Limited to just words and sounds radio created the host role. The ultimate encyclopedia of oldtime radio prentice hall, 1976, dunning here provides a storehouse of information about the people and programs of radios golden age 1930s, 1940s, 1950s. 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the birth of commercial radio broadcasting in the early 1920s and lasted through the 1950s, when television gradually superseded radio as the medium of choice for scripted programming. Memorable radio personalities from cleveland s past. For the weekly printable schedule, including episode details, click here. Radio and television announcers usually work in welllit, airconditioned, soundproof studios. Old time sports announcers had a very specific style and cadence to their speech, which can be.
Our goal is to be the most popular old time radio and audio book channel on youtube. The bbc used to make radio announcers wear dinner jackets. Nov 10, 2005 they were the announcers, news and entertainment reporters, sportscasters, show hosts, and others or as author jim cox refers to them, the radio speakers. Great gildersleeve tuning in the great gildersleeve. Old time sports announcers had a very specific style and cadence to their speech, which can be attributed to technique and technology. He is the last of those old announcers and actually worked at the same time as nuxhall, hoyt, and carey. After listening to the commercial, does the voice sound familiar to you.
They run the spectrum from old time announcers and personalities. World war ii news broadcasts 54 mp3 downloads available this collection comes from a variety of different sources. It began with the birth of commercial radio broadcasting in the early 1920s and lasted through the 1950s, when television gradually superseded radio. It may well arrive at classic status not only for its magnitude but for its power to entertain through the vigor and acuity of its assessments. Due in part to webbs fondness for radio drama, dragnet persisted on radio until 1957, as one of the last old time radio shows to give way to televisions increasing popularity. Old time radio otr and the golden age of radio refer to a period of radio programming in the united states lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until televisions replacement of radio as the dominant home entertainment.
Oct 28, 2011 on halloween eve in 1938, the power of radio was on full display when a dramatization of the sciencefiction novel the war of the worlds scared the daylights out of many of cbs radio s nighttime. There was no dedicated classical music radio station like npr at that time, so classical. This is a production of the old time radio researchers group located at old time radio researchers website and the old time radio researchers group. Air adventures of biggles adventure old time radio. This is a useful book for getting the details of old radio shows. The story of a guy who wrote a lot of stuff for radios greatest. The encyclopedia of oldtime radio by john dunning, jack benny. Five books every radio broadcaster should read be on air.
Mystery writer and radio talk show host dunning has expertly compiled and organized a massive amount of research data on hundreds of radio shows aired from the 1920s through the 1960s. Radio programs needed a way to introduce the series and episode to the listener. Time sharing was popular in the early days of radio, especially in the bigger cities where there were many stations. Key to its success was the music used on itmusic rendered so beautifully, chosen with such delicate precision, that for half a century listeners have frantically searched for an answer to the question, what was the music used on the lone ranger. Builder of tomorrows 1940, eight years after fessendens death.
The playlist is loaded up with old time radio s best and scariest shows. Some announcers present early morning shows, while others do latenight programs. See more of vintage broadcast, the best of old time radio on facebook. List of oldtime radio programs news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message.
Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Eleven of the greatest broadcast announcers of all time. Old time radio listen homepage the radio theater channel. Sep 09, 2014 when the bbc first started delivering nightly radio broadcasts to the british public, the radio announcers they hired had to work under a number of stringent conditions. Rec radio networks station lookup, maps, applications and cps. Some of the broadcasts are short, just a few seconds worth of the news of the day. It may not, because the announcer was best known behind the scenes for his more famous program creations on radio and tv. Granbys green acres grand central station grand ole opry the greatest.
We stream scheduled old time radio shows and classic radio drama. The storehouse, however, has been thoroughly remodeled and refurbished. Free old time radio shows from the golden age of radio. Home entertainment the comfort of oldtime baseball broadcasts. Five books every radio broadcaster should read as someone interested in the radio industry, chances are you are focused on the technology at hand, improving your voice and looking into different ways to help yourself stand out. Radio broadcasting at that time was still an experimentalprivate undertaking, and remained so until 1920 when the first commercial stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts were heard. The aged voice of old nancy, the witch of salem and her cat satan from the witchs tale is mentioned as a direct influence for the old witch who hosted ecs vault of horror. By searching for classic baseball radio broadcasts on the internet. Net work library is a free resource for old time radio otr fans.
