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This is where it all began back in November 1948, as
the radio broadcast originated in the living room of Rev. and Mrs. Bert
Jones and their five children. "Home Sweet Home" was a
typical house in Dormont, along the famed #42 Trolley line. Amazingly,
the sound of the trolley did not interfere with the radio broadcasting
in the front sun-parlor area of the living room. This is location
where--in late 1943--Ruth Caye Jones wrote the gospel song, In
Times Like These which is known around the world. This is also
the location where--in 1949--George Beverly Shea first heard the song. |
| The idea of a family radio visit--in which listeners
are invited to meet with the Joneses for family devotions by means of
radio--was a unique format. Originally, the idea was to be simulated in
the radio studio. Then, just a few days before the first broadcast, the
station manager got the idea of using network phone lines so that the
program could actually come from the Jones living room. It created a
special warm, homey feeling which has always helped listeners feel--for
55 years--that they are truly "...visiting with the Joneses." |
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From the time the first notes of "Home Sweet
Home" come from the organ--and the trio sings the familiar theme
"There's no place like home..." From the time Rev. Mr. Jones
gives his cherry greeting, "Hello, Hello there!" Whether it be
during some words of motherly advise by Mrs. Jones...
Everybody feels right at home when they
"VISIT with the JONESES"
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Ruth Caye Jones, matriarch of the Jones
family and writer of the universally known gospel song, In Times Like
These |
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Ruth Jones Shahan |
| Rev. Bert Jones at the First Presbyterian Church of the
Covenant organ in Erie, PA |
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