Performing Arts
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby’s radio program centers on the relaxed, conversational charm of its star, whose warm singing voice and easygoing humor made him …
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride was a country music radio program broadcast from Shreveport, Louisiana, known for presenting country performers to a live …
The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope
The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope is a variety comedy program built around Bob Hope’s quick-witted monologues and lively exchanges with h…
Front and Center
Front and Center is a wartime-themed radio variety program built around comedy and entertainment for a military audience. Its broadcasts bri…
Recollections at 30
This recording is identified as “Bergen and McCarthy Debut Judy Garland,” a program in the Recollections at 30 series. The title points to a…
Show Stoppers
Show Stoppers is a radio program featuring Constance Bennett discussing acting. This installment offers a glimpse of Bennett’s perspective o…
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby’s radio programs center on the relaxed, unmistakable presence of the singer and entertainer. His warm baritone and conversationa…
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera brings operatic performance to the radio, presenting singers and orchestra in works from the classical repertoire. Th…
Best of All
Best of All presents “Fifty Years of Operatic Singing,” a program centered on opera across five decades. The title suggests a musical listen…
National Barn Dance
National Barn Dance brings the sound of a country music variety show to the radio, with songs and entertainment rooted in American folk and …
Jimmie Fidler
Jimmie Fidler brings Hollywood news and conversation to the radio, with columnist and commentator Jimmie Fidler at the center. The program o…
Command Performance
Command Performance is a variety program created to entertain American service members during World War II. Its broadcasts bring together po…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings listeners into the world of film through the perspective of its celebrated Hollywood columnist and radio per…
Command Performance
Command Performance is a variety program created to entertain members of the U.S. armed forces during World War II. This recording features …
Showtime
Showtime presents a radio variety program centered on the world of theatrical entertainment. The title pairs this broadcast with Ziegfeld Fo…
Broadway in Review
Broadway in Review offers a radio look at the world of Broadway theater. This recording is identified with Eugenie Baird, whose name provide…
Broadway in Review
Broadway in Review brings the world of the stage to radio, with a focus on Broadway and its songs. This recording is identified with “I Can'…
The Chase and Sanborn Hour
The Chase and Sanborn Hour was a popular American variety program built around comedy, music, and guest appearances. Its broadcasts brought …
Arts Forum
WNYC’s Arts Forum features Yvonne Rainer, the dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker known for her influential work in experimental dance and …
The Connee Boswell Show
Connee Boswell brings her warm, expressive singing to this radio program, with a tribute to Annie Get Your Gun as its featured theme. The ti…