In Breaking Walls Episode 95, we go back to school with radio’s teacher’s pets, class clowns, and perhaps the most iconic “Miss” in radio history.

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Highlights:

• How William Paley used The Columbia Workshop to launch shows and careers.

• Suspense Moves to Hollywood and Gets Sponsorship

• The Radio Rise of Eve Arden and the Launch of Our Miss Brooks

• The NBC University Theater dramatizes a Washington Irving Classic

• The New Mr. and Mrs. Ronald and Benita Colman Show

• Johnny Dollar Investigates a Suspicious Schoolhouse Fire

• Theater Five saves a Nursery

• All Hallow’s Eve

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The reading material used in today’s episode was:

• The Who Is Johnny Dollar Matter — by John C. Abbott

• On The Air — By John Dunning

• Network Radio Ratings, 1932-53 — by Jim Ramsburg

As well as articles from:

• Broadcasting Magazine - April 27th, September 14th, and November 30th 1964, as well as January 4th, January 11th, and June 28th, 1965.

• Radio Daily - September 30th, 1949

• Sponsor Magazine - September 2nd, 1952

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On the interview front:

• SPERDVAC was with Jack Johnstone, Al Lewis, Jeanette Nolan and Elliott Reid—For more information, please go to SPERDVAC.com.

• Chuck Schaden interviewed Eve Arden, Parley Baer, Ken Carpenter, Norman Corwin, Gale Gordon, Jack Haley, Agnes Moorehead, Russell Thorson, and Willard Waterman. Hear their full chats at SpeakingofRadio.com.

• Hans Conried, William N. Robson, and William Spier were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC’s The Golden Age of Radio. These interviews can be heard at GoldenAge-WTIC.org.

• Eve Arden, Roberta Goodwin Bailey, and E. Jack Neuman were with John Dunning for 71KNUS.

• Elliott Reid was with Frank Bresee and Walden Hughes on October 14th, 2002 and Don Quinn was interviewed by Owen Cunningham in 1951.

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Selected Music featured in today’s episode was:

•I Wonder Why - by Dion and the Belmonts

• Pyramid of the Sun - by Les Baxter

• Moon - by George Winston

• The Look of Love - by Billy May and his Orchestra

• Young at Heart - by Frank Sinatra

• I’ll be Seeing You - by the Harry James Band

• Spooky - by Dusty Springfield

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Special Thanks to our sponsors:

• Radio Drama Revival

https://www.radiodramarevival.com/

• The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society

https://www.ghoulishdelights.com/series/themorls/

There are three other gentlemen who deserve my thanks: Jerry Haendiges, Ted Davenport, and Goodmond Danielson, who’s high quality audio recordings are available for purchase. Goodmond also has a facebook group and corresponding podcast. It’s called “The Radio Show Collector’s Group” and his most recent podcast features Yours Truly Johnny Dollar.

I’d also like to thank Walden Hughes and John and Larry Gassman of SPERDVAC. Listen to their shows on the Yesterday USA radio network.

By the way, SPERDVAC - The Society To Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy will be having their next convention this coming November 7th through 10th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at 3131 Bristol St. in Costa Mesa, CA.

For more information, please go to SPERDVAC.com

A Special Thank you to:

Tony Adams

Ryan Kramer

Barry Nadler

Christian Neuhaus

Aimee Pavy

Terry Wallace

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