NBC's First Fabulous Fifty 76-10-10 (1) Host - Ben Grauer - Part 1 (2)

The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadcasting_Company" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Broadcasting Company</a>'s NBC Radio Network (also known as the NBC Red Network from 1927 to 1942)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Radio_Network#cite_note-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[a]</a> was an American commercial radio network which was in continuous operation from 1926 through 1999. Along with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Blue_Network" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NBC Blue Network</a>, it was one of the first two nationwide networks established in the United States. Its major competitors were the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Radio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Columbia Broadcasting System</a> (CBS), founded in 1927, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Broadcasting_System" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mutual Broadcasting System</a>, founded in 1934.  In 1942, NBC was required to divest one of its national networks, so it sold NBC Blue, which was soon renamed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">American Broadcasting Company</a> (ABC). After this separation, the Red Network continued as the NBC Radio Network.For the first 61 years of its existence, this network was owned by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Corporation_of_America" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Radio Corporation of America</a> (RCA) with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">New York City</a> radio station <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFAN_(AM)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WEAF</a> (renamed WNBC in 1946, WRCA in 1954 and again as WNBC in 1960) as its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagship_station" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">flagship station</a>. Following the emergence of television as the dominant entertainment medium and much of NBC Radio's talent migrating both to CBS and NBC television, the network made multiple investments in programming in hopes of retaining relevance. These included the weekend program umbrella <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor_(radio_program)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Monitor</a> (1955–1975), the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">all-news</a> focused NBC News and Information Service (1975–1977) and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_radio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">talk radio</a> service <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Talknet" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NBC Talknet</a>, all of which encountered varying degrees of success and failure.

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The National Broadcasting Company's NBC Radio Network (also known as the NBC Red Network from 1927 to 1942)[a] was an American commercial radio network which was in continuous operation from 1926 through 1999. Along with the NBC Blue Network, it was one of the first two nationwide networks established in the United States. Its major competitors were the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), founded in 1927, and the Mutual Broadcasting System, founded in 1934. In 1942, NBC was required to divest one of its national networks, so it sold NBC Blue, which was soon renamed the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). After this separation, the Red Network continued as the NBC Radio Network.For the first 61 years of its existence, this network was owned by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) with New York City radio station WEAF (renamed WNBC in 1946, WRCA in 1954 and again as WNBC in 1960) as its flagship station.Following the emergence of television as the dominant entertainment medium and much of NBC Radio's talent migrating both to CBS and NBC television, the network made multiple investments in programming in hopes of retaining relevance. These included the weekend program umbrella Monitor (1955–1975), the all-news focused NBC News and Information Service (1975–1977) and the talk radio service NBC Talknet, all of which encountered varying degrees of success and failure.

The&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadcasting_Company" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Broadcasting Company</a>'s&nbsp;NBC Radio Network&nbsp;(also known as the&nbsp;NBC Red Network&nbsp;from 1927 to 1942)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Radio_Network#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer">[a]</a>&nbsp;was an American commercial radio network which was in continuous operation from 1926 through 1999. Along with the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Blue_Network" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBC Blue Network</a>, it was one of the first two nationwide networks established in the United States. Its major competitors were the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Radio" rel="noopener noreferrer">Columbia Broadcasting System</a>&nbsp;(CBS), founded in 1927, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Broadcasting_System" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mutual Broadcasting System</a>, founded in 1934. &nbsp;In 1942, NBC was required to divest one of its national networks, so it sold NBC Blue, which was soon renamed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" rel="noopener noreferrer">American Broadcasting Company</a>&nbsp;(ABC). After this separation, the Red Network continued as the NBC Radio Network.For the first 61 years of its existence, this network was owned by the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Corporation_of_America" rel="noopener noreferrer">Radio Corporation of America</a>&nbsp;(RCA) with&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" rel="noopener noreferrer">New York City</a>&nbsp;radio station&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFAN_(AM)" rel="noopener noreferrer">WEAF</a>&nbsp;(renamed WNBC in 1946, WRCA in 1954 and again as WNBC in 1960) as its&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagship_station" rel="noopener noreferrer">flagship station</a>. Following the emergence of television as the dominant entertainment medium and much of NBC Radio's talent migrating both to CBS and NBC television, the network made multiple investments in programming in hopes of retaining relevance. These included the weekend program umbrella&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor_(radio_program)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Monitor</a>&nbsp;(1955–1975), the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-news" rel="noopener noreferrer">all-news</a>&nbsp;focused NBC News and Information Service (1975–1977) and the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_radio" rel="noopener noreferrer">talk radio</a>&nbsp;service&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Talknet" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBC Talknet</a>, all of which encountered varying degrees of success and failure.

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