What are the earliest radio shows you remember?

Question

"Superman", "The Lone Ranger", "Sgt Preston", "Helen Trent", "Inner Sanctum". You? I enjoy the ones on the nostalgia rebroadcasts, but I never remember having heard them "live", like "Gunsmoke".

Answer 1

While I'm not quite as "seasoned" as some of the other "seasoned citizens" on this forum, my earliest (and best) radio shows were all of them done by Jean Shepard. If you aren't familiar with Jean Shepard, let me enlighten you...



You know the popular movie played at Christmas time entitled, "A Christmas Story" about the boy desiring a Red-Ryder BB Gun? THAT story was from Jean Shepard. Take a listen to some of his old radio shows at the link below. He was a true storyteller... SOOOOOOO much better than Garrison Keillor (sp?).





Have a "senior" day.

Answer 2

B Bar B Ranch, Sgt. Preston of the Yukon, The Shadow, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Phil Harris, Our Miss Brooks, Baby Snooks, George and Gracie, Amos N Andy were big excitement at our house. On Sunday nights, we would sit at the kitchen table, finishing any missed homework, my mom would iron and we would all listen to the radio. Seems so long ago and it is.

Answer 3

Jack Armstrong, Terry and the Pirates, The Cinimmon Bear,

The Breakfast Club, Superman, Fred Allen.,Grand Old Opry,

The Arbogast show,

Answer 4

The Shadow - The Bickersons - Duffy's Tavern - Inner Sanctum - The Whistler - Straight Arrow ( one of my favorites ) - Boston Blackie - Lone Ranger - Gunsmoke - Hopalong Cassidy - Fibber Magee and Molly - are a few more

Answer 5

The Orson Wells Radio Show....wow, what a show he could put on. I never heard them in the 30's & 40's live, but I did hear them on the radio in the 50's & 60's. The stations would play the records that those shows were recorded on in the Los Angeles Area & they were called "Nostalgia Radio".



I also remember listening to "The Detective Hour" & "Murder Mysteries" on the big tube radio in the 50's before we had a television set. We'd sit around it like it was a campfire!

Answer 6

My first memories was when my father listened to the Joe Lewis Boxing and John L. Lewis, the President of the big Union.



He spoke often and we were so young, we thought he was President of the United States.



I remember Tom Mix and bought a tom mix ring, We had to have a Hot Ralston cereal box top and I don't remember the cost, but it was cool to have one. It glowed in the dark.



All so, "The Shadow Knows" and I remember, "oh Henry" sponsering something for J. Edgar Hoover. Maybe most wanted.



I also was listening to the radio, sitting on my dads lap when they came on the radio and announced the bombing of Pearl Harbor and I remember the day they announced, that the war was over.



I was born in 35. I wish I could remember better. I use to remember so much.

DeeJay.

Answer 7

Tarzan-----remembering putting myself as close as possible next to the old valve radio and concentrating. I think it was about 5.30 p.m. week days followed by Superman which was also good and certainly better than watching TV for hours although you can stretch out and be more comfortable, the sound is better, the picture incredible with my new TV. At the moment there seems to be a rush of murder investigations and detailed descriptions of the life and development of maggots----please give me the jungle and room to imagine nicer scenarios !

Answer 8

My earliest memory is of a local [Springfield Ohio] radio show "Smilin' Bob"

Bob had the morning show on WBLY-AM.

It was light chat,silly stuff,ppl called in to say hi or gripe about the town,and kids,or "hinkeydinks"could call in and get a nickname from Smilin' Bob.

He also announced winter school closings,so we'd wait anxiously for our school to be mentioned.

My college coach was his son-in-law so reports of my wrestling successes were broadcast far and wide,within a 10 mile radius of SPFLD.

My elders spoke of Lum&Abner,Fibber McGee's closet,Amos&Andy,The Shadow,and many others I've forgotten.

Answer 9

Handcock's Half Hour - The great Tony Handcock.



Jet Morgan and the Red Planet - weekly episodes of Sci-Fi

adventure.



Round the Horn (Kenneth Horn comedy) Yuk!



Best of all The Goon Show with Peter Sellars and Spike Milligan.

Answer 10

Besides what you list I remember listening to Fibber McGee and Mollie, George Burns and Gracie Allen show and Jack Benny had a radio show to I think.

Answer 11

In the 50's the UK didn't have a lot.

Housewives Choice

Music While You Work



Eventually,us young teens found Radio Luxembourg which played the popular hits,crackly and kept fading,but to us,brilliant.



On this site you can still listen to a lot of the old musicals,cowboys,detectives. I listen occasionally

http://www.radiolovers.com/

Answer 12

Green Hornet & the Shadow Knows along with Buster Brown who lives in a shoe.

Answer 13

The Kate Smith Hour. I can remember her singing "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain" when I was about 3.

Answer 14

We didnt have the shows you mention here but we had long running serials about families(cant remember the names), Tarzan the Ape Man and a funny Radio program called "Greenbottle".Other Aussies will know what I am talking about.

Answer 15

My Husband talks of the shadow, true detective, lone ranger, George burns & Gracie,

Answer 16

The Green Hornet



FBI, in peace and, war.



The Shadow

Answer 17

Amos & Andy, and The Shadow.

Answer 18

fireside chats with President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944.

Answer 19

Sgt. Bilko - Phil Silvers (was this the 50's or 60's , can't remember)



Also, what show was it that had the line " Who dat say who dat when I say who dat"? Was it tv or radio? I remember my father always using that line and laughing his head off.

Answer 20

"Amos & Andy"

"The Shadow"

"The Jack Benny Show"

Answer 21

Amos n' Andy

Answer 22

"Let's Pretend" on Saturday mornings. It was a program on the CBS station and featured a group of actors performing fairy tales, etc. The earliest evening program I remember was "Grand 'Ole Opry".

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Answer 23

The Shadow, and Murder Mystery Theater, and Chicken Man.

Answer 24

I remember my mom listening to the

Make Believe Ballroom on WNEW in NYC...



Ah, the good old days when music was music!

Answer 25

The Lone Ranger, one time it was preempted by a heavyweight championship fight, I was incensed.

Answer 26

Amos and Andy. It was dad's favorite.

Answer 27

Sgt Bilko, I just loved that show.

Answer 28

i wasn't around in the pre tv era, but one ran in the early 70's called "the fourth tower of inverness". it was pretty far fetched, but entertaining.