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Kraft Music Hall

Description

Variety program features comedy, vocal numbers, guest stars, and host banter, with Bing Crosby and Al Jolson as major hosts.

The Kraft Music Hall was a popular old-time radio variety program, featuring top show business entertainers, which aired first on NBC radio from 1933 to 1949.

Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 4.0. Updated Oct 26, 2025.

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Variety

Showtimes

Original schedule

  1. 193410:00 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  2. 1936–194010:00 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  3. 1940–19469:00 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  4. 19469:00 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  5. 1947–19489:00 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  6. 1948–19499:00 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa

Cast & Crew

Don Wilson
Announcer
E
Ed Herlihy
Announcer
F
Ford Bond
Announcer
J
Joe Parker
Announcer
Ken Carpenter
Announcer
K
Kenneth 'Ken' Carpenter
Announcer
R
Roger Krupp
Announcer
T
Thurl Ravenscroft
Announcer
A
Adolph Deutsch
Cast
Bob Burns
Cast
Bob Hope
Cast
B
Bud Lynn
Cast
C
Charlie Teagarden
Cast
Deems Taylor
Cast
D
Doodles Weaver
Cast
Eddie Bracken
Cast
E
Eddie Marr
Cast
E
Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra
Cast
Ethel Merman
Cast
Frank Morgan
Cast
George Murphy
Cast
G
Grete Stueckgold
Cast
Jack Carson
Cast
J
Jack Fulton
Cast
J
Janet Logan
Cast
Jerry Colonna
Cast
Jerry Lester
Cast
J
Johnny House
Cast
J
Jon Dobson
Cast
K
Ken Darby
Cast
L
Lou Holtz
Cast
P
Pat Friday
Cast
P
Peggy Healy
Cast
Penny Singleton
Cast
P
Pert Kelton
Cast
R
Rad Robinson
Cast
R
Rhoda Williams
Cast
T
The Vass Family
Cast
T
Trudy Erwin
Cast
Victor Borge
Cast
Victor Moore
Cast
E
Ezra MacIntosh
Director
A
Artie Shaw
Musician
C
Carmen Cavallaro
Musician
Jack Teagarden
Musician
Jimmy Dorsey
Musician
J
Joe Venuti
Musician
J
John Scott Trotter
Musician
L
Lou Bring
Musician
Paul Whiteman
Musician
R
Raymond Paige
Musician
Robert Armbruster
Musician
Al Jolson
Cast
Alec Templeton
Cast
A
Anne Jameson
Vocalist
Bing Crosby
Host
C
Casper Reardon
Jazz Harpist
Cass Daley
Cast
Charles Laughton
Cast
C
Connie 'Connee' Boswell
Vocalist

Audio Clips

Audio Clip 10m46s

References

Hickerson, Jay. The 4th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.
Hickerson, Jay. The 5th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.
Paulson, Roger C. Archives of the Airwaves (7 Volumes). The Old Radio Times.
Lackmann, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Radio.
“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.

Links

Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio LogsIntroduction/Theme SongThe Golden Age of Radio: Program 61 - April, 1975 - Harry HermanLibrary FilesTheme - IntroductionThe Golden Age of Radio: Program 1 - April, 1970 - Stanley QuinnTheme - Introduction

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