Monthly Archives: March 2012

Bing and Rosemary, A Friendship

Posted on 2012-03-26 by oldradioshows

The Bing Crosby-Rosemary Clooney Show is a treat for audiences, but was also a good deal of fun for its stars. In 1960 radio made a bid to attract some daytime listeners, and proposed the project to Bing. Rosemary Clooney … Continue reading →

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March Around the Breakfast Table, It’s Time for “The Breakfast Club”

Posted on 2012-03-15 by oldradioshows

The Breakfast Club initially aired as The Pepper Pot in the early 1930’s. The 8 a.m. National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Blue Network variety show did not have a sponsor and its ratings were less than desirable. By 1933, Don McNeill … Continue reading →

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Happy St. Patty’s Day on the Radio

Posted on 2012-03-12 by oldradioshows

According to legend, blessed St. Patrick was assailed by snakes while he was undergoing a forty day fast on the top of a mountain. Exasperated that the foul creatures would disturb his peaceful meditations, he promptly drove all the serpents in Ireland … Continue reading →

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Philo Vance – Aristocrat Snob Detective for old time radio listeners

Posted on 2012-03-05 by oldradioshows

Philo Vance came to the radio from the pages of popular fiction just like other popular detectives like Sherlock Holmes and Phillip Marlowe. Usually when a well loved character comes to broadcast from literature there are fans who don’t like … Continue reading →

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