Old Time Radio Articles

Old Time Radio Articles

• About OTRCAT.com
• ABCs of Old Time Radio
• Aviation in Old Time Radio
• Atomic Radio
• Bad Boys of Classic Hollywood
• Best of Old Time Radio
• Big Band Music in Old Time Radio
• Blindness in Old Time Radio
• CBSRMT: 10 Fun Facts
• Children's Radio Shows
• Civil Defense in Old Time Radio
• Cold War and Red Scare in Old Time Radio
• Comics Books and Funny Pages in Old Time Radio
• Complete Broadcast Day Recordings
• Cooking in Old Time Radio
• Country Music in Old Time Radio
• Detective Radio Shows
• Doctors and Medical Tales in OTR
• Driving with Old Time Radio
• Disaster in Old Time Radio
• Drama in Old Time Radio
• Dragnet -- All Things Dragnet
• Early Radio History
• Espionage and Spies on the Radio
• Exercise and Old Time Radio
• Father's Day Gift Guide
• Female Comedians in Old Time Radio
• Final Broadcasts of Old Time Radio
• Five Reasons to keep your OTR on MP3
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Gift Guide for Old Time Radio Listeners
• Gossip Radio Broadcasts during Hollywood's Golden Age
• Gracie for President
• Great Writers and Authors in Old Time Radio\
• Gunsmoke: 10 Fun Facts
• Hard Boiled Detectives
• History of the Golden Age of Radio
• Horror and Mystery on the Radio
• Hawaii Old Time Radio Shows
• Homeschool Programs
• Increase your Health by Listening to OTR
• Introductions, Theme Songs, and Commercials
• Jack Benny: 10 Fun Facts
• Jazz Stars Favorites of Old Time Radio
• Jazz Shows in Old Time Radio
• Kids' Old Time Radio
• Legal Dramas in Old Time Radio
• Listen to Old Time Radio in Your Car
• Military Recruiting in Old Time Radio
• Marx Brothers in Old Time Radio
• Minstrel Show History
• Music Broadcasts in Old Time Radio
• Nautical Themed OTR
• Navy in Old Time Radio
• News Broadcasts in Old Time Radio
• News Commentators and News Broadcasts
• Newspaper Dicks and Reporters in Old Time Radio
• Opera and Classical Music Broadcasts of Yesteryear
• OTRCAT Phone Number
• Patriotic Old Time Radio Shows
• Poetry in Old Time Radio
• Presidential Historic Recordings
• Quiz and Game Old Time Radio Shows
• Radio Shows that Turned into Television and Film
• Radio Ratings By Year: 1930-1938
• Recommended Series for First Time Listeners
• Recommended OTR Books
• Recommended MP3 Players
• Religious Recordings in Old Time Radio
• Request Print Catalog by Mail
• Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in OTR
• Science Fiction in Radio
• "Old Age Aint No Place For Sissies"
• Scariest Old Time Radio Shows
• Science Fiction Favorites
• Serials in Old Time Radio
• Sleepytime Old Time Radio
• Singing Cowboys in Old Time Radio
• Soap Operas in Radio
• Soft Boiled Detectives
• South African Old Time Radio
• Sports Broadcasts in Old Time Radio
• Space Recordings
• Spotlight on Old Time Radio Rarities
• Springtime in Old Time Radio
• Stay Healthy at Home Listening to Old Time Radio
• Summer Replacement Shows
• Superheroes in Old Time Radio
• Suspense!  The Old Time Radio Show!
• Talent Shows in Old Time Radio
• Tap Dancing in Old Time Radio
• Theme Music of Old Time Radio
• Tony Curtis in Old Time Radio
• Top 10 Great Places to Listen to Old Time Radio
• Top 10 Reasons to Listen to Scary Shows
• Top 10 Reasons to Listen to Spooky Shows
• Top 20 Old Time Radio Shows
• Top Comedies in Old Time Radio
• Top Detectives in Old Time Radio
• Top Police Shows in Old Time Radio
• Top Selling Old Time Radio Shows
• Top Western Radio Shows
• Trade Old Time Radio Shows
• True Crime in Old Time Radio
• Ventriloquists in Old Time Radio
• War Bonds in Old Time Radio
• Where Did the Old Time Radio Western Go?
• World War II on the Radio
• World War II News Broadcasts
• World War II Propaganda Broadcasts
• World War II Axis Propaganda on the Radio
• When did you first become interested in old time radio?
• Yiddish Old Time Radio Series
• Zsa Zsa Gabor in Old Time Radio

Old Time Radio, by Tim DeForest

• Pirates of Old Time Radio
• Lone Ranger: Adventures with Historical Western Figures
• Tarzan of the Apes
• Nick Carter, Master Detective
• Memorable Villains of Old Time Radio
• Last Stands of Old Time Radio
• Civil War in Old Time Radio
• Baseball in Old Time Radio
• Frontier Gentleman & Fort Laramie
• Peter Lorre in Mystery In the Air
• Cloak and Dagger Radio Show
• The Six Shooter
• Babysitters in Old Time Radio
• Naval Warfare in Old Time Radio
• Marriage can be ... Murder!

