+ Information Please was an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938 to April 22, 1951. The title was the contemporary phrase used to request from telephone operators what was then called "information" but is now called "directory assistance". The series was moderated by Clifton Fadiman. A panel of experts would attempt to answer questions submitted by listeners. For the first few shows, a listener was paid two dollars for a question that was used, and five dollars more if the experts could not answer it correctly. When the show got its first sponsor (Canada Dry), the total amounts were increased to five and ten dollars respectively. A complete Encyclopaedia Britannica was later added to the prize for questions that stumped the panel. The amounts went up to ten and twenty-five dollars when Lucky Strike took over sponsorship of the program.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Information Please
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Please enjoy these 230 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09.11.1942 | alva johnston |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who or what is associated with the salutation... | |
| 09.04.1942 | c s forrester |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Certain promises have been made by warring co... | |
| 08.28.1942 | quincy howe |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Identify these famous bites in literature: 'B... | |
| 08.21.1942 | raymond clapper |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "In popular songs, what goes up, around and ro... | |
| 08.14.1942 | mildred h macafee |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Name these people who are associated with cir... | |
| 08.07.1942 | ned sparks |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Where in literature are these lines repeated ... | |
| 07.24.1942 | cornelia otis skinner |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who went from San Juan to Vichy to Washinton,... | |
| 07.14.1942 | information please (219) guest wallace r deuel | ||
| 07.10.1942 | roland young |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What are the parallels in the present war to ... | |
| 06.19.1942 | paul gallico |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Can you quote the line of poetry or song tha... | |
| 05.29.1942 | henry cabot lodge jr |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who asked these questions: Where are you goin... | |
| 05.22.1942 | deems taylor |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Recite a line of poetry about a snail, a moth... | |
| 05.08.1942 | margaret webster and richard manney |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question heard is, "Who said this military maxim?" | |
| 04.17.1942 | grantland rice |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What was the answer to each of these question... | |
| 03.27.1942 | wallace r dual |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What word means scraps of waste materials and... | |
| 03.20.1942 | john carradine and sir thomas beecham |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Give the phrase that precedes the end part of... | |
| 03.06.1942 | julian huxley and jan struther |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who rested in the following ways?" | |
| 02.27.1942 | emil ludwig |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What was opened to release all the ills of th... | |
| 02.20.1942 | boris karloff and john carradine |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Name the following victims of treachery." | |
| 02.06.1942 | ruth hussey and christopher morley |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "In each of these lines of poetry, the pronoun... | |
| 01.23.1942 | alexander wolcott and deems taylor |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What event traditionally occurs at this hour... | |
| 01.16.1942 | paul galico and russell krause |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "In what play is a marriage ruined for the fol... | |
| 12.26.1941 | john gunther | ||
| 12.19.1941 | jan struther and joseph e davies |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Identify these "Toms" in fiction." | |
| 12.12.1941 | dr george n shuster |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "If your sleep is interrupted by the followin... |
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