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82 Years Ago today in Radio History: Adventures of Ellery Queen debuted on the radio today in 1939. The Adventures of Ellery Queen were mystery stories about a mystery writer. This gave the titular character a unique outlook on crime and criminals. A mystery writer is the ultimate in armchair detectives, so the show, which debuted on this day in 1939, employed the gimmick of introducing a panel of armchair sleuths at the beginning of the broadcast. The mystery would unfold as it does on any other crime show, but just before the perpetrator is revealed, the action stops to allow the panel to introduce their solutions to the mystery. Then, Ellery comes back on the air to tell us Whodunit.

60 Years Ago today in Radio History: Gunsmoke aired for the final time on the radio. From the time that the audition episode was recorded, everyone from the Network head on down knew that CBS had a major hit with the gritty reality of Gunsmoke. The one problem that the network wanted, as soon as possible, to carry that success to the highly profitable world of Television. Creators Macdonnell and Meston knew that their show was perfect for the Radio and feared that pictures would cheapen the entire concept. The executives won in the end, and with twenty seasons on TV, they were probably right. The radio show provided several stories to TV, and both mediums carried Gunsmoke from 1955 until final radio broadcast on June 18, 1961.

67 Years Ago today in Radio History: Phil Harris and Alice Faye aired for the final time on the radio. Like his boss on The Jack Benny Program, Phil Harris put together a strong ensemble cast and was not afraid to let the other players get the laughs on The Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show. Along with Phil and Alice, there were the Harris Daughters played by Jeanine Roos and Anne Whitfield, Remley the left-handed guitar player played by Elliot Lewis, Walter Tetley as Julius Abruzzio, and Gale Gordon as the Sponsor. The biggest hitch came when Benny moved his show to CBS in 1949 but kept the same timeslot. This meant that Phil had to leave during the first half of Jack's show, walk across the CBS and NBC studio parking lots, and knock on the backdoor of NBC to be in time for his show. The program's last broadcast was on this day in 1954.

67 Years Ago today in Radio History: Ozzie and Harriet aired for the final time on the radio. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet followed the fictional lives of a real-life married couple, Ozzie and Harriet Nelson. In the early seasons of the program, Ozzie refused to let his sons appear on the program, but he changed his mind as the years passed. After a decade on the air, the radio version of the program ended on June 18, 1954.

Happy Birthday, Kay Kyser! Today would be Kay Kyser's 116th Birthday.

Happy Birthday, EG Marshall! Today would be EG Marshall's 107th Birthday.

Happy Birthday, Richard Boone! Today would be Richard Boone's 104th Birthday.

Remembering Ethel Barrymore who passed away 62 years ago today (in 1959) at the age of 79. She would be 141 years old if alive today!

Remembering John Cheever who passed away 39 years ago today (in 1982) at the age of 70. He would be 109 years old if alive today!

Happy Birthday, Bud Collyer! Today would be Bud Collyer's 113th Birthday.