Syndicated (transcription)
Syndicated (transcription) · 1946–1946
Broadcasts
91
Cadence
Seasonal
Rated
PG
Since
1946
The run
MURDER AT MIDNIGHT Murder at Midnight was a transcribed program of macabre tales frequently featuring a supernatural twist. Produced in New York and distributed by World Broadcasting System, the series was the brainchild of Louis G. Cowan, the man behind Quiz Kids six years earlier. Fifty-two episodes were recorded from mid-April through December 1946. Robert Newman was hired as the show’s lead writer but a dozen other authors provided scripts during the program’s run. Among them were Joseph Ruscoll, Max Erlich and William Morwood. Murder at Midnight was directed by Anton M. Leder, and hosted by Raymond Morgan, who delivered the memorable opening lines over Charles Paul's organ theme. Los Angeles’ KFI was the first station to air the series but it would eventually be heard across the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “OTRR_Murder_at_Midnight_Singles”; these recordings are in the public domain.
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
6 dated broadcasts across 1 years on the air. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Restored broadcasts from 1946, in original transmission order.
30 Apr 1946 · 26 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 30 April 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
9 May 1946 · 26 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 9 May 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
23 May 1946 · 26 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 23 May 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
28 May 1946 · 26 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 28 May 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
4 Jun 1946 · 26 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 4 June 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
11 Jun 1946 · 26 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 11 June 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
16 Jun 1946 · 25 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 16 June 1946. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
28 Jul 1946 · 25 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 28 July 1946. 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 Jun 1946.
4 June
1946
Mutual
Tuesday
29 min
Broadcast 4 June 1946. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
Internet ArchiveOTRR_Nick_Carter_Master_Detective_SinglesClean transfer · 128 kbps
4 June
1946
CBS
Tuesday
29 min
Broadcast 4 June 1946. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
Internet ArchiveOTRR_Encore_Theater_SinglesCondition unmeasured
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