Jack Benny Fan Club is a 501(c) community that is dedicated to preserving and sharing the life work of the comedic star of stage, screen, TV, and radio Jack Benny.


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