NBC
NBC · 1948–1959
Broadcasts
434
Cadence
Seasonal
Rated
PG
Since
1948
The run
This upload contains 434 shows from the great Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding. Files consist of episodes from their early days in Boston (Matinee with Bob and Ray), Bob and Ray Present the CBS Radio Network, and shows from their time on NBC and Mutual/WOR. Also included are compilation recordings. Overall the duo entertained American audiences together for nearly half a century. The dates, episode numbers where available, and titles are believed to be correct based on available information, but any corrections are welcome. Initial upload: April 2020 (430 episodes) 1st update: 6/26/2020 (1 episode) 2nd update: 3/21/2021 (3 episodes: 9/5/1949, 9/7/1949, 10/3/1949) Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “bob-and-ray-1948-08-26-roving-reporter-ray-goulding”; 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 13 years on the air, with 7 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Restored broadcasts from 1948, in original transmission order.
26 Aug 1948 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 26 August 1948. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
16 Aug 1949 · 28 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 16 August 1949. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
8 Dec 1949 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 8 December 1949. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
1 Aug 1951 · 15 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 1 August 1951. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
23 Oct 1952 · 15 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 23 October 1952. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
14 Jul 1959 · 14 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 14 July 1959. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
24 Aug 1959 · 14 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 24 August 1959. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
6 Oct 1959 · 14 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 6 October 1959. 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 16 Aug 1949.
16 August
1949
Syndicated
Tuesday
27 min
Originally broadcast in syndication, 16 August 1949. Restored from the Old Time Radio archives.
Internet ArchiveOTRR_Philo_Vance_SinglesRough but complete · 32 kbps
16 August
1949
Mutual / NBC
Tuesday
14 min
Episodes of the radio series "Front Page Farrell".
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16 August
1949
Mutual / NBC
Tuesday
14 min
(09 Episodes) "Front Page Farrell" was a 15 minute daily, "Husband & Wife Detective Team" Soap Opera/Crime Serial, broadcast by Mutual/NBC from June 23, 1941 thru March 26, 1954. This serial was a Soap Opera disguised as a Crime Serial, to coax the working-class man to sit by the radio, after his long hard day at work. Judging by the length of the run, the idea worked! Because this detective soap opera took place during WWII, many of the episodes were taken directly from real life, more specifically, from the Office of War Information. From 1941-06-23 thru 1942-03-13, Front Page Farrell starre
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Also on NBC
Other series the network carried while Bob and Ray was on the air.
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