CBSRadioMysteryTheaterDoubleZeroDec231976

CBS Radio Mystery Theater (a.k.a. Radio Mystery Theater and Mystery Theater, sometimes abbreviated as CBSRMT) is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_drama" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">radio drama</a> series created by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himan_Brown" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Himan Brown</a> that was broadcast on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Radio_Network" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CBS Radio Network</a> affiliates from 1974 to 1982, and later in the early 2000s was repeated by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NPR</a> satellite feed. In New York City it was not aired by the then all-news <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCBS-FM" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WCBS</a> but by its originating station, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOR_(AM)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WOR</a>, which produced and announced it as simply Radio Mystery Theater.The format was similar to that of classic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Radio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">old time radio</a> shows like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Traveler" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Mysterious Traveler</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whistler_(radio_series)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Whistler</a>, in that the episodes were introduced by host <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._G._Marshall" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">E. G. Marshall</a> who provided pithy wisdom and commentary throughout. Unlike the hosts of those earlier programs, Marshall is fully mortal, merely someone whose heightened insight and erudition plunge the listener into the world of the macabre.

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (a.k.a. Radio Mystery Theater and Mystery Theater, sometimes abbreviated as CBSRMT) is a radio drama series created by Himan Brown that was broadcast on CBS Radio Network affiliates from 1974 to 1982, and later in the early 2000s was repeated by the NPR satellite feed.In New York City it was not aired by the then all-news WCBS but by its originating station, WOR, which produced and announced it as simply Radio Mystery Theater.The format was similar to that of classic old time radio shows like The Mysterious Traveler and The Whistler, in that the episodes were introduced by host E. G. Marshall who provided pithy wisdom and commentary throughout. Unlike the hosts of those earlier programs, Marshall is fully mortal, merely someone whose heightened insight and erudition plunge the listener into the world of the macabre.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater&nbsp;(a.k.a.&nbsp;Radio Mystery Theater&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mystery Theater, sometimes abbreviated as&nbsp;CBSRMT) is a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_drama" rel="noopener noreferrer">radio drama</a>&nbsp;series created by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himan_Brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Himan Brown</a>&nbsp;that was broadcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Radio_Network" rel="noopener noreferrer">CBS Radio Network</a>&nbsp;affiliates from 1974 to 1982, and later in the early 2000s was repeated by the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR" rel="noopener noreferrer">NPR</a>&nbsp;satellite feed. In New York City it was not aired by the then all-news&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCBS-FM" rel="noopener noreferrer">WCBS</a>&nbsp;but by its originating station,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOR_(AM)" rel="noopener noreferrer">WOR</a>, which produced and announced it as simply&nbsp;Radio Mystery Theater.The format was similar to that of classic&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Radio" rel="noopener noreferrer">old time radio</a>&nbsp;shows like&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Traveler" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Mysterious Traveler</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whistler_(radio_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Whistler</a>, in that the episodes were introduced by host&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._G._Marshall" rel="noopener noreferrer">E. G. Marshall</a>&nbsp;who provided pithy wisdom and commentary throughout. Unlike the hosts of those earlier programs, Marshall is fully mortal, merely someone whose heightened insight and erudition plunge the listener into the world of the macabre.

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