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Articles / News“And now, let’s see what’s going on down in Pine Ridge…”
By Ivan G Shreve Jr On this date, radio listeners paid their first visit to the sleepy little Arkansas ...
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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 / NewsInner Sanctum At The Movies
By Ivan G Shreve Jr In 1943, Universal Pictures was reaping the rewards from a revived horror movie cycle, ...
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Articles / NewsRochester Goes to War: Eddie Anderson and the Pacific Parachute Company
By Elizabeth McLeod He was the most popular member of Jack Benny’s supporting cast. He was a fixture of ...
