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“Evening, friends…welcome to Springdale…”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 6th 2022

An old-time radio website asks the ($64) question: “What if Old Mr. Potter, the meanest man in town, was actually the Mayor

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

With the introduction of Gunsmoke to audiences in April of 1952, the “adult western” soon began to come into fashion on rad

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

According to an anecdote in Leonard Maltin’s The Great American Broadcast, director-producer Himan Brown (who would later m

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 Apr 19th 2021

On the subject of the Golden Age of Radio, one word frequently comes to mind: versatility. Its dramatic shows often present

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 27th 2020

The Golden Age of Radio featured many programsthat, despite their excellence, failed to attract a large listening audience.