Radio History, by Anthony Rudel

• Nominating Presidents, The Media, and Where It All Began
• Twas During the Transition (poem)
• Rudy Vallee 80th Anniversary
• Aimee Semple McPherson: Radio Religion and Reality
• John Romulus Brinkley: Broadcaster, Medical Man, Politician, Marketing Genius
• Jack Webb ... Just the Facts!
• Great Mystery Writers in Old Time Radio

Old Time Radio Personality Profiles, by Lou Dumont

• Harry Frankel: Singin' Sam
• Fanny May Baldridge
• Lew White: Organist
• Ned Wever: Performer & Lyricist
• Cathy Lewis: Legacy of Truly Talented Voice

Fibber McGee & Gildersleeve on the Radio, by Clair Shulz

• The Quotable Gildersleeve
• Best of Jack Benny
• Ad-libber McGee and Molly

WWII Old Time Radio, by Eric Beheim

• "Air Raid Pearl Harbor" December 7, 1941, As Reported By Radio
• Baby Boomer's Radio Memories
• Baby Boomer Recalls Television in the 1950s
• Bob Elson on Board the Twentieth Century Limited - An Annotated Program Log
• CBS World News Today: The World War II Broadcasts 1942-1945
• Clyde Beatty Radio Show (1950-1952)
• Longest Day (D-DAY (JUNE 6, 1944) as Reported by Radio
• Fitch Bandwagon
• Grandpa Walters Scott: Memories and Recollections of a Classic 1930s Radio Receiver
• NBC Broadcast Day for June 6, 1944 (D-Day)
• OTR Bookshelf: Recommend Old Time Radio Books
• Reliving World War II via Radio
• Simple and Cost Effective Way to Organize and Play Your MP3 Disks
• "Think it is plane?" Unidentified radio signals associated with the Earhart Mystery
• Ticket to the Breakfast Club
• War of the Worlds
• WJSV BROADCAST DAY: Some Comments and Observations

Tips from a Fellow OTR Fan by Steve Atlas:

• Issue 1: Music, Lux Radio, and Ronald Coleman
• Issue 2: Sci Fi and Music
• Issue 3: Thanksgiving
• Issue 4: Christmas Listening
• Issue 5: New Years Listening
• Issue 6: Presidents' Day
• Issue 7: Relax with Favorite OTR
• Issue 8: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
• Issue 9: Family Entertainment
• Issue 10: Patriotic Programming
• Issue 11: Summer Concerts
• Issue 12: Labor Day Listening
• Issue 13: Making Car Trips More Fun
• Issue 14: Halloween Spooky Listening

Historic Recordings by Kurt Hurner

• "History needs to be looked at from the time that it took place"
• "Op Ed: History Should Make Us Feel Uncomfortable" 
• "Op Ed: When looking at history, Generation Z need not look at Generation X, but the Baby Boomers"
• "You May Be Part of History and Not Even Know It"

Old Time Radio Articles by Guest Authors:

• "And Again I Hear: Old Time Radio and the Imagination," by Jack Foley
• "Charlotte Greenwood," by Grant Hayter-Mazies
• "Christmas Carol," by Craig Wichman
• "Kay Kyser: Opening the Kollege Doors," by Steven Beasley
• "Hans Conried and Arch Oboler," by Suzanne Gargiulo
• "Those Pesky Aliens by War of the Worlds," by John Gosling
• "Listeners Weekly Schedule of OTR Comedies," by Steven Johnson, and updated article
• All About Carmichael, aka Mischka, Jack Benny’s Polar Bear

Holidays Features:

• Old Time Radio New Years Eve
• Old Time Radio Groundhog Day
• Old Time Radio Valentine's Day
• Old Time Radio St Patrick's Day
• Old Time Radio April Fool's Day
• Old Time Radio Easter
• Old Time Radio Tax Time
• Old Time Radio Mother's Day
• Old Time Radio Memorial Day Shows
• Old Time Radio Father's Day
• Old Time Radio Fourth of July
• Old Time Radio Summer Heatwave
• Old Time Radio Halloween Favorites
• Old Time Radio Veterans Day
• Old Time Radio Thanksgiving
• Old Time Radio Christmas

Old Time Radio Listener Memories

• Alex Stoffel: Decoder Ring and Sunday Memories
• Bob Corder: Remembers Edward Joel Pawley
• Devon Wilkins: Memories from a Canadian Dairy Farm
• Don Hutchison: Remembering The Hermit's Cave
• Don Ostertag: Miss.Fee the Dial-Switcher
• Edward Rennie OTR in Iraq
• George Pedicini: Remembering writing for Jack Benny
• Giovanni Iuliani: Into the 1950s and the Radio Lure of the Circus
• Harold Ellison: Remembering 1940-50s New York Radio
• James Goff: Remembering Sci-fi Radio
• Joe Graziano: Giving a Christmas Radio Present
• John Hayes: New Zealand Flood Radio
• Jonathan Boswell: Old Time Radio in Iraq
• Karl Johnson: Satellite Radio turn Nonbeliever to OTR fan
• Ken Voigt: Radio: Entertainment In More Ways Than One
• Lee: Remembering D-Day
• Marv Sandhop: Memories of being on the radio
• Nat: 90 Years Young: Reliving old time radio in mp3
• RJ Edmonds: Remembering UK's 1950s Radio
• Sam Dog: Gramps 'n Me
• Wally Cwick: Remembering Radio's Heros
• Wayne Field: "I Remember Radio..."