Old time radio show series available at RUSC Old Time Radio
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FIRST BROADCAST: October 19th 1937
LAST BROADCAST: June 25th 1952
SPONSORS: Ironized Yeast, Bayer Aspirin, Lifebuoy Soap
CAST: Edward G Robinson, Claire Trevor, Ona Munson, Ed MacDonald, Gale Gordon, Paula Winslowe, Helen Brown, Lou Merrill, Cy Kendall, Jack Smart, Jerry Hausner, Edward Pawley, Walter Greaza, Fran Carlton, Robert Dryden, Ross Martin, Mason Adams, Donald MacDonald, Larry Haines, Lawson Zerbe, Casy Allen, Ted de Corsia, Dwight Weist, Bill Adams, Bobby Winckler, Michael O’Day
ANNOUNCERS: Carlton KaDell, Dwight Weist
PRODUCERS/DIRECTORS: William N Robson, Jerry McGill
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Jerry McGill
MUSIC: Leith Stevens, John Gart on organ
SOUND EFFECTS John Powers, Ray Erlenborn
Big Town – 1937-1954
Big Town was perhaps the most famous series of reporter dramas. It featured the adventures of Steve Wilson, the crusading editor of The Illustrated Press. The show was written by Jerry McGill, an ex-newspaperman, and his reporters were diligent, sober champions of justice, zealously pushing freedom of the press, creating a memorable slogan; “Freedom of the press is a flaming sword! Use is justly … hold it high … guard it well.” The shows occasionally attacked juvenile delinquency, racism and drink driving amongst other soapbox related incidents.
RUSC Old Time Radio (or RU Sitting Comfortably to give the site its full title) is a web site specializing in the wonderful world of old time radio. It is run by a crazy guy (that's me) who has nothing better to do than listen to old radio shows all day. To find out more visit the web site at www.rusc.com. All the old time radio shows on RUSC are understood to be in the public domain. RUSC has been on the web since January 1999 and is run on a not-for-profit basis.