Radio was the “dominant electronic home entertainment medium” from the early 1920s to late 1950s in the United States, known as the Golden Age of Radio. Just as folks in the 21st century have their favorite visual series on Netflix, Amazon or Hulu, people in the first half of the 20th century had their favorite audio series/programs. Programs like The Shadow, Gunsmoke, and Little Orphan Annie had faithful listeners eagerly anticipating weekly episodes. Actors, musicians, announcers, radio and sound engineers, advertisers and others were part of a phenomena that lives on nowadays as nostalgic entertainment. Old-time radio can now be found on dedicated radio stations, podcasts, online streaming, satellite radio like SiriusXM, and in The Internet Archive.
