Bright Star (radio)
Bright Star (also known as The Irene Dunne-Fred MacMurray Show)[1] was a 30-minute, 52 episode radio comedy-drama broadcast in 1952-53 and syndicated by Ziv.[2]
The storyline followed the misadventures of Hillsdale Morning Star editor Susan Armstrong (Irene Dunne) and her idealistic ace reporter George Harvey (Fred MacMurray) as they attempted to keep the struggling newspaper in business despite continual financial problems.[2]
Harry von Zell[1] and, later, Wendell Niles[citation needed] were the announcers for the series.
See also[]
- The Big Story
- Ford Theater
- Nightbeat
References[]
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 52.
- ^ a b Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 119-120. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
Bright Star, comedy.
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Categories:
- American comedy radio programs
- American radio dramas
- 1950s American radio programs
- 1952 radio programme debuts
- 1953 radio programme endings
- Ziv Company radio programs
- Syndicated radio programs
- United States radio show stubs