NBC Blue
NBC Blue · 1945–1951
Broadcasts
101
Cadence
Seasonal
Rated
PG
Since
1945
The run
Archie Andrews was a teenage sitcom directly adapted from the very popular comic strip of Bob Montana. It began to be heard on NBC Blue on May 31, 1943 and lasted on-air until September 5, 1943—the period during which radio adaptations of comic characters were trending. The show was also broadcasted on Mutual from 1944 to 1945. Kenneth Banghart served as the announcer, while Bob Hastings played the lead character Archie during the show's NBC times. Other actors that took over the main role include Burt Boyar, Jack Grimes, and Charles Mullen. The other important character role, Jughead, was given to Cameron Andrews and Hal Stone. Up to now, Archie Comics is still popular and loved by many fans. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Archie-Andrews”; these recordings are in the public domain.
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
12 dated broadcasts across 7 years on the air. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Restored broadcasts from 1945, in original transmission order.
23 Jun 1945 · 28 min
18 May 1946 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on NBC Blue, 18 May 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
27 Jul 1946 · 29 min
9 Aug 1947 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on NBC Blue, 9 August 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
12 Jun 1948 · 29 min
7 Aug 1948 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on NBC Blue, 7 August 1948. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
18 Sep 1948 · 28 min
6 Nov 1948 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on NBC Blue, 6 November 1948. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
Same night on the air
Everything else the archive still holds from the night of 4 Dec 1948.
4 December
1948
Mutual
Saturday
24 min
Broadcast 4 December 1948. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
Internet ArchiveOTRR_High_Adventure_SinglesCondition unmeasured
4 December
1948
NBC
Saturday
29 min
Broadcast 4 December 1948. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
Internet ArchiveOTRR_Day_in_the_Life_of_Dennis_Day_SinglesCondition unmeasured
4 December
1948
Syndicated
Saturday
27 min
Broadcast on Syndicated.
Internet ArchiveMichael_ShayneCondition unmeasured
Also on NBC Blue
Other series the network carried while Archie Andrews was on the air.
Same seasons
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