Old Radio

October 19, 1937: Big Town , the classic radio show, was aired on CBS for the first time. The show starred Edward G. Robinson as the star reporter at Illustrated Press with Claire Trevor as his sidekick Lorelei Kilbourn.  "Tell the Story" was the show's theme song . Big Town was presented by Ironized Yeast tablets and Lifebuoy soap. Due to its popularity,  Big Town   was adapted to film and television, and even was made into a comic book.

October 18, 1922: On this day, BBC (The British Broadcasting Corporation) formally established. BBC's function is monitoring the development of the radio business in Great Britain. The British realized the potential of radio broadcasting in their country after observed how radio business growth in US. BBC was owned by the world's first national broadcasting organization and was established as the British Broadcasting Company Ltd. The original company was founded by six companies which are Marconi's telecommunications companies group, Radio Communication Company, Metropolitan-Vickers (MetroVick), General Electric, Western Electric, and British Thomson-Houston. BBC was established for broadcasting experimental radio services. The first transmission held at Marconi House, London on 14 November of that year.

October 17, 1938: The story about the captain who was fought crime with his single engine plane, was aired for the first time on Mutual. In  Captain Midnight   the main character, Captain Jim "Red" Albright, was a U.S. Army aviator during the First World War . The code name Captain Midnight   was given to him by a General who assigned him to a mission that he was able to complete at exactly 12:00 midnight. During its run, the show was very popular among many radio listeners, most of whom were adults. It was also the favorite show of U.S. Air Force crews.

October 16, 1939: The Right to Happiness , a 15 minute drama , turned out to be one of the longest running shows of its kind. It was first welcomed on the Blue Network by radio listeners. "Song of the Soul," the radio show's theme song , seemed to be a cast of thousands.  The Right to Happiness  moved over to CBS in 1941 before it moved back to NBC in 1942. Fourteen years later,  The Right to Happiness  returned to CBS, where it stayed until its last days in 1960. Over its 21 year period, it took many different actors to play the various roles. The story focused on the life of Carolyn Allen, the daughter of a magazine editor, and the mistakes and tragedies that she went through. For 21-years, Proctor and Gamble remained as the show's main sponsor.