Story lady Robin - WHDH Radio

[A Joseph Ross]

Sometime back in 1999 I posted a question here about Robin, who hosted 
Children's Playhouse on WHDH many years ago.  Robin's son, while 
googling his mother, just came across my post and replied to it.  I'm 
sharing this with his permission, though I've removed the recent picture 
of her that he included because I understand that this list doesn't take 
attachments.

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Subject: 	not junk - story lady robin - WHDH Radio - 1960's
Date: 	Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:06:13 -0700
From: 	william lord <lordw@msn.com>
To: 	<lawyer@attorneyross.com>


Hello Mr. Ross,

Story Lady Robin is my Mom. I was "googling" her name, just for fun and 
I saw your inquiry back in 2008.

It's always exciting to remember our fun past. That you remembered my 
Mom's radio program is very nostalgic.

She is alive and well in Cohasset, 82 years old with her pleasant voice, 
though slightly lower in tone after 40+ years.

I used to be on her radio show with my sister on occasion.

My Mom pre-recorded the program on Friday, and WHDH played back the tape 
of her between the NEWS breaks on Sunday mornings.

She was/is creative and edited children's stories for the radio 
broadcast. She couldn't tell the 'whole' story of a "Brother's 
Grimm" fairytale in the time allotted on a Sunday morning.

She would craft the story for radio. She gave hi-lights and sometimes a 
music tune for the story.
My Mom, Robin was involved with summer stock dramatic plays in Maine & 
N.H. before I was born in 1955. I don't have good photo of her at this 
time, when she did the "Playhouse". But she had black hair then. (So did I)
She was Bella Lagossi's 1000'th victim in the Dracula play. That got her 
a newspaper photo back in the early 50's. I guess I'm a vampire's son! ?
She was Robin Ladd - and married, became Robin Lord (1954), My Dad 
passed away, she re-married as Robin Eaton.
I think that my Mom did the show from 1949 - 1966 when there was a 
newspaper strike and WHDH wanted to pre-empt her show with more "news" 
and she thought it would be a good time to "bow" out.
I hope you enjoy this communication as you enjoyed her show!
Bill Lord

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  * /Subject/: Re: Boston Network Radio Affiliations: 1950's and   1960's.
  * /From/: "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@world.std.com
    <mailto:lawyer@world.std.com>>
  * /Date/: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 23:55:31 -0400 The "Children's Playhouse"
    on WHDH lasted for many years. I think I remember first listening to
    it when I was about 3 years old. We listened to it regularly until
    we moved to Albany and again after we moved to Bedford until, at
    some point, I must have decided I was too old for it and lost
    interest. Anyone know how long it continued, or anything about the
    hostess, who was called "Robin"?
  *

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