Since 1983, Shearer has been the host of the public radio comedy/music program "Le Show". The program is a hodgepodge of satirical news commentary, music, and sketch comedy that takes aim at the "mega morons of the mighty media". It is carried on many National Public Radio and other public radio stations throughout the United States. Since the merger of SIRIUS and XM satellite radio services the program is no longer available on either. The show has also been made available as a podcast on iTunes and by WWNO. On the weekly program Shearer alternates between DJing, reading and commenting on the news of the day after the manner of Mort Sahl, and performing original (mostly political) comedy sketches and songs.
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Since 1983, Shearer has been the host of the public radio comedy/music program "Le Show". The program is a hodgepodge of satirical news commentary, music, and sketch comedy that takes aim at the "mega morons of the mighty media". It is carried on many National Public Radio and other public radio stations throughout the United States. Since the merger of SIRIUS and XM satellite radio services the program is no longer available on either. The show has also been made available as a podcast on iTunes and by WWNO. On the weekly program Shearer alternates between DJing, reading and commenting on the news of the day after the manner of Mort Sahl, and performing original (mostly political) comedy sketches and songs.
Harry Shearer | "Le Show" and radio work
In 2006 Shearer appeared with Brian Hayes in four episodes of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom "Not Today, Thank You", playing Nostrils, a man so ugly he cannot stand to be in his own presence. He was originally scheduled to appear in all six episodes but had to withdraw from recording two due to a problem with his work permit. On June 19, 2008, it was announced that Shearer would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the radio category.
Harry Shearer | "Le Show" and radio work
He left teaching following "disagreements with the administration". From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group that included David Lander, Richard Beebe and Michael McKean. The group consisted of "a bunch of newsmen" at KRLA 1110, "the number two station" in Los Angeles. They wanted to do more than just straight news, so they hired comedians who were talented vocalists. Shearer heard about it from a friend so he brought over a tape to the station and nervously gave it to the receptionist. He found out he was hired that same day.
Harry Shearer | Early life
Le Show is a weekly syndicated public radio show hosted by satirist Harry Shearer. The program is a hodgepodge of satirical news commentary, music, and sketch comedy. Shearer, an impressionist known for his voice work on "The Simpsons", writes the sketches and usually performs all the voices.
Le Show | Introduction
In 2008, Shearer released a music CD called "Songs of the Bushmen", consisting of his satirical numbers about former President George W. Bush on "Le Show". Shearer says he criticizes both Republicans and Democrats equally, and also says that "the iron law of doing comedy about politics is you make fun of whoever is running the place" and that "everyone else is just running around talking. They are the ones who are actually doing something, changing people's lives for better or for worse. Other people the media calls 'satirists' don't work that way." Since encountering satellite news feeds when he worked on "Saturday Night Live", Shearer has been fascinated with the contents of the video that does not air.
Harry Shearer | "Le Show" and radio work
Shearer often parodies the other programming found on public radio, often as part of a fictional "Continental Public Radio" (CPR). These are populated with such personalities as host Aviva Schlorman, reporter Ira Zipkin, political editor Jonathan Ziziks and others, all voiced by Shearer. Recurring parodies include:
Le Show | Continental Public Radio
Lehr began making radio guest appearances during the late 1930s. In addition to broadcasts with Ben Bernie, he was one of the quizmasters on "Detect and Collect" (1935–36), filled in for Will Rogers in 1935 on "Gulf Oil Headliners" and took part in "An Irving Berlin Tribute" (1938). He was heard on "You Asked for It" (June 9, 1944), was a regular on the "Camel Comedy Caravan" of the early 1940s and later was one of the panelists on the 1947 revival of "Stop Me If You've Heard This One".
Lew Lehr | Radio
In 1989, he joined the cast of the animated sitcom "The Simpsons"; he provides voices for characters including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert and more. Shearer has appeared in films including "The Truman Show" (1998) and "A Mighty Wind" (2003), and has directed two, "Teddy Bears' Picnic" (2002) and "The Big Uneasy" (2010). Since 1983, Shearer has been the host of the public radio comedy/music program "Le Show", incorporating satire, music, and sketch comedy. He has written three books. Shearer has won a Primetime Emmy Award and has received several other Emmy and Grammy Award nominations.
Harry Shearer | Introduction
In 1936, Marshall began lending his talents to radio, appearing on such programmes as "Lux Radio Theatre" (at least 19 appearances), "The Screen Guild Theatre" (at least 16 appearances), "The Jell-O Program" (three appearances, including one as host), "The Burns and Allen Show" (two appearances), "Birds Eye Open House", "The Pepsodent Show" and "Hollywood Star Time" (taking over as host in October 1946). He made radio history in July 1940 as the narrator of "The Lodger", the first audition show of the "Suspense" series (making 20 appearances on the program). His most famous role was as globetrotting intelligence agent Ken Thurston in "The Man Called 'X'" (1944–52).
Herbert Marshall | Radio
James Rowley French (September 23, 1928 - December 20, 2017) was an American radio personality and producer who has written and produced, as of 2011, over 803 radio shows, including "The Adventures of Harry Nile" and "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" series.
Jim French (radio host) | Introduction
In the mid-1970s, he started working with Rob Reiner on a pilot for ABC. The show, which starred Christopher Guest, Tom Leopold and McKean, was not picked up.
Harry Shearer | Early life
Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group. Following the breakup of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film "Real Life" (1979) with Albert Brooks and worked as a writer on Martin Mull's television series "Fernwood 2 Night". Shearer was a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" between 1979 and 1980, and 1984 and 1985. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the film "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984), a satirical rockumentary, which became a hit.
