Actor Alan Young and Bea Wain at the microphone
The Alan Young Show began on NBC Radio as a summer replacement
sitcom in 1944, featuring vocalist Bea Wain. It then moved to ABC Radio
until 1946 when the series returned to NBC for a year, was off in 1948
and returned to the air in 1949. The show made the move to television
in 1950 on the CBS network.