In the early 1930s, Harry Bartell was a student at Rice University in Houston, from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa before going on to Harvard Business School. He had

Growing up, Welles had a great love for magic. He learned many illusions and continued to enjoy life as a magician when he became an adult. As a teenager, Welles

One of the charms of old-time radio thrillers is their simplicity compared with their cousins of today.  The whodunits of the bygone era had straightforward reasons for murder: money, a

What is the longest-running speech radio show in the world? Here are a few clues:  It's not American, but it originated from America on a weekly basis. It doesn't have

William Barton Yarborough was born in Texas to Patrick D. and Mollie Ardena Yarborough on October 2, 1900. He began his acting career in the theater, where he studied with

"The hushed voice and the prowling step… the stir of nerves at the ticking of the clock… the rescue that might be too late, or the murderer who might get

1. The first Thanksgiving was actually a three-day celebration. Today, Thanksgiving is one day — maybe two if you count Black Friday. But apparently, the Pilgrims wanted to party even

John Brown was born on the 4th of April 1904 in Hull, a town in the county of Yorkshire in the north of England. Having moved to America, his career

He was born on August 12, 1881 in Ashfield, Massachusetts during a family vacation, but spent most of his childhood in both North Carolina and New Jersey, with his parents

We received a funny e-mail the other day. It was sent in by a loyal RUSC member by the name of Paul (thanks Paul!). It sure made Joy and I

The inventor Lee De Forest was born on August 26, 1873 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Henry Swift De Forest, a Church Minister.  Whilst still a boy, Lee's father moved

Franklin Roosevelt's D-Day Prayer  6th June, 1944 Here is the text of the speech which was broadcast across the United States on the day that became known as D-Day in

Well known for her plays, films, television and radio shows and for her no-barriers lifestyle, Tallulah Brockman Bankhead —named after her paternal grandmother, who, in turn, was named after the

Carlton E. Morse wrote several radio series; the popular One Man's Family, featured the sprawling Barbour family of Sea Cliff, California; Adventures by Morse featuring a San Francisco detective, Captain

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer during the 1830s. His macabre stories were resurrected on radio programs – giving them the voices of radio stars during the 1940s and 1950s.

Jack Webb was born John Jack Randolph Webb in Santa Monica, California, on April 2, 1920. Famous for his role as Detective Joe Friday, in the radio and television series

I was going to write an article about Ben Wright to remember him on the 18th anniversary of his death when I came across this wonderful recording before a Sherlock

The Midwestern town of Springfield was the fictional setting during the past 72 years for the Soap Opera, The Guiding Light. The actual maze of sets for the series was

Ten years ago, I wrote an article about the great American writer, Norman Corwin. One of his most celebrated broadcasts had come eight days after the Japanese attack on Pear

Several years ago, one of our long-time members, Chuck, wrote a great review of a couple of shows he had celebrated Halloween with, in what he called "the smallest genre