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Bobby Benson
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Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders is a juvenile Western adventure radio program broadcast on CBS and later Mutual.
Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders is an old-time radio juvenile Western adventure program in the United States, one of the first juvenile radio programs. It was broadcast on CBS October 17, 1932 - December 11, 1936, and on Mutual June 21, 1949 - June 17, 1955.
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Cast & Crew
A
Andre Baruch
Announcer
AArt Millet
Announcer
Bert Parks
Announcer
BBob Emerick
Announcer
B
Bucky Cosgrove
Announcer
C
CCactus Carl Warren
Announcer
Carl Caruso
Announcer
Alice Reinheart
Cast
AAthena Lorde
Cast
Bill Zuckert
Cast
EEarl George
Cast
E
FEddie Wragge
Cast
Florence Halop
Cast
G
Gilbert 'Gil' Mack
Cast
James Monks
Cast
J
JJean Sothern
Cast
Jim Boles
Cast
Lawson Zerbe
Cast
Leon Janney
Cast
L
Lorraine Pankow
Cast
Ross Martin
Cast
Tex Ritter
Cast
Walter Tetley
Cast
B
Bob Novak
Director
J
Jim Menney
Director
R
Robert Novak
Director
Al Hodge
Tex Mason
BBarney Beck
Sound Effects
Billy Halop
Bobby Benson (1933-35)
CCharles Irving
Tex Mason
CClive Rice
Cast
C
CCraig MacDonald
Harska, the Indian
Craig McDonnell
Irish
D
Don Knotts
Windy Wales
E
Edward 'Eddie' 'Shrimp' Wragge
Black Bart
E
FErnestine Holmes
Organist
Frank Milano
Animal Sounds
H
Henry 'Hank' Sylvern
Organist
H
IHerbert Colin 'Herb' Rice
Creator
Ivan Cury
Cast
J
Jerry Bisceglia
Tex Mason
J
Jim Goode
Sound Effects
J
Jim Shannon
Engineer
J
NJohn Gart
Musical Director, Organist
Neil O'Malley
Tex Mason
R
Richard Wanamaker
Bobby Benson (1932-33)
R
Robert Haag
Tex Mason
T
UTex Fletcher
Vocals
Unknown
Bobby Benson (1936)
D
Dave Dixon
Writer
J
James McMenemy
Writer
J
Jim Shean
Writer
J
Jim Sheehan
Writer
J
John Battle
Writer
P
Peter Dixon
Writer
Audio Clips
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References
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Swartz, Ph.D., Jon D., Reinehr, Robert C. Handbook of Old Time Radio. Scarecrow Press.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR BROADCAST THIS WEEK.” New York Times, January 4, 1931.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.” New York Times, March 17, 1929.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, December 29, 1929.
Terrace, Vincent. Radio's Golden Years - The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930-1960. Collector's Corner.
“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.