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+ G.I. JIVE WITH G.I. JILL– Hear 10 quarter-hour Armed Forces Radio Service broadcasts with Jill –Martha Wilkerson– playing the top recordings as requested by servicemen around the world during WW II. The G.I.s loved her and her “girl-back-home” sign-off: “Good morning to some of you... good afternoon to some more of you... and to the rest of you... good night.” G.I. Jive was a programs from the Armed Forces Radio services show, starring G.I. Jill, who boosted troop morale and introduced big band sounds and other popular music of the time to soldiers serving in World War 2. Her actual name was Martha Wilkerson and she was a real favorite with the troops worldwide. She made hundreds of broadcasts which were sent by short wave radio to Europe, Africa, Australia and other war zones. Her closing line was: "Good morning to some of you, good afternoon to some more of you, and to the rest of you -- good night." Her goal was to make servicemen feel at home no matter where they were. She supplied lonely troops, both in the U.S. and overseas, with a pretty, female voice from home to lift their spirits. G.I. Jill provided the allied/AFRS counterpart to the infamous 'Tokyo Rose' broadcasts from Japan. The Tokyo Rose programming was performed by approximately a dozen English speaking female broadcasters on shows such as The Zero Hour. Their jobs were to disrupt the morale of Allied forces that happened to be listening. Click here to read more about Gi Jive

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
N/A	tommy dorsey mandy make up your mind	+ Program #703. AFRS origination. Jill's first record is, "Blue Skies," by Tommy Dorsey and His Orc...
N/A	show 705	+ Program #705. AFRS origination. Jill's first record is, "Eager Beaver," by Stan Kenton and His Orc...
N/A	show 704	+ Program #704. AFRS origination. Jull's first record is, "Blue Lou," by Count Basie and His Orchest...
N/A	show 703	+ Program #703. AFRS origination. Jill's first record is, "Blue Skies," by Tommy Dorsey and His Orch...
N/A	show 602	+ Program #602. AFRS origination. Jill's first record is, "Blue Lou," by Count Basie and His Orchest...
N/A	show 601	+ Program #601. AFRS origination. Jill's first record is, "Honeysuckle Rose," by The Benny Goodman T...
N/A	show 466	+ The requests kick off with as performed by jazz trumpeter Harry James and his Orchestra followed b...
N/A	show 465	+ Yanks the Army Weekly presents GI Jive playing the music requested by the enlisted forces of Ameri...
N/A	show 460	+ Program #460. AFRS origination. The first record played is, "Shortnin' Bread," by Eddie Miller. Y...
N/A	show 459	+ Program #459. AFRS origination. The first record is, "Hallelujah. Yanks the Army Weekly presents G...
N/A	show 450	+ Program #450. AFRS origination. Presented by "Yank," the Army weekly. Bosun's Mate Second Class Le...
N/A	show 449	+ Program #449. AFRS origination. Presented by "Yank," the Army weekly. Donna Reed plays records, s...
N/A	show 417	+ Yanks the Army Weekly presents GI Jive playing the music requested by the enlisted forces of Ameri...
N/A	show 416	+ Yanks the Army Weekly presents GI Jive playing the music requested by the enlisted forces of Ameri...
N/A	show 415	+ Yanks the Army Weekly presents GI Jive playing the music requested by the enlisted forces of Ameri...
N/A	navy day carol bruce	+ Program #157. AFRS origination. "Brought to you by 'Yank' the G. I. magazine." DJ jazz and swing ...
N/A	lester jay host	+ Program #450. AFRS origination. Presented by "Yank," the Army weekly. Bosun's Mate Second Class Le...
N/A	show 706
N/A	show 618
N/A	show 617
N/A	show 510
N/A	show 509
N/A	show 414
N/A	show 272
N/A	hosted by lester jay

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One of the better Command Performance clones. The musical performances and guest stars were among the best.

Jim

GI Jive played records. Command Performance featured live performances.

Richard

GI Jive was a 15-minute radio program transmitted by the Armed Forces Radio Service for entertainment of soldiers in World War II. Its initial frequency of five days per week later increased to six days per week. It was included in the group of "programs proposed for production on the AFRS's initial schedule". GI Jive differed from AFRS programs like Command Performance and Mail Call in that it used a disc jockey format, with someone playing popular recordings of the day. In contrast, Command Performance and Mail Call transcribed live performances by popular entertainers. GI Jive initially featured a guest DJ for each broadcast; some were civilian celebrities, while others were servicemen. In May 1943, however, the format changed to having one regular host, Martha Wilkerson, who was known on the air as "GI Jill." Patrick Worley, in This Is the American Forces Network, called Wilkerson "probably the most popular performer on AFRS, and certainly the one who made the biggest impact on the troops' morale."

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