Bob Elliott (born 1923) and Ray Goulding (1922–1990) were a radio
comedy team whose career spanned five decades. During their last
years in radio, they were heard on National Public Radio until 1987.

1957

Bob Elliott turned 89 in March. He is the father of
comedian/actor Chris Elliott.

Stars Ben Alexander and Jack Webb in the radio studio prior to a broadcast
of Dragnet in 1953. The NBC radio crime drama series premiered on June 3, 1949 and ended on February 26, 1957.

Jack Webb

Harold Peary as Throckmorton Philharmonic Gildersleeve, on the NBC
radio show The Great Gildersleeve. It aired August 31, 1941 to 1957. It
was one of broadcast history’s earliest spin-off programs having been
a staple on the classic radio sitcom Fiber McGee and Molly.

During the show’s 1950 summer hiatus, Peary had contracted with CBS
radio and was legally unable to appear on NBC as a star performer, thus
prompting the hiring of Willard Waterman as Peary’s replacement. 

This was one of the last episodes of the radio series.

Released on November 21, 1941

Clip from “Look Who’s Laughing”

Judge for Yourself, at first subtitled The Fred Allen Show, is a Mark Goodson
and Bill Todman quiz and audience participation television program, with
comedian Fred Allen as the emcee. It aired on NBC from August 18, 1953
to May 11, 1954. Dennis James was the series announcer, but took over
as host in January 1954.

                   Fred Allen (John Florence Sullivan)  

                        May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956