Sponsored by Wrigley's Gum and carried over the CBS radio network from January 7, 1940 to August 1, 1943. The series then left the air while Gene Autry left for service in the Army Air Corps. After his return, the program was heard again from September 23, 1945 to May 13, 1956. Gene enjoyed a career in personal appearances, in the motion pictures, on radio and later on television. He was billed as "America's Favorite Cowboy."
Old time radio drama exists because of hobbyists and radio personnel, who rescued episodes of shows on transcription tapes and on glass or vinyl records. Some radio programs are presumed lost, primarily those from the 1930s – few programs from the 1920s were recorded