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Happy Birthday, Arthur Q. Bryan!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 8th 2016

A doorbell rings at a residence in the Midwest, and the all-too-trusting couple that resides inside welcomes their visitor

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 5th 2016

During the 1930s and early 1940s, actress-singer Alice Faye—born in New York City on this date in 1915—was one of 20th Cent

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 24th 2016

On this date in 1949, actor Dick Powell whistled his very first rendition of “Leave it to Love” on NBC’s Richard Diamond, Pr

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 17th 2016

In the early years of Radio’s Golden Age, those individuals who worked in radio discovered fairly quickly that the medium w

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 8th 2016

The premiere of NBC Radio’s Dimension X on this date in 1950 was inspired by the phenomenal box office success of Universa

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 2nd 2016

In his invaluable reference book The Great Radio Soap Operas, author Jim Cox opines that Gertrude “Trudy” Warner—born in Ha