ESCAPE "Letter From Jason"

 

Episode 87 aired November 29, 1949 on CBS Radio. Some of Hollywood's best character actors stood in front of the CBS ESCAPE microphone, including Jack Webb, Frank Lovejoy, Howard McNear, Harry Bartell, Alan Reed, Jeanette Nolan, John Dehner and many others. Narrating duties were shared by William Conrad (Photo) and Paul Frees. Frees said that the two striking bass voices had an informal agreement that one would narrate each week while the other acted, swapping generally every other show.

CREATION: ESCAPE Radio Dramas

 

Escape is an American radio drama. It was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950. Despite these problems, Escape enthralled many listeners during its seven-year run. The series' well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with this introduction, as intoned by William Conrad and later Paul Frees: "Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape!" Following the opening theme, a second announcer (usually Roy Rowan) would add: "Escape! Designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure!"

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