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Amos 'n' Andy was an American radio <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sitcom</a> about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Harlem</a> section of New York City. While the show had a brief life on 1950s television with black actors, the 1928 to 1960 radio show was created, written and voiced by two white actors, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_Gosden" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Freeman Gosden</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Correll" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Charles Correll</a>, who played Amos Jones (Gosden), Andrew Hogg Brown (Correll), and George "Kingfish" Stevens (Gosden) as well as incidental characters. On television from 1951 to 1953, black actors took over the majority of the roles; white characters were infrequent.Amos 'n' Andy began as one of the first radio comedy series and originated from station <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMAQ_(AM)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WMAQ</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chicago</a>. After the first broadcast in 1928, the show became a hugely popular series, first on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NBC</a> Radio and later on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CBS</a> Radio and Television. Later episodes were broadcast from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torney_General_Hospital#El_Mirador_Hotel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">El Mirador Hotel</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Palm Springs, California</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_%27n%27_Andy#cite_note-Niemann-4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[4]</a>: 168–71  The show ran as a nightly radio <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_(radio_and_television)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">serial</a> (1928–43), as a weekly situation comedy (1943–55) and as a nightly disc-jockey program (1954–60). A television adaptation ran on CBS (1951–53) and continued in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">syndicated</a> reruns (1954–66). It was not shown to a nationwide audience again until 2012.

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Amos 'n' Andy was an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City. While the show had a brief life on 1950s television with black actors, the 1928 to 1960 radio show was created, written and voiced by two white actors, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, who played Amos Jones (Gosden), Andrew Hogg Brown (Correll), and George "Kingfish" Stevens (Gosden) as well as incidental characters.On television from 1951 to 1953, black actors took over the majority of the roles; white characters were infrequent.Amos 'n' Andy began as one of the first radio comedy series and originated from station WMAQ in Chicago. After the first broadcast in 1928, the show became a hugely popular series, first on NBC Radio and later on CBS Radio and Television. Later episodes were broadcast from the El Mirador Hotel in Palm Springs, California.[4]: 168–71 The show ran as a nightly radio serial (1928–43), as a weekly situation comedy (1943–55) and as a nightly disc-jockey program (1954–60). A television adaptation ran on CBS (1951–53) and continued in syndicated reruns (1954–66). It was not shown to a nationwide audience again until 2012.

Amos 'n' Andy&nbsp;was an American radio&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" rel="noopener noreferrer">sitcom</a>&nbsp;about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem" rel="noopener noreferrer">Harlem</a>&nbsp;section of New York City. While the show had a brief life on 1950s television with black actors, the 1928 to 1960 radio show was created, written and voiced by two white actors,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_Gosden" rel="noopener noreferrer">Freeman Gosden</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Correll" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charles Correll</a>, who played Amos Jones (Gosden), Andrew Hogg Brown (Correll), and George "Kingfish" Stevens (Gosden) as well as incidental characters. On television from 1951 to 1953, black actors took over the majority of the roles; white characters were infrequent.Amos 'n' Andy&nbsp;began as one of the first radio comedy series and originated from station&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMAQ_(AM)" rel="noopener noreferrer">WMAQ</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chicago</a>. After the first broadcast in 1928, the show became a hugely popular series, first on&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBC</a>&nbsp;Radio and later on&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS" rel="noopener noreferrer">CBS</a>&nbsp;Radio and Television. Later episodes were broadcast from the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torney_General_Hospital#El_Mirador_Hotel" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Mirador Hotel</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" rel="noopener noreferrer">Palm Springs, California</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_%27n%27_Andy#cite_note-Niemann-4" rel="noopener noreferrer">[4]</a>: 168–71 &nbsp;The show ran as a nightly radio&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_(radio_and_television)" rel="noopener noreferrer">serial</a>&nbsp;(1928–43), as a weekly situation comedy (1943–55) and as a nightly disc-jockey program (1954–60). A television adaptation ran on CBS (1951–53) and continued in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" rel="noopener noreferrer">syndicated</a>&nbsp;reruns (1954–66). It was not shown to a nationwide audience again until 2012.

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