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PUBLIC SERVICE FROM THE RETRO BLOG

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ORIGINAL RADIO SERIES DEBUTED IN 1926

Roscoe Reports: 1928 -

National Women's Historical Society — Lorraine Hansberry
Freeman Gosden (‘Amos’) and Charles Correll (‘Andy’)

On January 12, 1926, the two-man comedy series “Sam ‘n’ Henry”
debuts on Chicago’s WGN radio station. Two years later, after
changing its name to “Amos ‘n’ Andy,” the show becomes one
of the most popular radio programs in American history.

Gosden and Carrell, both vaudeville performers, were doing a
Chicago comedy act in blackface when an employee at the
Chicago Tribune suggested they create a radio show.

SATURDAY MORNINGS FOREVER: THE AMOS 'N' ANDY SHOW

Amos n Andy Radio Show / TVparty!/ Classic TV

Amos & Andy - Old Time Radio: Amos N' Andy - Amazon.com Music

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