Harry Shearer | Introduction
Shearer will interview someone in-studio or via telephone. For the phone interviews, he claims to be opening up the phone for listener calls (even though no phone number was announced) or will reveal that there is an incoming call on "the newsmaker line". These are among the few comedy segments in which voices other than Shearer's are heard. Many are voiced by writer Tom Leopold, who has worked with Shearer on several other projects. These include: Other personalities not voiced by Leopold include: On very rare occasions Shearer has announced a phone number and taken actual listener calls.
Le Show | Comedy interviews
The last radio show had been broadcast on March 27, 1954. In 1975, producer Ron Greenberg made a pilot for a revival on ABC with host Jack Clark, which did not sell. The pilot featured four celebrities: actress Kelly Garrett, movie critic Gene Shalit, comedian Anne Meara, and actor Tony Roberts, along with two contestants who competed against each other.
Twenty Questions | Television
District Attorney", and "Just Plain Bill". He became the host of "The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour" on radio in 1948, remaining its announcer when the show went to television. He continued his success in the new medium: his early television credits included Sid Caesar's hit "Your Show of Shows" and soap operas "As the World Turns" and "All My Children". He was also the host of "Recollections At 30", which was a special NBC Radio series created for the network's 30th birthday.
Ed Herlihy | Radio and television
Ted Husing was the program's host. The "Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition" says that Leon Belasco's orchestra provided the music, with contralto Barbara Mauel as soloist and the Hummingbirds as the vocal group. The April 1933 issue of "Radio News" indicates that George Olsen and his orchestra were the musicians for the program, with Ethel Shutta, Fran Frey and Richard Gardner singing and that Gus Van was "continuing the comedy and character songs which were identified with the Van and Schenck stage partnership of twenty years. In 1934, Husing continued as the host, with Ruth Etting as soloist, backed by Johnny Green and his orchestra.
Oldsmobile Program | Personnel
He also appeared in the 1950 film "Walk Softly, Stranger", starring Joseph Cotten. In 1951, he played Marilyn Monroe's boyfriend in the 20th Century Fox film "Love Nest". Paar returned to radio in 1950, hosting "The $64 Question" for one season, then quitting in a wage dispute after the show's sponsor pulled out and NBC insisted everyone involved take a pay cut. In 1956, he gave radio one more try, hosting a disc jockey effort on ABC called "The Jack Paar Show". Paar once described that show as "so modest we did it from the basement rumpus room of our house in Bronxville."
Jack Paar | Radio and films
Harry May Hemsley (Swindon, 14 December 1877 – 5 April 1951) was an English music hall and radio comedian. He is best known as the host of the popular radio show "Ovaltiney's Concert Party" on Radio Luxembourg. He was also active as a cartoonist.
Harry Hemsley | Introduction
Radio credits include "The Shadow" (including the 1937-38 season on the Mutual Broadcasting System with a 22-year-old Orson Welles starring in the role of Lamont Cranston), the comedy "Easy Aces", along with soap operas "Joyce Jordan, M.D." and "This is Nora Drake". He also announced or hosted a number of game shows, such as "What's My Name?" and the parody "It Pays to Be Ignorant", in which he would pose questions to actors portraying contestants such as "Who came first: Henry I or Henry VIII?" that would be answered incorrectly. At various times, he performed on eponymous programs for Fred Allen, Milton Berle, Victor Borge and Sophie Tucker.
Ken Roberts (announcer) | Radio and television career
He also presented editions of the "Radio 2 Arts Programme" from the north of England, and a programme called "Let It Be... Please!" featuring bad or embarrassing cover versions of the Beatles' songs. He then fell out of favour at the national station, presenting his last Radio 2 show sitting in for Sarah Kennedy on 29 November 1996. At the same time as he was on Radio 2, he was also presenting a local radio late-night show from the Radio Leeds studios and broadcast across the BBC Night Network in the north, on which he first gave airtime to radio comedy sketches from Caroline Aherne.
Martin Kelner | Radio
Les Crane (born Lesley Stein; December 3, 1933 – July 13, 2008) was a radio announcer and television talk show host, a pioneer in interactive broadcasting who also scored a spoken word hit with his 1971 recording of the poem "Desiderata", winning a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy. He was the first network television personality to compete with Johnny Carson after Carson became a fixture of late-night television.
Les Crane | Introduction
Harry Rudolph von Zell (July 11, 1906 – November 21, 1981) was an American announcer of radio programs, and an actor in films and television shows. He is best remembered for his work on "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", and for once mispronouncing President Herbert Hoover's name on the air, a slip that was exaggerated on a later comedy record album.
Harry von Zell | Introduction
Shearer accepted because he was treated well by the producers and he thought the backstage environment had improved but later stated that he "didn't realize that guests are treated better than the regulars." Guest also accepted the offer while McKean rejected it, although he would join the cast in 1994. Dick Ebersol, who replaced Lorne Michaels as the show's producer, said that Shearer was "a gifted performer but a pain in the butt. He's just so demanding on the preciseness of things and he's very, very hard on the working people. He's just a nightmare-to-deal-with person." In January 1985, Shearer left the show for good, partially because he felt he was not being used enough.
Harry Shearer | "Saturday Night Live"
Hatch was a regular chairman of the radio panel quiz game "Wireless Wise" (1999–2003), made for BBC Radio 4 by Testbed Productions, and presented or appeared in other programmes including an edition of "Radio Heads" (2003), a three-hour omnibus collection of his radio programmes on BBC 7, and a Radio 4 "Archive Hour" (2006) celebration of the BBC's Broadcasting House building in London.
