Mystery Theater Becomes Five-A-Week Series (Dec 31, 1979)

December 10, 1979

“MYSTERY THEATER” BECOMES FIVE-A-WEEK SERIES

STARTING WITH BROADCAST OF MONDAY, DEC.31

The CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER, beginning Monday, Dec. 31, will be broadcast five nights a week (Mon.-thru-Fri.) instead of seven, it was announced today by Richard M. Brescia, Vice President and General Manager of the CBS Radio Network.

“We’ve decided to showcase this highly praised drama series on the evenings it has performed best for us ,” Mr. Brescia said. “The MYSTERY THEATER is now carried by more stations (253) than ever before. But they’ve found and we’ve found that peak listening to the series continues to occur during the Monday-thru-Friday broadcasts. Station clearances are also at their best during those five nights.”

The CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER will begin its seventh year on CBS Radio, Monday, Jan. 7, Mr. Brescia noted, with the presentation of a five-part mini-series based on Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s novel “The Last Days of Pompeii.” This story of first century Pompeii begins a few days before the eruption of Vesuvius (78 A.D.) and ends with the disaster.

(Details on each of the five broadcast will be provided in a press release next week. )

Himan Brown is the producer and director of CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER.

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Contact: Bob Fuller

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