The Hour of Charm

*The Hour of Charm*
Genre	Music
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Syndicates	CBS; NBC
Hosted by	Rosalind Green; Arlene Francis
Starring	Phil Spitalny; Evelyn Kaye
Announcer	Ken Roberts; Ron Rawson; Richard Stark
Directed by	Joseph Ripley
Original release	May 18, 1934 –; May 2, 1948
Opening theme	The American Hymn of Liberty
Ending theme	We Must Be Vigilant
Sponsored by	Cheramy (Summer 1934); Linit Bath Oil; Zotos Machineless Permanent Wave; General Electric; Combined electric cooperatives

The Hour of Charm is an American old-time radio music program. It debuted on CBS on May 18, 1934, and had its final broadcast on CBS on May 2, 1948.^[1] The program also was broadcast on Armed Forces Radio,^[2] and after its network broadcasts ended, a new version was syndicated via transcriptions.

^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
^ Tucker, Sherrie (2001). Swing Shift: "All-Girl" Bands of the 1940s. Duke University Press. p. 70. ISBN 0822328178. Retrieved 1 May 2018. Hour of Charm.

[dunningota-1] Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-09-21.

[ss-2] Tucker, Sherrie (2001). Swing Shift: "All-Girl" Bands of the 1940s. Duke University Press. p. 70. ISBN 0822328178. Retrieved 1 May 2018. Hour of Charm.

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