Mail Call

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Mail Call is a wartime radio variety program built around messages and entertainment for members of the U.S. armed forces. Its format brings performers and musical acts to the microphone, with the show’s mail-call framing connecting the entertainment to service members listening far from home.

The program offers a mix of music, comedy, and spoken segments rather than a single continuous story. Its variety-show structure gives different performers room to contribute, creating a lively sequence of entertainment shaped for a military audience.

The result is an upbeat, direct style of radio variety, with the personal touch of messages from home alongside performances intended to lift listeners’ spirits. It captures a distinctive blend of popular entertainment and wartime connection.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

mail call 194x-xx-xx show 345 - a f r s - 767dcb8a62db97dc	30:42
mail call 19xx-xx-xx afrs 103 norma shearer nelson eddy jack carson - bd86e89b64f17a78	31:39
mail call 19xx-xx-xx afrs 111 ginny simms jimmy durante harry james - a5f3c0ba1c5e20b9	31:08
mail call 19xx-xx-xx assembled show - dinah shore - tony martin - 89ac9cf42a176463	29:10

Mail Call

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