Apr 30, 2013
On the program this week we visit the end of the golden age of radio. Where did radio get it to start? Most believe it was on Christmas Eve in 1906. Reginald Fessenden is said to have broadcast the first radio program, it consisted of some violin selections and passages from the Bible. The end of the golden age of radio...
Apr 23, 2013
On this week’s episode we tackle the subject of sound and how it relates to good story telling. We are told that sound can be defined as vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear. However, sounds that make sense, that can tell story on its own,...
Apr 16, 2013
On the show this week we will be turning away from the news of the day to a story of the past. It comes from one of my favorite old-time radio dramas, Suspense. If you remember back to last week we spoke about the Detectives and I even listed a few. I jokingly included Ozzie and Harriet. While I don’t know if those...
Apr 9, 2013
On this
week’s episode we have a discussion of my favorite OTR genre, The
Detective Drama.
Our story comes from “The
Adventures of Frank Race”. This was an exciting syndicated
series that focused on an attorney whose World War II service
brought him into the O.S.S.
After the war, rather than returning to the...
