{"id":6755,"date":"2012-09-23T00:01:16","date_gmt":"2012-09-23T06:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=6755"},"modified":"2013-02-21T17:21:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T23:21:00","slug":"radios-essential-people-countdown-8076","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/radios-essential-people-countdown-8076\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio’s Most Essential People Countdown: #80-#76"},"content":{"rendered":"

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80) Arthur Godfrey<\/p>\n

Arthur Godfrey redefined the role of radio announcers, bringing a warm, friendly, and folksy style to announcing that stood in contrast to the strict formality of many announcers. He was well-known as a morning talk show on Arthur Godfrey Time<\/em> (which continued even after the golden age of radio had ended.) His human touch made him a winner with audiences, perhaps most notably his emotional reaction to the funeral procession of President Roosevelt. In addition, he was noted as the host of Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts<\/em>, which quickly became America’s most popular amateur program.<\/p>\n

79) Les Damon<\/p>\n

\"LesFew men landed on as many detective shows as Les Damon. He was Nick Charles in the Thin Man<\/em><\/a>, The vast majority of existing Falcon<\/em> recordings feature Damon. He was also Inspector Mark Sabre on ABC’s Mystery Theater<\/em>,\u00a0 the second Pat Abbott in NBC’s Adventures of the Abbotts<\/em><\/a>, and the last Captain Kennelly on 21st Precinct<\/em>. He also worked in the daytime soaps, starring in the The Right to Happiness<\/em>. In addition to this, Damon made appearances in the Sci-Fi Anthologies Dimension X<\/em> and X Minus One<\/em>.<\/p>\n

78) John Dehner<\/p>\n

John Dehner had only one series lead prior to 1958. In 1958, he starred in two programs. In February, he began in Frontier Gentleman<\/a> <\/em>and that ended November 16th and on November 23rd he played Paladin on radio’s Have Gun Will Travel<\/a><\/em> and would remain for more than two years. Dehner also starred in CBS 1952 Mystery program The Judge <\/em>and auditioned for the lead in Fort Laramie<\/a>. <\/em> However,\u00a0 Dehner’s career was ultimately defined by the countless hundreds of character roles he played from Philip Marlowe to Gunsmoke<\/em><\/a>\u00a0 and Lassie<\/em>.\u00a0 Dehner’s deep voice resonated with radio audience regardless of where it was placed. When Rod Serling made Zero Hour,<\/em> the first of several radio revival attempts in the 1970s, Dehner played the lead role in the first series.<\/p>\n

77) Robert Ripley<\/p>\n

Ripley’s Believe it Or Not was perfect radio. For 18 years from 1930-48 Ripley brought radio listeners weird facts and oddities from around the world. Ripley took full advantage of radio’s theater of the mind as in longer version, dramatic re-enactments of the strange but true stories would be done, much to the delight of radio listeners.<\/p>\n

76) Robert Young<\/p>\n

\"RobertRobert Young was best known as Jim Anderson on Father Knows Best which got its iconic start over radio in 1949. However, he was far more than that. As a film actor, he appeared in 100 films. Over radio, he took on countless roles in a variety of genres. He appeared frequently on the Lux Radio Theater<\/em>. <\/em>He was a\u00a0 host of Maxwell House’s popular variety show The Good News of 1939.\u00a0 <\/em>He appeared on Su<\/em>spense and of course, The Family Theatre. <\/em> Young also hosted two radio dramas for the Episcopal Church in the late 1950s and early 1960s called The Witness <\/em>and The Search. <\/em>Throughout his career, he remained one of America’s best loved entertainer and his long radio resume reflects that.<\/p>\n

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