When Radio Ruled

Christmas and Old Time Radio go together like Santa and Reindeer. Sit back with some yuletide cheer and share a Merry Christmas with voices from Christmas past.

Excerpts from Radio Shows Broadcast in 1934, music recorded in 1934, newsreel soundtracks of 1934. Presented without commentary 1934 – Raw Excerpts Collected For Episode 5

1936 as it happened on the radio. Yankees Giants world series.

1935 – Franklin Roosevelt trying to hold America together. Foreign powers rattling sabers. Poverty and Hope. All this and Jack Benny, too. When Radio Ruled episode 6 – 1935

The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour – Rudy Vallee – Franklin Roosevelt – The March of Time -The Hour of Smiles – Fred Allen – The Jack Benny Program – Milton Berle – George Burns – Gracie Allen – Portland Hoffa – Mary Livingston – And More! When Radio Ruled episode 5 – the year 1934

When Radio Ruled 1933 Podcast

When Radio Ruled episode #3 – 1932

Episode 2 features the years 1930 and 1931 when Radio began to be a part of the everyday lives of Americans, and brought some comfort into homes dealing with a great economic crisis. When Radio Ruled episode #2 – 1930&1931

Episode #1 – Beginnings to 1929 Old Time Radio came into millions of homes bringing entertainment, news, music, and comedy. Old Time Radio also brought the United States together during two of the greatest threats it ever faced; the depression and World War 2. This podcast examines how entertainment, radio and America grew and changed … Continue reading When Radio Ruled episode #1 – Beginnings to 1929