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| x Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett |
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The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi | 2001 |
Public radio's conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas
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| x The University of Chicago Round Table | 1931 | 1955 |
"The University of Chicago Round Table" was broadcast nationally by NBC Radio from 1933 until 1955. The show, which was the first regular network program to be produced without a script, featured University professors and others discussing issues...
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| x Against the Storm |
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1939 | 1952 |
Against the Storm was a radio daytime drama which had three separate runs over a 13-year period on NBC and ABC. It ran in the years 1939 to 1942, 1949 and finally in 1951-52. Created and written by Sandra Michael, the drama was the only daytime...
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| x The Man Behind the Gun |
The Man Behind the Gun was a half hour radio show about the war time experiences of the men in the armed forces. It starred Art Carney and it won a Peabody Award in 1942.
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| x The Standard Symphony Hour |
The Standard Symphony hour was an early radio show on the Pacific Coast Radio Network during the 1940s.
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| x Afield with Ranger Mac | Jan 1933 |
Afield with Ranger Mac was a radio program that started in 1933 and broadcast on WHA for over 20 years. Ranger Mac taught children about nature through songs, poems and stories.
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| x Lux Radio Theater |
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Oct 14, 1934 | Jun 7, 1955 |
Lux Radio Theater, a long-run classic radio anthology series [NBC Blue Network (1934-1935); CBS (1935-1954); NBC (1954-1955)] which first adapted Broadway stage works, and then films to hour-long radio programs performed live before studio audiences...
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| x Let's Pretend |
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Mar 24, 1934 | Oct 23, 1954 |
Let's Pretend, created and directed by Nila Mack (1891-1953), was a long-run CBS radio series for children.
It had several different early formats and titles. Aunt Jymmie and Her Tots in Tottyville began October 27, 1928. Aunt Jymmie was the host of...
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| x An Open Letter to the American People | 1943 | 1943 |
An Open Letter to the American People is a Charles Foster Peabody award winning play that examined and interpreted the riots that broke out in Detroit on June 20, 1943.
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| x Music and the Spoken Word |
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1929 |
Music and the Spoken Word is a weekly 30-minute radio and television program of inspiring messages and music produced by Bonneville Communications with music performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (often accompanied by the Salt Lake Tabernacle...
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| x Philharmonic Young Artists Series |
The Philharmonic Young Artist Series was a radio program.
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| x Human Adventure |
Human Adventure was a radio program.
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| x Cavalcade of America |
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1935 | 1953 |
Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953, and later on television from 1952 to 1957. Originally on CBS the series pioneered the use of anthology...
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| x The Bell Telephone Hour |
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Apr 29, 1940 | Jun 30, 1958 |
The Bell Telephone Hour, aka The Telephone Hour, is a long-run concert series which began April 29, 1940 on NBC radio and was heard on NBC until June 30, 1958. Sponsored by Bell Telephone, it showcased the best in classical and Broadway music,...
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| x Worcester and the World |
Worcester and the World was a radio program.
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| x Cross-Rhoads |
Cross-Rhoads was a radio program.
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| x America's Town Meeting of the Air |
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1935 | 1956 |
America's Town Meeting was a popular long running radio program on NBC. It began on radio in 1935 and moved to television in 1948. It was a current events show that took on controversial subjects. The panel took questions from the audience in the...
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| x We March with Faith |
We March with Faith is a Peabody award-winning children's program.
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| x The NBC Symphony of the Air | 1937 | 1954 |
The NBC Symphony of the the Air was a weekly radio concert broadcast by the NBC Symphony which served as house orchestra for the network, beginning November 13, 1937 and continuing until 1954. The show won a Peabody award in 1945 for outstanding...
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| x Columbia Workshop |
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1936 | 1947 |
Columbia Workshop was a radio series that ran on on the Columbia Broadcasting System from 1936 to 1943, returning in 1946-47.
The series began as the idea of Irving Reis. Reis had begun his radio career as an engineer and developed a fascination...
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| x The Orchestras of the Nation |
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The Orchestra of the Nation was a radio show designed by NBC to acquaint listeners to orchestras from various regions in the country. This show won a peabody award in 1948.
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| x Weekly Press |
Weekly Press was a radio show broadcast out of Ithaca NY that featured news and comments from local newspapers.
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| x Theatre Guild on the Air |
Theatre Guild on the Air was an anthology radio series that aired on ABC Radio in the 1940s.
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| x Boston Symphony Orchestra |
Boston Symphony Orchestra was a radio concert Broadcast from the Berkshires Festival.
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| x CBS Views the Press |
CBS Views the Press was a fifteen-minute radio program aired weekly over WCBS in New York City from 1947 to 1950 and won a Peabody, a George Polk and other major journalism awards. Don Hollenback's show was one of the first to become a critic of...
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| x CBS is There | 1947 |
"CBS is There" was a series that began in 1947 that brought past historical events to the radio audience. The events were presented as new broadcasts complete with an on-the-scene team of reporters. It won a Peabody award in 1947.
