NBC
NBC · 1946–1955
Broadcasts
168
Cadence
Fortnightly
Rated
PG
Since
1946
The run
Ay by Patrick Andre Born Eugene Patrick McNulty, Dennis Day would get his start in 1939 on the Jack Benny Program . Day replaced the show’s previous tenor, Kenny Baker, who left for The Fred Allen Show . At first, Day was mainly a singer with few lines and a short studio contract. But his character as an Irish kid with a head full of air quickly developed and became popular with listeners. While Day maintained his role on Benny’s program, A Day in the Life of Dennis Day was developed. In April of 1946 an audition episode of a situation-comedy featuring Day was created and Colgate-Palmolive signed on as…
Source collection
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
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 10 years on the air, with 5 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Restored broadcasts from 1946, in original transmission order.
18 Apr 1946 · 29 min
Broadcast 18 April 1946. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
22 Jan 1947 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 22 January 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
26 Mar 1947 · 26 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 26 March 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
10 Sep 1947 · 26 min
Broadcast 10 September 1947. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
10 Dec 1947 · 29 min
Broadcast 10 December 1947. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
17 Mar 1948 · 31 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 17 March 1948. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
23 Jun 1948 · 29 min
Broadcast 23 June 1948. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
9 Oct 1948 · 29 min
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 Blue
Saturday
29 min
Originally broadcast on NBC Blue, 4 December 1948.
Internet ArchiveArchie-AndrewsCondition unmeasured
4 December
1948
Syndicated
Saturday
27 min
Broadcast on Syndicated.
Internet ArchiveMichael_ShayneCondition unmeasured
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