• Radio brought the news directly into listeners’ living rooms. Among the major news stories broken on radio: the Scopes monkey trial, carried live by Chicago station WGN in 1925; the Hindenburg zeppelin disaster, covered by WLS Chicago in 1937; and Edward R. Murrow’s CBS reports on the Blitz of Britain, airing in 1940.
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Red Skelton Show, The

Red Skelton Show, The

Broadcast History: 7 January 1939 to 26 May 1953

Comedian Red Skelton takes the lead in this comedy show full of musical numbers. Skelton often plays one of many crazy characters, including Clem Kadiddlehopper, the idiotic cab-driver, Junior, the “mean widdle kid” and Deadeye, the fastest gun in the West. As one of the most well-loved comedians in radio history, Red remained at the top of his profession for many, many years, pulling in record numbers of listeners.

REDS390107 - Avalon Time [01] Reds1st Broadcast
 6.68 MB

REDS390121 - Avalon Time [03] Dinner With Edna
 4.22 MB

REDS390218 - Avalon Time [07] Egypt aka Edna Stillwell Joins Cast
 6.8 MB

REDS390225 - Avalon Time [08] Aladdin Skelton aka Talks About San Francisco
 6.78 MB

REDS390304 - Avalon Time [09] Cincinnati aka Horses Racing
 6.73 MB

REDS390311 - Avalon Time [10] Income Tax Problems
 6.85 MB

REDS390318 - Avalon Time [11] King Arthur Skelton aka The Thousand Dollars
 6.9 MB

REDS390325 - Avalon Time [12] Marco Polo Skelton
 7.11 MB

REDS390401 - Avalon Time [13] April Fools Day
 6.53 MB

REDS390408 - Avalon Time [14] Skeltons Flea Circus
 6.81 MB

REDS390415 - Avalon Time [15] Red Discovers America- Engineers Mistake
 6.77 MB

REDS390422 - Avalon Time [16] Robin Hood aka Party At Reds House
 6.99 MB

REDS390429 - Avalon Time [17] Night Watchman In The Bank
 7.01 MB

REDS390506 - Avalon Time [18] Napoleon Bonaparte Skelton
 6.85 MB

REDS390513 - Avalon Time [19] Purchase Of Manhattan
 6.9 MB

REDS390527 - Avalon Time [21] Ednas Birthday Party
 6.99 MB

REDS390603 - Avalon Time [22] Stolen Plans East Coast Broadcast
 6.71 MB

REDS390610 - Avalon Time [23] Dinner at a Restaurant
 6.93 MB

REDS390617 - Avalon Time [24] At the University
 6.93 MB

REDS390624 - Avalon Time [25] Policemans Ball
 6.99 MB

REDS390701 - Avalon Time [26] To Vacation Or Not To Vacation
 6.82 MB

REDS390708 - Avalon Time [27] 4th of July Picnic - Curt Massy Joins Cast
 6.92 MB

REDS390722 - Avalon Time [29] The Hotel [358]
 7.12 MB

REDS390729 - Avalon Time [30] Dangerous Dan Mcgrew
 6.9 MB

REDS390805 - Avalon Time [31] Trip To Mount Baldy aka Headline Holcomb
 6.95 MB

REDS390812 - Avalon Time [32] Moody Brothers
 7 MB

REDS390819 - Avalon Time [33] At The Movies aka Slice Of Life- Movies
 6.78 MB

REDS390826 - Avalon Time [34] High School Dance- Baby Sitting
 6.92 MB

REDS390902 - Avalon Time [35] Killer Hitchhikers
 6.91 MB

REDS390909 - Avalon Time [36] Nagging Wife
 6.57 MB

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