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The years of the great radio networks spanned from 1926 to 1962, with their heyday in the 1930s and ’40s. Millions of Americans would gather round the radio to laugh with Fred Allen or Jack Benny, follows the travails of soap opera heroines on Painted Dreams and <a href="https://www.otrcat.com/p/romance-of-helen-trent" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Romance of Helen Trent</a>, or hide under the covers to escape the frightening stories on <a href="https://www.otrcat.com/p/lights-out" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lights Out</a> and The Shadow.Capitalizing on the rising popularity of western swing in the 1940s, the Riders of the Purple Sage became staples on radio, appearing with the Andrews Sisters and on Roy Rogers’ weekly series.<br /><br />Fans of B-westerns also recognized their cowboy crooning from several films with Rogers, Monte Hale and Charles Starrett.During radio’s golden years, the western was the most popular movie genre, by the number of films made, if not always in box office success. The genre was not as dominant on radio, though it was certainly well-represented.

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The years of the great radio networks spanned from 1926 to 1962, with their heyday in the 1930s and ’40s. Millions of Americans would gather round the radio to laugh with Fred Allen or Jack Benny, follows the travails of soap opera heroines on Painted Dreams and The Romance of Helen Trent, or hide under the covers to escape the frightening stories on Lights Out and The Shadow.Capitalizing on the rising popularity of western swing in the 1940s, the Riders of the Purple Sage became staples on radio, appearing with the Andrews Sisters and on Roy Rogers’ weekly series.Fans of B-westerns also recognized their cowboy crooning from several films with Rogers, Monte Hale and Charles Starrett.During radio’s golden years, the western was the most popular movie genre, by the number of films made, if not always in box office success. The genre was not as dominant on radio, though it was certainly well-represented.

The years of the great radio networks spanned from 1926 to 1962, with their heyday in the 1930s and ’40s. Millions of Americans would gather round the radio to laugh with Fred Allen or Jack Benny, follows the travails of soap opera heroines on&nbsp;Painted Dreams&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.otrcat.com/p/romance-of-helen-trent" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Romance of Helen Trent</a>, or hide under the covers to escape the frightening stories on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.otrcat.com/p/lights-out" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lights Out</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Shadow.Capitalizing on the rising popularity of western swing in the 1940s, the Riders of the Purple Sage became staples on radio, appearing with the Andrews Sisters and on Roy Rogers’ weekly series.<br><br>Fans of B-westerns also recognized their cowboy crooning from several films with Rogers, Monte Hale and Charles Starrett.During radio’s golden years, the western was the most popular movie genre, by the number of films made, if not always in box office success. The genre was not as dominant on radio, though it was certainly well-represented.

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