Aug. 20, 2026
National Radio Day.
National Radio Day: the golden age of radio, famous broadcasters, and before television ruled the world.
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Callaroga Shark Media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison and today's theme
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is National Radio Day, the golden age of radio famous
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broadcasters and before television ruled the world. Question one, on
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the eve of Halloween in nineteen thirty eight, CBS's Mercury
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Theater on the Air aired a dramatization that mimicked live
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news bulletins about a Martian invasion, startling some listeners, what
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is the title of this broadcast? Narrated by a twenty
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three year old Orson Wells. Question two. During World War II,
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which American broadcaster became famous for vivid on the scene
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radio reports from London, often beginning with the steady greeting
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this is London, helping define modern broadcast journalism. Question three
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widely credited as the first commercially licensed radio station in
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the United States, which Pittsburgh Outlet launched regular broadcasting on
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November two, nineteen twenty, by airing Hardingcock's Election Returns. Question four,
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which classic radio drama about a cloaked vigilante who could
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cloud men's minds to fight crime, opened with the chilling
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tagline who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?
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The shadow knows. Question five, long before television dominated daytime,
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which soap opera created by Erna Phillips, debuted on radio
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in nineteen thirty seven, later moving to TV and ultimately
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becoming one of the longest running dramas in broadcast history.
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We'll be right back with these answers after this break,
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Welcome back. Question one, which nineteen thirty eight Or and
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Wells broadcast feigned a Martian invasion answer The War of
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the Worlds aired on October thirtieth, nineteen thirty eight, and
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adapted from H. G. Wells's novel. It used realistic news
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bulletins that blurred fiction and reality. Later studies suggests the
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extent of nationwide panic was exaggerated, but the broadcast remains
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a landmark of radio drama. Question two, who opened one
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to London reports with this is London? Answer? Edward R. Murrow,
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reporting for CBS during the Blitz. Murrow's calm, descriptive dispatches
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set standards for accuracy and immediacy. He later transitioned to
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television with programs such as See It Now, influencing generations
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of journalists. Question three, which station is credited as the
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first US commercial broadcaster, answer kdk Pittsburgh, operated by Westinghouse.
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KDKA's election night coverage demonstrated radio's power to deliver timely
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news to a mass audience, helping usher in the broadcast era.
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Question four radio drama began with The Shadow nos Answer
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The Shadow, running from the late nineteen thirties into the
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nineteen fifties. The Shadow was a staple of Golden Age
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radio suspense. Early episodes featured Orson Wells in the title role,
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contributing to its enduring mystique. Question five, which nineteen thirty
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seven radio soap, later became a long running TV series,
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Answer Guiding Light, premiering on NBC Radio in nineteen thirty
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seven as The Guiding Light and moving to television in
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nineteen fifty two. Guiding Light lasted until two thousand and nine.
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Its sponsorship by Household Products helped coin the term soap.
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Opera that concludes Today's five daily trivia questions, I'm Mark Ellison,
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and Today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.
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See you Tomorrow,
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