The Bill Goodwin Show (radio program)
Bill Goodwin | |
Other names | Leave It to Bill |
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Genre | Situation Comedy |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Syndicates | CBS |
Starring | Bill Goodwin |
Directed by | Larry Burns |
Produced by | Larry Burns |
Air dates | April 26, 1947 to December 13, 1947 |
The Bill Goodwin Show is an old-time radio situation comedy in the United States. It was broadcast on CBS April 26, 1947 - December 13, 1947.[1] In October 1947, the program's name was changed to Leave It To Bill.[2]
Format
The Bill Goodwin Show centered around "a hotshot insurance salesman"[1] who was "an eager-beaver civic-improvement volunteer, with genius for landing behind eight-balls."[3]
Personnel
Bill Goodwin, usually known as an announcer, became an actor to star in this program.[4] Other regulars heard on the program and their roles are indicated in the table below.
Character | Actor |
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Phillips | Peggy Knudsen |
Mr. Hendricks | Jim Backus |
Groggins | Bill Johnstone |
Dinwiddie sisters | Elvia Allman Noreen Gammill |
Dolores | Mary Jane Croft |
Helen | Shirley Mitchell |
Source: On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio[1]
Larry Burns was the director and producer.[1]
1957 program
Goodwin had another radio program a decade later. The 55-minute[5] Bill Goodwin Show was broadcast on NBC radio beginning March 25, 1957. It was carried by 95 of the network's affiliates and sponsored by Schick razors.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. P. 89.
- ↑ "New Name for Comedy Show" (PDF). Radio Daily. October 23, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ Alicoate, Jack (1947). Radio Daily presents the 1947-1948 Edition of Shows of Tomorrow (PDF). Radio Daily. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. P. 72.
- ↑ "NBC Plans 'Bill Goodwin Show'" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 7, 1957. p. 105. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "New on Radio Networks" (PDF). Sponsor. April 13, 1957. p. 61. Retrieved 9 November 2016.