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‘’THE ALAN YOUNG SHOW’’ FIRST AIRED ON THIS DATE IN 1944

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The Alan Young Show
was a 30 minute situation comedy that ran from
June 28, 1944 thru 1949.The series began on NBC Radio as a summer
replacement starring Alan Young and vocalist Bea Wain (above). It then
moved to ABC Radio with Jean Gillespie portraying Young’s girlfriend
Betty. The program was next broadcast by NBC for a 1946-47 run and
was off in 1948. When it returned to NBC in 1949, Louise Erickson
played Betty and Jim Backus was heard as snobbish playboy Hubert
Updike III.

 

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Louise Erickson with Richard Crenna

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Jim Backus

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MICHAEL JACKSON ON ABC RADIO

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THE PREACHER RETURNS!

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The re-launch of KISN radio begins Sept. 1st. Hear Pat Pattee and the other Good Guys play your favorite good music. 

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SHOW AIRED FOR THE LAST TIME ON THIS DATE IN 1954

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The Railroad Hour was a radio series of musical dramas and comedies broadcast
from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. The show was sponsored by the Association
of American Railroads and starred singer-actor Gordon MacRae. Marvin Miller was
the announcer of the series that began on ABC October 4, 1948 as a 45-minute
program, and was reduced to 30 minutes on April 25, 1949, continuing until
September 26, 1949. It then moved to NBC for a run from October 3, 1949, until
June 21, 1954. On both networks it aired Monday evenings at 8pm(et).The theme
song for the program was “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”.

GORDON MACRAE AND DINAH SHORE
Gordon MacRae with guest Dinah Shore

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Announcer Marvin Miller

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THE FCC FOUNDED ON THIS DATE IN 1934

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency
of the U.S. government. It was established by the Communications Act of
1934 as a successor to the Federal Radio Commission and is charged with
regulating all non-federal use of radio and television broadcasting, interstate telecommunications, wire, satellite and cable.    

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