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7 Reasons Why You Should Be Listening To Old Time Radio Shows by: Seth Corwin Are you sick of reality TV shows and the rest of the garbage that makes up the TV schedule these days? Oh yes, there are still a few classics around such as CSI, but many people would agree that ninety per cent of what's on these days is hardly worth watching. There is an alternative and it's one that has a lot of advantages over the square box in the corner of the room. This alternative is called old time radio and I'm going to give you seven reasons why you should switch of your large screen plasma TV and listen-up. First let me quickly tell you what old time radio is. Old time radio covers the period from the start of the 1930s through to the very early 1960s. It's often referred to as the 'Golden Age of Radio'. These were the decades when radio was the main medium of mass entertainment and when America led the way in creating some of the best, and most loved radio shows ever to have been broadcast. Old time radio covers everything from classic drama like the Lux Radio Show through to spine-tingling thrillers like Orson Welles War of the World and The Shadow. You'll hear hilarious comedies like The Bob Hope Show and Fibber McGee & Molly and shows for children and the young at heart such as Superman and The Green Hornet. You might be thinking 'I'm too young for that kind of stuff' or maybe you're thinking 'Okay, but where can I hear those classic broadcasts these days' well let me give you the '7 Reasons Why You Should Be Listening to Old Time Radio Shows'. Reason 1 - Great entertainment has a long shelf life If old time radio shows were poor entertainment these shows wouldn't have stood the test of time. The fact that there are over '30
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