Young Doctor Malone

Young Dr. Malone
Young Doctor Malone producer Betty Corday with husband Ted Corday in the 1940s
GenreDaytime serial drama
Running time15 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
SyndicatesBlue Network
CBS
TV adaptationsYoung Dr. Malone
StarringAlan Bunce
Joan Alexander
Gertrude Warner
AnnouncerRon Rawson
Created byIrna Phillips
Produced byBetty Corday
Original releaseNovember 20, 1939 –
November 25, 1960
Audio formatMono
Sponsored byGeneral Foods
Post Cereals
Procter & Gamble
TV cast, L-R: John Connell, Augusta Dabney, William Prince (1962)

Young Doctor Malone is an American soap opera, created by Irna Phillips, which had a long run on radio and television from 1939 to 1963. The producer was Betty Corday (1912–1987), who also produced Pepper Young's Family and later was a co-creator with husband Ted Corday of NBC Daytime's Days of Our Lives.

Sponsored by General Foods and Post Cereals, the radio serial began on the Blue Network on November 20, 1939. The 15-minute program aired daily at 11:15 am, continuing until April 26, 1940. Without a break, it moved to CBS on April 29, 1940, where it was heard for two decades, first airing at 2:00 pm weekdays (1940–1944) and then 1:30 pm (1945–1960). In 1945, Procter & Gamble assumed sponsorship of the program.