First Nights — Singles from the First Decade
Various
1928–1934 · Various
16 EpisodesTwice weeklyPGSince 1928
Episodes
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Restored broadcasts from 1928, in original transmission order.
- 1. WAAM Newark — an hour of 1928 local radio · 11 Sep 1928
- 2. Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel — The Ocean Cruise · 22 May 1933
- 3. The Goldbergs — the earliest surviving episode · 13 Apr 1934
WAAM Newark — an hour of 1928 local radio
11 Sep 1928 · 1h 0m
Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.
The Goldbergs — the earliest surviving episode
13 Apr 1934 · 14 min
Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.
Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel — The Ocean Cruise
22 May 1933 · 29 min
Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.
Burns and Allen — Leaving for America
26 Sep 1934 · 17 min
Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.
The World Adventurers Club — Search for Robert Danforth
Date unknown · 13 min
Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.
The World Adventurers Club — Escape from Devil's Island
Date unknown · 14 min
Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.
The World Adventurers Club — New Guinea
Date unknown · 13 min
Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.
The World Adventurers Club — China
Date unknown · 13 min
Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.
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