Golden Age Broadcasting
NBC Radio Network
Old-Time Radio Network
62Programs in GRH
3,367Recordings in GRH
50+People Heard Here
About This Network
NBC launched in 1926 and quickly became the model for national network broadcasting. Its Red and Blue services helped turn radio into a shared coast-to-coast medium.
In Golden Radio Hour, NBC Radio Network is tied to 62 programs. The surviving network-linked recordings here run from 1935 to 1973.
Programs with a particularly strong presence here include The Great Gildersleeve, Fibber McGee and Molly, Dragnet, The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, The Railroad Hour, X Minus One, Screen Directors Playhouse, The Fred Allen Show, Duffy's Tavern, and NBC University Theater.
People who recur often in those network-linked recordings include Walter Tetley, Richard LeGrand, Arthur Q. Bryan, Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Lillian Randolph, Phil Leslie, Earle Ross, Bill Thompson, and Hal Peary. These are archive connections, not a claim that everyone on the list was employed directly by the network.
Shows in the GRH Archive
The Great Gildersleeve486 recordings in GRH · 1941-08-31–1957-04-16
Fibber McGee and Molly467 recordings in GRH · 1935-10-07–1958-11-23
Dragnet273 recordings in GRH · 1949-07-07–1955-09-20
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show212 recordings in GRH · 1948-10-03–1954-06-18
The Railroad Hour195 recordings in GRH · 1949-10-03–1954-06-14
X Minus One120 recordings in GRH · 1955-04-24–1973-01-27
Screen Directors Playhouse102 recordings in GRH · 1949-01-23–1951-09-07
The Fred Allen Show94 recordings in GRH · 1939-10-04–1949-05-22
Duffy's Tavern88 recordings in GRH · 1942-12-15–1951-12-28
NBC University Theater87 recordings in GRH · 1948-12-05–1951-02-14
Words at War87 recordings in GRH · 1943-06-24–1945-06-05
Tales of the Texas Rangers82 recordings in GRH · 1950-07-15–1952-09-14
Molle Mystery Theatre70 recordings in GRH · 1943-12-28–1948-06-25
Roy Rogers70 recordings in GRH · 1951-10-12–1955-07-21
Richard Diamond, Private Detective61 recordings in GRH · 1949-05-15–1950-11-22
Father Knows Best60 recordings in GRH · 1949-12-29–1954-01-21
The Falcon55 recordings in GRH · 1948-11-01–1952-09-14
Barrie Craig54 recordings in GRH · 1951-10-17–1955-05-12
The Halls of Ivy54 recordings in GRH · 1949-06-22–1952-06-25
The Chase50 recordings in GRH · 1952-05-18–1953-06-28
A Man Called X49 recordings in GRH · 1946-07-23–1952-05-06
Whitehall 121243 recordings in GRH · 1951-11-18–1952-09-28
The Six Shooter38 recordings in GRH · 1953-09-20–1954-06-24
Night Beat34 recordings in GRH · 1950-03-06–1952-09-25
The Abbott and Costello Show31 recordings in GRH · 1943-01-14–1947-04-24
The Big Show30 recordings in GRH · 1950-11-05–1952-03-09
Theatre Royal30 recordings in GRH · 1953-10-04–1954-07-14
Dark Fantasy25 recordings in GRH · 1941-11-14–1942-06-05
The Lone Ranger25 recordings in GRH · 1949-11-02–1956-03-28
Dimension X24 recordings in GRH · 1950-09-29–1951-09-29
Sealtest Variety Theater24 recordings in GRH · 1949-01-13–1949-07-07
Rocky Fortune23 recordings in GRH · 1953-10-06–1954-03-30
Crime and Peter Chambers21 recordings in GRH · 1954-04-06–1954-09-07
Cloak and Dagger20 recordings in GRH · 1950-05-07–1950-10-06
The Red Skelton Show19 recordings in GRH · 1948-06-01–1949-05-13
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe17 recordings in GRH · 1950-10-20–1951-04-27
Counterspy15 recordings in GRH · 1950-10-20–1952-11-23
Mr. District Attorney13 recordings in GRH · 1943-03-17–1951-04-11
