1. Stanley Quinn, Writer and Producer - April, 1970
Stanley Quinn, Writer and Producer for the radio department of the
J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency.
2. Charles Harrell, Program Director, NBC Blue Network - May, 1970
Charles Harrell, Eastern Program Director for the NBC Blue and
ABC Radio Networks.
3. Jack Bishop, Network Radio Research Writer - June, 1970
Jack Bishop, Network Radio research writer and creator of Mr. District
Attorney.
4. Peg Lynch and Margaret Hamilton, "Ethel and Albert" - July, 1970
Peg Lynch, creator and star of "Ethel and Albert" and Margaret Hamilton,
Aunt Effie on "Ethel and Albert" and the Wicked Witch of the West in
"The Wizard of Oz".
5. Jan Miner, Network Radio Soap Actress - August, 1970
Network Radio Soap Actress and star of "Laura Lawton".
6. John Gibson, Network Radio Actor - September, 1970
John Gibson, Network Radio actor who portrayed Ethelbert on "Casey,
Crime Photographer".
7. This was a departure from the normal format; it was a two-hour broadcast.
7A Rudy Vallee (Part One), Band Leader and Radio Emcee - October, 1970
Rudy Vallee, Band Leader and Radio Star and a pioneer in the new medium of
radio.
7B Rudy Vallee (Part Two), Band Leader and Radio Emcee - October, 1970
Rudy Vallee, Band Leader and Radio Star and a pioner in the new medium of
radio.
8. William Spier, Director - June Havoc, Actress - November, 1970
William Spier, Director of "Suspense" and "Sam Spade" and June Havoc,
radio, stage, and motion picture actress.
9. Richard Dana, Free lance writer - December, 1970
Richard Dana, free lance writer and broadcast program supervisor at Young
and Rubicam.
10. Goodman Ace, Creator of Easy Aces - January, 1971
Goodman Ace, Comedy writer and creator and star of "Easy Aces."
11 Rosa Rio, Radio Organist - February, 1971
Rosa Rio, radio organist for many of the major shows in radio.
12 Carroll Carroll, Comedy Writer - March, 1971
Carroll Carroll, Comedy Writer and author of "None of your Business or
My Life with J. Walter Thompson - Confessions of a Renegade Radio Writer".
13 Jackie Kelk, Radio Actor - April, 1971
Jackie Kelk, Radio Actor who played the part of Homer on "The Aldrich
Family".
14 Jim Jordan - Fibber McGee - May, 1971
Jim Jordan, who with his wife Marian, created "Fibber McGee and Molly".
15 Ed Rice - Writer, Producer, Director - June, 1971
Ed Rice, Writer, Producer, Director of "The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour",
"Believe it for Not" and "Shell Chateau."
16 Part 1. Don McNeil - Host of the Breakfast Club/ Part 2. Radio Premiums - July, 1971
Part 1 - Don McNeil - Host of the Breakfast Club and a pioneer in Chicago radio.
Part 2 - Radio premiums, treasures acquired with a boxtop and a thin dime.
17 Mary Jane Higby - Network Radio Soap Actress - August, 1971
Mary Jane Higby - Network Radio Soap Actress, star of "When a Girl
Marries" and author of "Tune in Tomorrow".
18 Lowell Thomas, Jack Benny and Ann Eltsner - September, 1971
Lowell Thomas, newscaster, Jack Benny, comedian, and Ann Eltsner, star
of "Stella Dallas".
19 Noel Gerson, Radio Writer - October, 1971
Noel Gerson, writer of over 10,000 radio shows.
20 Parker Fennelly, Radio actor - November, 1971
Parker Fennelly, radio actor who portrayed Titus Moody on Fred Allen's
famous "Allen's Alley".
21 First Annual Convention of the Golden Radio Buffs - December, 1971
Sal Trapani and Jay Hickerson, co-hosts of the First Annual Convention of
the Golden Radio Buffs held in New Haven, Connecticut.
22 Bret Morrison, Radio Actor - January, 1972
Bret Morrison, radio actor and the voice of "The Shadow".
23 Radio Shows from 1947 - February, 1972
Radio Shows from 1947 - A retrospective look at radio programs from
a quarter century ago.
24 Shirley Eggleston, Radio Actress - March, 1972
Shirley Eggleston, Radio actress, appearing in "Counterspy", "Whispering
Streets" and countless other programs.
25 Fran Allison, Radio Actress - April, 1972
Fran Allison, Radio actress, who appeared as Aunt Fanny on "The Breakfast
Club".
26 Don Ameche, Radio Actor and Comedian - May, 1972
Don Ameche, Master of Ceremonies for the Chase and Sandborn Hour, and
co-star of "The Bickersons".
