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Shock Horror A: The origin of the dramatic “Dun, dun, duuun!”

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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Radio Dramas - The Mystery Traveller

Stings can punctuate a gag or something mysterious, or even set up a blissful domestic scene. But who exactly was the first radio producer to use done dn don on air? None of the radio historians i reached out to had an exact answer,. One pointed me towards suspense, a horror show broadcast on c b s radio from 19 forty two to 19 62. This is the opening of its very first episodethe columbia network takes pleasure in bringing youen and three minutes ten, this little bit of drama happens. 16 70 sixed stevens was looking at a picture of his own wife. It wasn't one of the world's first medeo professor rich

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