During The Golden Age of Radio, roughly around 1930 through 1940. This particular medium of “commercial radio broadcast” became part of everyday life for most of the united states. Families would gather around the radio to hear news and be entertained. This was particularly important because America was in the middle of an economic depression and war. Most of the programming was controlled by advertising agencies who would hire performers, some directly from the vaudeville theatres, to act out the stories. Radio networks provided airtime and studio facilities. And Programs ran in half-hour or quarter-hour blocks which featured a wide variety of formats to explore.
