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The Golden Age of Radio, also known as the old-time radio (OTR) era, was an era of radio in the United States where it was the dominant electronic home entertainment medium. It began with the birth of commercial radio broadcasting in the early 1920s and lasted through the 1950s, when television gradually superseded radio as the medium of choice ...
X Minus One is an American half-hour science fiction radio drama series that was broadcast from April 24, 1955, to January 9, 1958, in various timeslots on NBC.Known for high production values in adapting stories from the leading American authors of the era, X Minus One has been described as one of the finest offerings of American radio drama and one of the best science fiction series in any ...
Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1940 through 1962. [ 1] One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills" and focused on suspense thriller -type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era. Approximately 945 episodes were broadcast ...
The Adventures of Superman is a long-running radio serial that originally aired from 1940 to 1951 featuring the DC Comics character Superman . The serial came to radio as a syndicated show on New York City 's WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942, to February 4, 1949, as a 15-minute serial, running three or ...
The Straight Arrow radio program is a western adventure series for juveniles which was broadcast, mostly twice weekly in the United States from 1948 through 1951. [ 2] A total of 292 episodes were aired. [ 3] Initially broadcast on the Don Lee Network, on February 2, 1949, [ 4] the program debuted nationally on the Mutual Broadcasting Network. [ 5]
Favorite Story is an American old-time radio dramatic anthology. It was nationally syndicated by the Ziv Company from 1946 to 1949. [1] The program was "advertised as a show that 'stands head and shoulders above the finest programs on the air'". [2] Originating at KFI in Los Angeles, California, Favorite Story apparently was not related to the ...
Carter's Little Liver Pills, Lipton Tea. Inner Sanctum Mystery, also known as Inner Sanctum, is a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941, to October 5, 1952. It was created by producer Himan Brown and was based on the imprint given to the mystery novels of Simon & Schuster. [ 1] In all, 526 episodes were broadcast.
The Bickersons. Don Ameche and Frances Langford as John and Blanche Bickerson. The Bickersons was a series of radio and television comedy sketches which began in 1946 on NBC radio. [ 1] The show's married protagonists, portrayed by Don Ameche (later by Lew Parker) and Frances Langford, spent nearly all their time together in relentless verbal war.