In Breaking Walls episode 89, we explore the birth of the dramatic radio western show, specifically targeted to adult audiences. This is the first of a three-part mini-series on adult western radio shows.
Highlights:
• Back to the Very Beginning
• What is a Western Show?
• The Birth of Western Dramatic Radio Shows
• Empire Builders
• Death Valley Days
• The Western show on local stations
• ...And in syndication
• Lux Presents Hollywood
• The Triumph and Tragedy of Buck Jones
• Americana and the Cavalcade of America
• Howard McNear and Romance of the Ranchos
• The First Western Soap Opera
• The War Ends and the Western show grows up
• What’s Next?
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