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Articles / NewsLes Damon: Actor On The Move
By Elizabeth McLeod If there’s a single common stereotype of radio actors, it’s their versatility. Even half a century ...
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Articles / NewsHappy Birthday, David Friedkin!
By Ivan G Shreve Jr The birth of one of radio’s most prolific and celebrated writers occurred on this ...
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Articles / NewsThe Lone Ranger Rides Again
By Ivan G Shreve Jr Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion for justice…and ...
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Articles / NewsHappy Birthday, W.C. Fields!
By Ivan G Shreve Jr One of the funniest men to ever walk this planet was born on this ...
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Articles / NewsFort Laramie: Maconnell and Meston Redux
By Elizabeth McLeod If the thirties were the age of the personality-variety program and the forties marked the golden ...
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Articles / NewsBurns and Allen: Midlife Crisis!
By Elizabeth McLeod Long-term success in radio meant finding a formula that worked — and sticking with it. Once ...
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Articles / NewsCharlie’s Big Break – Bergen and McCarthy’s Radio Bow
by Elizabeth McLeod In December 1936, the Depression – while not entirely a memory – was a lot less ...
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Articles / NewsHappy Birthday, Ezra Stone!
By Ivan G Shreve Jr The star of radio’s The Aldrich Family, Ezra Stone, may have portrayed an endearingly ...
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Articles / NewsHappy Birthday, Judy Canova!
By Ivan G Shreve Jr At the height of her popularity in the 1940s, Judy Canova—born in Starke, Florida ...
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Articles / NewsLet George Do It: The Detective With A Difference
By Elizabeth McLeod When you think of the typical “1940’s noir private eye,” certain images come to mind — ...
