America's history through the lens of 20th century broadcast media
Gallery - Equipment - Games
Radio was so powerful a phenomenon in people's lives that it made appearances in many different ways unrelated to actual radio operations. A variety of games were marketed which were either named after radio or we based on radio-related activities.
As radio dawned and grew to prominence, games which focused on radio as a concept became popular. Later games tended to be based on particular radio programs.
Game of Radio, simple card game, early 1920s
Bingo style game, titled radio
Radio Ramble game (above and below), Selchow and Righter Co. #3688, 1927.
Game of Radio Flash, Rosenwald-Milios Company #3600, 1922
Radio Game, Wilder Mfg, 1927
Radio Game, Milton-Bradley #4625
Radio Game, Milton-Bradley #4674 or #2080
Radio, Milton-Bradley #2682
All-Fair Toon-In Radio Game board and game pieces, Alderman Fairchild Company #2351, 1927
Games Related to Individual Radio Programs
Game, Russell Mfg Co. #3625, 1928
Radio Game, Parker Bros, #3445
Radio Game, Milton-Bradley #4548
Fibber McGee and Molly Party Game, Parker Brothers, 1936
Quiz Kids Radio Question Bee #2 game, Whitman Publishing, 1941
Quiz Kids Blue Book, by Lewis Cowan, Saalfield Publishing OH 1941
Major Bowes Amateur Hour game, Warner Mfg. Co, 1940
Information Please party game, c. 1940
Professor Quiz was hailed as radio's first true quiz program, 1939
Sgt. Preston of the Yukon game, Milton-Bradley, 1956