While some people achieved a good living announcing radio programs, others were trying their best to sell products on the air while hoping for that big break and getting it. The golden age of radio, also known as the oldtime radio otr era, was an era of radio in the united states where it was the dominant electronic home entertainment medium. One of old time radios otr characters most fondly remembered is the series hostannouncer. The correspondents job was to stay out of the way that the soldiers could do their job, and then send reports back to the states. Old time radio shows enjoy hours of classic family fun with these greatest old time radio broadcasts on remastered audio compact discs. World war ii news broadcasts otr free old time radio mp3. The eponymous character is a masked texas ranger in the american old west, originally played by paul halliwell, who gallops about righting injustices with the aid of his clever, laconic indian sidekick, tonto. The most popular radio adventure show in history, the lone ranger held an audience of millions spellbound for over two decades. Everybody knows there were no radio announcers onboard the nina, pinta, or santa maria, or from ancient greece, medieval france, or the battle of gettysburg either.
Travel back in time and listen to great radio mysteries, dramas and comedies from yesteryear. For each, dunning provides a complete broadcast history, with the timeslot, the network, and the name of the shows advertisers. On the wednesday, june 7, 1944 broadcast of nbcs front page farrell, the announcer presented the enclosed commercial for freezone corn remover. Radio drama had been declared dead twelve years before. From the birth of rock n roll in the 1950s through just about the end of the 20th century, cleveland was a great town for radio. This site is designed to supply as many collectors as possible a chronology of radio broadcasting through the use of program logs. He also lists major cast members, announcers, producers. And listen for great modern radio drama online everyday. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. In 1974 long time radio producer himan brown convinced cbs to greenlight a new anthology of radio dramas, cbs radio mystery theater cbsrmt. The press brought wwii back to the home front with wwii old time radio shows.
Vin started almost as a teenager and has been working continuously with the dodgers ever since. Other broadcasts are complete, such as world news today, an hour of national sorrow, london after dark, etc. Radio and television announcers typically need a bachelors degree in journalism, broadcasting, or communications, along with an internship or work experience from their college radio or. The old time radio hostannouncer, by michael shonk. See more ideas about old time radio, actor and old hollywood. I feel sorry for that dog, jace, breaking his heart and dying like he did. Comic books on old time radio the horror comics of the 1950s were highly influenced by the creepy stories that were broadcast over the radio years earlier. Announcer fred foys later book and presence at otr conventions added to the stations outsized popularity among otr buffs. Thank you so much for including me in your article, the greatest boston, ma, radio personalities of the 1960s and 1970s. Now long out of print, john dunnings tune in yesterday was the definitive onevolume reference on old time radio broadcasting. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your favorite series, actor, or episode.
Series include gang busters, the line up, broadways my beat, man from homicide, night watch, and more. This article appeared in the books and arts section of the print edition. Free old time radio shows from the golden age of radio welcome to old radio world. A wonderful read for everyone who loves oldtime radio, on the air is a. 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. Youll hear richard widmark starring in inner sanctum mysteries, orson welles in the black museum, peter lorre in mystery in the air, william conrad in the whistler, ernest chappell in quiet, please, everett clarke in lights out, harry bartell in escape, and fredric.
John dunnings new work is the deepest and richest mine of information yet plumbed in the field of old time radio. The encyclopedia of oldtime radio kindle edition by. We have over 12,000 otr shows available for instant listening. For instance did you know the mother on a date with judy was announcer. The pressure of deadlines and tight work schedules can be stressful. On the air the encyclopedia of oldtime radio 1998 by john dunning. Itll be a little more expensive than a lot of books about oldtime radio, but its worth it. Ralph blumenthal reports on return of oldtime radio characters, who are making. If i had to limit myself to just one book on old time radio, this would be it. Many radio and television stations are on air 24 hours a day. Before television, radio provided entertainment by presenting radio plays and programs of mystery, intrigue, and comedy. All sorts of ghosts, demons and hideous things frankenstein, dracula, dr. Many announcers work in radio and television studios. Listen free, online 24 hours a day, to old time radio comedys as well as old time radio detectives and mysterys.
Radio spirits is proud to present 20 adventures from 15 of the best and most unusual programs broadcast in the last dozen or so years of commercial network dramatic radio. About old time radio the buzzterm for old time radio is otr. Experience first hand the suspense, the mystery and the laughs that radio listeners enjoyed 70 years ago. The most curious of which was that they had to wear a dinner jacket to read the news. Fessendens wife helen recounts the broadcast in her book fessenden. The great announcersvin scully, harry caray, ernie harwellare old friends. Radio and broadcast history library with thousands of. Dec 09, 2011 eleven of the greatest broadcast announcers of all time. In his new book of the same title, jim provides oldtime radio fans with a wonderful new resource. Oldtime radio listeners guide to dark fantasy otr listeners guides book 1. He dedicated his life to the ministry and often traveled around the country and aired live revivals. Perhaps one of the appeals of listening to radio drama was how often the fourth wall was ignored. Some of the names mentioned here may surprise you, but this article is about some famous people in other lines of work in broadcasting who were announcers.
