November 5, 1950 – In one last push to save national radio in the new television-era, NBC Radio introduces The Big Show – featuring host, Tallulah Bankhead, musical conductor, Meredith Willson, and a cavalcade of big name stars.
In the fall of 1950, NBC-Radio debuted The Big Show – a high-budget, star-studded variety show designed to stop the public’s infatuation with the latest innovation in home entertainment – the television. While the effort failed to save radio, the show produced an abundance of amazing moments, including the debut performances of Meredith Willson’s classics: May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You, and The Iowa Fight Song.
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