The Mysterious Traveler was an anthology radio series, a magazine, and a comic book. All three featured stories which ran the gamut from fantasy and science fiction to straight crime dramas of mystery and suspense. The radio series began on the Mutual Broadcasting System, December 5, 1943, continuing in many different time slots until September 16, 1952.
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May5Sunall-day Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!May 5 all-dayNote: Presented throughout the day (1-minute format) Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is an American franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper … Continue reading →11:30 am The Strange Dr. WeirdThe Strange Dr. WeirdMay 5 @ 11:30 am – 11:45 amThe Strange Dr. Weird was a radio program broadcast on Mutual from 1944 to 1945, notable in part because it was a sister series to The Mysterious Traveler, both in theme and its narrator. Maurice Tarplin. More…2:00 pm The ShadowThe ShadowMay 5 @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm“The Shadow” was the name given to the mysterious narrator of the Detective Story Hour radio program. Listeners found the sinister announcer more compelling than the unrelated stories and began asking news dealers for copies of “that Shadow detective magazine,” … Continue reading →6:00 pm Command PerformanceCommand PerformanceMay 5 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pmCommand Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949. The program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS) and transmitted by shortwave to the troops overseas—with few exceptions, it was not broadcast over domestic … Continue reading →7:00 pm Curtain TimeCurtain TimeMay 5 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pmCurtain Time was a radio anthology program in the United States that simulated a theatrical environment “where listeners were invited to attend the evening’s performance.” It was broadcast on ABC, CBS Mutual, and NBC, beginning in 1938 and ending in … Continue reading →10:00 pm DownbeatDownbeatMay 5 @ 10:00 pm – 10:15 pmDownbeat was a jazz radio program produced by the AFRS from 1943 until around 1948. Featured artists ranged from vanilla to daring, including Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and Louis Armstrong. Our collection includes 15- and 30-minute episodes. More…