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November 4, 1947: The Milton Berle Show | Salute to Football

Experience the complete, original radio broadcast of The Milton Berle Show, a star studded variety program presented by ABC and the United States Armed Forces Radio Service. This special episode, aired on November 4, 1947, is a rollicking comedic salute to the great American game of football, featuring Berle at his wisecracking, vaudeville born best. Recorded before a live studio audience, this broadcast captures the golden age of radio comedy in full swing. Milton Berle, on the cusp of becoming television's first true superstar, delivers rapid fire monologues, sketches, and character bits celebrating the gridiron. From his fictional days as a beleaguered freshman at Bensonhurst Tech to the chaotic misadventures of a father dragging his reluctant son Junior to the Army Notre Dame game at Yankee Stadium, Berle lampoons every corner of football culture with affectionate irreverence. This priceless time capsule also features the comedy stylings of Arnold Stang, Bert Gordon, Jack Albertson, and the music of Alan Roth, alongside the smooth vocals of singing star Kay Armen. The program includes recurring characters, commercial parodies, and a mock football forum featuring the fictitious gridiron legend Bronco Biff Featherfield. It is a vintage snapshot of post war American entertainment, when radio was king and laughter was the order of the day. Notable Moments in This Broadcast: • Milton Berle's opening monologue recounting his fictional college football career at Bensonhurst Tech, including his famously affectionate coach who liked him, liked him, liked him. • The recurring character Cynthia, the 270 pound frustrated neurotic sweetheart of Sigma Cards and former Fulton Fish Market mascot. • The Football Forum Tonight segment, featuring audience questions and the introduction of All American legend Bronco Biff Featherfield, who once played football against his own wife. • Kay Armen's musical performance of "Buttons and Bows." • The extended comedy sketch of a father and son at the Army Notre Dame game, complete with lost binoculars, a circulating liquor bottle, Junior's tantrums, and the revelation that they are sitting in the wrong stadium. • Period specific humor referencing Yankee Stadium, the Polo Grounds, Notre Dame, Army, and the college football culture of the 1940s. • Commercial announcements and promotional material for the United States Armed Forces Radio Service. Period Details: • Broadcast Date: November 4, 1947. • Program: The Milton Berle Show. • Network: ABC, American Broadcasting Company. • Distribution: United States Armed Forces Radio Service (Voice of Information and Education). • Cast: Milton Berle, Arnold Stang, Bert Gordon, Jack Albertson, Johnny Gibson, Kay Armen. • Music Director: Alan Roth. • Announcer: Frank Gallop. Subscribe for more full length classic radio comedy broadcasts and rare vintage audio. #OldTimeRadio #MiltonBerle #RadioComedy #VintageRadio #Football #1940sRadio #ArmedForcesRadio #ABCRadio #ClassicComedy #CollegeFootball #ArmyNotreDame #Vaudeville #RadioVariety #HistoricAudio #USO