Peg Lynch, creator and star of Ethel and Albert, recently passed away at the age of 98. Her contributions to radio and early television may not be well known, but materially this forgotten show exists.
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In Memoriam: Peg Lynch and Her Records of Broadcast History
August 3, 2015
By Lauren Bratslavsky
Tags: archives, CBS, Earplay, Ethel and Albert, fandom, Gertrude Berg, Lantern, materiality, media history, NBC, NPR, obituary, Peg Lynch, radio, television, The Couple Next Door, The Kate Smith Hour, The Little Things in Life, WRGB
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