Death Valley Days (radio program)

Death Valley Days
Other namesDeath Valley Sheriff
The Sheriff
GenreWestern
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
TV adaptationsDeath Valley Days
Hosted byLeo Cleary
Jack MacBryde
Tim Daniel Frawley
George Rand
Harry Humphrey
Harvey Hays
John White
AnnouncerGeorge Hicks
Dresser Dahlstead
John Reed King
Created byRuth Cornwall Woodman
Written byRuth Cornwall Woodman
Ruth Adams Knight
Directed byWalter Scanlan
Florence Ortman
Original releaseSeptember 30, 1930 (1930-09-30) –
September 14, 1951 (1951-09-14)
Sponsored byPacific Borax Company
Procter & Gamble
American Chicle

Death Valley Days is a radio Western in the United States. It was broadcast on the Blue Network/ABC, CBS, and NBC from September 30, 1930, to September 14, 1951.[1] It "was one of radio's earliest and longest lasting programs."[2] Beginning August 10, 1944, the program was called Death Valley Sheriff, and on June 29, 1945, it became simply The Sheriff.[1]

  1. ^ a b Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  2. ^ French, Jack & Siegel, David S. (eds.) (2014). Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-7146-1. Pp. 43-49.