+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09.11.1944 | alexander knox and jan struther |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first show of the season. News: Allied troops have entered Germany. The ... | |
| 01.23.1942 | alexander wolcott and deems taylor |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What event traditionally occurs at this hour... | |
| 01.31.1941 | alexander wolcott and s j perleman |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Here are some characteristic excerpts from th... | |
| 06.27.1941 | alfred hitchcock |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Differentiate: gourmet, glutton and gourmond.... | |
| 01.22.1943 | alfred hitchcock |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike ("The best tunes of all, move to Carnegie Hall"). The first question i... | |
| 08.09.1938 | alice duer miller |
+ Blue Network. The first question is, "Complete the following famous "Little Willie" jingles. A ne... | |
| 09.12.1939 | alice marble and bernard jaffe |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "All males are asked to close your ... | |
| 09.24.1940 | alva johnson and marc connolly |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "What toys wrote poetry? What toy w... | |
| 09.11.1942 | alva johnston |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who or what is associated with the salutation... | |
| 01.10.1939 | alxender wolcott |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. A letter from Walter Winchell is read on the air. His ques... | |
| 04.25.1939 | arthur crock and alice roosevelt longworth |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "From the descriptions, identify th... | |
| 10.23.1944 | arturo rubenstein and louis brown |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "In what city or country would a G. I. find himself i... | |
| 11.29.1943 | arturo rubenstein |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "Identify these painers." | |
| 09.06.1938 | ben bernie |
+ Blue Network. 8:30 P. M. The first question is, "Name a novel or play that deals with a rich man,... | |
| 08.30.1938 | ben hecht |
+ Blue Network. The first question is, "The first line of the following sets of couplets will be re... | |
| 11.01.1943 | bette smith |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "What was the significance of each of these slogans?" | |
| 05.17.1943 | boris karloff and jan struther |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. Jan Struther and Boris Karloff participate on the show from Hollywood. Mr. K... | |
| 02.20.1942 | boris karloff and john carradine |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Name the following victims of treachery." | |
| 01.24.1941 | boris karloff and warden lewis e laws |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What would you be likely to eat at dinner wit... | |
| 10.24.1941 | c s forester and russell krause |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who might crack a case." | |
| 09.04.1942 | c s forrester |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Certain promises have been made by warring co... | |
| 10.31.1939 | carl sandberg |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "What notorious living American aut... | |
| 01.02.1940 | carl van doren and gloria stewart |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. Martin Lewis, Associate Editor of "Radio Guide Magazine" p... | |
| 06.28.1938 | carla snow |
+ Blue Network. The first question is, "Recite or sing well-known nursey rhymes that employ for the... | |
| 01.15.1943 | charles coburn |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. In the Annual World Telegram Poll, the program was named, "Best Quiz ... |
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