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Radios Dramatic Actresses

Radio actress Gertrude Warner showcases her range in acting while soprano Jane Cousins shares an amusing story about nearly missing her KPO San Francisco broadcast until a panhandler gave her a dime for streetcar fare. Carl Watson provides insight into the NBC International Division's shortwave broadcasts to overseas audiences, and the program features a sound effects demonstration using a single record to create both a crying baby and a man with delirium tremens. The episode concludes with a tribute to and recreation of "Eno Crime Clues."

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Behind the Mike was a Blue Network (NBC) radio series hosted by Graham McNamee, spotlighting behind-the-scenes stories in radio broadcasting. The sustaining show aired Sundays at 4:30 p.m. ET from September 15, 1940, to April 19, 1942.

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“Radios Dramatic Actresses.” Behind the Mike. Radio broadcast, December 15, 1940.

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