In Breaking Walls Episode 97 we usher in the holiday season with the first of a three-part mini-series on the 1947-48 radio season. The 1947-48 season had the largest radio audience in history. Homes with radios jumped 6%, car radios 29%. The major networks—NBC, CBS, … Read MoreBW – EP97: Thanksgiving 1947—The Most Popular Season in Radio History
Radio Networks and Major Affiliates 1948: National Broadcasting Company: WNBC (NY); WMAQ (CHI); KFI (LA) Columbia Broadcasting System: WCBS (NY); WBBM (CHI); KNX (LA) American Broadcasting Company: WABC (NY); WENR (CHI); KMPC (LA) Mutual Broadcasting System: WOR (NY); WGN (CHI); KHJ (LA) Radio’s Highest Rated Programs … Read MoreHalloween 1948 With the Nelson Family
In Breaking Walls Episode 96, we laugh, scream, and cry while we join radio’s best as they celebrate Halloween on the air. —————————— Highlights: • The Birth of the Great Gildersleeve • Sam Spade has a Halloween adventure • Ernest Chappell says, “Don’t Tell Me … Read MoreBW – EP96: Halloween on the Air (1943 – 1953)
In Breaking Walls episode 92 we open the summer season with a trip to Coney Island, Brooklyn. The New York city summer locale was frequented in radio programs and by radio performers. It was also, in the days of wireless telegraphy, an important station location … Read MoreBW – EP92: Radio And Coney Island (1906 – 1960)
In Breaking Walls episode 90 and on the second part of our western trilogy, dramatic radio goes from boom to bust in a nine year period after World War II, as a group of actors become radio legends, while the radio western grows up. Highlights: … Read MoreBW – EP90: The Hollywood People Behind Radio’s Baby Boomer Boom (1945 – 1954)