STAN FREBERG SHOW "Last Broadcast"

An episode of the www.RADIOthen.network podcast, hosted by RAlan Campbell, titled "STAN FREBERG SHOW "Last Broadcast"" was published on October 11, 2021 and runs 28 minutes.

October 11, 2021 ·28m · www.RADIOthen.network

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Summary

October 20, 1957 CBS Radio Episode 15 Final Show.  The Stan Freberg Show would prove to be enduring and wide-reaching. The program lasted just 15 episodes that reached over six million radio listeners, but was doomed when it failed to attract a sponsor. During this time, there weren’t really blocks of commercials as there are now: you would have one sponsor who would present the entire program. That’s all well and good if you’re super-popular like Jack Benny, but Freberg prided himself on being sardonic and mischievous. In other words, dangerous to attach your brand to.   https://www.vulture.com/2015/02/the-stan-freberg-show-radios-last-comedy-series.html https://web.archive.org/web/20060311001906/http://www.dawsbutler.com/Freberg2.htm

Episode Description

October 20, 1957 CBS Radio Episode 15 Final Show. The Stan Freberg Show would prove to be enduring and wide-reaching. The program lasted just 15 episodes that reached over six million radio listeners, but was doomed when it failed to attract a sponsor. During this time, there weren’t really blocks of commercials as there are now: you would have one sponsor who would present the entire program. That’s all well and good if you’re super-popular like Jack Benny, but Freberg prided himself on being sardonic and mischievous. In other words, dangerous to attach your brand to.

https://www.vulture.com/2015/02/the-stan-freberg-show-radios-last-comedy-series.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20060311001906/http://www.dawsbutler.com/Freberg2.htm