Jack Off The Air - 1933

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Jack Benny To Go Off NBC In Two Weeks
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK. June 14—From the indications It will be several weeks before the Ed Wynn chain will be ready to operate. At present it is impossible to say when the opening date will come, at least not until some time in July.
Colonel Stoopnaple and Budd wind up their present series on WABC-CBS week after next. The same time that Jack Benny goes off NBC.

This is all the column says; it doesn't explain WHY he's going off.
Wynn planned on creating his own radio network with WNEW as the flagship.

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