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1953

Alka Seltzer Time

19 surviving broadcasts held in the archive

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Source collection: OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles

The surviving run

Transmission

9 October

No. 1

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - On the Sunny Side of the Street

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

12 October

No. 2

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Choo Choo Train

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

13 October

No. 3

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Moonlight

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

15 October

No. 4

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - When Love Goes Wrong

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

16 October

No. 5

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - I've Got Spurs That Jingle Jangle Jingle

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

19 October

No. 6

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Moonlight When Shadows Fall

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

20 October

No. 7

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Choo Choo Train

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

21 October

No. 8

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

22 October

No. 9

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

23 October

No. 10

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Get Out Those Old Records

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

26 October

No. 11

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - I Fall In Love With You Every Day

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

27 October

No. 12

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Honey, I'm In Love With You

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

28 October

No. 13

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - It's Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

29 October

No. 14

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Just To Be With You

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

30 October

No. 15

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Put On A Bonnet

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

3 November

No. 16

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

4 November

No. 17

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Papaya Mama

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

5 November

No. 18

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Gambler's Guitar

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…

Transmission

6 November

No. 19

1953

Alka Seltzer Time

First Song - Collegiate

Running time

14 min

Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show ) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time . The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show ). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the…