In fact, the tv show would prove to be effectively a visual version of the radio show, as the style was virtually the same. Its an honor to be included with some of the best of the best. The scariest radio episodes of all time the art of manliness. With only a limited amount of space on the broadcast band, some radio stations were forced to divide time on a frequency.
Jan 18, 2011 welcome to the world of old time radio. Conyers old time radio presents the scariest episodes of. Now, in on the air, dunning has completely rethought this classic. The shifts, however, are not as varied today as in the past. Listed below are actors and personalities heard on vintage radio programs, plus writers and others associated with radio s golden age. This collection contains twelve of the greatest mystery shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio.
Waging the war of the worlds a history of the 1938 radio broadcast and resulting. The classic archives old time radio channel youtube. Dragnet dragnet, the brainchild of jack webb, may very well be the most wellremembered, and the best, radio police drama series. Hyde, and the orson welles halloween classic the war of the worlds. History of the old time radio before television, radio was the dominant home entertainment medium. Now long out of print, john dunnings tune in yesterday was the definiti.
Funny thing about a dog, a dog never passes judgment just sticks right to the finish whether you are good or bad worth it or not. The radio theater channel is an old time radio streaming web radio station. Click here for the detailed schedule for the next few days, including schedule changes and live sports. A dryer weenolsen production, it was the first adult science fiction series on radio, airing one month prior to the better known dimension x. If the information we crave is from the distant past, it is history, if it is malicious it may be gossip, but if it is relevant and new, it is news. Here are some 1,500 radio shows presented in alphabetical order, including all of the great programs of the 1930s, 40, s and 50s. Some radio djs can produce and record their shows while working from home. The encyclopedia of oldtime radio dunning, john on. Back to those glorious days when radio ruled the airwaves. Dunning also provides a wealth of information on sports broadcasters of the era. Although commercial stations were broadcasting at this time, commercials as we know them were not allowed. The encyclopedia of oldtime radio by john dunning is an excellent.
Where the author sets the story line and the imagination sets the scene. The encyclopedia of old time radio 9780195076783 by dunning, john and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. Apr 05, 20 why did old time announcers talk that way. Old time radio researchers group thousands of otr shows in mp3 and downloadable. He also lists major cast members, announcers, producers, directors.
Ones media, old time radio and digital media center. The show was lead by pastor charles e fuller who was one of the first radio ministers. Inner sanctum mysteries thriller a popular oldtime radio program that aired from january 1941 to october was created by producer himan brown and was based on the generic title given to the mystery novels of simon and a total of 526 episodes were listen to old time radio shows for free. Cbs radio mystery theater was meant to appeal to an audience that remembered when old time radio drama was a popular form of family entertainment. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii.
It contains the most complete and accurate version of this series in the best sound possible at the time of creation. The united press syndicated sponsored soldiers of the press 194245 detailing the adventures of correspondents on the front lines. The encyclopedia of oldtime radio edition 2 by john. Buy old time radio all time favorites by smithsonian collection online at alibris.
Over 14,000 episodes from more than seventy shows are available, all free of charge. Listen to old time radio shows online enjoy radio shows from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, back before television was popular. Boxcars711 old time radio pod originates from the heart of historic germantown, philadelphia, pa. Mystery writer and radio talk show host dunning has. A sampling of programs from the golden age of old time radio. Now, in on the air, dunning has completely rethought this classic work, reorganizing the material and doubling its coverage, to provide a richer and more informative account of radio s golden age. Great book with loads of information about old time radio programs. Listen to 53 episodes of the green hornet for free. Welcome to the home of australian old time radio shows we would like to take you on a journey. Vintage broadcast, the best of old time radio home.
Stream or download tens of thousands of your favorite old radio programs otr in mp3 format. Here you will find some of the most popular radio programs of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. The golden age of radio, also known as the old time radio otr era, was an era of radio programming in the united states during which radio was the dominant electronic home entertainment medium. From september, 1949 through february 1957, dragnet s 30 minute shows, broadcast on nbc, brought to radio true police stories in a lowkey, documentary style. Old time radio news shows are give modern listeners a peek into the major world events of yesteryear. Celebrating the early era of commercial network radio in the usa. Oldtime radio casts its spell all over again the new york times.
Listed below are vintage radio programs associated with oldtime radio, also called radios. Tales of the texas rangers, a western adventure oldtime radio drama, premiered on july 8, 1950, on the us nbc radio network and remained on the air through september 14, 1952. The golden age of radio, also known as the oldtime radio otr era, was an era of radio in. Some announcers have to work weekends or on holidays.
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