Set the dial to 1955 and the Rotary Golden Theater Radio Show, a series of radio dramas that Rotary produced for its 50th anniversary.

The Rotary Global History Fellowship worked with RI's History and Archives staff to help Rotarians rediscover these episodes from the golden age of radio, and members of the Old Time Radio Researchers Group digitized the original audiotapes. For more information, e-mail RI's History and Archives.

Introduction

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Learn about the Old Time Radio Researchers Group, a community of volunteers around the world dedicated to preserving radio heritage.

Episode 1: "The Golden Year"

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In this first episode, a newspaper editor helps a young reporter learn about Rotary's 50th anniversary by taking him to Rotary's headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA. It's there that they interview the RI president at the time, Herbert J. Taylor, who is also the author of The Four-Way Test.

Check back soon for more episodes.