David Hatch | Presenting
The sponsor was Palmolive Shave Cream and the host was Alois Havrilla. Havrilla was the announcer on the "Stranger Than Fiction" movie shorts beginning in 1934 and continuing in that role until the shorts were ended in 1942. "Stranger Than Fiction" was the successor to the "Strange as It Seems" movie shorts that ran from 1930 until 1934. The program had one final run in its original 15 minute format from Nov. 10, 1946 to April 13, 1947, airing at 7:30 PM on Sunday nights. There were 22 episodes aired in this run. In the newspaper story about the death of John Hix on June 6, 1944, Ernest Hix stated there were over 600 radio programs produced, indicating there were other shows than those so far identified.
Strange as It Seems | Radio show
The group's radio show was canceled in 1970 by KRLA and in 1971 by KPPC-FM, so they started performing in various clubs and concert venues. While at KRLA, Shearer also interviewed Creedence Clearwater Revival for the "Pop Chronicles" music documentary. In 1973, Shearer appeared as Jim Houseafire on "How Time Flys", an album by The Firesign Theatre's David Ossman. The Credibility Gap broke up in 1976 when Lander and McKean left to perform in the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley". Shearer started working with Albert Brooks, producing one of Brooks' albums and co-writing the film "Real Life" (1979). Shearer also started writing for Martin Mull's television series "Fernwood 2 Night".
Harry Shearer | Early life
After an audition show on January 18, 1953, entitled "The Token", with Dana Andrews, the radio series, a summer replacement for "The Bing Crosby Program", debuted on CBS on July 9, 1953, with Ronald Colman in "Random Harvest". With such guest stars as Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, Jane Wyman, William Holden, Alan Young, Dorothy McGuire, John Hodiak, Ann Blyth, James Mason, Joan Fontaine, and Judy Garland, the series continued until October 1, 1953. Jaime del Valle produced and directed the show. Ken Carpenter was the host and announcer. Wilbur Hatch supplied the music. Also known as "G.E. Stereo Theater", the program "was the first network radio series to be broadcast on FM in stereo."
General Electric Theater | Radio
No one had any idea what order they were in. No one had any idea of format at all."
Neil Spence | Radio presenting career
Robinson, Jane Wyman, and Alan Young. But the show's half-hour format—which meant the material might have been truncated too severely—and Lloyd's sounding somewhat ill at ease on the air for much of the season (though he spent weeks training himself to speak on radio prior to the show's premiere, and seemed more relaxed toward the end of the series run) may have worked against it. "The Old Gold Comedy Theater" ended in June 1945 with an adaptation of "Tom, Dick and Harry", featuring June Allyson and Reginald Gardiner and was not renewed for the following season. Many years later, acetate discs of 29 of the shows were discovered in Lloyd's home, and they now circulate among old-time radio collectors.
Harold Lloyd | Radio and retirement
Ackerman began his career as a writer, but soon became a radio performer, appearing as the comic poet Wilbur W. Willoughby, Jr. In 1938 he went to work as an advertising executive at Young & Rubicam. In 1946 he became vice president of program operations. Ackerman began his career in television at CBS, where he started as an executive producer in New York for the network. Later he became vice president in charge of CBS programs in Hollywood, California. While at CBS he helped create, develop, oversee, and/or approve the casting of "Gunsmoke, I Love Lucy, The Jack Benny Show, Burns and Allen, Amos 'n' Andy, Our Miss Brooks", and many other shows.
Harry Ackerman | Career
Rees kept up the revue acting he had started at Oxford by appearing for five years in Radio 4's topical comedy show "Week Ending...", in the "Betty Witherspoon Show" with Ted Ray, Kenneth Williams and Miriam Margolyes, and then in all six series of the cult comedy "The Burkiss Way". Comedy appearances have also included "Harry Enfield and Chums" on BBC TV. In 1976, he became the youngest ever regular presenter of Radio 4's "Today" programme, at the age of 32. He presented the programme for two years with Brian Redhead before leaving in May 1978 at the time of his marriage to Sue Bates, a marketing executive.
Nigel Rees | Television and radio
A few times each year the show will feature Shearer conducting a serious interview as a major segment of the program, often with a musician who will play music as well. Sometimes these interviews will comprise the bulk of the program, other times they will be interspersed with the usual mix of other segments.
Le Show | Interview segments
Howard was not only an accomplished actor on stage and screen, he appeared many times on radio as well. Howard began his career on radio in the early 1930s when he performed dramatic readings for "The Yardley Program." Not much is known about the programme because the recordings have been lost, but references to the show can be found in fan magazines of the time and the show is listed in "The New York Times" radio programme guide. Howard was also a guest performer on such shows as "The Rudy Vallee Show/Fleischmann's Yeast Hour, Lux Radio Theatre, The Silver Theatre, The Magic Key of RCA, Your Hit Parade" and "Kraft Music Hall with Bing Crosby".
Leslie Howard | Radio career
Lyttelton continued in this role until shortly before he died, and was known for both his deadpan, disgruntled, and occasionally bewildered style of chairmanship, and for his near-the-knuckle doubles entendres and innuendo which, despite always being open to an innocent interpretation, was, according to William Rushton, "the filthiest thing on radio". The programme's success had considerable influence on the manner in which comedy was presented on radio, and Lyttelton's persona was a significant part of that success: he was a straight man surrounded by mayhem. At the time of his death, Lyttelton was the oldest active panel game host in the UK, being two and a half years older than his closest rival, Nicholas Parsons.
Humphrey Lyttelton | Radio personality
The show was originally to be hosted by comic Don "Creesh" Hornsby (so named because he yelled "Creesh" often). Hornsby had been brought into the variety show business by Bob Hope, whose topical humor would serve as the basis for most of the late-night talk shows that would follow. One week before he was to begin hosting, the 26-year-old Hornsby suddenly contracted polio, from which he died on the day he was to host his first show, May 22, 1950. Hornsby's sudden demise forced NBC to postpone the show and rush to find new hosts on short notice. Pat Weaver, an NBC executive at the time, noticed the positive feedback that Jerry Lester (then hosting "Cavalcade of Stars" for Du Mont) and his manic personality had received on a recent appearance on one of NBC's talk shows and offered Lester the hosting position almost immediately, allowing the show to go into production only a week after originally scheduled.
