Ozzie with wife Harriet and sons David (left) and Ricky

When comedian Red Skelton was drafted in March of 1944, Ozzie Nelson
was prompted to create his own family situation comedy.The Adventures
of Ozzie and Harriet launched October 8, 1944 on CBS, it moved to NBC
in October 1948, then made a late-season switch back to CBS in April of 
1949. The final years of the radio series were on ABC, the former NBC
Blue Network) from October 14, 1949 to June 18, 1954. In total, 402
radio episodes were produced.

The Nelsons’ sons, David and Ricky, did not join the cast until the radio
show’s fifth year, initially appearing on the February 20, 1949 episode,
ages 12 and 8, respectively.

1950

Rare 1930’s advertising charm from Fels- Naptha Soap made for the Hobby
Lobby radio show.

Hobby Lobby allowed listeners everywhere to write in about their unusual hobbies
so they could come on the radio and "lobby for their hobby."  Many of the hobbies
were actually people’s professions like a female gorilla trainer, a scientist that makes robots, and a beekeeper (whose bees escaped during the show). The show was on
the air till 1948. The host of the series was Dave Elman who was billed as "the dean
of American hobbyist."

Dave Elman

Original air dates on the Blue Network: January 7, 1941 to October
5, 1952

The anthology radio series Inner Sanctum was created by producer
Himan Brown and was based on the generic title given to the mystery
novels of Simon and Schuster. A total of 526 episodes were broadcast
featuring stories of mystery, terror and suspense.

Original television run on NBC: October 1, 1952  – 1961

This Is Your Life was a documentary series originally broadcast on
NBC radio from 1948 to 1952. It made the switch to television in 1952
and ran until 1961. The original host was the shows producer Ralph
Edwards.

Ralph Edwards

J. Carrol Naish

Life with Luigi is a radio situation comedy series which debuted on CBS
Radio, with the final episode broadcast on March 3, 1953. The show
was sometimes regarded as the Italian counterpart to the radio show
The Goldbergs, which chronicled the experience of Jewish immigrants
in New York City.

Original air date: Tuesday, 10-30-1951