Stroke of Fate13 recordings in GRH · 1953-10-04–1953-12-27
Candy Matson12 recordings in GRH · 1949-04-04–1952-09-21
Inspector Thorne10 recordings in GRH · 1951-07-20–1951-09-20
Lights Out10 recordings in GRH · 1937-05-12–1946-08-24
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons8 recordings in GRH · 1951-07-20–1952-04-03
The Adventures of the Abbotts8 recordings in GRH · 1955-01-23–1955-03-27
Boston Blackie7 recordings in GRH · 1944-06-23–1944-08-11
Mr. Malone7 recordings in GRH · 1951-05-25–1951-07-13
A Date with Judy6 recordings in GRH · 1946-04-09–1949-11-03
Top Secret6 recordings in GRH · 1950-06-18–1950-10-19
Lux Radio Theatre5 recordings in GRH · 1954-10-12–1955-02-08
Rogues Gallery5 recordings in GRH · 1946-06-23–1947-06-29
Blondie3 recordings in GRH · 1948-11-17–1949-02-09
Dangerous Assignment3 recordings in GRH · 1950-07-26–1952-10-29
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe3 recordings in GRH · 1947-06-17–1947-08-05
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes3 recordings in GRH · 1939-11-06–1940-10-06
The Adventures of the Thin Man2 recordings in GRH · 1948-07-06–1948-07-13
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar2 recordings in GRH · 1955-11-28–1959-10-11
Frontier Gentleman1 recordings in GRH · 1958-10-05–1958-10-05
Gunsmoke1 recordings in GRH · 1955-09-17–1955-09-17
I Love a Mystery1 recordings in GRH · 1940-03-11–1940-03-11
Lum and Abner1 recordings in GRH · 1941-05-30–1941-05-30
Philo Vance1 recordings in GRH · 1945-07-26–1945-07-26
The Saint1 recordings in GRH · 1950-08-13–1950-08-13
People Heard Across These Recordings
These names come from the credits on recordings preserved here. It is not meant as a complete network staff list.
Walter Tetley680 recordings in GRH
Richard LeGrand485 recordings in GRH
Arthur Q. Bryan471 recordings in GRH
Jim Jordan470 recordings in GRH
Marian Jordan466 recordings in GRH
Lillian Randolph461 recordings in GRH
Phil Leslie394 recordings in GRH
Earle Ross374 recordings in GRH
Bill Thompson356 recordings in GRH
Harold Peary331 recordings in GRH
John Wald324 recordings in GRH
Bill Forman296 recordings in GRH
Jack Meakin287 recordings in GRH
Max Hutto279 recordings in GRH
Jack Webb273 recordings in GRH
Don Quinn249 recordings in GRH
Andy White242 recordings in GRH
John Elliotte241 recordings in GRH
Harlow Wilcox231 recordings in GRH
Marvin Miller228 recordings in GRH
Billy Mills and His Orchestra221 recordings in GRH
The King's Men221 recordings in GRH
Phil Harris220 recordings in GRH
Gale Gordon218 recordings in GRH
Anne Whitfield217 recordings in GRH
Elliott Lewis216 recordings in GRH
Alice Faye214 recordings in GRH
Fred Collins204 recordings in GRH
Gordon MacRae200 recordings in GRH
Jeanine Roos198 recordings in GRH
Norman Luboff195 recordings in GRH
Willard Waterman195 recordings in GRH
Carmen Dragon193 recordings in GRH
Hal Gibney193 recordings in GRH
Walter Scharf and His Orchestra187 recordings in GRH
Marylee Robb183 recordings in GRH
Dick Chevillat178 recordings in GRH
Ray Singer178 recordings in GRH
Robert North175 recordings in GRH
Bud Hiestand173 recordings in GRH
Paul Phillips172 recordings in GRH
Ben Alexander159 recordings in GRH
Shirley Mitchell159 recordings in GRH
Louise Erickson146 recordings in GRH
Lurene Tuttle144 recordings in GRH
Robert E. Lee144 recordings in GRH
Jerome Lawrence143 recordings in GRH
John Whedon142 recordings in GRH
Ken Carpenter140 recordings in GRH
William Welch135 recordings in GRH