Lucille Ballis back on the airwaves!
The late comedian and sitcom star, who died at age 77 in 1989, is getting her own posthumous podcast on Sirius XM, theLos Angeles Timesreported this week. The series, titledLet’s Talk to Lucy, will feature “ancient tapes” from Ball’s 1960s CBS Radio show of the same name.
Now, over 50 years later, a whole new audience will get to tune into those chats, the recordings of which which were stored in Ball’s family archives for decades.
Let’s Talk to Lucyincludes 240 episodes, which will air across three weeks, theLA Timesreported. The debut episode aired on Sirius XM’s pop-up channel, Channel 104, Thursday.
Lucille Ball onI Love Lucy.CBS Photo Archive/Getty
Episodes of the show will also be available to listen to as podcasts when the three-week run is up, and will be ready to download or stream on Pandora, Stitcher, the SXM App, and other platforms.
“It’s a treasure trove of personal information from some of the greatest talents of American entertainment,” Ball’s daughter, Lucie Arnaz, told theNew York PostWednesday of releasing the tapes. “My family and I can’t wait to share them with the rest of the planet.
“Although I have been care-taking these ancient tapes for over 30 years, I had never really listened to them all,” she added. “I had no idea how many remarkable people Mom had talked to on these radio shows.”
Jack Vaughn, SiriusXM’s senior VP of Comedy Programming, praised Ball as a “star” who reached “a level of worldwide fame” with her talents.
“Always a trailblazer, Lucy can arguably add ‘one of America’s first podcasters to her vast repertoire,” Vaughn told thePostof the comedy icon. “Hearing her conversations with some of the world’s biggest names, full of her signature wit, charm, and intelligence, is truly a surreal experience, and I can’t wait for listeners to tune in.”
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Let’s Talk to Lucycomes as two upcoming projects about the actress are currently underway.Nicole Kidmanis set to star as Ball inBeing the Ricardos, anAaron Sorkinbiopic that will also featureJavier Bardemas Ball’s husband, Desi Arnaz.
source: people.com
