Suspense is an American radio drama anthology series broadcast on CBS Radio, debuting with an audition episode in 1940 before beginning its regular weekly run in 1942 and continuing for roughly 945 additional episodes across two decades. Each episode presented a self-contained thriller or suspense story, frequently featuring major Hollywood film stars in leading roles, a casting practice that helped the series draw a wide audience during radio's peak popularity. Suspense earned a Peabody Award Special Citation of Honor in 1946 and was later inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame, and its final 1962 broadcast, alongside that of the similarly long-running Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, is often cited by broadcast historians as marking the symbolic end of the Golden Age of American radio drama.
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Why did the Peabody committee single out Suspense in 1946?
The committee judged Suspense head and shoulders above other radio mysteries for its casting and music and its suspense.
The Peabody Awards site lists Suspense on CBS Radio among its 1946 honors, as an honorable mention in the podcast and radio category. The committee's citation said it believed there were too many whodunits for the good of radio, but that in this overworked and melodramatic field one program stood above the rest. It credited the show's casting, its music and its suspense for putting it head and shoulders above the competition, and it made a special citation to Suspense.
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Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1940 through 1962.
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Suspense is an American radio drama anthology series broadcast on CBS Radio, debuting with an audition episode in 1940 before beginning its regular weekly run in 1942 and continuing for roughly 945 additional episodes across two decades.
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Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1940 through 1962.
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Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1940 through 1962.
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