He also hosted similar vehicles on the radio — and was a familiar celebrity guest on various other broadcast programs, including the long-running NBC radio series, Monitor.

In 1947, Marx was chosen to host a radio quiz program You Bet Your Life broadcast by ABC and then CBS, before moving over to NBC radio and television in 1950.

You Bet Your Life debuted in October 1947 on radio on ABC ( which aired it from 1947 – 49 ), sponsored by costume jewelry manufacturer Allen Gellman ; and then on CBS ( 1949 – 50 ), and finally NBC, continuing until May 1961 — on radio only, 1947 – 1950 ; on both radio and television, 1950 – 1960 ; and on television only, 1960-1961.

* 1937 – The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago.

Beginning February 29, 1928 on NBC, Socony Oil reached radio listeners with a comedy program, Soconyland Sketches, scripted by William Ford Manley and featuring Arthur Allen and Parker Fennelly as rural New Englanders.

Most of these stations broadcast various types of music format, and political discussions, news and phone-in programmes remain mostly the domain of the national broadcaster ( NBC ) which broadcasts nine radio services nationally ( in various Namibian languages, including German-the only full-time German service outside of Europe ), plus the new! Ha service, broadcasting to the San community in Tsumkwe.

Like the radio services of the NBC, the television service tries to cater to all the linguistic audiences in Namibia, although the dominant language is English ( Namibia's official language )

* 1926 – The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.

Craig's orchestra was also the first to broadcast over local radio station WSM-AM and enjoyed phenomenal success with a 12-year show on the NBC Radio Network.

The following cooperation among RCA, General Electric, the United Fruit Company, the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and American Telephone & Telegraph ( AT & T ) brought about innovations in high-power radio technology, and also the founding of the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) in the US.

By 1926 the market for commercial radio had expanded, and RCA purchased the WEAF and WCAP radio stations and networks from AT & T, merged them with its WJZ ( the predecessor of WABC ) New York to WRC ( presently WTEM ) Washington chain, and formed the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ).

Antitrust concerns led FCC to force the breakup of the NBC radio networks, a breakup affirmed by the United States Supreme Court.

On 12 October 1943, the " NBC Blue " radio network was sold to candy magnate Edward J. Noble for $ 8, 000, 000, and renamed " The Blue Network, Inc ".

RCA maintained its high standards of engineering excellence in broadcast engineering and satellite communications equipment, but ventures such as the NBC radio and television networks declined.

GE sold the NBC Radio Network to Westwood One and all of its radio stations to various owners.

Short stories have frequently been adapted for radio dramas, as on NBC Presents: Short Story ( 1951 – 52 ).

** The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations ( formed by Westinghouse, General Electric and RCA ).

** Mae West makes a risque guest appearance on the NBC Chase and Sanborn Hour that eventually results in her being banned from radio.

* December 25 – At the age of 70, legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra on radio for the first time, beginning his successful 17-year tenure with that orchestra.

Many early television networks ( e. g. the BBC, NBC or CBS ) evolved from earlier radio networks.

NBC plans a new series of three long programs exploring America's scientific plans titled `` Threshold '', to start in the fall.

The program came out of the NBC Special Projects department, and was slotted in the Du Pont Show Of The Week series.

In December 2009, a new television competition series called The Sing-Off aired on NBC.

Banacek ( pronounced ' BAN-a-check ') is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard which aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974.

The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology.

Kane was a regular on the 1986 NBC series All Is Forgiven, a regular on the 1990 – 1991 NBC series American Dreamer, guest-starred on a 1994 episode of Seinfeld and had a supporting role in the short-lived 1996 – 1997 sitcom Pearl, which starred Rhea Perlman.

( 1971 TV series ), an NBC dramatic series

The NBC television series The Monkees was popular, and remained so in syndication.

* The Event, an American conspiracy thriller television series for NBC

In May 2001, NBC began using " Only Time " to accompany commercials for their television series Friends, which helped the song top the Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40 charts.

She also appeared with a starring role in the series Extreme for NBC and the syndicated series Renegade and Queen of Swords.

They presented the idea to Bright, with whom they had previously worked, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the series to NBC.

Kelly in rehearsal with Sugar Ray Robinson and assistant Jeanne Coyne in the NBC Omnibus ( U. S. TV series ) | Omnibus television special Dancing is a Man's Game ( 1958 )

Gumby was an NBC series ( a Howdy Doody spin-off ) during 1957.

This was followed on October 3, 1948 by an appearance on the NBC TV series Welcome Aboard, then a stint as the first of a series of hosts of The Colgate Comedy Hour in 1950.

In 1956, Cotten left film for years for a string of successful television ventures, such as the NBC series On Trial ( renamed at mid-season The Joseph Cotten Show ).

A meeting with American television companies ( ABC, Métromédia, NBC ) created the series The Underwater Odyssey of Commander Cousteau, with the character of the commander in the red bonnet inherited from standard diving dress ) intended to give the films a " personalized adventure " style.

From 1961 – 1966, the American TV network NBC carried a karaoke-like series, Sing Along with Mitch, featuring host Mitch Miller and a chorus, which superimposed the lyrics to their songs near the bottom of the TV screen for home audience participation.

Thus, in 1947, Sam Berman caricatured Bergen and McCarthy for the network's glossy promotional book, NBC Parade of Stars: As Heard Over Your Favorite NBC Station.

Examples of the former are My Favorite Martian, CBS, 1963 – 66 ; Mork & Mindy, ABC 1978 – 1982 ; ALF, NBC, 1986 – 90 ; and 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC, 1996 – 2001.

His ranking as an important NBC performer is evidenced by his inclusion in NBC's 1947 promotional book, NBC Parade of Stars: As Heard Over Your Favorite NBC Station, displaying Sam Berman's caricatures of leading NBC personalities.

He created and served as writer-producer for the NBC miniseries Favorite Son and the award-winning NBC drama series Mancuso FBI starring Robert Loggia both based on his novel of the same title.