old-time radio
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series which ran on the
Mutual Broadcasting System
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from December 4, 1957, until June 13, 1958.Identified as '(Premiere)' i radio log /ref> An advertisement described it as "the first science-fiction show of science-fictioneers, by science-fictioneers and for science-fictioneers - real science fiction for a change!"
''Exploring Tomorrow'' was narrated by
John W. Campbell
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, editor of ''
Astounding Magazine
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''. Campbell guided the career of many of the great
science fiction
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writers of the era.
Personnel
* Producer-director: Sanford Marshall.
* Announcer: Bill Mahr, Guy Wallace
* Cast:
Mandel Kramer
Mandel Kramer (March 12, 1916 – January 29, 1989) was an American actor. As a voice actor, he is best known as the last Johnny Dollar from ''Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar'' radio show.
Early years
Kramer grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where his ...
Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923 – January 31, 2001) was an American science fiction writer. He was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2000.
Biography
Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1923 ...
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Robert Silverberg
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Isaac Asimov
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Poul Anderson
Poul William Anderson ( ; November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times an ...
, John Fleming, Raymond E. Banks, George O. Smith, Tom Godwin