The Ford Theatre. November 16, 1947. NBC net. "Carmen Jones". Sponsored by: Ford. The first radio production of the opera, written by Bizet but brought up to date by Oscar Hammerstein. Earl Sidner, Elton J. Warren, George Faulkner (continuity), George Zachery (director), Howard Lindsay (host), Howard Teichmann (editor), Irving Barnes, Juano Hernandez, Kenneth Banghart (announcer), Luther Saxon, Lyn Murray (music), Maurice Ellis (narrator), Muriel Smith, Oscar Hammerstein (composer), Valerie Black.