Daily reports on old-time radio broadcasts added to the archive, dated and identified.
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Building on our first serial pass, this update tackles 30 longstanding mystery recordings across four legendary series: The Lone Ranger (1940 and 1950 transcription discs), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Tom Conway / Nigel Bruce 1947 runs…
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This update resolves 16 classic syndicated radio broadcasts: 8 dramatic true-case docudramas from Macquarie Network's acclaimed medical history series Medical File (1952 master broadcast logs, recounting historic surgical breakthroughs and…
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This update resolves 14 classic American musical broadcasts spanning three traditions: W. Lee 'Pappy' O'Daniel's pioneer 1935 western swing transcription series with The Hillbilly Boys (broadcasting from Fort Worth, Texas for Hillbilly…
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This update resolves 13 historical broadcast recordings across two enduring American radio traditions: Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll's landmark comedy series Amos 'n' Andy (including wartime Rinso-sponsored episodes featuring guest stars…
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This update resolves 16 classic radio broadcasts and mystery dramas: 6 syndicated Hollywood productions of C.P. MacGregor's Heartbeat Theatre (produced for The Salvation Army), 7 syndicated radio detective cases from Ellery Queen's Minute…
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This update resolves 15 historic network and syndicated broadcasts: 5 flagship wartime and postwar episodes of Armed Forces Radio Service's Command Performance (starring Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Jackie Gleason, Benny Goodman, and Lionel…
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This update resolves 15 landmark radio broadcasts across three classic properties: Harry W. Junkin's acclaimed NBC dramatic anthology Radio City Playhouse (1948–1949 master attraction runs), Philip Rapp's legendary comedy series The…
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This update resolves 14 foundational audio artifacts spanning the acoustic recording era (Victor and Columbia master matrices from 1901–1919 by pioneers Bert Williams, Billy Murray, Ada Jones, and violin master Fritz Kreisler) and vintage…
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This update resolves 16 historic broadcasts and master recordings from American 20th-century history: pivotal news flashes and presidential addresses (Truman's Hiroshima announcement, ABC Radio's July 8, 1947 Roswell disc report, JFK's…
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This update dates 14 historically significant broadcasts across mid-century sports history, Hollywood cinematic premieres, frontline WWII battlefield reportage, theatrical drama, and unique acoustic musical arts: Hall of Fame pitcher Don…
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This update resolves 17 historical live performances and syndicated recordings across three landmark American broadcast traditions: KWKH Shreveport's legendary country institution Louisiana Hayride (starring George Jones, Johnny Horton, Roy…
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This update dates 13 extraordinary historical sound recordings reaching across Victorian cylinder acoustics, pioneering aviation history, world-altering WWII news flashes, Golden Age holiday duets, classic jazz virtuosity, and psychedelic…
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This update dates 13 culturally rich historical audio recordings spanning radio history retrospectives, Major League Baseball spring training lore, frontline Pacific war broadcasts, symphonic holiday classics, zany musical satire, and…
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This update brings 10 master broadcasts into standard chronological alignment, spanning wartime combat literature, historic studio bloopers and uncensored outtakes, hot jazz classics, military morale programs, and civic political addresses…
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This update dates 10 historically significant broadcasts across historic war news bulletins, baseball royalty, American folklore field recordings, swing jazz, classic variety comedy, and Hollywood cinematic previews: Edward R. Murrow's…
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This update officially crosses the landmark threshold of 2,000 verified and dated mystery radio broadcasts in the standard archive (now 2,011 total). This update dates 12 culturally foundational historical broadcasts across Hollywood comedy…
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This update restores and dates 13 exceptional historic broadcasts spanning athletic legends, country music hall of famers, situation comedy masters, celebrity journalism, post-WWII economic debates, and vintage sponsored entertainment…
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This update restores and dates 12 extraordinary recordings capturing Hollywood legends, live battlefield reportage, post-WWII veteran homecomings, macabre radio drama, big band swing, and country music history: Humphrey Bogart and Lauren…
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This update restores and dates 13 archival recordings spanning environmental conservation campaigns, early dramatic work by future science-fiction icons, big band jazz, western comedy variety, Broadway adaptations, and duo-piano mastery: 3…
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This update restores and dates 15 extraordinary historical broadcasts spanning Marvel audio drama, wartime satirical musical comedy, western swing pioneers, Hollywood comedy trailers, sportscasting legends, vaudeville vocalists, and novelty…
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This update marks a monumental milestone—surpassing 1,930 standard mystery broadcasts resolved, dated, committed to main, deployed to edge workers, and fully documented across 104 reports: 2 legendary audition transcriptions of…
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This update resolves 18 historical serialized broadcasts from two of radio's most enduring narrative institutions: the 1942–1943 NBC Pacific Coast master recordings of Aunt Mary (sponsored by C&H Sugar, written by Gil Doud and Virginia…