Bing Crosby at the CBS microphone

The daily weekday radio show "15 Minutes with Bing Crosby" aired on
CBS. It was Bing’s solo debut on network radio and featured announcer
Ken Carpenter and the Buddy Cole Trio with Rosemary Clooney. Iconic 
guests included Fred Astaire,Tallulah Bankhead, and Johnny Mercer.

Ken Carpenter

William Gargan, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Tracy, and Mark Stevens played the title role in 
Martin Kane, Private Eye on live television, airing on the NBC Television Network
from 1 September 1949 until 17 June 1954. The TV series, as with radio, was also
sponsored by United States Tobacco Company,

  
William Gargan                                          Lloyd Nolan

  
Mark Stevens                                            Lee Tracy

The original radio series of “Father Knows Best” starred Robert Young as
Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by
June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were
Betty (Rhonda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson), and Kathy was played
by (Norma Jean Nillson). The show was sponsored through most of its
run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on
NBC until March 25, 1954. It went to television on May 27, 1954. 

Only Robert Young remained of the radio cast when the series moved to
CBS Television.

Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006)

Owens was a country singer with the group the Buckaroos, known for
pioneering the Bakersfield Sound. He was also the co-host of a radio
show called Buck and Britt. He released ten #1 country albums from
1963 to 1968.