Quiet Please
Quiet, Please was a radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, with Ernest Chappell as announcer and lead actor. The series is remembered for its eerie stories and stripped-down dramatic style.
Quiet, Please! was a radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please debuted June 8, 1947, on the Mutual Broadcasting System, and its last episode was broadcast June 25, 1949, on the ABC. A total of 106 shows were broadcast, with only a very few of them repeats.
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Original schedule
- 19473:30 PM ETMutual Broadcasting System · afternoonSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19489:30 PM ETMutual Broadcasting System · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19485:00 PM ETABC Radio Network · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1948–19495:30 PM ETABC Radio Network · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19499:00 PM ETABC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
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