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1946 In Radio
The year 1946 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history. __TOC__ Events *20 January – British composer Sir Granville Bantock writes to fellow composer Rutland Boughton, criticising the BBC Music Department's attitude towards some newer composers. *15 July – The Elizalde brothers together with Bertrand Silen, establish Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation, and at the same time KZRH returns to the air, broadcasting from the Insular Building, Binondo, Manila, Philippines. *1 September – The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (''Kringkastingsorkestret'') is founded. *5 September – In Berlin ''Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor'' (RIAS, "Broadcasting in the American Sector") begins mediumwave transmissions. The station, established by the US occupation authorities, had begun its activities on 7 February as the wire-broadcasting service DIAS (''Drahtfunk im amerikanischen Sektor''). *29 September – The BBC Third Programme is launched in the UK as a cultural chann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Broadcasting
Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio station, while in satellite radio the radio waves are broadcast by a satellite in Earth orbit. To receive the content the listener must have a broadcast radio receiver (''radio''). Stations are often affiliated with a radio network which provides content in a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both. Radio stations broadcast with several different types of modulation: AM radio stations transmit in AM ( amplitude modulation), FM radio stations transmit in FM (frequency modulation), which are older analog audio standards, while newer digital radio stations transmit in several digital audio standards: DAB (digital audio broadcasting), HD radio, DRM ( Digital Radio Mondiale). Television broadcasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players
''The Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players'' (often referred to as just ''Hollywood Players'') was a dramatic anthologyReinehr, Robert C. and Swartz, Jon D. (2008). ''The A to Z of Old-Time Radio''. Scarecrow Press, Inc. . p. 126. series on radio in the United States. It was broadcast on CBS September 3, 1946 – February 26, 1947. Format Material presented on the show came from "hit movies, stage successes, best-seller novels and short stories, with each star selecting something in which he or she had appeared or wanted to appear." Productions included "Golden Boy," "Elizabeth the Queen," "Fifth Avenue Girl" and "Rebecca." Except for the selection of material by stars, ''Hollywood Players format was much like that of a number of other radio programs of its time. A 1946 article in the trade publication Billboard quoted one advertising agency person who included ''Hollywood Players'' among a group of "more would-be ''Lux Radio Theaters'' than ever." Radio historian John Dunning wrote, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Sam Spade
''The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective'' was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for '' The Maltese Falcon''. The show ran for 13 episodes on ABC in 1946, for 157 episodes on CBS in 1946–1949, and finally for 75 episodes on NBC in 1949–1951. The series starred Howard Duff (and later, Steve Dunne) as Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie, and took a considerably more tongue-in-cheek approach to the character than the novel or movie. The announcer was Dick Joy. The series was largely overseen by producer/director William Spier. In 1947, Spier and scriptwriters Jason James and Bob Tallman received an Edgar Award for Best Radio Drama from the Mystery Writers of America. Before the series, Sam Spade had been played in radio adaptations of ''The Maltese Falcon'' by both Edward G. Robinson (in a 1943 ''Lux Radio Theater'' production) and by Humphrey Bogart (in a 1941 ''Academy Award Theater'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawk Durango
''Hawk Larabee'' is an American old-time radio western. It was broadcast on CBS from July 5, 1946, until February 7, 1948. Format In his book, ''On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio'', radio historian John Dunning described ''Hawk Larabee'' as "radio's first half-hearted attempt at an adult western drama, a concept that was not fully realized until the arrival of ''Gunsmoke'' five years later." Although adults listened to earlier radio westerns, such as ''The Lone Ranger'' and ''Red Ryder'', the main audience for those programs was children. Another radio historian, Jim Cox, wrote in his book, ''Say Goodnight, Gracie: The Last Years of Network Radio'', that ''Hawk Larabee'' "fell short in providing the stark realism of a grown-up narrative." A summer replacement for '' The Adventures of Maisie'', the program began as ''Hawk Durango'', with the main character having that name. Those episodes focused on the adventures of Durango and his partner, Brazos John. After six w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winner Take All (game Show)
