…world’s first commercial radio station, KDKA, began broadcasting in Pittsburgh in 1920.
Broadcast History: 16 January 1939 to 26 December 1952Theme Tune: Valse Triste, by Sibelius
Carlton E. Morse wrote several radio series - the popular One Man's Family, featured the sprawling Barbour family of Sea Cliff, California; Adventures by Morse featuring a San Francisco detective, Captain Bart Friday and his sidekick, who roamed the world together seeking danger and solving mysteries, and I Love Adventure.
But it's I Love A Mystery which is considered by many radio fans and collectors to be the greatest radio adventure serial of all time - newspapers even had adverts running which read
LA420515 - Abner Sleeping On The Job [161]
CMP430320 - Judy Garland, John Charles Thomas, Kenny Baker
Family Doctor 1932 (18) Tolerance
1939 ROA Club Code Captain Secret Compartment Badge Badge
49-12-25 (25) Nineteen Santa Clauses