+ 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 (29) thine eyes still shine |
+ Program #29. Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Sout... | |
| N/A | moon river (30) meeting at night |
+ Program #30 or 36. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross ... | |
| N/A | moon river (31) imtimations of immortality |
+ Program #31 or 27. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross ... | |
| N/A | moon river (32) grow from me |
+ Program #28. Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Sout... | |
| N/A | moon river (33) lady i deem no spot on earth |
+ Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Southern Cross Ma... | |
| N/A | moon river (34) give beauty all her right |
+ Program #34. Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Sout... | |
| N/A | moon river (35) white is the moon |
+ Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Southern Cross Ma... | |
| N/A | moon river (41) a white rose |
+ Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Southern Cross Ma... | |
| N/A | moon river (42) jennie kissed me |
+ Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Southern Cross Ma... | |
| N/A | moon river (36) she was a phantom of delight |
+ Program #36 or 30. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross ... | |
| N/A | moon river (37) on the sea |
+ Program #37 or 41. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross ... | |
| N/A | moon river (38) thou art not fair |
+ Program #38 (42). Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and... | |
| N/A | moon river (39) if music be the food of love |
+ Program #39 (43). Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and... | |
| N/A | program 19 |
+ Program #19. Syndicated, possibly WLW, Cincinnati origination. Sponsored by: Southern Cross and Re... | |
| N/A | program 40 |
+ Program #40. Red Cross and Southern Cross Mattresses syndication. Sponsored by: Red Cross and Sout... |
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