+ The earliest airings of Favorite Story originated from the KFI, Hollywood station at which the entire series was recorded. The first sponsor, Bullock's Department Stores, was the early beneficiary of what had to have been a sweetheart deal for both Bullock's and Frederick Ziv. Ziv gained a high profile local sponsor for those first crucial thirteen episodes, and Bullock's launched what would eventually become one of the most successful independent syndications in broadcasting history. Called variously, My Favorite Story, Your Favorite Story or simply Favorite Story, those earliest broadcasts aired from as early as the Spring and late Summer of 1946. By the time that Ziv realized he had another winner on his hands, and the first fifty-two installments were pressed, Ziv fanned out his vaunted 100-man sales force throughout the U.S. and Canada. Those first sales of fifty-two installment packages resulted in another re-launch of the series throughout the U.S. and Canada during the Fall of 1947. Click here to read more about Favorite Story
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| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03.20.1948 | favorite story 480320 027 debt collector |
+ The "favorite story" of Van Johnson. + The Debt Collector was written by French doctor named Mau... | |
| 03.27.1948 | favorite story 480327 028 gulliver's travels |
+ The "favorite story" of Ray Milland. | |
| 04.03.1948 | favorite story 480409 029 mayerling |
+ The tragic love story about the crown prince of Austria and his great romance. The "favorite sto... | |
| 04.10.1948 | favorite story 480410 030 mister shakespeare |
+ A clever story about William Shakespeare being brought back to life and getting a job with a Hol... | |
| 04.17.1948 | favorite story 480417 031 casey at the bat |
+ The final 11:01 of the program only. The "favorite story" of Tris Speaker. + A special treat for... | |
| 04.24.1948 | favorite story 480424 032 light that failed |
+ The "favorite story" of George Palmer Putnam. + Chosen as his favorite story by author, explorer... | |
| 05.01.1948 | favorite story 480501 033 man without a country |
+ The "favorite story" of Theresa Helburn. + The favorite story you are about to hear is something... | |
| 05.08.1948 | favorite story 480508 034 mary, queen of scots |
+ The "favorite story" of Bing Crosby. + This is the true story of Mary Stuart who was queen of Sc... | |
| 05.15.1948 | favorite story 480515 035 doctor heidegger's experiment |
+ A well-done story about four doddering old people given a drink from the fountain of youth. The ... | |
| 05.22.1948 | favorite story 480522 036 oliver twist |
+ The "favorite story" of Irene Dunne. The date above is from the script. It is not the broadcast ... | |
| 05.29.1948 | favorite story 480529 037 legend of sleepy hollow |
+ The adventure of schoolmaster Ichabod Crane in The legend of Sleepy Hollow is one of the finest st... | |
| 06.05.1948 | favorite story 480605 038 three musketeers |
+The Three Muskateers was chosen as his favorite story by world heavy weight champion (1926-1928) Ge... | |
| 06.12.1948 | favorite story 480612 039 mystery of room 323 |
+ A woman's mother disappears from a Parisian hotel room. The favorite story of George Burns and G... | |
| 06.19.1948 | favorite story 480619 040 tom sawyer |
+ Tom's adventures from the white-washed fence to being lost in the cave with Becky Thatcher. The ... | |
| 06.26.1948 | favorite story 480626 041 peter ibbetson |
+ The "favorite story" of Merle Oberon. Peter Ibbetson is an adventure of life beyond life and eve... | |
| 07.03.1948 | favorite story 480703 042 necklace |
+ A poor woman borrows and loses her friend's diamonds. Her husband works for fourteen years to pa... | |
| 07.10.1948 | favorite story 480710 043 jamie freel |
+ An Irish folk tale of Leprechauns and enchantment. The favorite story of Barry Fitzgerald. See a... | |
| 07.17.1948 | favorite story 480717 044 strange mister bartlesby |
+ A good story about the weird man who "would prefer not." The "favorite story" of Robert Montgome... | |
| 07.24.1948 | favorite story 480724 045 lost horizon |
+ The "favorite story" of Mary Pickford. Ronald Colman stars as English Diplomat Hugh Conway the s... | |
| 07.31.1948 | favorite story 480731 046 lady of the lamp |
+ The story of Florence Nightingale's nursing efforts during the Crimean War. The "favorite story"... | |
| 08.07.1948 | favorite story 480807 047 moonstone |
+ The fabulously valuable diamond called "The Moonstone" has disappeared. Who took it...and why? T... | |
| 08.14.1948 | favorite story 480814 048 pride and prejudice |
+ An much-abridged version of the classic of love and marriage in old England. The "favorite story... | |
| 08.21.1948 | favorite story 480821 049 bottle imp |
+ A magic bottle grants its owner all his wishes, but in an evil way. The "favorite story" of Ed W... | |
| 08.28.1948 | favorite story 480828 050 cashel byron's profession |
+ Ronald Colman mentions that this might be the first dramatization of the play on radio. The "fav... | |
| 09.04.1948 | favorite story 480904 051 ben hur |
+ Sponsored by: Bullock's. The "favorite story" of Dr. Isaiah Burnham, president of John Hopkins Uni... |
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