27 Donald Buka, Radio Actor - June , 1972
Donald Buka, Radio actor who had his start on "Let's Pretend".
28 Alexander Scourby. Radio Actor and Narrator - July, 1972
Alexander Scourby, Radio Actor and narrator of countless documentaries for
radio, television and motion pictures.
29 Mary Jane Higby and Guy Sorrell, Radio Actors - August, 1972
Mary Jane Higby and Guy Sorrell, husband and wife who appeared in
thousands of radio dramas.
30 Aldo Gisalbert - Radio Engineer - September, 1972
Aldo Gisalbert, NBC studio engineer discusses the very early days of the
NBC network, including the move to Radio City.
31 Bill Owen - Author - October, 1972
Bill Owen, author of "Radio's Golden Age", a listing of all the major
radio sows and the people who made them happen.
32 Ruby Keeler - Actress - November, 1972
Ruby Keeler, radio and motion picture actress, who starred in many major
Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.
33 Raymond Edward Johnson - Actor - December, 1972
Raymond Edward Johnson, actor who portrayed Raymond, the host of
"Inner Sanctum Mysteries".
34 Virginia Payne - Actress - January, 1973
Virginia Payne, actress who portrayed "Ma Perkins" for over a quarter of a
century.
35 Henry Hull - Actor - February, 1973
Henry Hull, radio, stage and motion picture actor who appeared in "The
Pit and the Pendulum" one of the very first "Suspense" dramas.
36 Jackson Beck, Actor/Announcer - March, 1973
Jackson Beck, actor and announcer, who appeared in countless radio
shows during radio's golden era.
37 Mason Adams - Actor - April, 1973
Mason Adams, actor, best known for his portrayal of Pepper in "Pepper
Young' s Family".
38 Hamilton O'Hara - Sound Effects - May, 1973
Hamilton O'Hara, network sound effects man, whose work was heard on
"Grand Central Station" and "Inner Sanctum", among other shows.
39 Glenn Miller's Chesterfield Show - June, 1973
Glenn Miller used radio to build the most popular band in America, through
late night band remotes and eventually "Moonlight Serenade" sponsored by
Chesterfield.
40 Gale Storm and Barbara Britton - Actresses - July, 1973
Gale Storm and Barbara Britton. Although they were primarily known for
their work in television, each was well grounded in radio.
41 Roger Bower - Announcer/Producer - August, 1973
Roger Bower not only announced many of the network radio shows but
produced several major programs as well, including "It Pays to be Ignorant".
42 Kenny Delmar - Actor/Announcer - September, 1973
Kenny Delmar, best known for creating the character "Senator Claghorn"
on the Fred Allen Show.
43 Jack Pearl, Will Jordan, and Peter Donald - Comedians - October, 1973
Jack Pearl (Baron Munchausen), Will Jordan (Ed Sullivan Impersonator),
and Peter Donald (Ajax Cassidy) for years brought unbridled laughter into
America's living rooms.
44 Howard Duff - Actor - November, 1973
Howard Duff is probably best known on radio for his portrayal of private
detective "Sam Spade".
45 Himan Brown - Director/Producer - December, 1973
Hyman Brown, creator of countless radio shows, including "Inner Sanctum",
and the "CBS Mystery Theater".
46 Aldo Gisalbert - Radio Engineer - September, 1972
Aldo Gisalbert, NBC studio engineer continues his discussion of the very
early days of the NBC network.
47 Larry Haines - Actor - February, 1974
Larry Haines, who appeared in almost all of the major evening radio
dramas, was often cast as a heavy.
48 E. G. Marshall - Actor - March, 1974
E.G. Marshall, noted stage, television and motion picture actor was the
host of the CBS Mystery Theater.
49 Edgar Bergen - Ventriloquist - April, 1974
Edgar Bergen, and his sharp-tongued dummy, Charlie McCarthy, brought
joy to millions of radio listeners every Sunday night for two decades.
50 Arnold Moss - Actor - May, 1974
Arnold Moss, noted actor and narrator, recalls his colorful career on
radio.
51 Arnold Stang - Actor - June, 1974
Arnold Stang began his career as a child actor and became one of the most
sought after comedic voices in radio.
52 Robert Cummings - Actor - July, 1974
Robert Cummings, motion picture actor, recalls his early days as a radio
actor.
53 Mel Blanc - Actor - August, 1974
Mel Blanc, who did the voices of Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig and
many other cartoon characters, recalls his days on the Jack Benny show.
54 Mandel Kramer - Actor - September, 1974
Mandel Kramer starred as the man with the action packed expense account
"Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar".
55 Sid Raymond - Comedian - October, 1974
Sid Raymond, who got his start in radio on the Major Bowes Original
Amateur Hour, replaced Charlie Cantor as Finnegan on Duffy's Tavern.
