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.
Bob Grant (Robert Ciro Gigante)
(March 14, 1929 – December 31, 2013)
(FoxNews) – Bob Grant, whose familiar voice boomed over the radio
airwaves for more than 50 years, died on Tuesday, according to multiple
reports and an obituary posted on a Funeral Home’s website.
Grant first broke into the radio biz in the 1940s and scored gigs at major
radio stations around the country before he got his big break when he
moved to New York City in the ‘70s and began working for WMCA. He
went on to be the afternoon host for WABC.
After WABC, Grant made his way over to WOR and eventually turned to
doing Internet broadcasts in his later years.
Grant was known for his unscripted broadcasts and his conservative
viewpoints, never shying away from sharing his thoughts on the U.S.
military and Israel.
Grant authored the book “Let’s be Heard” in 1996 and received the
"Freedom of Speech Award" of the National Association of Radio Talk
Show Hosts that same year.
He is survived by his four children, eight grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
Joseph Curtin and Alice Frost played Jerry and Pam North
In 1946, Mr. and Mrs. North received the first Best Radio Drama
Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Though the
program aired one time in 1941, it began a continuous original
run on CBS from December 30, 1942 through December 1946.
The radio show Mr. and Mrs. North was based on a series of
26 novels written by the husband-wife team of Frances and
Richard Lockridge starting in 1940 and continuing until the
the death of Frances in 1963.
