Adapted from radio to television, The Amos ‘n Andy Show was produced
from June 1951 to April 1953 with 78 filmed episodes, sponsored by the
Blatz Brewing Company.

The CBS television series used black actors in the main roles, although
the actors were instructed to keep their voices and speech patterns close 
to those of the radio shows stars Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.

Produced at the Hal Roach Studios, the show was among the first to be
filmed with a multi-camera setup, four months before the I Love Lucy
series used the same technique.

The original radio show was popular from the 1920s through the
1950s. It was created, written, and voiced by two white actors, 
Gosden and Correll (above).

Thursday was Bing’s day from 1937 to 1946 on “The Kraft  Music Hall”.

The Kraft Music Hall was a popular variety program, featuring top show
business entertainers and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman. It aired on 
NBC radio until 1958. Ford Bond was the announcer. The show was one
hour in length until cut to a half hour in January 1943. 

From left: Santos Ortega as Inspector Queen (father of Ellery), Hugh
Marlowe as Ellery Queen and Marian Shockley as Ellery’s assistant,
Nikki, from the radio program The Adventures of Ellery Queen.

During the first season of The Adventures of Ellery Queen, Radio Guide
magazine called it "a CBS drama that will keep you on the edge of your
chair." It added "You will find Ellery Queen both brave and brilliant and
you will find yourself participating joyously in the ageless thrill of the
manhunt." Several repeats of the program appeared on different
networks, with the first one broadcast on CBS June 18, 1939, and
the last on ABC May 27, 1948.

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

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.

Camille Bohannon

The First Lady of Radio

Kathryn Elizabeth “Kate” Smith (May 1, 1907 – June 17, 1986)