CBS Radio Mystery Theater and Astoria Bank jingle 1976

This is the intro (with E.G. Marshall) of one of my favorite Radio Mystery Theater episodes which aired on December 28th, 1976 on New York City radio (WOR?) "The Artist" was adapted from a Guy de Maupassont story by Sam Dann and stars Michael Wager. After this is a jingle for Astoria Federal Savings bank which may bring back memories for you fellow New Yorkers/Jerseyans of the '70s. Also contains a 1967 "Dark Shadows" clip which kind of fits.

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• Astoria
• bank
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• 1976
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• seventies
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• Dark
• Shadows
• Marshall

[Spirosaur]

I don't suppose you have the rest of The Artist do you ?

[zenarcade64]

@Spirosaur Yes, Spiro, I do. You can just do a search online for the archive. Also I'd recommend a show noone knows about: Theater Five, a great radio show from the 1960s.

[1967mustanggta]

I lived for this. Had to go to bed at 9 and I would secretly listen every night.

Remember the short lived CBS adventure theatre - which had a different theme each night? I remember Andy Griffith hosted comedy night and Cicily Tyson did one of the other nights.

[zenarcade64]

I never heard he Adventure Theater, but like you I grew up listening to Mystery Theater.

[MichaelKazmar]

The theme music and Marshall's narration still give me shivers! Just like it did in the mid-70's listening on Philadelphia's WCAU-AM 1210.

We would sleep out iduring the summer in the backyard in a tent and play RMT in the dark!

Pretty scary for 11-12 year old boys...

[MysteryTheaterRadio]

The ENTIRE Series of CBS Radio Mystery Theater being uploaded on my channel, FULL EPISODES, check it out if you’re a fan of the show!

[alwaysquestiongov]

Awesome I remember this sooooo well. Look how similar life in 1976 was to previous years.

It's funny how the internet has changed so many fibers of our life.

We were forced to use our mind as kids and programs like this one stimulated our imagination.

Thanks for posting!

[rightyaso]

7-10 W G B S The CSB Radio Mystery Theatre presents .... (door opens). Come in. Welcome i'm E G Marshall

When i was in living in Jamaica i use to listen to CBSRMT on WGBS 710AM - a station from Miami. I repeat the above line even today at work!

Yeah mon

[remuswolfrocket]

I purchased all of the CBS Mystery Theatre on MP3 several years ago. Some of the episode include the original commercials, weather and the CBS news broadcasts of the era. News like the Watergate scandal and the oil embargo and the fuel shortage of the early 70's. Great stuff.

[notredamehesamighty]

What a great show... hats off to radio legend Himan Brown for producing this show on an incredible assembly-line format. There are nearly 1,400 episodes, all produced in New York from 1974-1982. What guts he had to pitch this to CBS back in '74.

Actors were paid scale, as were writers. An episode took less than six hours from dry-run to in-the-can and he did several per week.

Himan Brown was a GOD.

[darkgardyner]

@1967mustanggta I had to laugh when I read this...I did the same thing. Layed in the dark, listening to a transistor radio beneath my pillow, scared half out of my mind. It was great!

zenar....thanks ever so much for uploading!

[greenghostpress]

I lived in Houston, Texas in the 1970's. As a child I would listen to Radio Mystery Theatre under my covers at night... I loved it. I lived for it. Thanks for sharing... it brings back so many great memories.

[missdaedae541]

you can find full story online just google it