Fort Laramie was a radio Western series that aired Sunday afternoons at 
5:30pm (ET) on CBS from January 22 to October 28, 1956. Once a week
the cast and crew gathered at CBS Studio One in Hollywood to tape the
show. In 1956 this was the last radio production studio in use in California.

Produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, the Western drama depicted
life at old Fort Laramie during the 19th Century. The 41 episodes starred
Raymond Burr as Lee Quince, captain of the cavalry. One year later, Burr
became a television star as Perry Mason.

Wolfman Jack (Robert Weston Smith) (January 21, 1938 – July 1, 1995)

The Wolfman was a Raspy rock ‘n’ roll radio and television disk jockey who was 
popular during the 60’s and 70’s. After selling encyclopedias door-to-door, he
began attending the National Academy of Broadcasting in Washington, D.C.,
where he graduated in 1960.

The Wolfman in American Graffiti, a 1973 coming of age film

The Story of Kay Fairchild, The Stepmother starred Sunda Love and ran on CBS
Radio from 1938 to 1942. It was a soap opera about the real life story of a woman
who raised another woman’s children. The show tells us of the hardship of fitting
in with the family and the trials and tribulations of dealing with in-laws. The show 
was sponsored by Colgate Tooth powder and Cashmere bouquet lotion.

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House Party premiered on CBS Radio and ran weekdays at 4 p.m., three days a
week, for 30-minutes through January 10, 1947. Following a break, it then ran
weekdays at 3:30 p.m. from December 1, 1947 to December 31, 1948. The long
running radio shows final broadcast was October 13, 1967. Other sponsors were
Pillsbury and Lever Brothers. The show was also on CBS television, debuting on 
September 1, 1952.

 
   Sophie Tucker (Sonya Kalish) (January 13, 1887 – February 9, 1966)

Tucker was a Russian-born American singer, comedian, actress, and radio
personality. She was known for her delivery of comical and sometimes risqué
songs, Sophie Tucker was one of the most popular entertainers in America
during the first half of the 20th century.

Sophie Tucker on her final network television appearance originally aired 
Oct. 1965 on The Ed Sullivan Show in color.