Monthly Archives: March 2011
Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore premiered on radio after Lou Costello’s heart attack, 3-25-1943
Today in 1943, Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore premiered on network radio. The pair replaced the popular Abbott and Costello following Lou Costello’s heart attack. Durante and Moore stayed on the air for four years. Enjoy this broadcast of “Garry’s … Continue reading
Code-o-graphs Ready! It’s Time for Captain Midnight
In 1938, Captain Midnight debuted to a limited Midwest audience. Created by Wilfred G. Moore and Robert M. Burn, the show was initially sponsored by the Skelly Oil Company. The products featured by the sponsor forced the series to focus on … Continue reading
Exploring the Post-Apocalypse with Atomic Radio
During the early years of the Atomic Age, many became concerned not only with the effects of Atomic War, but the after effects. The power of Atomic weapons is so overwhelming that it seems logical to wonder if civilization itself … Continue reading
Atomic Radio Film
This month’s investigation of Atomic Radio has been an eye opener on many levels for us, and we hope for you. The early days of the Atomic Age were not part of the “Video Age.” But film is very important in the … Continue reading
Atomic Radio Asks Who is the Master, Technology, or Man?
A longtime theme of Science Fiction is the story of the Mad Scientist’s creation taking a will of its own, usually with tragic results. This happened in one of the earliest Science Fiction novels, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The theme took … Continue reading
Exploring the Red Scare with Old Time Radio Science Fiction
In many ways the Cold War was a period that Americans can be extremely proud of. Her scientists and servicemen made progress and sacrifices that boggle the mind. But not everything from the period is a source of pride for … Continue reading