Performing Arts
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings the world of film and its personalities to radio through the perspective of Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper…
Command Performance
Command Performance was a wartime radio variety program created to entertain members of the U.S. armed forces. Its broadcasts brought togeth…
Biography in Sound
Biography in Sound presents the lives and work of notable figures through radio documentary. This installment focuses on John Golden, the Am…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings listeners into the world of film through the perspective of its sharp-tongued, unmistakable host, Hedda Hopp…
Command Performance
Command Performance is a variety program created to entertain members of the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Its broadcasts bring tog…
The Gulf Screen Guild Show
The Gulf Screen Guild Show brings Hollywood performers to radio in a variety program associated with the Screen Actors Guild. Its format com…
Shell Chateau
Shell Chateau is a variety program hosted by Al Jolson, combining comedy, music, and guest appearances. Its relaxed, theatrical style brings…
Golden Days of Radio
Golden Days of Radio offers a look at radio sound effects, the crafted noises that helped listeners picture scenes and action through sound …
Sealtest Variety Theater
Sealtest Variety Theater is a radio variety program hosted by comedian and actor Al Jolson. Its mix of comedy and music brings together Jols…
Major Bowes Amateur Hour
Major Bowes Amateur Hour brings aspiring performers before a radio audience, with Major Edward Bowes serving as the program’s host and guidi…
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera brings operatic performances to the radio, presenting singers and orchestra in works from the operatic repertoire. Th…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings the celebrated Hollywood columnist to the microphone for a program centered on the people and happenings of …
The Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a country music radio program built around live performances, bringing together singers and musicians for a variety of…
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy bring ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his sharp-tongued wooden dummy to the microphone. Their exchanges are…
The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air
The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air brings the spirit of Florenz Ziegfeld’s celebrated stage revues to radio. The program draws on the Follies t…
Broadway in Review
Broadway in Review is a radio program centered on the world of Broadway theater. The title pairs the program with “There's No Business Like …
Chase and Sanborn Program
The Chase and Sanborn Program is a classic American radio variety show built around comedy, music, and celebrity appearances. Its changing c…
National Barn Dance
National Barn Dance brings the sounds and spirit of country music to the radio, with songs and entertainment rooted in American folk and rur…
Jubilee
Jubilee is a musical variety program centered on Black performers and the richness of African American music. Its broadcasts bring together …
Mail Call
Mail Call was a wartime radio variety program created to entertain members of the U.S. armed forces. This recording features Adolphe Menjou …