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Podcast: Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio Broadcasting
Episode: BW - EP124: February 1954—Benny, McCarthy, and McCarthy
Description: In Breaking Walls episode 124 we pick up our 1954 mini series in February. We’ll focus on radio programming and national news from that month.
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Highlights:
• Radio Billings Are Down. Now What?
• Dragnet—Still Going Strong
• Lee Deforest and The Hallmark Hall of Fame
• Americana
• Jack Benny Turns 39? 40? 60?
• Guest Star and The McCarthy News
• The College Quiz Bowl
• Mr and Mrs North
• Polio
• Stars Over Hollywood
• Ending with Bergen and McCarthy
• Looking Ahead to March with Edward R. Murrow
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The reading material used in today’s episode was:
• On the Air — By John Dunning
• Netwo...