The Great Gildersleeve” was a comedy show on
NBC radio. It premiered  August 31, 1941 and ran
till 1957. It starred Harold Peary as Throckmorton P.
Gildersleeve, the towns Water Commissioner who
also has the responsibilities of raising his niece,
Marjorie , played by Lurene Tuttle and her young
brother Leroy, played by Walter Tetley. The cast 
also included Lillian Randolph as Birdie the cook. 

Freeman Gosden (left) and Charles Correll (right) did
their last broadcast of the “Amos ‘n’ Andy” show on
this date in 1960. The comedy series began on the
NBC Blue network 1929. The final  program aired
on the CBS radio network.