In the winter of 1974, Himon Brown came up with the novel idea that radio dramas were still viable in the then modern era. Around this time, the classics of the Golden Age, such as The Shadow, Gang Busters, The Bickersons, and The Lone Ranger, just to name a few, were being reissued in syndication.
CBS decided to take Brown up on his offer, and launched the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. I remember seeing the advertisements in the newspaper, with the use of a black cat as the show's logo. E. G. Marshall (fresh from The Bold Ones) served as host-narrator for most of the run. One source has noted that Tammy Grimes had filled in at one point.
The series ran from 1974-82, five nights a week, for a full hour, unlike the classics of yore, which ran for 15 or 30 minutes.
From May 1977, here's "Bottom of The World", with Tony Roberts.
Rating: B.
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