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THE DRAGNET RADIO PODCAST
MONDAYS at 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific
The most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. Any police drama on television today owes its very existence to this radio series. Plus, behind the scenes commentary after each episode!
THE SUPERMAN RADIO PODCAST
Every WEDNESDAY and SUNDAY 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific
The epic adventure of Superman who leaps tall buildings in a single bound, is faster than a speeding bullet, bends steel in his bare hands, and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great Metropolitan newspaper, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way. Plus, behind the scenes commentary after each episode!
THE MY FAVORITE HUSBAND RADIO PODCAST
Every TUESDAY 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific
On July 23, 1948, My Favorite Husband began on CBS Radio with Lucille Ball and Richard Denning playing George and Liz Cooper-a middle class, cheerful couple who live together and like it! It ran for 124 episodes and concluded on March 31, 1951. Initially, they were named Liz and George Cugat. After at least 20 early episodes, confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change. Written by future I Love Lucy producers and writers Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr, the formula of the straight-laced husband with the wacky wife soon took hold.
THE LIGHTS OUT RADIO PODCAST
SATURDAYS Midnight Eastern/9pm Pacific
Lights Out, which began on January 1, 1934, was initially"a midnight mystery serial to catch the attention of the listeners at the witching hour. Created by Wyllis Cooper and then taken over by Arch Oboler, versions of the series aired on different networks, at various times, from June of 1936 to the summer of 1947 and the series eventually made the transition to television. Lights Out was one of the earliest radio horror programs predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum. By 1939, Oboler had launched ARCH OBOLER'S PLAYS which were really updated versions of his original Lights Out Scripts. In 1940, it was called EVERYMAN'S THEATER and then PLAYS FOR AMERICANS briefly in 1941. By the fall of 1942, he was back with a new version of Lights Out (most of what we have here is from this era) which was mostly made up of new performances based on the 1930's scripts. In the years that followed, Oboler continued with variations of his Lights Out series as late as 1972 with a total of 216 episodes produced.
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THE SUSPENSE RADIO PODCAST
THURSDAYS at Midnight Eastern/9pm Pacific
One of the greatest and longest radio drama programs of all time. It was considered "radio's outstanding theatre of thrills" featuring many leading Hollywood actors of the era. Approximately 945 episodes were broadcast during its long run, and more than 900 still exist. Plus, behind the scenes commentary after each episode!
THE SHADOW RADIO PODCAST
FRIDAYS at Midnight Eastern/9pm Pacific
The Shadow was an invisible avenger who had learned, while "traveling through East Asia," "the mysterious power to cloud men's minds, so they could not see him." This feature of the character was born out of necessity: time constraints of 1930s radio made it difficult to explain to listeners where The Shadow was hiding and how he was remaining concealed. Thus, the character was given the power to escape human sight. Voice effects were added to suggest The Shadow's seeming omnipresence. In order to explain this power, The Shadow was described as a master of hypnotism.
Jim Romanovich is a veteran radio broadcaster, television host and accomplished producer. Since 1986, he has dedicated his life to revising our antiquated pop culture views into a relevance today we understand and not only appreciate but truly enjoy. His career is as busy as ever with several projects in production for television as well as the emerging new media. He serves as executive producer of several network productions and continues to perform on camera as well as with voice-over work.