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DRAMA AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1942



The series aired on CBS radio from June 17, 1942 to
September 30, 1962 for a total of 946 episodes.

 


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Lurene Tuttle
(left) and Rosalind Russell in "The Sisters" episode on
Suspense in 1948
.

Original broadcast date: June 14, 1955.


William Conrad (right) was the narrator of this episode.

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SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1952

My Little Margie starred Gale Storm and Charles Farrell and premiered as
the summer replacement for I Love Lucy. It alternated between CBS and
NBC from 1952 to 1955 under the sponsorship of Philip Morris cigarettes
and when the series moved to NBC for its third season in the fall of 1953,
Scott Paper Company became its sponsor.

The series was created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles,
California
at Hal Roach Studios by Hal Roach, Jr. and Roland D. Reed.

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RADIO SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1943

Archie Andrews began on the NBC Blue Network and switched to Mutual in 1944,
and then continued on NBC radio from 1945 until September 5, 1953. The show’s original announcer was Kenneth Banghart. Archie was first played by Charles Mullen (1943-1944).

    From left: Harlan Stone as Jughead, Bob Hastings as Archie, and
Gloria Mann as Veronica.

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A TV SPECIAL ON THIS DAY IN 1960


Frank Sinatra (left) and Elvis Presley

The TVSpecial "The Frank Sinatra Timex Special – Welcome Home Elvis”
was recorded on March 26th 1960 for the May 12 broadcast. It was the
first televised appearance of Elvis since coming home from his military
service
in Germany. The show was recorded in Black and White, since
ABC-TV didn’t start using until 1962. 

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FIRST SHOW AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983)

"Arthur Godfrey Time" was a Monday-Friday show that featured Godfrey’s
monologues, interviews with various stars, music from his own in-house
combo and regular vocalists. It remained a late morning staple on the
CBS Radio Network schedule until 1972.

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