About this episode

This episode features the Gunsmoke radio drama set in Dodge City, Kansas, highlighting its historical significance and legacy.

Meshougan  2/21/53 Gunsmoke was a long-running American old-time radio and television Western drama created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories took place in or about Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and is commonly regarded as one of the finest radio dramas of all time; the television version ran from 1955 to 1975 and still holds the record for the longest-running U.S. prime time fictional television program.    

People in this episode

Host: Keith Heltsley

Topics covered

• Western drama
• old-time radio
• Dodge City
• American West
• fiction
• drama

Keywords

• Gunsmoke
• Western
• radio drama
• Dodge City
• Norman MacDonnell
• John Meston
• American West
• old-time radio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gunsmoke

Books & works: Gunsmoke

Places: Dodge City, Kansas

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