Adopted Daughter

Adopted Daughter
Genre	Soap Opera
Country	USA
Language(s)	English
Home station	WOW
Starring	Jettabee Ann Hopkins Alan Bunce
Announcer	Art Miller
Written by	Jettabee Ann Hopkins
Sponsored by	J. C. Penney

Adopted Daughter was a radio soap opera in the United States. It premiered in 1937 on station WOW in Omaha, Nebraska, and moved to NBC's Midwest regional network in 1939. It was broadcast there five times a week for two years. The show was sponsored by J. C. Penney.^[1] Billboard magazine noted that the program was J.C. Penney's "first use of radio on a national basis." After 26 successful weeks on WOW, the program would be carried on 16 stations via transcription.^[2]

Plot

Based on a series of skits called The Jangles, the story of Adopted Daughter centered on Jerry Jangles, a "courageous young wife who fights for home and happiness."^[3]

Cast

The cast included Jettabee Ann Hopkins (who also wrote the program) and Alan Bunce. The announcer was Art Miller.^[4]

References

↑ Cox, Jim (2005). Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 0-8108-5323-X. P. 22.
↑ "Penney Goes National". Broadcasting. March 15, 1939. P. 22.
↑ Dunning, John (1976). Tune in Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, 1925–1976. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0-13-932616-2. P. 5.
↑ "Adopted Daughter". OTRRpedia. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

External links

Radio soap operas in the United States

Adopted Daughter (1939–41)
Against the Storm (1939–52)
Amanda of Honeymoon Hill (1940–46)
Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories (1937–55)
Aunt Mary (1944–61)
Bachelor's Children (1935–46)
Backstage Wife (1935–59)
Big Sister (1936–52)
The Brighter Day (1948–56)
Clara, Lu, and Em (1930–42)
Dan Harding's Wife (1936–38)
David Harum (1936–50)
Girl Alone (1935–41)
The Goldbergs (1929–50)
The Guiding Light (1937–56)
Jane Arden (1938–39)
Judy and Jane (1932–35)
Just Plain Bill (1932–55)
Kitty Keene, Incorporated (1937–41)
Life Can Be Beautiful (1938–54)
Lonely Women (1942–43)
Lorenzo Jones (1937–55)
Ma Perkins (1933–60)
Myrt and Marge (1931–42)
The O'Neills (1935–43)
One Man's Family (1932–59)
Our Gal Sunday (1936–59)
Painted Dreams (1930–43)
Pepper Young's Family (1932–59)
Perry Mason (1943–55)
Portia Faces Life (1940–53)
The Romance of Helen Trent (1933–60)
Rosemary (1944–55)
Second Husband (1936-46)
Stella Dallas (1937–55)
Today's Children (1933–38)
Today's Children (second series) (1943–50)
Valiant Lady (1938-52)
When a Girl Marries (1939–57)
Young Doctor Malone (1939–60)
Young Widder Brown (1938–56)
Your Family and Mine (1938–40)

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