Morehead State Public Radio presents classic, old-time radio programs from the 1930’s through the 1950’s. On each program of the Golden Age of Radio, enjoy thrilling westerns, classic comedy, exciting adventure and suspense.
The period of the 1930’s through the 1950’s was known as radio’s ‘golden age,’ where the radio was the central piece of furniture in the average family’s living room. Parents and children would gather around the radio to hear the latest installment of their favorite show, hear the latest news and enjoy a variety of big band, classical and country music.
Throughout this period, radio had a mass appeal by uniting and connecting people of all ages. Radio provided a source of inspiration with heroes such as the Lone Ranger, Speed Gibson and Superman; provided laughter with Abbott and Costello, Lucille Ball and Mel Blanc; featured movie stars, vocalists and celebrities on variety shows such as the Grand Ole Opry, All-Star Western Theatre and Jack Benny Hour; and promoted old-fashioned American family values on programs such as Gunsmoke, Frontier Fighters and The Six Shooter.
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5 Minute Mystery (A Bit Of Logic); Federal Agent (A Killing In London); Sky Blazers (Roscoe Turner)
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Ellery Queen Minute Mystery (Kidnap Caper); Colgate Cavalcade; Corn Cobblers Show; 1938 Santa Anita Handicap
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Jason and The Golden Fleece (Ghost of Linda Gale); Vice and Sade (Two Tons Of Coal); Adventures of Babe Ruth
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Weird Circle (The House and The Brain); Fire Fighters (First Day); Calling All Detectives (Uncle Marv's Mob)
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Adventures of Superman (Captured By The Wolf); Counterfeit (Dynamite in Suede Shoes); The Outward Voyage (Virginia Grey)
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Amazing Mr. Smith (Hooting Owl); Backstage Wife (Claudia Visits Larry); Art Gilmore Show (Valley of Old Men)
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Tarzan of The Apes (Tarzan Rescues Jane); Incredible, But True (Pretend You're Pavlova); Fat Man (The 19th Pearl)
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Double or Nothing (1942); Linda's First Love (1949); Baby Snooks (1941)
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Bill Stern Show (Red Grange); Incredible, But True (Whereabouts of Mr. Wadham); Adventures of Frank Merriwell (Ransomed Football)
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Hearthstone of the Deathsquad (Terrifying Letter Murder Case); Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan Reads Jane's Letter)