MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO LISTENING SERIES, THE: REAGAN ON THE RADIO, PACKAGE 1: REAGAN AND THE RADIO DRAMA: LUX RADIO THEATRE: KNUTE ROCKNE: ALL AMERICAN
Summary
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) was a masterful communicator who understood the power of radio and brought new vitality to weekly presidential radio addresses. Years before he was dubbed "The Great Communicator," Ronald Reagan had a successful career as a radio personality. His first job after college was as a radio sports announcer at WOC-AM in Davenport, Iowa. Although later Reagan became a Hollywood actor and made more than fifty films, he always returned to the medium that gave him his start -- radio. In this listening series, the Museum offers a radio drama, selected programs from his years as host of Hollywood Profile, and some of his key presidential radio addresses.
Package 1: Reagan and the Radio Drama Lux Radio Theatre: Knute Rockne: All American Ronald Reagan stars as Notre Dame football legend George Gip. It is because of this role, which made Reagan famous both on screen and on the radio, that he earned the nickname "the Gipper." Pat O'Brien, Fay Wray, and Donald Crisp are also featured in the broadcast, and director Cecil B. DeMille was the host. (1940; 60 minutes)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by The Marc Haas and Helen Hotze Haas Foundations.
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: November 30, 2003
- RUNNING TIME: 1:00:26
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R:26976
- GENRE: Radio - Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Donald Crisp
- Cecil B. DeMille
- George Gip
- Pat O'Brien
- Ronald Reagan
- Knute Rockne
- Fay Wray