Favorite Story was a nationally syndicated Ziv production, which grew from a local dramatic offering, developed and continued on KFI, Los Angeles.

The fare was classic literature, both the novel and short story, with adaptations of Vanity Fair, Pride and Prejudice, and The Three Musketeers.

In 1947 writers Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee approached frequent star Ronald Colman and asked him to host it. The format—that of having the “favorite stories” of prominent personalities—was continued. Production stopped in late 1949, after 118 episodes, but the shows were heard in various local markets for years.