Radio Program Recordings

Radio Program Recordings This article has 12 parts spanning the medium’s so-called “classic era.”: 1. Overview; 2. Comedies; 3. Adventures and mysteries; 4. Detective stories; 5. Dramas; 6. Soap operas; 7. Music and variety shows; 8. Science fiction; 9. Children’s programs; 10. Quiz shows; 11. Westerns; 12. Collectors and collections. 1. Overview. By the late 1930s almost all urban homes (and the majority of rural homes) in the U.S. had radio sets and played them an average of five or more…