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The Hermit's Cave was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">syndicated</a> radio <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_fiction" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">horror</a> series. The syndication was done via scripts, so that stations could broadcast the program with their own casts.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hermit%27s_Cave#cite_note-grh-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[1]</a>The program began in September 1937<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hermit%27s_Cave#cite_note-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[2]</a> and continued into the mid-1940s on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WJR_(AM)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WJR AM</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Detroit</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michigan</a>.  In 1942, WJR's broadcasts of the show were recorded and broadcast a week later on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBBM_(AM)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WBBM</a> in Chicago, Illinois. By 1943, transcriptions of the WJR version of the program were also being broadcast in eight additional cities. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMPC" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">KMPC AM</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">California</a>, broadcast it from 1940 to 1944, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Conrad" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">William Conrad</a> as producer. Over 800 episodes were produced but fewer than 40 are currently available.Show sponsors included the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Coal_Company" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Carter Coal Company</a> which advertised its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_heating" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">home-heating</a> coal product, Olga Coal, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simoniz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Simoniz Company</a> which promoted its various automotive care products like Simoniz Cleaner.The Hermit's Cave was narrated by the character, the Hermit, with a majority of episodes beginning with the following dialogue:Ghost stories! Weird stories. And murders, too! The Hermit knows of them all! Turn out your lights. Turn them out, and listen while the Hermit tells you ...Throughout the years, the voice of the Hermit was provided by various actors beginning with John Kent and later by Charles Penman, Toby Grimmer, Klock Ryder, Mel Johnson, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dehner" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Dehner</a>.

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The Hermit's Cave was a syndicated radio horror series. The syndication was done via scripts, so that stations could broadcast the program with their own casts.[1]The program began in September 1937[2] and continued into the mid-1940s on WJR AM in Detroit, Michigan. In 1942, WJR's broadcasts of the show were recorded and broadcast a week later on WBBM in Chicago, Illinois. By 1943, transcriptions of the WJR version of the program were also being broadcast in eight additional cities. KMPC AM in Los Angeles, California, broadcast it from 1940 to 1944, with William Conrad as producer.Over 800 episodes were produced but fewer than 40 are currently available.Show sponsors included the Carter Coal Company which advertised its home-heating coal product, Olga Coal, and the Simoniz Company which promoted its various automotive care products like Simoniz Cleaner.The Hermit's Cave was narrated by the character, the Hermit, with a majority of episodes beginning with the following dialogue:Ghost stories! Weird stories. And murders, too!The Hermit knows of them all! Turn out your lights. Turn them out, and listen while the Hermit tells you ...Throughout the years, the voice of the Hermit was provided by various actors beginning with John Kent and later by Charles Penman, Toby Grimmer, Klock Ryder, Mel Johnson, and John Dehner.

The Hermit's Cave&nbsp;was a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" rel="noopener noreferrer">syndicated</a>&nbsp;radio&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_fiction" rel="noopener noreferrer">horror</a>&nbsp;series. The syndication was done via scripts, so that stations could broadcast the program with their own casts.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hermit%27s_Cave#cite_note-grh-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">[1]</a>The program began in September 1937<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hermit%27s_Cave#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer">[2]</a>&nbsp;and continued into the mid-1940s on&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WJR_(AM)" rel="noopener noreferrer">WJR AM</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit" rel="noopener noreferrer">Detroit</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michigan</a>. &nbsp;In 1942, WJR's broadcasts of the show were recorded and broadcast a week later on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBBM_(AM)" rel="noopener noreferrer">WBBM</a> in Chicago, Illinois. By 1943, transcriptions of the WJR version of the program were also being broadcast in eight additional cities.&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMPC" rel="noopener noreferrer">KMPC AM</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles" rel="noopener noreferrer">Los Angeles</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" rel="noopener noreferrer">California</a>, broadcast it from 1940 to 1944, with&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Conrad" rel="noopener noreferrer">William Conrad</a> as producer. Over 800 episodes were produced but fewer than 40 are currently available.Show sponsors included the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Coal_Company" rel="noopener noreferrer">Carter Coal Company</a>&nbsp;which advertised its&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_heating" rel="noopener noreferrer">home-heating</a>&nbsp;coal product, Olga Coal, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simoniz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simoniz Company</a>&nbsp;which promoted its various automotive care products like Simoniz Cleaner.The Hermit's Cave&nbsp;was narrated by the character, the Hermit, with a majority of episodes beginning with the following dialogue:Ghost stories! Weird stories. And murders, too! The Hermit knows of them all! Turn out your lights. Turn them out, and listen while the Hermit tells you ...Throughout the years, the voice of the Hermit was provided by various actors beginning with John Kent and later by Charles Penman, Toby Grimmer, Klock Ryder, Mel Johnson, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dehner" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Dehner</a>.

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