Broadway Open House | Hosts
Dick Estell (April 11, 1926 – May 6, 2016) was an American radio personality. He was the host and producer of "The Radio Reader", a serial public radio program in which the host reads aloud from contemporary novels. The program was carried on public broadcasting stations in the United States.
Dick Estell | Introduction
In October 1944, Lloyd emerged as the director and host of "The Old Gold Comedy Theater", an NBC radio anthology series, after Preston Sturges, who had turned the job down, recommended him for it. The show presented half-hour radio adaptations of recently successful film comedies, beginning with "Palm Beach Story" with Claudette Colbert and Robert Young. Some saw "The Old Gold Comedy Theater" as being a lighter version of "Lux Radio Theater", and it featured some of the best-known film and radio personalities of the day, including Fred Allen, June Allyson, Lucille Ball, Ralph Bellamy, Linda Darnell, Susan Hayward, Herbert Marshall, Dick Powell, Edward G.
Harold Lloyd | Radio and retirement
In the 1930s he also worked at WGN in Chicago and WIBU. Raymond was also the author of a performing arts encyclopedia and "Show Music on Record" which is housed by the Library of Congress.
Jack Raymond (radio host) | Introduction
The CBS radio version of the show was first hosted by Bob Hawk (1940–41), followed by Phil Baker (1941–47).In 1947, the series switched to NBC, hosted at various times by Baker, Garry Moore (1947–49), Eddie Cantor (1949–50) and Jack Paar (beginning June 11, 1950). Paar continued as host through the change of the series's name to The $64 Question, and was followed by Baker (March–December 1951) and Paar (back in December 1951).
Take It or Leave It (radio show) | Hosts
Shearer refers to these clips as found objects. "I thought, wow, there is just an unending supply of this material, and it's wonderful and fascinating and funny and sometimes haunting – but it's always good," said Shearer. He collects this material and uses it on "Le Show" and on his website. In 2008, he assembled video clips of newsmakers from this collection into an art installation titled "The Silent Echo Chamber" which was exhibited at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The exhibit was also displayed in 2009 at Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) in Valencia, Spain and in 2010 at the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center.
Harry Shearer | "Le Show" and radio work
Shearer received the role when he was seven years old. He described Jack Benny as "very warm and approachable ... He was a guy who dug the idea of other people on the show getting laughs, which sort of spoiled me for other people in comedy." Shearer said in an interview that one person who "took him under his wing" and was one of his best friends during his early days in show business was voice actor Mel Blanc, who voiced many animated characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Barney Rubble. Shearer made his film debut in the film "Abbott and Costello Go to Mars" (1953), in which he had a small part, and appeared in "The Robe" (also 1953).
Harry Shearer | Early life
Similarly, he closed most shows with a song from the late cabaret singer Nancy LaMott, followed by a segment from another instrumental recording by Schwartz's idol, the late Nelson Riddle, and his orchestra.
Jonathan Schwartz (radio personality) | Radio career
"Quote... Unquote", his quiz anthology on Radio 4, was by this time in its third series.
Nigel Rees | Television and radio
Past guests of note include such political figures as Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, George Stephanopoulos, George Shultz, Cyrus Vance (and many members of the Senate and House of Representatives). Other interesting public figures who have appeared on the program include Colin Powell, Charlton Heston, William Safire, Bill Murray, William Bennett, Richard Posner, Bob Feller, Betty Friedan, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Cynthia Ozick, Norman Mailer, Mary Higgins Clark, Calvin Trillin, P.D. James, Peggy Noonan, David Brinkley, George Will, Stanley Kurtz, Ron Paul, Gerry Spence, Jim Lehrer, Michael Medved, Carl Sagan, and on and on—virtually a cast of thousands of interesting and significant people.
Milton J. Rosenberg | Radio show
Shearer was born December 23, 1943, in Los Angeles, the son of Dora Warren (née Kohn; d. 2008), a bookkeeper, and Mack Shearer. His parents were Jewish emigrants from Austria and Poland. Starting when Shearer was four years old, he had a piano teacher whose daughter worked as a child actress. The piano teacher later decided to make a career change and become a children's agent, since she knew people in the business through her daughter's work. The teacher asked Shearer's parents for permission to take him to an audition. Several months later, she called Shearer's parents and told them that she had gotten Shearer an audition for the radio show "The Jack Benny Program".
Harry Shearer | Early life
Von Zell broke into show business as a singer and announcer at radio station KMIC in Inglewood, California, in the mid-1920s. In late 1926, von Zell sang on the "Times de Luxe Program" on KHJ in Los Angeles, and was eventually employed as the manager of KMTR Los Angeles, moving to KGB San Diego in January 1929. Auditioning for Paul Whiteman's radio show later that year, he was chosen from a field of 250 announcers. When that series came to an end in 1930, he headed for New York and became a CBS staff announcer, working with Fred Allen, Phil Baker, Eddy Duchin and Ed Wynn.
Harry von Zell | Announcing
He quit "Duffy's Tavern" in 1945 to work at Paramount Pictures but soon returned to radio. As a guest on "Here's Morgan" in 1947, Burrows performed "I'll Bet You're Sorry Now, Tokyo Rose, Sorry for What You Done." Meanwhile, he became a popular guest on the Hollywood party circuit, performing his own satirical songs ("Darling Why Shouldn't You Look Well Fed, ‘Cause You Ate Up a Hunka My Heart?" and "The Girl with the Three Blue Eyes"). Such informal performances led to a nightclub act and regular appearances as a performer on CBS radio programs, and to his eventually hosting his own radio program, "The Abe Burrows Show", (CBS) from 1947 to 1949.