56 Virginia Graham - Radio Writer and Television Personality - Nov. 1974
Virginia Graham, under the pseudonym Virginia Gotham, wrote Stella Dallas
and Backstage Wife.
57 Christmas Stories - 1974 - December, 1974
Christmas Stories tended to be repeated year after year on radio and
became a memorable part of that era.
58 Robert Anderson - American Playwright - January, 1975
Robert Anderson, author of "Tea and Sympathy" and other noted plays,
recalls his days, immediately following World War Two, as a struggling young radio
writer in New York.
59 David Rounds - Author - February, 1975
David Rounds, co-author of "The Soaps", which documents the development
of daytime radio soap operas.
60 The Chicago Actors - March, 1975
Les Tremayne, Betty Lou Gerson, Bret Morrison, and Vincent Pelletier, a
group of performers now living in Los Angeles, recall their early days in
Chicago radio.
61 John Cromwell - Movie Director - April, 1975
John Cromwell, movie director, recalls several of his famous motion
pictures, which were adapted for radio.
62 Glenn Miller on Radio - the War Years - May, 1975
Glenn Miller's military service as the leader of the famous Air Force Band
is recounted by Ray Eberle, Paula Kelly and Ray McKinley.
63 Samm Sinclair Baker - Radio Writer - June, 1975
Samm Sinclair Baker wrote many of the network radio programs of the late
1930's and early 1940's, including "Famous Jury Trials" and "Colonel
Stoopnagle".
64 Mel Allen - Sportscaster - July, 1975
Mel Allen began his career as a staff announcer with CBS and eventually
became the voice of the New York Yankees.
65 Don MacLaughlin - Actor - August, 1975
Don MacLaughlin, played the part of David Harding on the famous radio
drama "Counterspy".
66 Joseph Julian - Actor - September, 1975
Joseph Julian, an actor who did more than 20,000 radio shows during
his long career.
67 Frances Chaney - Actress - October, 1975
Frances Chaney, radio actress, who played the part of Burma on "Terry
and the Pirates".
68 Humphrey Davis - Actor - November, 1975
Humphrey Davis recalls his start on WTIC and his subsequent career
as a network actor in New York.
69 Jean Burnett - Child Actress - December, 1975
Jean Burnett was a child actress on many major network radio shows,
including "Coast to Coast on a Bus", "The Rudy Vallee Show" and "The
Telephone Hour".
70 William Robeson - Director - January, 1976
William Robeson directed many memorable network shows but is
best remembered as the director of "Suspense".
71 Robert Metz - Author - February, 1976
Robert Metz is the author of "CBS - Reflections In a Bloodshot Eye", the
story of William S. Paley and the creation of the Columbia Broadcasting
System.
72 Leon Janney - Actor - March, 1976
Leon Janney, one of the busiest actors in radio, recalls the "red scare"
of the early 1950's and the impact it had on his career and that of others
as well.
73 Martha Raye - Actress - April, 1976
Martha Raye, a Hollywood star of the 1930s and 40s recalls her radio
days with Bob Burns, Rudy Vallee, Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor and others.
74 Robert Montgomery - Actor - May, 1976
Robert Montgomery, noted Hollywood actor and director, recalls his
career in radio.
75 Jim Maloney - Actor - June, 1976
Jim Maloney began his network acting career in the late 1940s, appearing
in such shows as "The Aldrich Family", and "Aunt Jenny - Real Life
Stories", among others.
76 Will Yolen - Writer - July, 1976
Will Yolen wrote many of the outstanding radio shows of the 1930's
including "Gangbusters" and "We the People".
77 Elliott Lewis - Actor and Director - August, 1976
Elliott Lewis, one of the most popular radio actors in Los Angeles, who
portrayed Remley on the "Phil Harris Alice Faye" program.
78 Radio Quiz Shows - September, 1976
A history of the radio quiz shows.
79 Jay Hickerson - Radio Program Collector - October, 1976
A discussion of the hobby of collecting old time radio programs.
80 Evie Juster - Actress - November, 1976
Evie Juster appeared in many radio programs, including "Amanda of
Honeymoon Hill", "Cavalcade of America", and the "CBS Mystery
Theater".
81 Robert Campbell - Author - December, 1976
Robert Campbell is the author of "The Golden Years of Broadcasting",
the first 50 years of NBC.
82 Staats Cotsworth - Actor - January, 1977
Staats Cotsworth began his acting career in 1932 and starred for
many years as "Casey, Crime Photographer".
83 Radio Horror Shows - February, 1977
A history of the horror show genre on radio.
84 Ken Coleman - Sportscaster - March, 1977
Ken Coleman recalls his career as a sportscaster, which eventually
led to his selection as the voice of the Boston Red Sox.
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