Thread: Let’s talk about old time (and some new) radio shows
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Old 01-30-2010, 09:14 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Question: All these posts make it sound as if radio is a "thing of the past" in the US. Here in the UK, the national BBC radio stations, which broadcast a lot a drama, documentaries, comedy, etc, are extremely popular. Is radio not regarded as a mass entertainment medium in the US any more? Is it just seen as a medium for music and news, and nothing else, these days?
Harry, I've been trying to find the source for this, but I believe that in the U.S., traditional radio shows ended on September 30, 1962. That's the day the networks, without prior notice to the radio stars, officially pulled the plug on radio drama drama and turned their full attention to television. I'll let you know if I find something on that. From what I've heard, it wasn't pretty. The stars of the radio shows didn't know about the networks' plans until they showed up for work only to find they no longer had jobs.

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UPDATE: I still can't find any concrete evidence to collaborate what I said in the previous paragraph. Until I do, please take my remarks with a grain of salt.
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