Abe Burrows | Radio
As he recalled years later, his show came about while he was scripting a radio show for Joan Davis when George Jessel asked him, "When the hell are you gonna become a professional?" Burrows continued as Davis' head writer while doing his own show.
Abe Burrows | Radio
Martin Short said Shearer "wanted to be creative and Dick [Ebersol] wanted something else. ... I think he felt his voice wasn't getting represented on the show. When he wouldn't get that chance, it made him very upset."
Harry Shearer | "Saturday Night Live"
It is also frequently recorded at or broadcast from other NPR and public stations when Shearer is on the road. After the KCRW broadcast on April 14, 2013, KCRW moved the program from broadcast to webcast only. While the show continues to air on numerous other sources, primarily public radio stations (listed at the end of each show), Shearer expressed dismay over losing his home base radio broadcast, without any notice or being allowed to say goodbye on the air. Shearer has since ended each program by stating that "Le Show" originated from the "'Change is Hard' Radio Network", referring to a press statement from KCRW announcing the show's departure from its lineup.
Le Show | History
After World War II, Hemsley made other radio shows like "Old Hearty" (1947) and "Hemsley's Hotel" (1949). He lived long enough to appear on early television.
Harry Hemsley | Later career
He co-hosts the Ralph Nader Radio Hour with Ralph Nader and Steve Skrovan, distributed via the Pacifica Radio Network.
David Feldman (comedian) | Introduction
MacRae replaced Frank Sinatra on a radio program in 1943, but he soon had to leave for military service. In 1946, he was the "singing emcee" of "The Teentimers Club", a Saturday morning program on NBC. From 1945-1948 he also hosted and performed on "The Gordon MacRae Show" for the CBS radio network. He also appeared in programs as shown in the table below.
Gordon MacRae | Radio
The "Reg'lar Fellers" comedy radio series, sponsored by Jello, aired Sunday nights on NBC from June 8, 1941 to August 31, 1941, as a summer replacement for "The Jack Benny Program". Dickie Van Patten and Dickie Monahan starred as Jimmy and Dinky Dugan. Others in the cast included Joyce Van Patten, Patsy O'Shea and Skippy Homeier.
Reg'lar Fellers | Radio
Beadle began supplying odd facts and questions to radio and television game shows, such as "Celebrity Squares". He sent a number of questions to Bob Monkhouse, the host, without the answers and Monkhouse was so impressed he rang Jeremy to ask him to work on the show. His presenting style on the phone-in programme "Nightline" on LBC in London, which he hosted between September 1979 and 22 June 1980 (when he was sacked), led to a cult following. He introduced himself as Jeremy James Anthony Gibson-Beadlebum: "Jeremy James Anthony Gibson-Beadle is my name and a bum is what I am," he explained.
Jeremy Beadle | Radio and television
Maurice Tunick, Talknet creator and Executive Producer remembers the incident: Williams was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1999 and has since been listed as the sixth greatest talk show host in radio history by "Talkers" Magazine. Williams ran an advice show focused on personal business matters such as real estate transactions, career planning, entrepreneurship, and travel until the September 11, 2001 attacks. At that time, the show became a mix of business and politics, and every show ended with the song "God Bless America".
Bruce Williams (talk radio host) | Radio career
Hayworth is a sometime fill-in when Huckabee is away from his radio show.
J. D. Hayworth | Radio/TV talk show host
On radio he hosted the BBC worldwide weekly radio show - The American Perspective (1995–96); accredited as BBC correspondent for the O.J. Simpson case; moderator and/or host and/or guest of radio shows in U.S. and Britain; host and moderator of "The Felder Report", nationally syndicated Talk America Radio Network 1998-2001.
Raoul Felder | Career in writing and broadcasting
Serge Garant participated in several radio programs as an expert, but his career as a host itself to CBC began in 1955 with "Do-Mi-Sol", and continues through "Sur nos ondes" (1957-1958) and "Musique de notre siècle" (1969-1985). The latter radio program was for him an extraordinary means of diffusion allowing him to hear and comment on works, among others, belonging to the serial and electroacoustic music. In addition to his writing in specialized periodicals and in some newspapers, speaking at a radio program was for Garant an extension of his work in pedagogy. It was a way to put forward modern music too, a style that he defended tooth and nail until the very end of his life.
Serge Garant | Radio host
Lepers won a presenter contest organised by Jean-Pierre Foucault at the radio station RMC where he became a radio host, from 1973 to 1978. There, he was "Mister Hit parade" before moving to RTL. In the eighties, Lepers hosted, for one year, "À tout cœur", an entertainment programme broadcast by the Swiss TV channel TSR, receiving famous singers. He debuted as a television host in France in 1986, at the age of 36, on FR3 in "La Nouvelle Affiche", and then in the breakfast television show "Télématin" on Antenne 2.
Julien Lepers | Career as a host
During his NORAD stint he got the invitation to join Lawrence Welk, both with the orchestra and on his weekly television show. That was in August 1967 and he remained until the show ended in February 1982. Starting in 1976, he had a mustache as shown on the show.
Richard Maloof | Introduction
The radio station had a unique local format including morning talkback with Rick Long. Henry hosted the breakfast show with his former manager, John Shearer. The breakfast show gave Henry free licence to shamelessly promote his radio station. His co-host Shearer was often at the receiving end of Henry's jokes. Henry would famously say he doesn't want to hurt his feelings and every morning when Shearer signed off, Henry would warn listeners to "take care on the roads now John Shearer's on the roads". At one time the station even flew a helicopter through the breakfast show with Shearer reporting from the air.
