Blog - Page 11 - Radio Spirits

Happy Birthday, Doris Day!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 3rd 2022

After a lengthy career that encompassed radio, motion pictures, and many, many million-selling records as one of the 20th ce

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 2nd 2022

The infamous poaching of radio stars from NBC—known to old-time radio fans as the “talent raids”—was perpetrated by rival CB

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 2nd 2022

In 1940, DC Comics handed out a 96-page comic book entitled New York World’s Famous Comics as a souvenir to kids attending

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 1st 2022

Writer Goodman Ace made a solid living in the early 1930s reviewing plays and movies for The Kansas City Post for a $75-a-we

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 24th 2022

A September 1935 edition of Radio Mirror spotlights child stars on the radio in one of its articles, mentioning such talents

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 15th 2022

The classic TV favorite Sea Hunt could facetiously–-but truthfully–-be described as “the one that got away.” Every one of t