Old time radio show series available at RUSC Old Time Radio
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FIRST BROADCAST: February 3rd 1938
LAST BROADCAST: June 9th 1955
SPONSORS: Quaker Oats
CAST: Jay Michael, Paul Sutton, Brace Beemer, John Todd
ANNOUNCERS: Bob Hite, Fred Foy
CREATOR: Fran Striker
PRODUCERS/DIRECTORS: Al Hodge
WRITERS: Tom Dougall, Frank Striker, Betty Joyce, Mildred Merrill, Bob Green, Dan Beattie, Felix Holt, Jim Lawrence, Steve McCarthy
THEME: Donna Diana Overture by von Reznicek
Challenge of the Yukon – 1938-1955
Challenge of the Yukon was produced by George Trendle. He had wanted a new adventure show, written in the Lone Ranger mold but with a dog as an action hero. The dog was a Husky named Yukon King, his master, a mountie named Sgt Preston. They were a fantastic team, Yukon attacking one villain whilst Preston polished off the other! Its opening was just as good with howling winds, barking dogs and gunshots emphasising almost every word. There were more than 1200 episodes broadcasts.
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.