The Golden Age of Radio lasted roughly around 1930 through 1940. That time was when the medium of commercial broadcast radio grew into the fabric of daily life in the United States. One time they provided news and entertainment to a country struggling with economic depression and war and much of the programming heard by listeners was controlled by advertising agencies which included the shows hired the talent and staff. Sometimes they draw performers directly from the old vaudeville theatre circuit. To lease airtime and studio facilities, the get it from radio networks. Programs sometimes became fixed in half-hour or quarter-hour blocks which featured a wide variety of formats to explore.
Soap operas such as Ma Perkins and The Guiding Light kept housewives company throughout the afternoon. Adventure series including Little Orphan Annie and the science-fiction show Flash Gordon were what children listened to. Situation comedies calls Amos ‘n’ Andy was the most popular show ever broadcast. Amos ‘n’ Andy lasted for more than 30 years. The Shadow, which is a crime drama, also had a loyal following. Prestige anthology shows brought together writers such as Archibald MacLeish and Norman Corwin with actors from the stage such as Helen Hayes and Orson Welles, and film-based anthology shows such as The Lux Radio …show more content…
For instance, the comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen, the soap opera The Guiding Light, the situation comedy Father Knows Best, the police drama Dragnet, and the western Gunsmoke. Others, however, disappeared from the airways. Live big bands were scraped in favor of recorded rock and roll, which was played on local programs by voluble and irrelevant disc jockeys. By the mid-1950s American radio had moved beyond its Golden Age to modern formats such as “Top 40” and “alternative” or “underground” FM, talk shows, and public-service
Soap operas such as Ma Perkins and The Guiding Light kept housewives company throughout the afternoon. Adventure series including Little Orphan Annie and the science-fiction show Flash Gordon were what children listened to. Situation comedies calls Amos ‘n’ Andy was the most popular show ever broadcast. Amos ‘n’ Andy lasted for more than 30 years. The Shadow, which is a crime drama, also had a loyal following. Prestige anthology shows brought together writers such as Archibald MacLeish and Norman Corwin with actors from the stage such as Helen Hayes and Orson Welles, and film-based anthology shows such as The Lux Radio …show more content…
For instance, the comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen, the soap opera The Guiding Light, the situation comedy Father Knows Best, the police drama Dragnet, and the western Gunsmoke. Others, however, disappeared from the airways. Live big bands were scraped in favor of recorded rock and roll, which was played on local programs by voluble and irrelevant disc jockeys. By the mid-1950s American radio had moved beyond its Golden Age to modern formats such as “Top 40” and “alternative” or “underground” FM, talk shows, and public-service