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Take It Or Leave It

"Take It or Leave It" began its run on April 21, 1940.  It was first hosted by Bob Hawk (1940–41), who once was called the “funniest ad-lib man in radio”. The shows second host,Phil Baker (1941–47), was also a vaudeville actor, composer, songwriter,

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Quiz Kids

Quiz Kids, a popular radio series of the 1940s and 1990's, was created by scottish public relations and advertising man Louis G. Cowan (1909-76). Originally sponsored by Alka-Seltzer, the series was first broadcast on NBC from Chicago,

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True or False

True or False originated in Ohio and was hosted by Dr. Harry Hagen. One of its sponsors was the sensually aromatic Aqua Velva After Shave. Not a lot of money involved......$5.00 with a grand prize of $25.00!!!

The program first aired in 1937 and last

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Second Chance


Second Chance
Game and Quiz Show (1953-1955)

“If at first you didn’t succeed, there’s always a second chance.” Johnny Olson mediates this second chance game, calling it the quiz show that takes nerve, showing that opportunity can knock twice. On each

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RADIO QUIZ SHOW CLASSICS



RADIO QUIZ SHOW CLASSICS

Category: Musical/Variety
Duration: 8 hours


Quiz shows, game shows, audience participation shows -- all were born on radio. Featuring classic hosts, formats and guests, many of these programs have never been surpassedin terms o

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College Quiz Bowl

College Bowl, "The Varsity Sport of the Mind", has a long and illustrious history on television, on radio and on campuses. It is the world famous game of questions and answers played by two teams of competing students.  College Bowl has provided the

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Which is Which?

Which is Which?

Hosted by Ken Murray
Sponsored by Old Gold cigarettes.
Show on which contestants had to guess if the famous voice they heard was real or an imitation.

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Catch It and You Keep It

Catch It and You Keep It, Performed by the legendary voiceover god Jackson Beck, Christpher Guest, Jack Marks, Jill André, Windy Craig, and others; from an idea by Benjie Aerenson.

"Catch It and You Keep It," is a game show parody in which contestants

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Double or Nothing

Double or Nothing....the clock is ticking away as contestants struggle to answer questions such as:

   1. How do you tuna fish?
   2. Why doesn't corn digest completely?
   3. Do some people hear more than one ocean while holding a conche shell to their

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The News Quiz - BBC



The News Quiz

Sandi Toksvig presides over recent episodes from the ever-popular topical comedy game show.
game show.

'The News Quiz', 'the finest topical comedy panel game known to radio', has been providing headlines and punchlines since it first aire

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So Wrong, It's Right - BBC 4

So Wrong, It's Right - BBC

Charlie Brooker hosts the new comedy panel show celebrating one of Britain's favourite subjects - failure.

It's a game of competitive ineptitude, the aim of which is to come up with the wrongest answer to each question. In th

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