Paul Henry (broadcaster) | New Zealand
He also wrote additional dialogue for "Two Sisters from Boston" (1946) and "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (uncredited). In the 1950s, he began working in television with the DuMont Television Network. Crane successfully recommended Jackie Gleason - whom he knew from his time as a comedian in New York - to DuMont as host for their show the "Cavalcade of Stars". In 1951, while working with Joe Bigelow on "Cavalcade of Stars", Gleason asked them to produce a sketch of him as a working class Brooklyn guy with a nagging wife. The two created the characters Ralph and Alice Kramden which became a recurring act in Gleason's show; eventually morphing into its own show entitled "The Honeymooners" on CBS which ran from 1955 to 1956.
Harry Crane | Biography
By 1950, Fidler was earning more than $250,000 a year and was heard by 40 million listeners over 486 radio stations. During 1952-53, he hosted the live television drama series, "Hollywood Opening Night" on NBC. Fidler continued his radio program in independent syndication until his retirement in late 1983, at the age of 85. For his contribution to the radio industry, Fidler has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6128 Hollywood Blvd.
Jimmie Fidler | Television
Graffoe started his career in 1988 on BBC Radio Lincolnshire, when he presented a two-hour programme ("Boothby Graffoe Live") on Friday evenings until late 1990. He appeared regularly on Radio 4's "Loose Ends" with Ned Sherrin.
Boothby Graffoe (comedian) | Radio
He was surprised on one occasion by novelist Iris Murdoch's response that she was a frequent listener and had modeled one of her characters after one of his guests. Nebel's approach was unique: talk radio "per se" did not yet exist as it would in later decades, and Nebel was navigating largely uncharted territory. Sometimes, Nebel entered the discussions, other times he described himself as a "moderator" and allowed his guests to have spirited debates, commenting only occasionally to guide the debate, or to announce station breaks.
Long John Nebel | Format of the show
Characters and the actors who portrayed them included those shown in the table below. Source: "Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows", except as noted. Blair Walliser was the director. He and Fred Kress were writers for the program.
Harold Teen (radio program) | Mutual
Loftus previously had a radio show on Talkline Communications Network broadcast live every Monday and Tuesday from 11 pm to midnight EST in New York City, northern New Jersey, southern Connecticut, and Miami and Pompano Beach, Florida. His co-host was John Batchelor.
John Loftus (author) | Radio talk show host
Music Survey", produced by Jim Zoller. Clark served as its host until his 2004 stroke. United Stations Radio Networks continues in operation as of 2020. Dick Clark's longest running radio show began on February 14, 1982. "Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember" was a four-hour oldies show named after Clark's 1976 autobiography. The first year, it was hosted by veteran Los Angeles disc jockey Gene Weed. Then in 1983, voiceover talent Mark Elliot co-hosted with Clark. By 1985, Clark hosted the entire show. Pam Miller wrote the program and Frank Furino served as producer. Each week, Clark profiled a different artist from the rock and roll era and counted down the top four songs that week from a certain year in the 1950s, 1960s or early 1970s.
Dick Clark | Radio programs
From 1986 to 2002, NPR's most consistent producer of radio drama was the idiosyncratic Joe Frank, working out of KCRW in Santa Monica. The Sci Fi Channel presented an audio drama series, "Seeing Ear Theatre", on its website from 1997 to 2001. Also, the dramatic serial "It's Your World" aired twice daily on the nationally syndicated "Tom Joyner Morning Show" from 1994 to 2008, continuing online through 2010.
Radio drama | 1960–2000: Decline in the United States
Douglas was host of the 22nd annual Academy Awards in March 1950. Continuing in radio, he was the announcer for "The Ed Wynn Show", and the first host of NBC Radio's "The Horn & Hardart Children's Hour". In April 1959 Douglas appeared on "The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show" as Lucy Ricardo's television morning show co-host in the episode "Lucy Wants a Career".
Paul Douglas (actor) | Career
Harold Boyton Fryar (June 8, 1927 – June 25, 2017) was an American actor and television personality. He rose to prominence as Harlow Hickenlooper, the host of "The Three Stooges Show" on Channel 6 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Hal Fryar | Introduction
Hosts included Patrick Allen, Vincent Pelletier, and Lew Valentine. Mike Wallace (billed as Myron Wallace) was the announcer. Norman Felton and Harry Holcomb were directors. Porter Heaps and Burt Farber were music directors.
Curtain Time (radio program) | 1945-1950
While at WNEW, he also was host of the overnight "Milkman's Matinee" program. During World War II, Lescoulie was a war correspondent, flying in Air Force planes on bombing missions over Italy. In the Fall of 1947, Lescoulie became the "all night radio man" on the Mutual Broadcasting System's New York affiliate WOR (AM). On April 12, 1948, he portrayed a mysterious newscaster in "Twelve to Five," a "Quiet, Please" fantasy drama which recreated an all-night request radio program so convincingly that some listeners phoned in with requests. He returned to "Quiet Please" June 4, 1949, in the horror drama, "Tanglefoot."
Jack Lescoulie | Radio
The audition process for Benmergui's replacement involved potential new hosts interviewing Pevere about the film "Heathers"; producer Anton Leo was unimpressed by all ten contenders, and was discouraged until the studio technician who had been sitting in the booth turned to him and asked if he'd considered Pevere himself as the new host. Under Pevere, the program evolved into a more serious-minded newsmagazine on all aspects of pop culture, covering programming, personalities and issues in television, radio, popular music, film, media criticism, fashion and sports, as well as airing comedy sketches by Radio Free Vestibule. Kevin Courrier replaced Pevere as the program's film reviewer.
