This episode was originally released on 2/1/2021. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes.____________In Breaking Walls episode 112, we finish our five-part mini-series by examining NBC’s business and programming during the 1949-50 radio season in the wake of the CBS talent raids by examining the steps NBC took to regain their footing as the television era began. ——————————Highlights:• Garroway• Frank Sinatra’s Tailspin• Monday Night of Music• Ivy College and their Hallowed Halls• Christopher London vs. Jack Benny• Randy Stone Prowls Chicago’s Night• Dimension X and Arnold Moss• Cloak and Dagger• Vincent Price and Simon Templar• Looking Ahead to Elliott Lewis——————————The WallBreakers:http://thewallbreakers.comSubscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts.To support the show:http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers——————————The reading material used in today’s episode was:• On the Air — By John Dunning• Network Radio Ratings, 1932-53 — By Jim RamsburgAs well as articles from the archives of:• Broadcasting Magazine • Radio Daily • Variety ——————————On the interview front:• Ken Carpenter, Dave Garroway, Jim Jordan, Phil Leslie, Vincent Price, Lurene Tuttle, and Herb Vigran were with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com.• Raymond Edward Johnson, Arnold Moss, Vincent Price, and Bill Robson were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC’s The Golden Age of Radio. Hear these at Goldenage-WTIC.org.• Lawrence Dobkin and Elliott Lewis were with SPERDVAC. For more information, go to SPERDVAC.com.• Don Quinn was interviewed by Owen Cunningham in 1951,• Frank Sinatra was with Walter Cronkite in 1965,• Lurene Tuttle spoke with Same Time, Same Station in 1972.——————————Selected music featured in today’s episode was:• I Can Dream, Can't I — By The Andrews Sisters• Salute to Charlie Christian — By Barney Kessel• Holo Holo Haa — With Lani McIntyre• It All Depends on You — By Frank Sinatra• The Look of Love — By Billy May• Moon Moods — By Les Baxter• Spooky — By Dusty Springfield