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| x You Bet Your Life |
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1947 |
You Bet Your Life is an American radio and television quiz show. The first and most famous version was hosted by Groucho Marx, of Marx Brothers fame, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman. The show debuted on ABC radio in 1947, then moved to...
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| x Communism, U.S. Brand | Aug 2, 1948 |
"Communism - U.S. Brand" was a controversial documentary written by Morton Wishengrad .
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| x Crusade for Children |
Crusade for Children was a radio program.
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| x Between the Dark and Daylight |
Between the Dark and Daylight was a radio program.
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| x Memo From Lake Success |
Memo From Lake Success was a radio program.
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| x U.N. in Action |
U.N. in Action was a series of programs which reported the activities and proceedings of the United Nations. It won a Peabody award in 1949.
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| x NBC University Theatre |
The NBC University Theater was a dramatic anthology series. In 1949, the show won radio's highest award, The Peabody Award.
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| x United Nations Project |
United Nations Project was a radio program.
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| x Heat with John Hockenberry |
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Heat with John Hockenberry is a radio program.
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| x Author Meets the Critics |
Author Meets the Critics was an American TV series which began as a mid-season replacement on NBC during April 1948, but moved to ABC in 1949. The show moved back to NBC in 1951 and then moved to the DuMont Television Network from 10 January 1952 to...
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| x The Schubert Theatre: 75 Years of Memories |
The Schubert Theatre: 75 Years of Memories is a radio program.
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| x Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and Family |
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Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and Family is a series of 20 four-and-a-half minute programs based on the memories and traditions of an Afro-American Vermont family.
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| x Kid's Corner |
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1988 |
Kid's Corner is a live, interactive radio show for kids hosted by Kathy O'Connell and produced by Robert Drake.
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| x The Halls of Ivy |
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1949 | 1952 |
The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1949-1952.
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| x The Quick and the Dead |
The Quick and the Dead examined the creation of the atomic bomb, the looming prospect of the hydrogen bomb, and the potential benefits of atomic energy. It won a Peabody award in 1950.
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| x Letter from America |
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Mar 24, 1946 | Feb 20, 2004 |
Letter from America was a weekly 15-minute radio series on BBC Radio 4, previously called the Home Service, which ran for 2,869 shows from March 24, 1946, to February 20, 2004, making it the longest-running speech radio programme in history. The...
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| x The Nation's Nightmare |
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"The Nation's Nightmare" was a CBS radio program about drugs and crime in the U.S. The show won a Peabody award in 1951.
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| x Careers Unlimited |
Careers Unlimited was a KPOJ Peabody award-winning radio show aimed at teenagers.
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| x Civic Theatre on the Air |
Civic Theatre on the Air was a community interest Peabody award-winning radio show out of Portland, Oregon's KPOJ radio station.
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| x The Bob and Ray Show |
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1946 |
The Bob and Ray show was a comedy show that aired on several radio networks over 4 decades.
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| x New York Times Youth Forum |
The New York Times Youth Forum was a radio show that brought young people together to discuss current events. It was hosted by Dorothy Lerner.
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| x The New York City Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra |
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1930 |
The New York City Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, live from Carnegie Hall, was a radio show that began in 1930 and continued for 38 years.
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| x Removing the Rust From Radio |
WSB Radio and Television won a Peabody award in 1953 for Removing the Rust From Radio.
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| x You and Your Health |
WSB Radio and Television won a Peabody award in 1953 for You and Your Health.
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| x Man's Right to Knowledge |
Man's Right to Knowledge was an educational series that aired on CBS Radio. It won a Peabody award in 1954.
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| x Pauline Frederick at the U.N. |
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"Pauline Frederick at the U.N" was a show that aired on NBC that covered the activities of the U.N. and their mission. It won a Peabody award on 1954.
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| x The Navajo Hour |
The Navajo Hour was a radio program.
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| x Conversation |
Conversation was a radio program.
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| x We Hold These Truths |
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Dec 15, 1941 | Dec 15, 1941 |
The Bill of Rights Special, We Hold These Truths, was commissioned by FDR to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, the hour-long program was aired over the combined national networks eight days after pearl Harbor. Norman Corwin, ...
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| x New York City Musicbox |
New York City Musicbox is a radio program.
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| x King Biscuit Time |
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Nov 21, 1941 |
King Biscuit Time, broadcast each weekday from KFFA in Helena, Arkansas, United States, is one of the longest-running daily American radio broadcasts in history and the most famous live blues radio program. The program has won the George Foster...
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| x The Voice of Firestone |
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Dec 3, 1928 | 1956 |
The Voice of Firestone was a radio program.
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| x Biographies in Sound |
Biographies in Sound was a radio program.
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| x Car Talk |
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1977 |
Car Talk is a radio talk show broadcast weekly on National Public Radio stations throughout the United States and elsewhere. Its subjects are automobiles and repair, and it often takes humorous turns. The hosts of Car Talk are brothers Tom and Ray...
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