The Doris Day Show (radio program)
American old-time radio musical program (March 28, 1952 to May 26, 1953)
The Doris Day Show was an American old-time radio musical program. It was broadcast on CBS from March 28, 1952, to May 26, 1953.
Format
Star Doris Day's singing highlighted the show, and each episode usually featured a guest star.
The program was sponsored initially by and later by the Rexall drug company as a summer replacement for Amos 'n' Andy. It was later sponsored by CBS-Columbia, Incorporated, the manufacturing subsidiary of CBS.
"It's Magic" was the theme.
Personnel
As the show's title implies, Doris Day was the star. Les Brown and his orchestra provided instrumental music. The announcers were Don Wilson, Johnny Jacobs and Roy Rowan. Sam Pierce was the producer and director.
The public source identifies “The Doris Day Show (radio program)” as american old-time radio musical program (March 28, 1952 to May 26, 1953). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Doris, Show and radio.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “The Doris Day Show (radio program)”, the useful work is to connect “american old-time radio musical program (March 28, 1952 to May 26, 1953)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q39075992. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1952 and 1953.
Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “The Doris Day Show (radio program)”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow The Doris Day Show (radio program) primary sources, The Doris Day Show (radio program) archive and Doris research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “The Doris Day Show (radio program)”?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “The Doris Day Show (radio program)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.