Prime Time (radio program) | Geoff Pevere (1989-1993)
Another early role was as Mr. Presto the Magician, on the transcription series "The Cinnamon Bear" (1937). In 1939, he became the host of "Knickerbocker Playhouse". As an actor, Lewis was in high demand on radio, and he displayed a talent for everything from comedy to melodrama. He gave voice to the bitter Harvard-educated Soundman on the 1940-41 series of "Burns and Allen" and several characters (Rudy the radio detective, the quick-tempered delivery man, and Joe Bagley) on the 1947-48 series, many characters on "The Jack Benny Radio Show" (including the thuggish "Mooley", and cowboy star "Rodney Dangerfield"), a variety of characters on the Parkyakarkus show, and Rex Stout's roguish private eye Archie Goodwin, playing opposite Francis X.
Elliott Lewis (actor) | Radio career
Pryor was host of "a number of prestigious network programs," including "The United States Steel Hour", "The Pause That Refreshes", "The Coca-Cola Summer Show" and "The Screen Guild Theater". He starred as Dan McGarry in "McGarry and His Mouse" and was the producer of "Cavalcade of America". He also had his own music program, featuring the Roger Pryor Orchestra.
Roger Pryor (actor) | Radio
The show was so popular at the time that it spawned a comic magazine, in which comics based on the radio characters were drawn by Harry Hemsley and S. K. Perkins. In 1940, Hemsley also made an animated commercial with his characters.
Harry Hemsley | Radio
Jerry Lester (February 16, 1910 – March 23, 1995) was an American comedian, singer and performer on radio, television and the stage, who hosted the first network late night television program as host of "Broadway Open House" on NBC, a vaudeville-esque combination of comedy and music, whose success demonstrated the potential for late-night television and led to the creation of the "Tonight Show".
Jerry Lester | Introduction
Leadership is not a laughing matter." Many NBC radio stars gravitated to television as it became more popular in the 1950s. Toscanini made his ten television appearances on NBC between 1948 and 1952. In 1950, the radio network sanctioned "The Big Show", a 90-minute variety program that harked back to radio's earliest musical variety style but with sophisticated comedy and drama and featuring stage legend Tallulah Bankhead as its host. It aimed to keep classic radio alive as television matured and to challenge CBS's Sunday night lineup—much of which had jumped there from NBC in the late 1940s, including (and especially) Jack Benny.
NBC Radio Network | Radio network operations
Stage & Screen - Writer and Presenter This long-running series included Edward’s acclaimed interviews with Julie Andrews, Angela Lansbury, Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, Michael Ball, Stephen Sondheim, Elaine Paige, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Elton John Presenter Weekend Morning on 3
Edward Seckerson | BBC Radio 3
Woollcott was still not saying anything—at great length—when, on January 23, 1943, he appeared on his last radio broadcast, as a participant in a Writers' War Board panel discussion on the CBS Radio program "The People's Platform". Marking the tenth anniversary of Adolf Hitler's rise to power, the topic was "Is Germany Incurable?" Panelists included Woollcott, Hunter College president George Shuster, Brooklyn College president Harry Gideonse, and novelists Rex Stout and Marcia Davenport. The program's format began as a dinner party in the studio's private dining room, with the microphones in place. Table talk would lead into a live network radio broadcast, and each panelist would begin with a provocative response to the topic.
Alexander Woollcott | Death and legacy
From 2006 until 2016 he also hosted "The Lebrecht Interview" ("Classical music critic Norman Lebrecht talks to major figures in the field"), also on BBC Radio 3.
Norman Lebrecht | Radio and writing career
During subsequent seasons, he also produced and presented programs "7 / 7", "Binafs al Houdhoudh" and "Mousica Bilahdoud".
Nizar Chaari | Radio Sfax
In a prolific career, as one of three staff producers in the radio comedy department of the BBC at New Broadcasting House, Oxford Road, Manchester (alongside comedy veterans James Casey and Mike Craig), he produced a number of well-remembered long running radio shows for the BBC: including "Late Night Extra" (presented on different occasions by Keith Fordyce, comedian Barry Cryer, John Dunn, and Brian Matthew), "Frank Muir Goes Into" (starring Frank Muir and Alfred Marks), the topical satire "Week Ending" (which looked at the funny side of the past week's news, starring David Jason, Bill Wallis and Chris Emmett), and "Beat the Record" (a phone-in quiz show presented by Don Davis).
Bob Oliver Rogers | Radio
Wayne Howell Chappelle (February 16, 1921 – July 8, 1993) was a voice-over announcer for the NBC television and radio networks from 1947 through 1986. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and became one member of a core group of New York-based announcers including Don Pardo, Bill Wendell, Jerry Damon, Arthur Gary, Vic Roby, Mel Brandt and Howard Reig who handled not only introducing and closing programs, but also teasers and promotions for the network's shows. Howell's radio announcing credits included "The Martin and Lewis Show", a 1950s version of "The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street", "The NBC Radio Theatre", and "Monitor".
Wayne Howell | Introduction
He continued in radio with shows like, "Jack and Cliff" (1948), "The Pet Milk Show" (1950), and "The Baron and the Bee" (1952), a quiz show, but he never recaptured his mid-1930s fame.
Jack Pearl | Radio
Henry Franklin Engelmann (4 March 1908 – 2 March 1972) was a radio personality popular in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly as the host of "Down Your Way" and "Gardeners' Question Time".
Franklin Engelmann | Introduction
In 1957 the radio presenter and comedian Kenneth Horne was the compere on the popular Saturday evening comedy and music radio show "Variety Playhouse". The programme's writers were Eric Merriman and Barry Took, and when the series came to an end, they prepared a script for a pilot episode of a new show, "Beyond Our Ken". The show, in which Horne was joined by Kenneth Williams, Ron Moody, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden, was broadcast in October 1957. The series was due to begin in April 1958, but in February Horne suffered a debilitating stroke; he was temporarily paralysed down his left-hand side and lost the power of speech.
