To mark the first anniversary of the United States Air Force (formed September 18, 1947), NBC broadcast a 30-minute radio special on September 16, 1948. The show was produced and directed by Jack Lyman. The announcer was Hal Gibney and Henry Russell directed the chorus and orchestra. The program is not in general circulation, but…
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Screen Guild Players – It’s a Wonderful Life
The Screen Guild Players presented the first of what would be three presentations of It’s a Wonderful Life on December 29, 1947. Below is a sampling of some of the newspaper ads and previews which appeared at the time. The program is not available, but a script is. Here is a scan of the first…
