To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the National Broadcasting Company, NBC created a series of shows called Recollections at 30. Using a vast number of archival recordings. Recollections at 30 host Ed Herlihy would assemble some of these transcriptions into a 25-minute show. Some of these shows followed a theme, such as the shows The Crash of the Hindenburg, The Big Bands, and Abraham Lincoln. Others concentrated on popular radio programs, such as Truth or Consequences, and Lights Out. People were honored, like Judy Garland, H. V. Kaltenborn, and Irving Berlin. The second episode aired on June 27, 1956 and featured Minstrels of the 1930's, Easy Aces, Al Jolson with Maxie Rosenbloom, Major Bowes Amateur Hour, actor Leslie Howard, and soprano Rosa Ponselle.