Old Radio

On this day in 1892, Eddie Cantor was born.

On this day in 1930, Conrad Binyon was born.

On this day in 1905, Howard McNear was born.

On this day in 1956, Fort Laramie made its radio debut.

On this day in 1897, J. Carrol Naish was born.

On this day in 1927, Jack Benny and Sadye Marks (aka Mary Livingstone) were married.

On this day in 1949, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was born.

   On this day in 1918, Steve Dunne was born. He was the voice behind Private Eye Sam Spade between 1950-1951.

The Screen Directors' Playhouse premiered on this day in 1949. This anthology series broadcast adaptations of Hollywood movies.

On this day in 1939, The Screen Guild Theater premiered on radio. This long-running CBS anthology series featured leading Hollywood stars preforming adaptations of major motion pictures.

On this day in 1945, The Saint made its radio debut.

On this day in 1945, The Saint premiered on NBC (with Edgar Barrier in the starring role). Subsequent versions of the program starred Brian Aherne, Vincent Price , Barry Sullivan and Tom Conway as Simon Templar .

On this day in 1935, Bob Hope show premiered on radio. Hope was known for his topical one liners, his rapid fire delivery, and for entertaining the troops all over the world.