tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post1947256142365431155..comments2024-03-29T07:54:48.803-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Fred Allen on the Ills of RadioYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-23917922703101197052015-04-30T14:55:58.296-07:002015-04-30T14:55:58.296-07:00One factor as may have explained Mr. Allen's d...One factor as may have explained Mr. Allen's decline in the ratings during the late 1940's was the almost-immediate success of ABC's quiz show <i>Stop The Music</i>, which aired right opposite Allen's show from its debut in 1947 ... and quickly gained popularity to such an extent that Allen felt compelled to offer $5,000 to any of his listeners who got called by <i>Stop The Music</i>.<br /><br />As it happened, there were no takers.It's So Hanna-Barberaesquehttp://sohannabarberaesque.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.com