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Happy Birthday, Howard McNear!

Posted by Ivan D. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 27th 2014

In the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina—as seen on the popular situation comedy The Andy Griffith Show—the locus

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 20th 2014

He’s acknowledged by many to have been one of the finest straight men in comedy—if not the finest. This, however, does Geo

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 14th 2014

Radio Spirits has just released a brand-new CD collection of broadcasts featuring Boston Blackie, a lighthearted detective

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 10th 2014

One of radio’s most prolific character actresses was born in Oklahoma City on this date in 1919: Amzie Strickland. That fi

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 27th 2013

When radio actress Cathy Lewis—born on this date in Spokane, Washington in 1916—married actor-director-producer Elliott Lew

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 17th 2013

When radio’s popular family sitcom The Aldrich Family came to television in the fall of 1949, it soon established a reputat