The Hour of Charm, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 16 relations: American Forces Network, Ancestry.com, Arlene Francis, Arturo Toscanini, Billboard (magazine), CBS, Concertmaster, Electrical transcription, Evelyn Kaye, Golden Age of Radio, Hour of Charm Orchestra, Ken Roberts (announcer), NBC, Phil Spitalny, RCA Thesaurus, WFLA (AM).

2. 1934 radio programme debuts
3. 1948 radio programme endings

American Forces Network

The American Forces Network (AFN) is a government television and radio broadcast service the U.S. military provides to those stationed or assigned overseas, and is headquartered at Fort Meade in Maryland.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Arlene Francis

Arlene Francis (born Arline Francis Kazanjian; October 20, 1907 – May 31, 2001) was an American game show panelist, actress, radio and television talk show host.

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Arturo Toscanini

Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor.

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Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.

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CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV.

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Concertmaster

The concertmaster (from the German Konzertmeister), first chair (U.S.) or leader (U.K.) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (clarinet or oboe in a concert band).

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Electrical transcription

Electrical transcriptions are special phonograph recordings made exclusively for radio broadcasting,Browne, Ray B. and Browne, Pat, Eds.

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Evelyn Kaye

Evelyn Kaye Klein (1911–1990) was an American violinist, best known for her performances as "Evelyn and Her Magic Violin" with Phil Spitalny's Hour of Charm Orchestra.

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Golden Age of Radio

The Golden Age of Radio, also known as the old-time radio (OTR) era, was an era of radio in the United States where it was the dominant electronic home entertainment medium.

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Hour of Charm Orchestra

The Hour of Charm Orchestra was an American musical group led by Phil Spitalny.

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Ken Roberts (announcer)

Ken Roberts (born Saul Trochman, February 22, 1910 – June 19, 2009) was an American radio and television announcer known for his work during the Golden Age of Radio and for his work announcing the daytime television soap operas The Secret Storm, Texas and Love of Life, each for a two-decade span.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Phil Spitalny

Phil Spitalny (November 7, 1890 – October 11, 1970) was a Russian Empire-born American musician, music critic, composer, and bandleader heard often on radio during the 1930s and 1940s.

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RCA Thesaurus

thumb RCA Thesaurus, a brand owned by RCA Victor, was a supplier of electrical transcriptions.

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WFLA (AM)

WFLA (970 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Tampa, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay media market.

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See also

1934 radio programme debuts

• Accordiana
• Dagsnytt
• Dick Tracy (radio series)
• Hollywood Hotel (radio program)
• Lights Out (radio show)
• Major Bowes Amateur Hour
• Ovaltiney's Concert Party
• The Court of Human Relations
• The Ford Sunday Evening Hour
• The Gibson Family
• The Hour of Charm
• The O'Neills
• The Story of Mary Marlin
• The World Tomorrow (radio and television)

1948 radio programme endings

• An Evening with Romberg
• Call for Music
• Candid Camera
• Dick Tracy (radio series)
• Dr. Standish, Medical Examiner
• Front Line Family
• Hawk Larabee
• Hollywood Showcase
• Hop Harrigan (radio program)
• I Deal in Crime
• Johnny Fletcher
• Land of the Lost (radio series)
• Let's Talk Hollywood
• Monday Night at Eight
• Philo Vance
• Ripley's Believe It or Not!
• Stop Me If You've Heard This One
• Terry and the Pirates (radio serial)
• The Adventures of Bill Lance
• The Adventures of Christopher Wells
• The Adventures of Ellery Queen (radio program)
• The Amazing Mr. Tutt
• The American Melody Hour
• The American School of the Air
• The Chase and Sanborn Hour
• The Dick Haymes Show
• The Hour of Charm
• The Pepsodent Show

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hour_of_Charm