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The Doris Day RADIO Show premiered over CBS radio in a 25-minute format on Friday, March 28th 1952. Doris made her first solo outing in a radio series a family affair. Drawing on the many artists and friends that had helped her during her meteoric rise to stardom, The Doris Day Show's guests for her premiere program were Danny Thomas, her co-star from I'll See You In My Dreams (1952) and Mrs. Gus Kahn, the wife of prolific songwriter Gus Kahn. I'll See You In My Dreams was based on the life of Gus Kahn and his wife Grace. Danny Thomas had portrayed Gus Kahn and Doris Day portrayed Grace Kahn.

Over the course of the next year, Doris Day's featured guests continued to be drawn from her co-stars in film and the key musical artists that had helped her achieve her success. Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Kirk Douglas, Danny Thomas, Cornel Wilde, Howard Keel, George Murphy, Frankie Laine, Gene Nelson, Mary Wickes, and Ronald Reagan had all co-starred with her in film.

Day's premiere program also set the tone for another recurring feature throughout the series--regular reminders of the sacrifices being made by American Armed Forces in Korea--and throughout the world. For the remainder of the half-hour run of The Doris Day Show, Doris dutifully granted written requests from G.I.s and their units around the world for a favored song during her programs. The weekly show also gave Miss Day the opportunity to plug many of her recordings and helped to further cement their popularity.

During the Summer of 1952 Lever Brothers approached CBS and Doris Day with a twice-weekly 15-minute live production, but Doris Day turned it down. She wanted to preserve her freedom to do film work. Two-a-week live broadcasts would have been too limiting. Much to CBS's relief, Rexall Drugs was casting around for a Summer filler to sponsor while The Amos 'n' Andy Show took it's Summer break for 1952. Rexall picked up the tab through the 26th installment of The Doris Day Show.

When Rexall's sponsorship ran out, CBS thought the timing might be right to use The Doris Day Show to promote their ambitious plans to launch a line of custom high end televisions under their CBS-Columbia, Inc. subsidiary.  As late as December 1, 1952 when the two-page LIFE magazine ad appeared, CBS-Columbia was gambling that their deal for a disused Mack Truck plant would provide them the manufacturing plant they needed to produce their new televisions. That deal fell through in January 1953. CBS-Columbia pulled their sponsorship of The Doris Day Show when the deal fell through.

The show reverted to sustaining through March 24th 1953, almost a year to the day from the series' premiere. CBS attempted to carry the production further in an abbreviated, 15-minute format, with Louella Parsons occupying the first 10 minutes of the previously slotted 25-minute Doris Day programs. That last format change spelled the beginning of the end for the series. The Doris Day Show left the air after nine more, 15-minute programs. As Doris Day would later famously sing, "Que Sera, Sera." That, however, was not the end.  The show was picked up by the Armed Forces Radio Network and broadcast, in its entirety, throughout Europe until the end of August 1953 with augmented segments.


Run Dates(s)/ Time(s):    52-03-28 to 53-05-26; CBS; Fifty-one, 25-minute programs and Nine, 15-minute programs;
Sponsors:    Rexall; CBS-Columbia Televisions
Director(s):    Sam Pierce [Director/Editor/Transcriber] Martin Nelson [Director/Producer]
Principal Performers:    Doris Day, Danny Thomas, Grace Leboy Kahn, Jack Kirkwood, Jack Smith, Ray Bolger, Frank Loesser, Mary Wickes, Gordon MacRae, Josef Mariais and Miranda, Donald O'Connor, Liberace, Guy Mitchell, Harry James, Dennis Day, Ray Noble, Bob Crosby, Ronald Reagan, Hal Peary, David Butler, Frank Fontaine, Gene Nelson, George Jessel, Frankie Laine, Dick Haymes, Sammy Cahn, George Murphy, Walter O'Keefe, David Wayne, Johnny Desmond, Dan Dailey, Van Johnson, Cornel Wilde, Tony Martin, Kirk Douglas, Tony Martin, Jimmy Boyd, Alan Young, Broderick Crawford, Howard Keel, Charlotte Greenwood, John Agar, Johnny Desmond
Writer(s):   David Gregory, Fred Fox
Announcer(s):  Roy Rowan, Don Wilson





