In late 1972, Vincent Price sat down with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio (full interview here - https://www.goldenage-wtic.org/gaor-32.html). 

During the course of their conversation, Price spoke about being accepted by the regular radio character actors even though he came to radio from Broadway.

Vincent Price On Being Allowed To Work In Radio and a Funny Lurene Tuttle Story

The 2021 edition of my annual gift to my least favorite friend, Ryan.

Ryan Sucks

Ryan Sucks (Electro House)

Music from the hit online arcade game Holobreak by Incredulous Interactive. Play it free in your browser at incedulous.itch.io/holobreak

Holobreak

This is a snippet from Breaking Walls Episode 96: Halloween On The Air (1943 - 1953)
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One summer day in 1948, Willam S. Paley received a proposal from Lew Wasserman and Taft Shreiber—President and VP of The Music Corporation of America. They asked if CBS would be interested in buying The Amos N’ Andy Show, then airing on NBC.

At the time, U.S. Citizens were taxed 77% of all income over $70,000. However, if the duo behind Amos N’ Andy, Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden incorporated and sold their show to the network, they would be taxed under capital gains laws at 25%.

NBC wouldn’t allow the deal. But William Paley jumped at the chance. Amos n’ Andy moved over on October 10th. Shortly after, Lew Wasserman phoned again. He asked if CBS would be interested in purchasing The Jack Benny Program.

Benny organized his activities into a corporation. Paley and Wasserman negotiated an agreement for CBS to buy it for $2.26 Million.

NBC sent president Niles Trammel to California with orders to keep Benny at NBC. When William Paley heard that Trammel was on his way to California, he called Benny directly to arrange an in-person meeting. Benny invited him to Los Angeles.

Paley and CBS counsel Ralph Colin set up shop at the Beverly Hills Hotel. RCA head David Sarnoff was there as well, to help ensure Niles Trammel would secure the deal. 

NBC responded with a major counteroffer. Lew Wasserman intervened. CBS matched the counteroffer, and an impressed Jack Benny signed it. Sponsor American Tobacco was uneasy. Paley convinced them to back the move by offering compensation for every rating point Benny’s show lost. 

As all of this was happening, The Jack Benny Program broadcast live on the evening of Sunday, October 31st, 1948.

When Jack Benny Went Trick-Or-Treating

Do you remember a time when wars were cold and people fought them in the shadows? It was a time of spies and secrets with each side trying to outdo the other using any means necessary. Join us as we drop in on a highly classified meeting at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., where even the uncanny is not off the table, in the play "Spooky"!

Tonight’s episode was written by Josh Horowitz 
Produced by Aimee Pavy
Sound edit and sound design by Josh Horowitz
Heard in tonight’s play were: 
Josh Horowitz as the KGB Scientist and Spy 2
Lena Horowitz as Katya
Bob Telford as Colonel Sweeney
Michael Carnegie as the Military Aide
Brett Stillo as Agent Lansing
Audra Wolfmann as Agent Meadows
Regina Yermus as Vasimovna
Edward Champion as Deputy Director Cartwright
Aaron Seymour as Agent Gusterson and the Doctor
Beth Damiano as Patty
Aimee Pavy as the Room Service Lady
Landon Hood as Spy 1
Dana Kelly Jr. as the President’s Aide
And JFK as the President, courtesy of NVIDIA Natural TTS Synthesis and Tacotron 2

Music and sound effects from FreeSound.org
Additional music arranged and performed by Josh Horowitz 
Episode cover by Peter Wiberg from Pixabay 
Logo design by Michael Dern 
And yours truly Josh Horowitz

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This November, experience New York City like you’ve never before.  Will you make the right deal? Or fall to greed? But whatever you choose, just make sure you get out in time. 

Coming This November to your favorite podcast app, Burning Gotham — The new audio fiction soap opera about the fastest growing city in the world, and the opportunists who shaped it.

Subscribe anywhere you'd get a podcast and find out more at BurningGotham.com

Burning Gotham: Coming November 2022

Our heroes watch an extremely clever movie that gets bogged down with its own gimmick.

We Just Watched... WNUF Halloween Special

In June of 1983, Jack Carney broadcast a two-part audio documentary on the life and career of Jack Benny featuring interviews and recollections with the cast, and audio from the show. During the first part of the documentary the late Jack Benny, in an interview recorded years before, spoke of the importance of organic character and joke development on the Jack Benny Program.

Jack Benny On The Importance of Organic Character Development

After the November 20th, 1947 episode of Suspense, Roma Wines wrapped up its sponsorship of the series. For the next five weeks CBS broadcast Suspense on Friday evenings. Beginning on January 3rd, 1948 the program changed directions.

William Spier’s last date with the production was January 24th, with the episode “Eve,” starring June Havoc. They were married the next day.

When the couple finished honeymooning, Spier looked for his next project. He found it on the American Broadcasting Company.

The Story Behind Bill Spier's Exit From Suspense

Hello my friends! Hope everything is great with all of you. Here comes a new 130 Bpm Dance & Edm & Trance song. Much love and energy in this one. I hope that you all gonna like this song. My song, new song and new melody to you all my friends.
"This House Is Haunted" Composed, Produced and Mastering by me.
Please tell me what you think of this.
And thank you to all my listeners, i hope all of you know that i am so honored for all feedback and awesome comment's i get.. you are my inspiration and energy source when i create songs.
Best regards Robert Lillemäe

This House Is Haunted

This is a snippet from Breaking Walls EP92: Radio And Coney Island (1906 - 1960)

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On Friday, April 11th, 1947, CBS debuted a new situation comedy called My Friend Irma.

Marie Wilson starred as Irma Peterson, a kind-hearted, simple-minded, buxom blonde stenographer, while a tremendously versatile actress—Cathy Lewis—portrayed her completely opposite roommate Jane Stacy.

The show was created by Cy Howard during the time after World War II when head of CBS William Paley was championing new, experimental programming. Howard cast Cathy Lewis after hearing her read, and Marie Wilson after seeing her in Ken Murray’s Blackouts.

Gloria Gordon played Mrs. O’Reilly. Hans Conried was Professor Kropotkin. John Brown played Irma’s boyfriend Al, and Alan Reed played Mr. Clyde, Irma’s boss.

By the time this episode, “Irma and Jane Visit Coney Island” aired on Monday, June 7th, 1948 at 8:30PM, My Friend Irma was being sponsored by the Lever Brothers. That season, Irma was the 2nd highest rated show on Monday evenings behind The Lux Radio Theater.

Irma And Jane Visit Coney Island on My Friend Irma

At midnight, anything can happen. Inspired by classic old time radio shows of yesteryear, this audio drama brings you stories of horror, suspense, and mystery… at midnight, anything can happen. Learn more info at: www.twelvechimesradio.com

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