I was watching "My Sister Sam" last night on Goodlife, and there was a commercial for a CD set that has some of radio's classics. I remember they had Amos N Andy and Jack Benny Show on the first disc, Bob Hope Show and Burns and Allen Show on the second disc, Abbot and Costello and Milton Berle on the third, My Favorite Husband and something else on the fourth, and Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show with something else on the fifth. I forgot the number, but I think it'd be a good gift for anyone who enjoys classic 50s shows.

NOTE: These are CDs as in CDs you listen to, not as in DVD CDs.

While not an expert, I consider myself fairly knowledged about old time radio programs.

You are correct, many classic television shows started out as radio programs. Radio brought the soap opera (called such because they were frequently owned/sponsored by soap companies, and had full orchestras backing them up), sitcoms and dramas on everyday. Shows like Burns and Allen, Jack Benny, Amos and Andy, Gunsmoke, Guiding Light, My Favorite Husband (the premise for I Love Lucy), and countless others were only available over the air.

After television came to popularity, many shows continued to do both types of programs. However, by the time the 60s rolled around, most radio programs ceased to exist, or were played only for nostalgia. Today, there are countless websites, radio programs and other fields dedicated to these old radio classics.

If you've got questions about old-radio shows, let me know. :wave: