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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

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 16th 2012

A surviving excerpt of radio’s The Fitch Bandwagon from April 23, 1944 features Broadway sensation Celeste Holm singing (co

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 5th 2012

In 1979, veteran radio producers Fletcher Markle and Elliott Lewis attempted to resurrect the lost art of radio drama with

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 3rd 2012

Playwright George S. Kaufman once observed: “Satire is what closes on Saturday night.” Perhaps this famous quote might be

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 28th 2012

The recurring character of Caroline Appleby, rival/nemesis of housewife Lucy Ricardo on the classic television sitcom I Lov

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 13th 2012

It was her recurring role in M-G-M’s series of Andy Hardy films that firmly cemented Ann Rutherford’s onscreen “girl next doo