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)
The Lassie radio show was broadcast from 1947-1950. It first aired
on ABC, then on NBC. Lassie played a different dog each week in
different kinds of situations. The shows ran for 15 minutes. The
series was sponsored by Red Heart dog food.
