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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the birth of commercial radio broadcasting in the early 1920s and lasted through the 1950s, when television gradually superseded radio as the medium of choice for scripted programming, variety and dramatic shows. Radio was the first broadcast medium, and during this period people regularly tuned in to their favorite radio programs ...
The Merchant Navy Show; The National Farm Radio Forum; Now I Ask You; Opportunity Knocks; Rawhide; The Rod and Charles Show; The Romance of Canada; Singing Stars of Tomorrow; The Small Types Club; Stage; Stag Party; Stories Read by John Drainie; Theatre of Freedom; This Is the Army; The Tommy Hunter Show; Trans-Canada Matinee; Treasure Trail ...
The Big Story (radio and TV series) Big Town; Bing Crosby on Armed Forces Radio in World War II; The Bishop and the Gargoyle; Blackstone, the Magic Detective; Blind Date (radio series) Blind Date (American game show) Blondie (radio series) Blue Ribbon Town; Bob Crosby; Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders; Boston Blackie; Boston Blackie (radio ...
The Dave Garroway Show (radio program) David Harum (radio program) A Day in the Life of Dennis Day; Death Valley Days (radio program) December Bride (radio program) Defense Attorney; Destination Freedom; Dimension X (radio program) Dr. Christian; Dr. Kildare; Dr. Sixgun; The Doctor's Wife (radio series) Don McNeill's Breakfast Club; The Doris ...
[208] [210] King switched his all-night radio show to a shorter daytime version on February 1, 1993, with the late-night slot going to Jim Bohannon; [213] in addition to hosting America in The Morning, Bohannon had been King's fill-in host since 1981 and later hosted his own weekend call-in program on Mutual with the same format as King's. [214]
However, the rise of television broadcasting in the 1950s relegated radio to a secondary status, as much of its programming and audience shifted to the new "sight joined with sound" service. Originally the term "radio" only included transmissions freely received over-the-air, such as the AM and FM bands, now commonly called "terrestrial radio".
This is a list of events from British radio in 1950. Events ... Gracie Fields' radio show transfers from the BBC to Radio Luxembourg, ... (1940–1967) [4]
The Abbott and Costello Children's Show (1947–1949, ABC) [1] The Abbott and Costello Show, comedy, 30 minutes (1940, 1942–1947, NBC; 1947–1949, ABC) [1] Abbott Mysteries, mystery (1945–1947, Mutual Broadcasting System, 30 minutes). Based on the novels by Frances Crane. The stars were Julie Stevens as Jean Abbott and Charles Webster as ...