Damon Runyun Theater!
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<i>Damon Runyon Theatre</i> was broadcast on radio in the late 1940s. Actor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(actor)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Brown</a> had the role of Broadway, the narrator who often participated in the stories. Russell Hughes adapted Runyon's stories, including characters such as Harrigan, the Cop, Harry the Horse, Little Miss Marker, and Milk-Ear Willie. Richard Sanville directed the program, and Vern Carstensen was the producer. Stations that carried the show included <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOR_(AM)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WOR</a> in New York and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGO_(AM)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">KGO</a> in San Francisco.