Salem Radio Network will begin distributing “Hollywood 360,” a weekly program featuring restored classic radio shows, to stations nationwide on Nov. 30.
Hosted by veteran radio producer and historian Carl Amari and co-host Lisa Wolf, the five-hour program combines vintage radio dramas, mysteries, westerns and comedies with contemporary entertainment news and trivia contests.
The shows feature Hollywood stars including Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, Bette Davis, Jack Benny, Henry Fonda and Elizabeth Taylor.
The addition gives Salem Radio Network affiliates flexibility in scheduling the program. Stations can air it as a five-hour weekend broadcast or divide it into five one-hour segments for weekday programming.
Launched in 2009, “Hollywood 360” has grown to more than 100 affiliates nationwide, according to Salem Media. The program draws from Amari’s collection of more than 100,000 half-hour classic radio shows, assembled over nearly four decades. The recordings come from original 16-inch transcription masters, and they have been digitally restored.
Each weekly edition features five half-hour programs drawn from the golden age of radio. The lineup includes “Suspense,” “Sherlock Holmes,” “Gunsmoke,” “The Jack Benny Program,” “The Whistler,” “Escape,” “Sam Spade,” “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” and “Fibber McGee & Molly.”
The program will be available through the Salem Radio Satellite each Saturday from 9pm to 2am ET.