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When Radio Ruled

Mike Gillett - the BeforeTV Project

A look at Old Time Radio and the world around it. A chronological look at the original mass media.

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When Radio Ruled #113 – Bergen, McCarthy, and Snerd 1939

When Radio Ruled ·

2025/02/05

Charlie McCarthy was created by Edgar Bergen based on a wise cracking newsboy named Charlie from the neighborhood. High Schooler Edgar Bergen sketched the design for Charlie. More than a little obsessed, Bergen decided to bring his Charlie to life. Bergen built Charlie’s movable body but paid woodworker Theodore Mack $35 to carve Charlie’s head. … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #113 – Bergen, McCarthy, and Snerd 1939

When Radio Ruled #112 – SoundScape 1939 part 2

When Radio Ruled ·

2025/01/29

1939 was the year the country woke up to the horrific scale of the death to come on land, sea, and in the Air Seems obvious now, but at the time lots of people thought the first great war had been so terrible it could never happen again. I wish they had been right. The … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #112 – SoundScape 1939 part 2

When Radio Ruled #111 – Connee Boswell Sings 1939

When Radio Ruled ·

2025/01/22

Connee Boswell was one of the first white artists to integrate the jazz and swing experimentations of black New Orleans musicians into popular music. The tempo, rhythm and pitch changes she and her sisters introduced to close harmony arrangements fused together Classical, Jazz, Swing, and Blues as never before. The work she did on the … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #111 – Connee Boswell Sings 1939

When Radio Ruled #110 – SoundScape 1939 part 1

When Radio Ruled ·

2025/01/15

For the Previous 2 episodes, The Year 1939 – Politics and the year 1939 – Culture and Technology, I listened to almost 1000 hours of OTR in chronological order. I got to hear 1939 unfold through broadcasts from the day and learn what the podcasts should be about. As I go, I create a best … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #110 – SoundScape 1939 part 1

When Radio Ruled #109 – 1939 part 2 Culture,...

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/12/16

There was no happy ending for 1939. The whole decade was spent clawing our way out of financial disaster, now we got a humanitarian disaster beyond imagining as slaughter continues world wide. But Life doesn’t hold still! This episode features the cultural, technological, and social changes that occurred over the noise of the war in … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #109 – 1939 part 2 Culture, Technology, and Arts

When Radio Ruled Episode #108 1939 part 1 – The War...

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/12/06

1939 as told through the Radio Broadcasts of the day!! The dreaded war finally begins with the German invasion of Poland. Neville Chamberlain is forced to grow a spine. Winston Churchill returns to Government. Franklin Roosevelt Hates War. And some Really Hot Swing Licks by Artie Shaw. FEATURING Mary Livingston Jack Benny Fibber McGee and … Continue reading When Radio Ruled Episode #108 1939 part 1 – The War Begins

When Radio Ruled #107 SoundScape 1938 part 33

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/04/01

We’ve got both reassuring fantasy and unsettling reality in this episode. On one hand we’ll hear old friends Donald Duck and the Seven Dwarfs in a fairy tale setting, and we’ll hear our soon to be enemy, Nazi Germany take over the real world Austria. Starring: Orson Welles Don Wilson Jack Benny Mary Livingstone Phil … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #107 SoundScape 1938 part 33

When Radio Ruled #106 – SoundScape 1938 part 32

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/03/23

This Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live December 25 through December 29, 1938. Starring: Don Wilson Mary Livingstone Jack Benny Eddie “Rochester” Anderson Kenny Baker Andy Devine Phil Harris Joan Bennett Cecil B. DeMille Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Walt Disney Robert Young Bill Stern Frank … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #106 – SoundScape 1938 part 32

When Radio Ruled #105 – SoundScape 1938 part 31

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/03/12

This Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live December 11 through December 22, 1938. Starring: The Cast of Family Doctor Fred Allen Santa Claus Robert Young Lionel Barrymore Reginald Owen Jack Benny Eddie “Rochester” Anderson Don Wilson Mary Livingstone Phil Harris Kenny Baker Andy Devine Hanley Stafford Fanny … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #105 – SoundScape 1938 part 31

