Breaking Walls
BW - EP128: June 1954βThe End as We Knew It [Rewind]
This episode was originally released on 6/1/2022. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes. ____________ In Breaking Walls episode 128 we wrap up our six month look at 1954 by ending in June with network cancellations. ββββββββββ Highlights: β’ The State of Radio and The Union β’ The End of Escape with John Dehner β’ News with Frank Edwards on Mutual β’ Letβs Pretend with Arnold Stang β’ Autolite Drops Suspense β’ Goodbye To Jack Benny (For Now) β’ Whatβs At Stake in the Fall 1954 Midterm Elections β’ CBS Cancels The Lux Radio Theatre β’ The End of James Stewartβs The Six Shooter β’ Looking Ahead to July and Roswell ββββββββββ The WallBreakers: thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: patreon.com/TheWallBreakers ββββββββββ The reading material used in todayβs episode was: β’ On the Air β By John Dunning β’ Network Radio Ratings β by Jim Ramsburg β’ The Complete Escape and Suspense Logs β By Keith Scott As well as articles from: β’ Broadcasting Magazine β’ LIFE Magazine β’ Newsweek β’ Radio Guide ββββββββββ On the interview front: β’ Parley Baer, Ken Carpenter, Elliott Lewis, and Paula Winslowe spoke to Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com. β’ Herb Ellis, Virginia Gregg, Jack Johnstone, Elliott Lewis, and Herb Vigran spoke to SPERDVAC. For more info, go to SPERDVAC.com. β’ John Gibson, Elliott Lewis, Vincent Price, and Arnold Stang spoke to Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTICβs The Golden Age of Radio. Hear these full interviews at Goldenage-WTIC.org. β’ John Dehner and Vic Perrin spoke with Neil Ross at KMPC. β’ Dennis Day spoke with John Dunning for 71KNUS. β’ Morton Fine was with Dan Haefele. β’ Orson Welles with Johnny Carson. β’ Jimmy Stewart with Larry King. β’ Jack Benny spoke with CBS. ββββββββββ Selected music featured in todayβs episode was: β’ Living Without You and Too Much Between Us β By George Winston β’ The Last Rose of Summer β By Tom Waits β’ Seance on a Wet Afternoon β By John Barry
