Jack Benny and the Troops: When America’s Funniest Radio Show Went to War
During World War II, the most famous comedians in America didn’t just broadcast from Hollywood.
They packed up their microphones and went directly to the troops.
In this episode of Chesterton Radio Storycraft, we explore one of the most remarkable chapters in radio history — Jack Benny’s troop shows, broadcast from naval bases, airfields, and military hospitals across the United States.
From San Diego Naval Base to Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Denver… from Camp El Toro to a broadcast aboard the USS Saratoga just days before it was sunk in atomic testing… these programs captured something rare…
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