When Radio Ruled #104 – SoundScape 1938 part 30

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/03/05

My personal OTR collection contains thousands of hours of old time radio I use in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen to each episode I extract the most interesting and entertaining bits to create a best of reel as a reference for when writing the … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #104 – SoundScape 1938 part 30

When Radio Ruled #103 – SoundScape 1938 part 29

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/02/20

When Radio Ruled #102 – SoundScape 1938 part 28

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/02/14

When Radio Ruled #101 – SoundScape 1938 part 27

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/02/06

The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live November 2 through November 6, 1938. Starring: Fred Allen Harry Von Zell Portland Hoffa Orson Welles Don Wilson Jack Benny Phil Harris Mary Livingstone Kenny Baker Bill Goodwin Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen Ray Noble Jean Arthur And The Merry Macs … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #101 – SoundScape 1938 part 27

When Radio Ruled #100 – SoundScape 1938 part 26

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/02/01

The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live October 23 through October 31, 1938. Starring: Orson Welles Lionel Barrymore Clark Gable Robert Young Frank Morgan Don Ameche Judy Canova Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen Dorothy Lamour Madeleine Carroll Don Wilson Eddie “Rochester” Anderson Jack Benny Mary Livingstone Kenny Baker … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #100 – SoundScape 1938 part 26

When Radio Ruled #99 – SoundScape 1938 part 25

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/01/23

The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live October 16 through October 23, 1938. Starring: Adolf Hitler Don Wilson Jack Benny Mary Livingstone Phil Harris Kenny Baker Andy Devine Winston Churchill Orson Welles Robert Young Judy Garland Fanny Brice Hanley Stafford and Joan Crawford FEATURED SONGS INCLUDE Zing … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #99 – SoundScape 1938 part 25

When Radio Ruled #98 – SoundScape 1938 part 24

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/01/16

The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live September 15 through October 10, 1938. Starring: Cast of Blair of the Mounties Cast of Columbia Workshop Slapsy Maxie Rosenbloom Frank Morgan Fanny Brice Cast of Family Doctor Cecil B. DeMille Ephraim Zimbalist Neville Chamberlain Phil Harris Kenny Baker Mary … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #98 – SoundScape 1938 part 24

When Radio Ruled #97 – SoundScape 1938 part 23

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/01/09

The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live August 28 through September 13, 1938. Starring: Edward Arnold Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen Robert Young Meredith Wilson Fanny Brice Hanley Stafford Alice Faye Frank Morgan Father Flanagan Cast of Family Doctor Orson Welles Judy Garland Cast of Family Doctor Cast … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #97 – SoundScape 1938 part 23

When Radio Ruled #96-SoundScape 1938 part 22

When Radio Ruled ·

2024/01/02

The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live August 1 through August 28, 1938. Starring: Cast of Blair of the Mounties Orson Welles Al Jolson Irving Berlin Cast of The Shadow Seabiscuit Charlie McCarthy Nelson Eddy Edward Arnold Edgar Bergen Ella Logan Rudy Vallee Featured Songs Include Marie … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #96-SoundScape 1938 part 22

When Radio Ruled #95 – SoundScape 1938 part 21

When Radio Ruled ·

2023/12/26

This episode starts out solemn with references to the marauding Japanese and unreasonable bully Nazis but ends with lots of laughs thanks to Charlie McCarthy and Friends. It consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live July 3 through July 31, 1938. Starring: Orson Welles Edward Arnold Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #95 – SoundScape 1938 part 21

When Radio Ruled #94 – Old Time Radio Christmas 2023

When Radio Ruled ·

2023/12/19

Peace on Earth Good Will Towards Men A Celebration of Christmas through Old Time Radio! Featuring Two Great Radio Christmas Time Broadcasts Casey Crime Photographer – Christmas Shopping from 12/19/46 The Lone Ranger – 3 Wise Men from 12/24/54 With Songs and Excerpts from War Time Radio Christmas Broadcasts! Starring Franklin Roosevelt Fibber McGee Lionel Barrymore … Continue reading When Radio Ruled #94 – Old Time Radio Christmas 2023

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