Radio Index
Destination Freedom
Description
Destination Freedom was a weekly WMAQ radio series from Chicago that dramatized biographies of prominent African Americans. Written by Richard Durham, its first run aired from 1948 to 1950.
Destination Freedom was a series of weekly radio programs that was produced by WMAQ in Chicago. The first set ran from 1948 to 1950 and it presented the biographical histories of prominent African Americans such as George Washington Carver, Satchel Paige, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Lena Horne. The scripts for those shows were written by Richard Durham. Studs Terkel voiced some of the radio characters. Hugh Downs also served as an announcer in both the initial and 1950 series.
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Cast & Crew
Hugh Downs
Announcer
A
Arthur 'Art' Hern
Cast
A
BArthur 'Art' Peterson
Cast
Boris Aplon
Cast
DDean Olmquist
Cast
D
EDon Gallagher
Cast
Everett Clarke
Cast
Forrest Lewis
Cast
F
Fred Pinkard
Cast
H
Harris Gaines
Cast
Harry Elders
Cast
Hope Summers
Cast
J
JJack Gibson
Cast
Jack Lester
Cast
J
JJanice Kingslow
Cast
Jess Pugh
Cast
LLes Spears
Cast
L
Louise Pruitt
Cast
N
Norma Ransom
Cast
O
Oscar Brown, Jr.
Cast
R
Russ Reed
Cast
S
Studs Terkel
Cast
T
TTed Liss
Cast
Tony Parish
Cast
W
Wexlyn Tilden
Cast
D
Dick Loughran
Director
H
Homer Heck
Director
E
Emil Soderstrom
Musician
J
BJose Bethancort
Musician
Bobby Christian
percussionist
R
Richard Durham
Writer
References
Hickerson, Jay. The 4th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.
Dunning, John. On the Air : The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Sperdvac Radiogram.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, October 6, 1929.