Round the Horne | Background
He was the subject of "This Is Your Life" in February 1962, hosted by Eamonn Andrews, in which guests included friends and colleagues from his connections in business and entertainment. In June 1963 he began "Ken's Column", a series of 15-minute one-man programmes for Anglia Television.
Kenneth Horne | A single career: 1958–1969
Barry Morton Farber (May 5, 1930 – May 6, 2020) was an American conservative radio talk show host, author, commentator and language-learning enthusiast. In 2002, industry publication "Talkers magazine" ranked him the 9th greatest radio talk show host of all time. He also wrote articles appearing in "The New York Times", "Reader's Digest", "The Washington Post", and the "Saturday Review". He was the father of journalist Celia Farber and singer-songwriter Bibi Farber.
Barry Farber | Introduction
As an actor, von Zell appeared on the Joan Davis radio series as the love interest of the character played by Verna Felton. When he entered a room, Felton would often shout excitedly, "Why, Mr. von Zellllllllllll!" After this, von Zell headlined his own short-lived radio program, "The Smiths of Hollywood", which featured Arthur Treacher and Jan Ford (who would later become Howard Hughes' paramour under the name Terry Moore).
Harry von Zell | Radio comedy
Harry Hepcat was a frequent guest on numerous radio programs. He was heard as a guest on WCBS-FM in New York City on ""The Doo-wop Shop"" for ten broadcasts in the 1970s and 1980s; ""The Sally Jesse Raphael Show"" WMCA (Feb.1977 and Sept. 1977); Alan Colmes Show WABC (1984); saluted on ""Spotlight"" WRTN-FM, Westchester County, NY in 1979; featured artist on ""Street Beat"" WLIR Hempstead, N.Y. 1981; three live radio concerts WPKN-FM Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1975–1978; one hour interview and performance on Vermont Public Radio (VPR) 1993; twelve 2 hour specials on rock music for WBAB-FM on Long Island. He went on to host his own show on WNHX in Berlin, New Hampshire, fill-in host WPKN-FM Bridgeport, Connecticut, and from 1988 to 1994 was broadcasting 33 hours a week with his own shows on WNYG 1440 am in the New York City area.
Harry Hepcat | Radio
Other specialty programs included "Ray Wickens' Broadway" hosted by British theatre aficionado Ray Wickens and featuring full original cast recordings; and "The Golden Age of Comedy" hosted by Armand Romagnoli and Mark Lawrence presenting classic comedy routines and old-time radio comedies. For a time in the late 1970s the station also carried the syndicated version of "The CBS Radio Mystery Theatre". The station's most popular program was "Howard Cable Presents" hosted by Howard Cable who was, at the time, the music director for the Imperial Room at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto. The program showcased many of the performers appearing at the Imperial Room as well as popular songs from shows and movies, Big Band favorites and Classical music.
CHRE-FM | History
Jerry Lester was born in Chicago in 1910. His father was a music critic. As a youth, Lester competed in dance contests and performed in various venues. Following his graduation from Northwestern University, he performed nationally in music halls and nightclubs, going on to appear in vaudeville, several Broadway musicals including "Beat the Band" and "Jackpot", and Hollywood films in the 1940s, as well as being a performer on radio. In 1950, he became host of "Cavalcade of Stars" on the DuMont Television Network, replacing Jack Carter. After viewers phoned in their appreciation for Lester's guest appearance on an early television talk show, NBC president Pat Weaver invited Lester to be one of the hosts of "Broadway Open House", a planned late-night show whose host, Don Hornsby, died two weeks before the show was scheduled to premiere.
Jerry Lester | Biography
It was the first show to feature old charts and Savile used a "points system" in an imaginary quiz with the audience to guess the names of the song and artist. It began in 1973 as "The Double Top Ten Show", and ended in 1987 as "The Triple Top Ten Show" when he left Radio 1 after 19 years. He presented "The Vintage Chart Show", playing top tens from 1957 to 1987, on the BBC World Service from March 1987 until October 1989. From March 1989 to August 1997 he broadcast on various stations around the UK (mostly taking the Gold format, such as the West Midlands' Xtra AM and the Classic Gold network in Yorkshire) where he revived his Radio 1 shows.
Jimmy Savile | Radio
Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American author, movie actor, radio and television comedian, and talk show host. He is best known for his stint as the second host of "The Tonight Show" from 1957 to 1962. "Time" magazine's obituary of him notes, "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."
Jack Paar | Introduction
In addition, Harry helped organize the Catholic Labor Institute in Los Angeles and was a member of the Radio Writers Guild Council], the American Newspaper Guild and the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists. He was also a member of Broadcast Pioneers.
Harry Flannery | Organizations
From 1934 to 1936, Berle appeared regularly on "The Rudy Vallee Hour", and he attracted publicity as a regular on "The Gillette Original Community Sing", a Sunday night comedy-variety program broadcast on CBS from September 6, 1936 to August 29, 1937. In 1939, he was the host of "Stop Me If You've Heard This One" with panelists spontaneously finishing jokes sent in by listeners. In the late 1940s, he canceled well-paying nightclub appearances to expand his radio career. "Three Ring Time", a comedy-variety show sponsored by Ballantine Ale, was followed by a 1943 program sponsored by Campbell's Soups. The audience participation show "Let Yourself Go" (1944–1945) could best be described as "slapstick radio" with studio audience members acting out long suppressed urges—often directed at host Berle.
Milton Berle | Radio
Carr worked extensively for BBC Radio during World War II, writing both mystery stories and propaganda scripts. During the late 1940s he hosted "Murder by Experts" transmitted by Mutual radio. He introduced works by other mystery writers who were the week's guest writers. The show originated from Mutual's main station WOR in New York City. Many of these shows are available for free listening or downloading at the Internet Archive.
John Dickson Carr | Radio plays