Tales of dramatic and entertaining accounts in the history of scientific research, written by Westinghouse physicist Dr. Phillips Thomas. Heard from 1946 into the 1950s, Adventures in Research encouraged a civic interest in science and highlighted technology, inventors and their inventions from atomic power to cash registers.
The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957.
Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American newspaperman and short-story writer. He spun humorous and sentimental tales of gamblers, hustlers, actors, and gangsters. His distinctive vernacular style is known as “Runyonese”: a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in present tense, and always devoid of contractions. The Damon Runyon Theatre dramatized 52 of Runyon’s works in 1949, and for these the protagonist was given the name “Broadway”.
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio “barn dance” on WSM. … It is the longest running radio broadcast in US history. Dedicated to honoring country music and its history, the Opry showcases a mix of famous singers and contemporary chart-toppers performing country, bluegrass, Americana, folk, and gospel music as well as comedic performances and skits.
These tracks comprise the original collection of Homesteader Radio, salvaged from platters and cylinders issued very early in the 20th century.
Jubilee was produced from 1942 to 1953 as a morale-building service for African-American troops and filled an important gap in the musical history of radio by presenting performers given short shrift by the networks. It was transcribed for distribution to military service personnel and was not heard on domestic radio. The show’s War Department status exempted the performing artists from the union-mandated recording bans of 1942-43 and 1947-48, and many episodes feature unique performances from guests like Jimmie Lunceford, Earl Hines, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, Andy Kirk, and many others. Most of the shows were recorded before live audiences in Los Angeles with host Ernie “Bubbles” Whitman.
The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957.
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio “barn dance” on WSM. … It is the longest running radio broadcast in US history. Dedicated to honoring country music and its history, the Opry showcases a mix of famous singers and contemporary chart-toppers performing country, bluegrass, Americana, folk, and gospel music as well as comedic performances and skits.
These tracks comprise the original collection of Homesteader Radio, salvaged from platters and cylinders issued very early in the 20th century.
Jubilee was produced from 1942 to 1953 as a morale-building service for African-American troops and filled an important gap in the musical history of radio by presenting performers given short shrift by the networks. It was transcribed for distribution to military service personnel and was not heard on domestic radio. The show’s War Department status exempted the performing artists from the union-mandated recording bans of 1942-43 and 1947-48, and many episodes feature unique performances from guests like Jimmie Lunceford, Earl Hines, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, Andy Kirk, and many others. Most of the shows were recorded before live audiences in Los Angeles with host Ernie “Bubbles” Whitman.
Tales of dramatic and entertaining accounts in the history of scientific research, written by Westinghouse physicist Dr. Phillips Thomas. Heard from 1946 into the 1950s, Adventures in Research encouraged a civic interest in science and highlighted technology, inventors and their inventions from atomic power to cash registers.
The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental dramatic radio anthology series that aired on CBS from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957.
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio “barn dance” on WSM. … It is the longest running radio broadcast in US history. Dedicated to honoring country music and its history, the Opry showcases a mix of famous singers and contemporary chart-toppers performing country, bluegrass, Americana, folk, and gospel music as well as comedic performances and skits.
These tracks comprise the original collection of Homesteader Radio, salvaged from platters and cylinders issued very early in the 20th century.
Jubilee was produced from 1942 to 1953 as a morale-building service for African-American troops and filled an important gap in the musical history of radio by presenting performers given short shrift by the networks. It was transcribed for distribution to military service personnel and was not heard on domestic radio. The show’s War Department status exempted the performing artists from the union-mandated recording bans of 1942-43 and 1947-48, and many episodes feature unique performances from guests like Jimmie Lunceford, Earl Hines, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, Andy Kirk, and many others. Most of the shows were recorded before live audiences in Los Angeles with host Ernie “Bubbles” Whitman.
Quiet, Please was a radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show’s announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please debuted June 8, 1947 on the Mutual Broadcasting System, and its last episode was broadcast June 25, 1949, on the ABC.
Note: Presented throughout the day
Originally airing between 1950 and 1951 on Mutual, Incredible But True consisted of 15 minute shows, similar in format to Ripley’s Believe It Or Not that had aired from 1930 to 1948. It was hosted/narrated by Ken Nordine and was produced by Unusual Features Syndicate. Besides the 15-minute shows, another syndication of 3-minute shows was also produced, again hosted by Ken Nordine.
Jean Parker Shepherd Jr. was an American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer and actor. After a stint on television, he returned to radio. “Shep,” as he was known, settled in at WOR radio New York City, New York, at the end of February 1955, and on an overnight slot in 1956, where he delighted his fans by telling stories, reading poetry, and organizing comedic listener stunts.
Can You Imagine That is a show that features strange and surprising stories from newspaper columns from across the country. The stories are presented as a combination of docudrama sketches combined with vignettes about odd news items and historical oddities.