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+ The thirtieth anniversary of the National Broadcasting Company took place in the mid 1950s. To honour the occasion a special program celebrating many "old time radio" broadcasts from the far back as 1927 was created. A look back at the early days of radio. This program highlighting the program stars, songs, and great moments in sports and special events from the 1927 on, included were true stars such as Sophie Tucker, Al Jolson, Red Skelton, Rudy Vallee, Connie Boswell, as well as Dinah Shore and Judy Garland's debuts. It also includes programs from Vic and Sade, Bergen and McCarthy, Lights Out, and more. In addition listeners were encouraged to write in and request old time radio shows. Some requested old children's programs, others requested such things as the earliest broadcast they could find in their sound library - which turned out to be the daily broadcast from June 11, 1927. Click here to read more about Recollections At 30

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Please enjoy these 41 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
11.07.1956	veterans day wars from the past
07.11.1956	truth or consequences	+ "Truth Or Consequences" with Ralph Edwards (1940). Bob Burns and Bing Crosby on "The Kraft Music...
04.03.1957	tribute to h v kaltenborn
11.21.1956	town hall tonight benny allen feud	+ Fred Allen, Jack Benny and Portland Hoffa on "Town Hall Tonight" (1937). Helen Kane sings. Rudy ...
06.27.1956	the minstrels	+ The NBC Minstrels with Gene Arnold and Vance McKuen (who sings). Easy Aces, Al Jolson and Maxie...
07.18.1956	the chase sanborn hour	+ "The Chase and Sanborn Hour" with Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, W. C. Fields, Don Ameche, M...
10.10.1956	the big bands
01.09.1957	speed reading contest	+ Sponsored by: Sustaining (an NBC promo is done by Al Kelly in doubletalk!). Gene Autry sings. Tom...
10.24.1956	sophie tucker vic and sade al jolson	+ Sophie Tucker sings "The Lady In Red" (November 2, 1935), Vic and Sade talk about the Congress a...
10.31.1956	songwriters tribute
07.04.1956	rudy vallee lum and abner	+ Rudy Vallee sings on "The Fleischmann Hour" (July 4, 1935). Clark and McCullough make their firs...
12.19.1956	red skelton debut
08.08.1956	recreate highlights of march 4th 1938	+ Program of March 4, 1938: Amos 'n' Andy, Frank Black and His Orchestra, vocal by Lucille Manners...
06.20.1956	premiere show
10.03.1956	picken sisters joe cook	+ Vincent Lopez (1938), Lights Out: Boris Karloff in "Cat Wife" (1938), Freddy Rich and His Orche...
03.27.1957	pending attack by japan dec 1 1935 jack benny	+ Arthur Tracy, The Street Singer (1934), Nellie Revel appears on her program, "Neighbor Nell" (19...
09.12.1956	mary martins first radio appearance	+ Mary Martin's first radio appearance on, "The Rudy Vallee Fleischmann Variety Hour" (January, 19...
09.26.1956	lights out	+ Vincent Lopez (1938), Lights Out: Boris Karloff in "Cat Wife" (1938), Freddy Rich and His Orche...
01.02.1957	ladies night	+ Ethel Merman (1938), Judy Holliday (then Judith Tuvim) with The Revuers (1940), Bea Wain sings w...
08.29.1956	labor day	+ Al Jolson introduces Bing Crosby at the dedication of NBC's Hollywood studios (December 7, 1935)...
12.26.1956	june 11 1927 broadcast day	+ Graham McNamee introduces Charles Lindbergh returning from Paris (1927). President Coolidge awar...
10.17.1956	judy garland at 12 years old	+ Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks and singing "My Man" (1936), Joe Penner tells jokes and sings, "When ...
04.17.1957	irving berlin tribute
01.30.1957	irene dunne joan davis	+ Irene Dunne sings (1935), Joan Davis on "Shell Chateau" (1936) with Ben Blue. Wrong Way Corrigan...
04.10.1957	information please greta garbo marian anderson	+ Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, vocal by The Rhythm Boys (1928), Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymo...

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Contains the surviving shows from the series that recalls 30 years of the history of NBC featuring Ed Herlihy & Fred Collins as hosts. It was broadcast from June 20, 1956 to May 1, 1957, in a series of 45 episodes.

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