Archive Update: Bob Feller and Audio Files

1. Progress Metrics & Inventory Milestone

This report records the complete, grounded transcription and update from the post-1985 dated catalog inventory.

• Total Post-1985 Dated Targets (PR #5460): 5,407
• Completed & Verified Grounded: 34 (26 previously + 8 this update)
• Remaining in Post-1985 Corpus: 5,373

2. Highlights

Every synopsis follows the strict 100–180 character standard (story-first, dramatic action, zero assistant boilerplate):

1. Bob Feller Show: "Red Grange's First Professional Game" (2012-06-25)

• Synopsis:

  Bob Feller recounts Red Grange's professional football debut with the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day 1925, drawing 36,000 fans to legitimize the NFL.

• Background: Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller narrates the pivotal moment when college football superstar Red Grange joined George Halas's Bears at Cubs Park, transforming the struggling professional sport.

2. Audio Files: "Elspeth Eric Profile (1906–1993)" (1993-04-18)

• Synopsis:

  Announcer Ely J. Cale profiles actress Elspeth Eric, detailing her Broadway role in Dead End and the 82 mystery scripts she authored for CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

• Background: Grounded biographical documentation of Elspeth Eric's prolific writing career on CBSRMT under producer Himan Brown.

3. Audio Files: "William Conrad Profile - Voice of Matt Dillon" (1994-03-12)

• Synopsis:

  Announcer Fred Berthelson profiles actor William Conrad, recounting his iconic radio role as Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke and his transition to Hollywood director.

• Background: Career retrospective by OTRR announcer Fred Berthelson tracing Conrad's World War II fighter pilot service, his landmark Gunsmoke portrayal, and his television directing career on The Rifleman and 77 Sunset Strip.

4. Ronald Reagan: "Names Richard Thornburgh To Replace Edwin Meese" (1988-07-12)

• Synopsis:

  President Ronald Reagan announces the nomination of former Pennsylvania Governor Richard Thornburgh as United States Attorney General following Edwin Meese's resignation.

• Background: Oval Office press briefing highlighting Thornburgh's background as federal prosecutor targeting organized crime in Western Pennsylvania.

5. Ronald Reagan: "Pays Tribute To The Seven Who Died Aboard The Challenger" (1988-09-22)

• Synopsis:

  President Ronald Reagan addresses NASA workers at Marshall Space Flight Center, honoring the fallen Challenger crew as America prepares the Space Shuttle Discovery for launch.

• Background: Presidential address at Huntsville, Alabama preceding STS-26, the return-to-flight mission following the 1986 Challenger tragedy.

6. 2000X: "Merchant" (2000-04-02)

• Synopsis:

  Hamilton Camp and Phil Proctor star in Henry Slesar's comedic sci-fi tale of haberdashery executives rejoicing that visiting two-headed aliens will double hat sales.

• Background: Satirical short adapted by Yuri Rasovsky for The Hollywood Theater of the Ear, broadcast on NPR.

7. 2000X: "Sentience Today" (2000-05-07)

• Synopsis:

  Hamilton Camp and Phil Proctor star in Danny Plachta's dark comedy where a cryogenically frozen man awakens in 2088 only to learn his doctor plans to harvest his heart.

• Background: Sci-fi black comedy 'Revival Meeting' by Danny Plachta, adapted by Yuri Rasovsky.

8. 2000X: "Things Happen" (2000-07-09)

• Synopsis:

  Ira Burton and Nathan Osgood star in Wayland Young's time travel drama where an astronaut returns from the future with amnesia after choosing to erase what he witnessed.

• Background: Dramatization of Wayland Young's famous paradox story 'The Choice,' produced for NPR by Yuri Rasovsky.