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Information Please is an American radio quiz show created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938, to April 22, 1951. Its title took the contemporary phrase used to request from telephone operators what was then called information and later called directory assistance.

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1938 1
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United States 1
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Dan Golenpaul, Figures
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Information Please is an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938, to April 22, 1951.
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  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    Information Please is an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938, to April 22, 1951.
  • In Medium: Radio, Article lead sentence
    Information Please is an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938, to April 22, 1951.
  • Created By: Dan Golenpaul, Infobox: creator
    Dan Golenpaul
  • In Group: Radio Quiz and Panel Shows, Lead
    Information Please is an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938, to April 22, 1951.
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