Blue Monday Jamboree

Sometimes called the "daddy of all radio variety shows in the West" (an honor which was probably overstated given the earlier launch of the KGW Hoot Owls), the Jamboree was a western US radio favorite for many years. In 1935 it was put on the CBS coast-to-coast schedule for the summer. In 1931 Radio Doings said: From the first pulse -quickening strains of the opening number, to "From Monday On," there is not a dull moment in the Golden State Blue Monday Jamboree. From first to last it is a swift -moving, hilarious pageant of colorful, talented
radio stars. For more than four years, every Monday night has seen the Blue
Monday Jamboree faithfully on the air, for two hours, each time with a new theme, each program full of surprises and new laughs. Although there have been many changes since the early days of the program, the essential character has remained unchanged. And although the early spontaneity has given way to rehearsed acts to avoid lost motion, the type of comedy is still mostly of the
burlesque variety -a poking of hilarious fun at anything and everything, together with pure, unadulterated nonsense."

The program was generally built around an idea or a dedication such as Detective Night," "Mother's Night," "Hawaiian Night," or "Wild West Night."

Prominent cast members included Meredith Willson, Bea Benaderet, the comedy duo of Harris Brown and Murray Bolen, and Morey Amsterdam. The program was created and emceed by longtime KFRC station manager, Harrison Holliway.