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Running from the 1930s through the 1950s, Front Page Drama was a popular radio program sponsored by The American Weekly Magazine. It is also known as The American Weekly Program, as the radio stories were adapted from stories in the magazine by the same name. Emmy Award winning writer and producer Paul W. Keyes got his start on Hearst Radio directing Front Page Drama. He later went on to write and produce Dean Martin's show and "Laugh-In" and be a consultant for Richard Nixon.

In Front Page Drama, you can hear fine and varied stories about such things as jewel heists, murderous accusations of a French circus bear, a man who is dead in one state and alive in another, married 1939 dance contest winners who don’t speak to one another, Hungarian murders, strange events such as two women struck by lightening at the same time while talking on the phone, white slaves in French Morocco, Captain Kidd’s treasure map, a woman who parades about as a male pirate, and unearthing a sacred orchid.

Director, Paul Keyes, later wrote for the tv show, "Laugh-In" and was a consultant for Nixon.

"Sock it to me" was the only line Nixon had when he was a guest on Laugh-In.

+ Front Page Drama drew its long running collection of interesting stories from the pages of The American Weekly magazine.

Running from the 1930s through the 1950s, Front Page Drama was a popular radio program sponsored by The American Weekly Magazine. It is also known as The American Weekly Program, as the radio stories were adapted from stories in the magazine by the same name. Emmy Award winning writer and producer Paul W. Keyes got his start on Hearst Radio directing Front Page Drama.

In Front Page Drama, you can hear fine and varied stories about such things as jewel heists, murderous accusations of a French circus bear, a man who is dead in one state and alive in another, married 1939 dance contest winners who don’t speak to one another, Hungarian murders, strange events such as two women struck by lightening at the same time while talking on the phone, white slaves in French Morocco, Captain Kidd’s treasure map, a woman who parades about as a male pirate, and unearthing a sacred orchid Click here to read more about Front Page Drama

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
08.31.1940	front page drama (0384) murder on the high wire	+ Program #384. Hearst syndication. "Murder On The High Wire". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. T...
08.24.1940	front page drama (0383) king of the prairies	+ Program #383. Hearst syndication. "King Of The Praries". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The s...
08.17.1940	front page drama (0382) war in zion	+ Program #382. Hearst syndication. "War In Zion". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The story wil...
08.10.1940	front page drama (0381) the mountain meadow massacre	+ Program #381. Hearst syndication. "The Mountain Meadows Massacre". Sponsored by: The American Week...
08.03.1940	front page drama (0380) the house divided	+ Program #380. Hearst syndication. "The House Divided". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The stor...
07.27.1940	front page drama (0379) oh professor please	+ Program #379. Hearst syndication. "Oh, Professor, Please!". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. Th...
07.20.1940	front page drama (0378) jim halliday's wife	+ Program #378. Hearst syndication. "Jim Halliday's Wife". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The st...
07.13.1940	front page drama (0377) the fugitive's fortune	+ Program #377. Hearst syndication. "The Fugitive Fortune". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The s...
07.06.1940	front page drama (0376) the phantom driver	+ Program #376. Hearst syndication. "The Phantom Driver". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The sto...
06.29.1940	front page drama (0375) the shark god's vengeance	+ Program #375. Hearst syndication. "The Shark God's Vengeance". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. ...
06.22.1940	front page drama (0374) the female of the species	+ Program #374. Hearst syndication. "The Female Of The Species". Sponsored by: The American Weekly....
06.15.1940	front page drama (0373) one man's mother	+ Program #373. Hearst syndication. "One Man's Mother". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The stor...
06.08.1940	front page drama (0372) black magic	+ Program #372. Hearst syndication. "Black Magic". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The story will...
06.01.1940	front page drama (0371) i was a spy	+ + Program #370. Hearst syndication. "I Was A Spy". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. A German ba...
05.31.1940	front page drama (0370) the title was deceiving
05.18.1940	front page drama (0369) the final curtain	+ Program #369. Hearst syndication. "The Final Curtin". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The stor...
05.11.1940	front page drama (0368) the blue face in the river	+ Program #368. Hearst syndication. "The Blue Face In The River". Sponsored by: The American Weekly...
05.04.1940	front page drama (0367) the bull with the delicate ego	+ Program #367. Hearst syndication. "The Bull With The Delicate Ego". Sponsored by: The American Wee...
04.27.1940	front page drama (0366) the angel of ava	+ Program #366. Hearst syndication. "The Angel Of Ava". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The stor...
04.20.1940	front page drama (0365) lights, camera, action	+ Program #365. Hearst syndication. "Lights, Camera, Action". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. A ...
04.13.1940	front page drama (0364) the ghost ship	+ Program #364. Hearst syndication. "The Ghost Ship". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The story o...
04.06.1940	front page drama (0363) the witness still waits	+ Program #363. Hearst syndication. "The Waitress Still Waits". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. A...
03.30.1940	front page drama (0362) the corpse accuses	+ Program #362. Hearst syndication. "The Corpse Accuses". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The st...
03.23.1940	front page drama (0361) beauty and the beast	+ Program #361. Hearst syndication. "Beauty and The Beast". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. The ...
03.16.1940	front page drama (0360) the bride disappears	+ Program #360. Hearst syndication. "The Bride Disappears". Sponsored by: The American Weekly. What...

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This series was syndicated by Hearst Newspapers, and was sponsored by The American Weekly. The programs were produced in the studios of The General Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The series was broadcast from April 27, 1933 to March 28, 1953. For the first thirty-six programs broadcast from April 27, to January 4, 1934, the programs were called The American Weekly.

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