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== Return to CBS == |
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Return to CBS
"The show returned to CBS on January 2, 1949, as part of CBS president William S. Paley's notorious "raid" of NBC talent in 1948-49."
- Notorious? It's not even in Paley's entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.255.199.12 (talk) 21:12, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
It probably should be. The CBS talent raid is well known to all old time radio fans. Jack Benny felt that NBC was taking him for granted. Paley found out about it, and met with him. Jack was impressed with his attitude so much that he not only signed a contract with CBS, but he convinced several other NBC stars to sign up with CBS. I don't remember all the shows off the top of my head, but I know Burns & Allen was one of the shows. CastingCrowns (talk) 02:24, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
Christmas Programs
I know the Benny Christmas shows were popular in their time: radio stations throughout the country ran transcriptions of them for many years during the holiday seasons. Mel Blanc played a store clerk driven to the brink by Benny's shopping demands the Christmas before but coincidentally now starting at a branch of the same franchise that Benny is about to visit. 138.162.128.55 (talk) 11:45, 22 March 2010 (UTC)