
by Radio Shows of the Past!
<i><b>Behind the Mike</b></i> was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Network" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Blue Network</a> (NBC) radio series hosted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_McNamee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Graham McNamee</a>, spotlighting behind-the-scenes stories in radio broadcasting. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustaining_program" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sustaining show</a> aired Sundays at 4:30 p.m. ET from September 15, 1940, to April 19, 1942. : 76 : 34 The program featured interviews with on-air personalities and announcers, musicians and other performers, composers, the creators of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound-effects" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sound-effects</a>, producers, engineers and other technicians involved in radio production.<br /><br />As many as six stories were covered in each broadcast, and questions from listeners were answered in th