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Happy Birthday, Leslie Charteris!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 12th 2022

Before becoming the creator of one of the literary world’s most famous sleuths, Leslie Charteris—born in Singapore (at the

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 4th 2022

Though its radio run was brief (from July 3, 1947 to February 14, 1948), The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen has rightfully ear

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 10th 2022

Writer Parke Levy, who became a millionaire with the creation of the TV sitcom December Bride, liked to take credit for giv

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

The infamous poaching of radio stars from NBC—known to old-time radio fans as the “talent raids”—was perpetrated by rival CB

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 23rd 2022

A September 1935 edition of Radio Mirror spotlights child stars on the radio in one of its articles, mentioning such talents

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 28th 2021

Actor Frank Readick’s voice is a familiar one to those fans who remember old-time radio--he was one of the busiest thesps in