danielswensen

Fred Allen's
battle with 'Stop The Music' and its effect on the number of folks listening to his show were visible enough to make the
New York Times.

Before that show arrived on a rival network he had had the longest running Comedy Show on Radio, with a solid rating position, but that show basically is credited with his retirement a year later than this one, in 1949, never to host a show again (though acting as a guest on many other shows).