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“And now to Arch Oboler’s play…”

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 25th 2023

It may have been the underrated Wyllis Cooper who was responsible for creating the classic radio horror Lights Out…but when

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 27th 2023

From 1936 to 1943—and a brief revival in the 1946-47 season—The Columbia Workshop was the go-to program for experimental ra

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 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

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 27th 2021

It would be no exaggeration to state that the actor born Ralph Scognamiglio in New Jersey (though sources also state his pl

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 20th 2021

Although there was certainly a note of melancholy involved, replacing the departed Barton Yarborough as Jack Webb’s new par