“Dad-rat the dad-ratted…”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 5th 2013
On this date in 1940, one of radio’s best-remembered running gags was
introduced…and it was as simple as opening up a closet
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"Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear..."
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 31st 2013
Nowhere
in the pages of history can one find a greater champion for justice…and you
only need to look back on this date in
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The Men From Laramie
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 22nd 2013
Before
actor Raymond Burr stepped into his first courtroom in the fall of 1957 as TV’s
Perry Mason, he was known primarily
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“The secret word is anniversary…”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 27th 2012
On this date in 1947, the
program that finally found a way to make good use of the one-of-a-kind comic
talent of Julius “Gr
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Anniversary, my dear Watson…anniversary...
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 20th 2012
On
this date in 1930, the world’s greatest detective made his debut over the
airwaves…and let’s make one thing clear—it’s t
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“Who knows…what evil…lurks in the hearts of men…”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 31st 2012
My introduction to old-time radio came about in the 1970s, when the “nostalgia boom” was well underway. WOUB, Ohio Universit
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