+ Moon River was a long-running late-night American radio program which originated from WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. A combination of soft, "dreamy" music and romantic poetry set to organ accompaniment, the program aired from 1930 to 1972. Described as "one of the few programs designed to put people to sleep" by onetime announcer Bill Myers, Moon River was created by writer Ed Byron at the behest of WLW station owner Powel Crosley, Jr., who ordered the writer to come up with a poetry show which could accommodate the station's new organ. Retreating to a speakeasy with violinist Virginio Marucci, Byron sketched out some notes, including his original poem that opened the show. At one point, Marucci began playing Fritz Kreisler's "Caprice Viennois," a piece which Byron's poem brought to mind. Both the poem and the musical piece would open the program for its entire forty-two-year history. A show with a loyal following over the years, Moon River was canceled by WLW in 1953 in an effort to modernize the schedule, but revived the next summer due to continued listener outcry. In the decade after the program's final broadcast in 1972, a series of Moon River concerts were held in Cincinnati which recreated the program in front of a live audience. In 1995, WMKV revived it, with Myers as narrator, for a four-year run.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Moon River
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Please enjoy these 40 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | moon river (01) a song (thomas lovell beddoes) |
+ Program #1. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattres... | |
| N/A | moon river (02) there'll be none of beauty's daughters |
+ Program #2. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattres... | |
| N/A | moon river (03) love's philosophy |
+ Program #3. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattres... | |
| N/A | moon river (04) meeting at night |
+ Program #4. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattres... | |
| N/A | moon river (05) when i was one and twenty |
+ Program #5. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattres... | |
| N/A | moon river (06) she walks in beauty |
+ Program #6. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattres... | |
| N/A | moon river (07) sonnet to laura |
+ Program #7. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattres... | |
| N/A | moon river (08) my love is like a red red rose |
+ Program #8. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattres... | |
| N/A | moon river (09) to a d |
+ Program #9. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattres... | |
| N/A | moon river (10) all for love |
+ Program #10. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Red Cross Mattresses.... | |
| N/A | moon river (11) love's omnipresence |
+ Program #11. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattre... | |
| N/A | moon river (12) proposal |
+ Program #12. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattre... | |
| N/A | moon river (13) the memory of the heart |
+ Program #13. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattre... | |
| N/A | moon river (14) summum bonum |
+ Program #14. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattre... | |
| N/A | moon river (15) shall i compare thee to a summer's day |
+ Program #15. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross and Re... | |
| N/A | moon river (16) excerpts from the rubaiyat of omar khayyam |
+ Program #16. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross and Re... | |
| N/A | moon river (17) to marguerite |
+ Program #17. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattre... | |
| N/A | moon river (18) madrigal |
+ Program #18. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattre... | |
| N/A | moon river (20) sonnet |
+ Program #20. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Mattre... | |
| N/A | moon river (21) the token |
+ Program #21. Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Sout... | |
| N/A | moon river (22) the arrow and the sound |
+ Program #22. Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Sout... | |
| N/A | moon river (25) a song (thomas carew) |
+ Program #25. Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Sout... | |
| N/A | moon river (26) song to the evening star |
+ Program #26. Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Sout... | |
| N/A | moon river (27) jennie kiss me |
+ Program #27. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross and Re... | |
| N/A | moon river (28) a song |
+ Program #28. Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Sout... |
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