The March of Time (radio program)

This article is about the radio news series. For the documentary film series, see The March of Time.
The March of Time
CBS sound effects chief Ora Daigle Nichols and George O'Donnell on The March of Time
GenreNews documentary and dramatization
Running time
  • 30 minutes (1931–35)
  • 15 minutes (1935–36)
  • 30 minutes (1936–45)
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Syndicates
Created byRoy E. Larsen
Fred Smith
Directed byArthur Pryor Jr.
Donald Stouffer
Thomas Harrington
William Spier
Homer Fickett
Produced byArthur Pryor Jr.
Donald Stouffer
Thomas Harrington
Executive producer(s)Davidson Taylor (for CBS)[1]: 42 
Narrated byTed Husing
Westbrook Van Voorhis
Harry von Zell
Henry Gladstone[2]
Original releaseMarch 6, 1931 (1931-03-06) –
July 26, 1945 (1945-07-26)
Sponsored byTime Inc.

The March of Time is an American radio news documentary and dramatization series sponsored by Time Inc. and broadcast from 1931 to 1945. Created by broadcasting pioneer Fred Smith and Time magazine executive Roy E. Larsen, the program combined actual news events with reenactments. The "voice" of The March of Time was Westbrook Van Voorhis. The radio series was the basis of the famed March of Time newsreel series shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tower Radio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Henry Gladstone; Radio Newscaster, 83". The New York Times. January 27, 1995. p. A20.