The March of Time (radio program)
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This article is about the radio news series. For the documentary film series, see The March of Time.
The March of Time is an American radio news documentary and dramatization series sponsored by Time Inc. and broadcast from 1931 to 1945. Created by broadcasting pioneer Fred Smith and Time magazine executive Roy E. Larsen, the program combined actual news events with reenactments. The "voice" of The March of Time was Westbrook Van Voorhis. The radio series was the basis of the famed March of Time newsreel series shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951.
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Genre | News documentary and dramatization |
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Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
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Created by | Roy E. Larsen Fred Smith |
Directed by | Arthur Pryor Jr. Donald Stouffer Thomas Harrington William Spier Homer Fickett |
Produced by | Arthur Pryor Jr. Donald Stouffer Thomas Harrington |
Executive producer(s) | Davidson Taylor (for CBS)[1]: 42 |
Narrated by | Ted Husing Westbrook Van Voorhis Harry von Zell Henry Gladstone[2] |
Original release | March 6, 1931 (1931-03-06) – July 26, 1945 (1945-07-26) |
Sponsored by | Time Inc. |
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