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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (radio series) Against the Storm (radio program) The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen; The Aldrich Family; The All-Negro Hour; America Dances; America's Town Meeting of the Air; The American Album of Familiar Music; The American Forum of the Air; American Portraits; The American School of the Air; Amos 'n' Andy ...
The Timid Soul was a 1941–1942 comedy based on cartoonist H. T. Webster's famed Caspar Milquetoast character, and Robert L. Ripley's Believe It or Not! was adapted to several different radio formats during the 1930s and 1940s. Conversely, some radio shows gave rise to spinoff comic strips, such as My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson. [19]
Phone-in talk shows were rare, but disk jockeys attracted a following through their chatter between records. The most popular radio shows during the Golden Age of Radio included The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Goldbergs and other top-rated American radio shows heard by 30–35 percent of the radio audience. [120] [121]
1 April – The 1930 United States Census is the first in that country's history to require households to report the ownership of a radio-receiving set. 18 April – BBC radio listeners uniquely hear the announcement "Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news." [1]
16 August – Pervis Spann, American disc jockey (died 2022). 13 September – Dick Biondi, American National Radio Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Top 40 and Oldies disc jockey. 9 December – Morton Downey, Jr., controversial and influential American broadcast talk show host of the 1980s, pioneer of the "trash talk show" format ...
Little Orphan Annie is an American radio drama series based on the popularity of the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. It debuted on Chicago's WGN in 1930, then moved to the NBC radio network Blue Network on April 6, 1931. It aired until April 26, 1942. [2] [3] Together with Skippy (1932–1935) it is seen as the oldest US children's radio program.
30 November – Dick Clark (died 2012), American television and radio personality, game show host and businessman, chairman and CEO of Dick Clark Productions. 5 December – Richard Beebe (died 1998), American radio personality and comedian (The Credibility Gap). 28 December – Brian Redhead (died 1994), English radio news presenter.
From April 29, 1939, "Dick Tracy" became a half-hour-long prime time radio serial, airing at 5:00 pm. When the USA got involved in the Second World War, the show was temporarily cancelled. [4] ABC Blue Network picked it up again from March 15, 1943 to July 16, 1948 and broadcast it on Saturdays.