Date

52-03-28
52-04-04
52-04-11
52-04-18
52-04-25
52-05-02
52-05-09
52-05-16
52-05-23
52-06-01
52-06-08
52-06-15
52-06-22
52-06-29
52-07-06
52-07-13
52-07-20
52-07-27
52-08-03
52-08-10
52-08-17
52-08-24
52-08-31
52-09-07
52-09-14
52-09-21
52-10-09
52-10-16
52-11-06
52-11-11
52-11-18
52-11-25
52-12-02
52-12-09
52-12-16
52-12-23
52-12-30
53-01-06
53-01-13
53-01-20
53-01-27
53-02-03
53-02-10
53-02-17
53-02-24
53-03-03
53-03-10
53-03-17
53-03-24
53-03-31
53-04-07
53-04-14
53-04-21
53-04-28
53-05-05
53-05-12
53-05-19
53-05-26






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Guests

Guests Danny Thomas and Mrs Gus Kahn
Guests Jack Kirkwood and Jack Smith
Guests Ray Bolger and Frank Loesser
Guests Ray Bolger and Mary Wickes
Guests Gordon MacRae, Josef Marais and Miranda
Guests Donald O'Connor and Liberace
Guests Gordon MacRae andMary Wickes
Guests Guy Mitchell and Harry James
Guests Dennis Day and Ray Noble
Guests Bob Crosby and Ronald Reagan
Guests Hal Peary and David Butler
Guests Frank Fontaine and Gene Nelson
Guest Howard Keel
Guest George Jessel
Guest Frankie Laine
Guest Dick Haymes
Guests Gordon MacRae and Sammy Cahn
Guest Hal Peary
Guests Jack Smith and Jack Kirkwood
Guest Gordon MacRae
Guest George Murphy
Guest Walter O'Keefe
Guest David Wayne
Guests Johnny Desmond and Jack Kirkwood
Guest Dan Dailey
Guest Donald O'Connor
Guest Van Johnson
Guest Frank Fontaine
Guest(s) Unknown
Guest Cornel Wilde
Guest Tony Martin
Guest Kirk Douglas
Guest Gordon MacRae
Guest Tony Martin
Guest Jimmy Boyd
Guest Jack Kirkwood
Guest Danny Thomas
Guest Alan Young
Guest Broderick Crawford
Guest David Wayne
Guest Howard Keel
Guest Howard Keel
Guest Broderick Crawford
Guest Dan Dailey
Guest Howard Keel
Guest Broderick Crawford
Guest Frankie Laine
Guest Charlotte Greenwood
Guest Gordon MacRae
Guest(s) Unknown
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Here are some recordings from the Doris Day Show

Here's another link to a website we found that has a collection of mp3's of the radio show.
http://www.doctormacro.com/Radio Listings/RL-DorisDayShow,The.htm

DORIS DAY RADIOGRAPHY


Those times when Doris appeared on various radio programs, mostly in the 50's, including her own show:

1939 Barney Rapp and His Englanders
1940 Les Brown and His Orchestra
1944 One Night Stand
1944 Spotlight Bands
1946 The Jack Kirkwood Show
1946 The Sweeney and March Show
1946 The Rudy Vallee Show
1946 The Pepsodent Show
1947 Command Performance
1947 Your Hit Parade
1947 Mail Call
1948 Guest Star
1948 The Leo Forbstein Memorial Program
1948 The Carnation Contented Hour
1948-1949 The Bob Hope Show
1948 The New Swan Show
1948 The Railroad Hour
1948 Kraft Music Hall
1950 American Cancer Society
1950 The March Of Dimes Is On the Air
1952 Stars For Defense
1952-1953 The Doris Day Show
1954 Bud's Bandwagon
1955 The Disc Derby [Aud.]
1959 Music As You Like It
1960 Manhattan Melodies
1961 Army Bandstand
          Personal Album
          Here's To Veterans
         
