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Behind Your Radio Dial

Behind Your Radio Dial

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 9, 1949

Runtime

0h 25m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Behind Your Radio Dial

Production Companies

RKO Pathé Pictures

Director

Edward Montagne

Budget

$70,000

Description

Familiar radio voice Ben Grauer leads the viewer on a behind the scenes tour of the National Broadcasting Company studios -- both radio and television -- in Rockefeller Center and Hollywood. The original 25-minute film previewed by network execs and affiliates in the fall of 1948 was cut down to 20 minutes before its first broadcast, reportedly to excise high-profile stars and programs such as Amos 'n' Andy, Jack Benny, and Edgar Bergen that had since left NBC for other networks.