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Avalon Time
Description
Avalon Time was an NBC Red Network comedy and variety program aired from 1938 to 1940, with hosts including Red Foley and Red Skelton.
Avalon Time is an American old-time radio comedy/variety program that ran from 1938 to 1940 on NBC's Red Network. The program was named after its sponsor, Avalon cigarettes. Over the course of its run, Avalon Time was also sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco and the Bulova Watch Company.
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Showtimes
Original schedule
- 1938–19397:00 PM ETNBC Red · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19398:30 PM ETNBC Red · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1939–19408:30 PM ETNBC Red · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
Cast & Crew
D
Del King
Cast
Karl Weber
Cast
Mercedes McCambridge
Cast
R
Rupert LaBelle
Cast
B
Bob Strong
Musician
P
Phil Davis
Musician
B
Bud Vandover
Comic, 1939
Cliff Arquette
Comic, 1940
C
CClyde Julian 'Red' Foley
Host, 1938
Curt Massey
1939
D
Dick Todd
Vocalist, 1939
Don McNeill
Host, 1940
JJanette Davis
Vocalist, 1939
K
Kitty O'Neil
1938
Marlin Hurt
Comic, 1939
Red Skelton
Comic, 1939
S
Steve Merrill
Vocalist
T
The Neighbor Boys
1938
T
Tommy Mack
Comic, 1939
V
Virginia Verrill
Vocals
References
Paulson, Roger C. Archives of the Airwaves (7 Volumes). The Old Radio Times.
Dunning, John. On the Air : The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Sperdvac Radiogram.
“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, October 6, 1929.
Terrace, Vincent. Radio's Golden Years - The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930-1960. Collector's Corner.