JACK ARMSTRONG, THE ALL-AMERICAN BOY!
The Mystery of the Sunken Reef

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, May 31, 1997

We present a Jack Armstrong adventure complete in ten, fifteen-minute episodes, originally broadcast between Monday, December 23, 1940 and Friday, January 3, 1941.

Most after- school kids’ shows had stories that unfolded over many, many weeks or even months and some never reached a natural conclusion with all the loose ends tied together.  But this sequence originally ran over the Christmas holiday break, giving youngsters of the forties a two-week opportunity to hear a complete adventure while they were home from school.

The Mystery of the Sunken Reef is top notch listening, an excellent example of the world of after school radio.

PLUS–

PLEASE STAND BY – A History of Radio (1986) Lesson 30: The End of the Beginning is the conclusion of the 30-part series and reviews audience participation and quiz shows; the changing music scene; sports; talk shows; storytellers and gossip columnists; news; education; the “other” networks.