Guard Session


SOURCES:  Megaloradio.com; OTRCAT.com; Times Past Old Time Radio:DorisDayRadio; Myoldradio.com; DefinitiveDorisDayradiolog
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    • Lifelong friend, business partner remembers Hollywood legend Doris Day
    • Doris Day, America's box-office sweetheart of the '50s and '60s, is dead at 97
    • Legendary actress and singer Doris Day has died
    • How Doris Day’s Movie Roles Challenged Stereotypes
    • Doris Day 'Died Peacefully' Surrounded by Her 'Loved Ones,' Says Manager
    • Secret love’s no secret anymore
    • The Matchless Presence of Doris Day
    • Doris Day's death mourned in Carmel, where icon lived
    • Remembering Doris Day
    • Dream a little dream of Doris Day
    • Inside Doris Day's Final Birthday Party at Her Home Near Carmel-by-the-Sea: 'It Was Idyllic'
    • Hollywood Pays Tribute to Doris Day
    • Doris Day, Cincinnati's girl next door, dead at 97
    • RIP Doris Day
    • R.I.P. Doris Day Decades
    • TCM Remembers Doris Day
    • Doris Day mourned by celebrities following her death: 'She was the world’s sweetheart'
    • Pine Cone Tribute
    • Doris Day rejected Lifetime Achievement Award about six times
    • Hollywood Remembers Doris Day: Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Goldie Hawn Sing Icon’s PraisesPage
    • Paul McCartney Remembers Doris Day: ‘She Was a True Star’
    • Doris Day Appreciation: Why Did Oscar Elude A Shining Star Of So Many Talents?Link Page
    • Paul Batura: Doris Day’s life was more than ‘Que Sera, Sera’ -- Because our ultimate future is ours to see
    • A Hip Sex Goddess Disguised as the Girl Next Doore
    • In Memoriam
  • Happy Birthday Doris!
    • 2020 Doris Tribute
    • Doris Day's 97th Birthday Celebration
    • Doris Day's 96th Birthday
    • Doris Day 95th Birthday in Carmel
    • Doris Day 92nd Birthday in Carmel
    • Doris Day 91st Birthday in Carmel
    • 90th Birthday Celebration
  • Tributes to an American Icon
    • A Tribute
    • Beneath wholesome image, Doris Day was an actor of depth
    • Doris Day Changed Us Forever
    • Why Doris Day reigns as one of the great jazz singers
    • Lucky Me
    • 60th Anniversary of “It Happened to Jane”
    • A Letter to an American Icon
    • What Singers Can Learn from Doris Day
    • Meeting My Idol
    • Doris Paved the Way for Women through Her Roles
    • Uptown Pluck
    • Reel Revival Doris Day
    • Not the Girl Next Door: Doris Day Reconsidered
    • Blonde and Blameless: Why I Love Doris Day Movies
    • A Tribute to Alma Sophia Welz Kappelhoff Day
    • Celebrity Memories
    • No More Que Será Será: Give Day Her Due
    • Doris Day Photo Gallery
  • Doris and Pets (It's Her Passion)
  • Magic Store
  • Music - Early Years
    • The Peak Years for Doris Music and Hits
    • 1957 and Beyond
    • The Studio Albums
    • Top 100 Hit Single Records
    • Doris Day Jukebox
    • Some Rare Recordings >
      • Rare Recordings, Part Two
    • Doris and Les "Those Were the Good Old Days"
    • Sheet Music Covers
  • Movies
    • Doris Day Co-Stars
    • Romance on the High Seas
    • My Dream Is Yours
    • It's a Great Feeling
    • Young Man with a Horn
    • Tea for Two
    • The West Point Story
    • Storm Warning
    • Lullaby of Broadway
    • On Moonlight Bay
    • I'll See You in My Dreams
    • Starlift
    • The Winning Team
    • April in Paris
    • By the Light of the Silvery Moon
    • Calamity Jane
    • Lucky Me
    • Young at Heart
    • Love Me or Leave Me
    • The Man Who Knew Too Much
    • Julie
    • The Pajama Game
    • Teacher's Pet
    • The Tunnel of Love
    • It Happened to Jane
    • Pillow Talk
    • Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    • Midnight Lace
    • Lover Come Back
    • That Touch of Mink
    • Billy Rose's Jumbo
    • The Thrill of It All
    • Move Over Darling
    • Send Me No Flowers
    • Do Not Disturb
    • The Glass Bottom Boat
    • The Ballad of Josie
    • Caprice
    • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out
    • With Six You Get Eggroll
    • Top 20 Girls Next Door in Movies
    • Press Books
    • Movie Memorabilia
  • Radio
  • Television
    • Doris Day Show Season 1
    • Doris Day Show Season 2
    • Doris Day Show Season 3
    • Doris Day Show Season 4
    • Doris Day Show Season 5
    • Doris Day Show Photo Gallery
    • Doris Day Specials
    • Doris Day's Best Friends
  • Interviews, Appearances on TV and Radio
    • 40's & 50's
    • 60's
    • 70's
    • 80's
    • 90's
    • 2000's & 10's
    • Radio Calls on Doris' Birthday
  • Latest News
    • 4-Legger News
  • Awards
    • Doris Day rejected Lifetime Achievement Award about six times
  • Doris Day Fashion
    • Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure
  • Doris in Carmel
    • DayDreamers
  • Doris through the Years
    • Cover Girl (Magazine Covers)
  • Quotes by and about Doris
  • Doris Talks to Her Fans (Fan Club Tapes)
    • Fans Talk To Doris
  • Who Knows What Might Have Been
    • Who Knows What Might Have Been, PART 2
  • Creative Video Collection
  • Doris Day Collector
  • And a few rounds of applause...
  • Contact Us