Here’s some additional information on the Betty Crocker radio show, which starred Betty L. Bucholz.
According to The New, Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows>, by Jay Hickerson, 1996, p. 42, “Betty Crocker” was a 15-minute mid-day show on the air from 1926 to 11-6-1953.
From 1926 to 5-29-1936, the show aired on Wednesdays and Fridays on NBC. From 6-3-1936 to 5-27-1937, the show aired on Wednesdays and Fridays at 1:15 PM on CBS. From 6-1-1937 to 3-28-1941, the show aired on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:45 AM on NBC. From 4-2-1941 to 8-1-1941, the show aired on Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:45 AM on CBS. From 10-1-1941 until the show’s end, 11-6-1953, it aired on various days on CBS.
At the time the book was written in 1996, there were recordings of only three episodes in circulation, 8-10-1945, 7-14-1947, and 3-29-1949.
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