Archive
of American
Radio

1930s–1960s Golden Age

Series

2,803

Episodes

1,400+

Hours

1,391

Transcripts

Preserving, restoring, and providing public access to American radio's dramatic works

1938–1940

Mercury Theatre on the Air

Orson Welles' legendary radio adaptations including the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast

1936–1943

CBS Radio's experimental theater featuring groundbreaking sound design and innovative narratives

Radio's Poet Laureate

His wartime broadcasts and poetic dramas brought literary sophistication to mass broadcasting in the 1940s