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- ↑ "Martha Tilton and Lud Gluskin Join Campana Serenade". Harrisburg Telegraph. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. September 4, 1943. p. 15. Retrieved February 8, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. p. 60.
- ↑ CBS Program Book (PDF). New York, N.Y.: The Columbia Broadcasting System. February 1, 1944. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ "Campana Resumes" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 6, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
