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Listed below are notable vintage radio programs associated with old-time radio, also called Radio's Golden Age.

United States Golden Age programs

#

10-2-4 Ranch
15 Minutes with Bing Crosby
19 Nocturne Boulevard
20 Questions
2000 Plus
21st Precinct
33 Half Moon Street
5 Minute Mysteries

A

B

C

D

E

Easy Aces
The Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show
Ed Sullivan Entertains
Ed Sullivan's Pipelines
The Ed Sullivan Show
Ed Sullivan Variety
The Eddie Bracken Show
Eddie Condon's Jazz Concerts
Eileen Barton Show
The Electric Hour
Ellery Queen
Empire Builders
Enna Jettick Melodies
The Eno Crime Club
Escape
Ethel and Albert
Europe Confidential
The Evelyn Preer Memorial Program^[1]^: 57
Ever Since Eve^[6]
The Eveready Hour
Everyman's Theater
Everything for the Boys
Exploring Tomorrow

F

G

H

I

I Deal in Crime
I Fly Anything
I Love a Mystery
I Was a Communist for the FBI
In the Name of the Law
In Person, Dinah Shore
Incredible, but True
Indictment
Information Please
Inheritance
Inner Sanctum Mysteries
Interracial Husical Hour^[1]^: 87
The Intimate Revue
The Ipana Troubadors
Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray Show (a.k.a. Bright Star)
The Irene Rich Show
Island Venture
It Pays to Be Ignorant
It's a Crime, Mr. Collins
It's a Great Life
It's Higgins, Sir

J

K

Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy
The Kate Smith Hour
Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge
Keeping Up With Daughter
The Ken Murray Program
The Key
King Biscuit Time^[1]^: 97
Kitchen-Klatter
Knickerbocker Playhouse
Komedic Kapers
Korn's-A-Krackin'
Kraft Music Hall

L

M

N

National Barn Dance
NBC Presents: Short Story
NBC Symphony Orchestra
NBC University Theater
The National Farm and Home Hour
National Negro Forum^[1]^{: 114–115}
National Negro Hour^[1]^: 114
Native Sons^[1]^: 116
Ned Jordan:Secret Agent
Negro Achievement Hour (Harrisburg, PA & New York)^[1]^{: 116 & 117}
Negro Art Group Hour^[1]^{: 117–118}
Negro Business Hour (Baltimore & Cleveland)^[1]^: 118
Negro Forum Hour^[1]^: 118
Negro Musical Hour^[1]^: 119
Negro Newsfront^[1]^: 119
The Negro Progress Hour^[1]^{: 119–121}
The Nelson Eddy Show
Nestle Chocolateers
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
New World A'Coming^[1]^{: 122–123}
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Night Beat
Night Editor
Nightfall
Now and Forever
Now Hear This
Now Nordine

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

The Xavier Cugat Show
X Minus One

Y

Z

Post-OTR U.S. radio programs

Canadian Golden Age programs

Golden Age-emulating Canadian radio programs

Nero Wolfe (a.k.a. Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe)
Nightfall
The Vinyl Cafe

Australian Golden Age programs

See also

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj Ellett, Ryan (2012). Encyclopedia of Black Radio in the United States, 1921–1955. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Inc. ISBN 978-1476693392. OCLC 1369512406.
^ "Radio and Television Program Reviews: Call the Police" (PDF). Billboard. June 12, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ "'City Desk' – Newspaper Drama Starts on WHP Thursday". Harrisburg Telegraph. December 28, 1940. p. 23. Retrieved May 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
^ "How Radio Stars Win Friends and Influence People" (PDF). Radio Guide. August 14, 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920–1960, 2nd Ed., Vol. 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. p. 220.
^ Lewis, Martin (October 29, 1938). "Airialto Lowdown" (PDF). Radio Guide. p. 10. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ "Domestic Comedy Series Heard On WHP Daily, 7 P.M." Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. Harrisburg Telegraph. August 25, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved March 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ The A to Z of Old Time Radio by Robert C Reinehr and Jon D Swartz April 2010
^ "Coast-to-Coast" (PDF). Radio Daily. November 5, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ "CBS D-Day Coverage".
^ "Radio Guide Listening Post". Altoona Tribune. September 25, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved September 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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