Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio Broadcasting.
In March of 1932 Jack Benny was headlining on Broadway as part of Earl Carroll’s Vanities when friend Ed Sullivan... more
In Breaking Walls episode 150 we parachute into Easter Sunday, 1944 for a day of radio, recollections, and reconciliation. It’s... more
At 11:15PM over Mutual’s WOR in New York, Duke Ellington was on the air with music from The famous Hurricane... more
At 10:30PM eastern time on NBC’s WEAF, The Bob Crosby Show took to the air in New York with the... more
In the Spring of 1944, Fred Allen was finishing up his fourth season as host of The Texaco Star Theater... more
Edgar Bergen first came to the attention of American audiences on Rudy Vallée’s NBC Royal Gelatin Hour on December 17th,... more
At 7PM eastern time over Mutual Broadcasting’s flagship WOR, The Mysterious Traveler went on the air. Written and directed by... more
When we were last with Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve in episode 149 of Breaking Walls he was gearing up for his... more
At 6PM over NBC’s WEAF, The Catholic Hour took to the air with an address from Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen. Fulton... more
Between 4PM and 5:30 eastern war time, NBC broadcast Easter services from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, as... more