George Burns and Gracie Allen brought their vaudeville act to American radio in 1932. George was an expert straight man and wrote most of their material, but it was Gracie’s portrayal of an absurd and...
Dragnet, radio's landmark police series, pioneered new levels of realism on radio. Every crime investigated by Sgt. Joe Friday was taken from the actual case files of the Los Angeles Police Department,...
Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade burst out of the pages of The Maltese Falcon and into his own radio series on July 12, 1946. This hard-boiled private investigator attracted unusual clients who had a...
Comedy Volume 2 Includes: Bob Hope Show - Aboard the Uss South Dakota - 10/16/1945 Jack Benny Program - Dennis' Mother Interferes with the Show - 10/08/1939 Burns and Allen Show - Eddie...
The Whistler whistled its way onto the airwaves beginning May 16, 1942 and its eerie 13-note theme set the tone for West Coast radio mystery for the next decade. "I am the Whistler and I know many...
For almost two decades, Edgar Bergen was remarkably successful in bringing the most unlikely of vaudeville acts to radio: ventriloquism. The star of the show was Bergen’s dummy, Charlie McCarthy, a...
Amos 'n' Andy was arguably the most popular program in the history of broadcasting. Each night, a third of the nation's populace tuned in to hear the comic misadventures of the proprietors of the...
Comedienne Fanny Brice gave voice to the character she created, the trouble-making toddler Baby Snooks. Tormenting “Daddy” is Snooks’ favorite pastime. Whether she’s giving away his new suits or...
Comedienne Fanny Brice gave voice to the character she created, the trouble-making toddler Baby Snooks. Tormenting “Daddy” is Snooks’ favorite pastime. Whether she’s giving away his new suits or...
Comedy Volume 1 Includes: Amos 'n' Andy - Andy and Madame Queen Together Again - 03/10/1944 Life of Riley - Basketball Game - Bribe? Charlie Mccarthy Show - Charlie to Marry Marilyn Monroe -...
