Old Radio

  June 12, 1955: The University of Chicago Round Table , first ever radio program without a script was transmitted for the last time on NBC. It was also first winner of the famous George Foster Peabody Award. The guests at the "round table" were politicians, business owners, journalists, etc. The topics of the show included politics, nutrition, business affairs and daily topical news. Enjoy this fascinating 1948 broadcast discussing "Race Problems and World Peace":

June 8, 1947: Fifteen minute program ‘ Lassie ’ aired for the first time on ABC. The show revolved around an amazing collie dog. The show was presented by Charles Lyon and dog noises were imitated by Earl Keen. Betty Arnold and Marvin Miller starred as dog’s owners. The program was sponsored by Red Heart Dog. "Lassie" featured the story of a collie dog character created by the English Author Eric Knight. Before the story was adapted into a TV series, the radio show came years before, and aired every Saturday evening from 1947 to 1950.

Everybody Loves Somebody Sometimes was a signature song for crooner Dean Martin and it was the way he felt about people most of his life. He knew that his fans were what made him the success he became. Born in 1917 as Dino Paul Crocetti, Martin sang his way into the hearts of millions of women and his disgustingly good looks made a few men in their lives rather jealous. Dean Martin was a part of famous Rat Pack , which included notables like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Junior, and performed 10 years of comedy movies with Jerry Lewis. Although their later years together were tumultuous, Martin had a fondness for his young co-hort in picture making. Dean Martin performed and recorded many classic hits, such as the one mentioned above, That’s Amore and Volare. His singles were played on radio airwaves for decades and never failed to melt the hearts of young female admirers the world over. One of the swashbuckling gossips about Martin was affiliations with the Mafia, which in ret

  June 6, 1944: The Doctor Fights went on air on CBS for the first time. The show was a tribute to America's war doctors.  The series focused on wartime heroism in WWII . Its second season was best known for all of the guest Hollywood stars.