Old-Time Radio (OTR) and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of radio programming lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until television's replacement of radio as the dominant home entertainment medium in the late 1950s and early 1960s. During this period, when radio was dominant and the airwaves were filled with a variety of radio formats and genres, people regularly tuned in to their favorite radio programs. The end of this period coincided with music radio becoming the dominant radio form and is often marked in the United States by the final CBS broadcasts of Suspense and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on September 30, 1962.
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Suspense! Classic Radio Show
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These radio shows are guaranteed to leave you in Suspense! Suspense was one of the most popular radio shows of all time running for 20 years.
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Dashiell Hammett in only a handful of stories created one of the most enduring detectives in literature. The Maltese Falcon made Sam Spade one of the most famous detectives in fiction.
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Richard Diamond started on radio with Dick Powell as the singing, joke making, frequently pummeled private detective. He's one of the most unique and entertaining detective during the Golden Age of Radio.
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Raymond Chandler's philosophical private detective. Philip Marlowe solves mysteries on his own terms.
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Starting out as a burglar and jewel thief over time Boston Blackie evolved into a private detective. The Boston Blackie Radio shows are some of the most entertaining with Blackie constantly one upping the police and Inspector Farraday in particular.
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