''Winner Take All'', an American radio-television game show, ran from 1946 to 1952 on CBS and NBC. It was the first game show produced by the Mark Goodson-Bill Todman partnership. The series was originally hosted by Ward Wilson, but is best known for being the first game hosted by Bill Cullen. Although the game format was very simple, ''Winner Take All'' served as the genesis for many future game-show formats. It was the first game to use lockout devices, and the first to use returning champions. Gameplay Two contestants – one with a buzzer, the other with a bell – competed in answering general-knowledge questions, questions based on skits performed beforehand, or doing discovery tests (usually while blindfolded) inside the studio. The first contestant to sound their signal and give the right answer to the question would score one point, with a wrong answer allowing the opponent a free chance to answer the next question unopposed. The first player to score three poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever Ernest
''Forever Ernest'' is an American old-time radio situation comedy. It was broadcast on CBS from April 29, 1946, to July 22, 1946, replacing ''Vox Pop'' on the CBS schedule. It was also carried on CFRB in Canada. Ernest, the title character, is a shy, fearful clerk at a pharmacy. He goes out of his way to help people — an attribute that his girlfriend, Candy, wishes he would change, because she thinks people take advantage of him. Most episodes focus on Ernest's attempts to please Candy. The other main character is fast-talking Duke, Ernest's friend who often gets him into trouble. In his first regular role on radio, Jackie Coogan played the title character, with Lurene Tuttle as Candy and Arthur Q. Bryan as Duke. Dick Joy was the announcer. Harry Kronman was the director, and John Guedel was the producer. Billy May and his orchestra provided the music. Rupert Pray, Leonard Soll, and Daved DeKoven were the writers. ''Forever Ernest'' was sponsored by Bromo-Seltzer Brom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Network
The Blue Network (previously known as the NBC Blue Network) was the on-air name of a now defunct American Commercial broadcasting, radio network, which broadcast from 1927 through 1945. Beginning as one of the two radio networks owned by the NBC, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the independent Blue Network was born of a divestiture in 1942, arising from antitrust litigation. In 1943, the Blue Network formally became the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), but operated closely with NBC for another two years. Early history The Blue Network dates to 1923, when the RCA, Radio Corporation of America acquired WABC (AM), WJZ Newark, New Jersey, Newark from Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1886), Westinghouse, which had established the station in 1921. WJZ moved to New York City in May of that year. When RCA commenced operations of WTEM, WRC, Washington, D.C., Washington on August 1, 1923, the root of a network was born, though it did not operate under the name by which it wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ed Sullivan Show (radio Program)
''The Ed Sullivan Show '' is an American old-time radio program. More precisely, it is a name that can be applied to any of four programs that were broadcast in 1932, 1941, 1943–1944, and 1946. The first three were on CBS, and the last was on the Blue Network. As the title implies, the host of the program was Ed Sullivan, who was then known for his work as a columnist for the '' New York Daily News''. 1932 Sullivan's first program, described as "a series of gossipy talk-and-interview shows", was known for introducing people to the radio audience. Among those making their radio debuts on this 15-minute program were Jack Benny, Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Jack Pearl, and Florenz Ziegfeld. The show was first broadcast on CBS on January 12, 1932, and it ended on August 18, 1932. 1941 (''Ed Sullivan Variety'') ''Ed Sullivan Variety'' began on CBS on April 27, 1941, and ended on September 28, 1941. The program was sponsored by International Silver. 1943-1944 (''Ed Sullivan Ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award Theater
''Academy Award'' (also listed as ''Academy Award Theater)''Terrace, Vincent. (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . p. 8. is a CBS radio anthology series, which presented 30-minute adaptations of plays, novels, or films. Dramas in which actors recreated their original film roles included Henry Fonda in ''Young Mr. Lincoln'', Humphrey Bogart in ''The Maltese Falcon'', Cary Grant in ''Suspicion'', Gregory Peck in ''The Keys of the Kingdom'', and Ronald Colman in ''Lost Horizon''. Only six actors recreated their own Oscar-winning roles: Fay Bainter, Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Victor McLaglen, Paul Muni, and Ginger Rogers. Format Rather than adaptations of Oscar-winning films, as the title implied, the series offered "Hollywood's finest, the great picture plays, the great actors and actresses, techniques and skills, chosen from the honor roll of those who have won or been nominated for the famous golden Oscar of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letter From America
''Letter from America'' was a weekly fifteen-minute speech radio series broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and its predecessor, the Home Service, and around the world through the BBC World Service. From its first edition to its last, it was presented by Alistair Cooke, who would speak of a topical issue in the US, tying together different strands of observation and anecdote and often ending on a humorous or poignant note. The series ran from 24 March 1946 to 20 February 2004, making it the longest-running speech radio programme hosted by one individual.BBC News 31 October 2012: ''Alistair Cooke – Letter from America: Bringing two nations together Retrieved 2012-11-03 History ''Letter from A ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
