From left: Howard McNear, William Conrad, Georgia Ellis,
and Parley Baer.

The radio series “Gunsmoke” first aired on CBS on April 26, 1952 and
ended on June 18, 1961. The show stars William Conrad as Marshal
Matt Dillon, Howard McNear as Doc Charles Adams, Georgia Ellis as
Kitty Russell, and Parley Baer as Dillon’s assistant, Chester Wesley
Proudfoot. The TV series changed the newly limping Chester’s last
name from Proudfoot to Goode.

Sound-effects man Ray Kemper (left)
with William Conrad.

Conrad with cast member Georgia Ellis.

 
William Conrad 
(September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994)

From left: Waylon Jennings and the great Buddy Holly.

Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002)

Country singer-songwriter and musician Waylon Jennings, without even
knowing how to read music, vowed to have a career in as a musician and
never have to pick cotton again. He narrated the original CBS-TV series 
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985). In 1985 joined the super group The
Highwaymen with Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. 

"The Lassie Show" debuted on ABC radio. It was a 15-minute weekly 
program that aired until 1950. The series was an anthology and had
no recurring human characters. Lassie actually barked and whined
on cue for the series, but animal imitator Earl Keen did growls and
other sounds, as well as the sounds of other animals. The series
was sponsored by Red Heart dog food.

The radio series Archie Andrews was a teenage sitcom directly adapted
from the very popular comic strip of Bob Montana. It was first heard on
NBC Blue and lasted on-air until September 5, 1943. The show was also
broadcast on Mutual from 1944 to 1945.

Kenneth Banghart served as the announcer, while Bob Hastings played
the lead character Archie during the show’s NBC run. Other actors that
took over the main role include Burt Boyar, Jack Grimes, and Charles
Mullen. The other important character role, Jughead, was given to
Cameron Andrews and Hal Stone.

Doris Grundy (Betty) and Charles Mullen (Archie) during
rehearsal.

Harlan Stone (December 14, 1927-
February 21, 2007)