![]() ![]() ![]() Despite the undoubted skill and the popularity of his shows, he often fought with his collaborators, bringing to light a very unaccommodating character. Welles, at the time 23-years old, founded the year before the Mercury Theatre, an acting company that allowed him to free his talent (and his ego) without constraints, playing the role of the playwright, director and leading actor. His name will soon become famous as Orson Welles. population, and oddly enough, the merit belonged to that young actor, who in October 30th, 1938 generated a wave of hysteria. The attack coming from War World II didn’t really spread the panic over U.S. Even because it reminded them something happened few years earlier, when a young actor terrified them by announcing in radio the arrival of the Martian troops, with not really friendly intentions: no, this time they wouldn’t fall into the same joke. My hunch? Cumulus probably is just enjoying the publicity in hopes of a ratings boost.In December 1941, when the Japanese Air Force attacked Pearl Harbour, many Americans didn’t believe the terrible news coming from the radio: someone thought that it was too incredible and absurd to be true. So while I don’t think Cumulus wants to be part of anything that may be considered anti-vaccine, I don’t expect the company to force him off the air for his stance. And it was critical.)īy protesting, Bongino doesn’t appear to be breaking company policy even as he speaks out against it. (For a non-scientific comparison, I used to get Limbaugh emails and letters all the time, pro and con. ![]() So I’m not sure how big the outcry would be if he did quit radio. Bongino - and this is true of all the Rush Limbaugh hopefuls whatever side of the political aisle they’re on - doesn’t have Limbaugh’s strengths as a broadcaster - or his radio popularity (though The Washington Post has a story detailing his “mini empire” of other ventures). For his part, he says he is sticking up for his fellow employees who may not wish to get it.īut here’s what came to my mind as I heard this. Interesting, especially since Bongino has already been vaccinated, according to published reports. He’s threatening to quit over the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. to noon, has been making headlines fighting with Cumulus Media - distributor of his syndicated show, as well as the owner of many stations on which his show is carried. While KNX no longer airs the Drama Hour that once ran “War” annually at Halloween, you can still find it online on one of the Old Time Radio sites such as otr.net, which has a download available.ĭan Bongino, heard locally on KABC from 9 a.m. Regardless, the show is considered a classic. “Far fewer people heard the broadcast - and fewer still panicked - than most people believe today,” said the story by Jefferson Pooley and Michael J. In fact, the Hooper Ratings service had telephoned households the night of the broadcast for its national ratings survey and determined that only two percent of the potential audience was listening to Welles’ show. , in a report they ran in 2013, said that most of the nation was tuned to the popular NBC program, “Edgar Bergen’s Chase and Sanborn Hour,” a comedy and variety show. An urban myth.Īs it turns out, the audience for the radio play was small. While there may have been a few who missed the numerous announcements, which were made at every break, that this was a play, the idea that the entire country panicked has been at best an exaggeration. Or at least that’s what we have all been led to believe. Panic ensued as listeners believed the program was actually broadcasting real news bulletins. Wells’ book for his program “Mercury Theater on the Air,” Orson Welles scared the nation into believing that Earth was being taken over by Martians. 30, 1938 – “War of the Worlds” was broadcast on CBS Radio, including KNX (1070 AM) here in Los Angeles.
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