List of old-time radio programs

Listed below are notable vintage radio programs associated with old-time radio, also called Radio's Golden Age.

United States Golden Age programs

10-2-4 Ranch
15 Minutes with Bing Crosby
19 Nocturne Boulevard
20 Questions
2000 Plus
21st Precinct
33 Half Moon Street
5 Minute Mysteries

Post-OTR U.S. radio programs

Canadian Golden Age programs

Golden Age-emulating Canadian radio programs

Nero Wolfe (a.k.a. Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe)
Nightfall
The Vinyl Cafe

Australian Golden Age programs

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Ellett, Ryan (2012). Encyclopedia of Black Radio in the United States, 1921–1955. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Inc. ISBN 978-1476693392. OCLC 1369512406.
↑ "Radio and Television Program Reviews: Call the Police" (PDF). Billboard. June 12, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
↑ "'City Desk' – Newspaper Drama Starts on WHP Thursday". Harrisburg Telegraph. December 28, 1940. p. 23. Retrieved May 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
↑ "How Radio Stars Win Friends and Influence People" (PDF). Radio Guide. August 14, 1937. p. 17. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
↑ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920–1960, 2nd Ed., Vol. 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. p. 220.
↑ Lewis, Martin (October 29, 1938). "Airialto Lowdown" (PDF). Radio Guide. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
↑ Lohman, Sidney (January 13, 1946). "One Thing and Another". The New York Times. p. X 5. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
↑ "Domestic Comedy Series Heard On WHP Daily, 7 P.M." Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. Harrisburg Telegraph. August 25, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved March 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ The A to Z of Old Time Radio by Robert C Reinehr and Jon D Swartz April 2010
↑ "Coast-to-Coast" (PDF). Radio Daily. November 5, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
↑ "CBS D-Day Coverage".
↑ "Radio Guide Listening Post". Altoona Tribune. September 25, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved September 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

[Ellett-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Ellett, Ryan (2012). Encyclopedia of Black Radio in the United States, 1921–1955. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Inc. ISBN 978-1476693392. OCLC 1369512406.

[2] "Radio and Television Program Reviews: Call the Police" (PDF). Billboard. June 12, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

[3] "'City Desk' – Newspaper Drama Starts on WHP Thursday". Harrisburg Telegraph. December 28, 1940. p. 23. Retrieved May 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[dunningota-4] Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved September 5, 2025.

[5] "How Radio Stars Win Friends and Influence People" (PDF). Radio Guide. August 14, 1937. p. 17. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

[sies-6] Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920–1960, 2nd Ed., Vol. 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. p. 220.

[7] Lewis, Martin (October 29, 1938). "Airialto Lowdown" (PDF). Radio Guide. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

[lohman-8] Lohman, Sidney (January 13, 1946). "One Thing and Another". The New York Times. p. X 5. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

[9] "Domestic Comedy Series Heard On WHP Daily, 7 P.M." Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. Harrisburg Telegraph. August 25, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved March 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] The A to Z of Old Time Radio by Robert C Reinehr and Jon D Swartz April 2010

[11] "Coast-to-Coast" (PDF). Radio Daily. November 5, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

[12] "CBS D-Day Coverage".

[at-13] "Radio Guide Listening Post". Altoona Tribune. September 25, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved September 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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Post-OTR U.S. radio programs

Canadian Golden Age programs

Golden Age-emulating Canadian radio programs

Australian Golden Age programs

See also

References

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