Red Ryder (radio series)

Red Ryder
GenreWestern
Running time15 minutes (7:30 pm )
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home stationMutual Broadcasting System
SyndicatesNBC Blue Network, Don Lee Network
StarringReed Hadley
Carlton KadDell
Brooke Temple
Arthur Q. Bryan
Horace Murphy
Jim Mather
Robert Blake
Dan White (actor)
Tommy Cook
Frank Bresee
Henry Blair
Johnny McGovern
Sammy Ogg.
AnnouncerBen Alexander
Art Gilmore
Written byPaul Franklin, Albert Van Antwerp
Produced byBrad Brown
Original releaseFebruary 3, 1942 (1942-02-03)  
1951 (1951)
Opening theme"The Dying Cowboy" (Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie)
Sponsored byLangendorf bread

Red Ryder was an American radio western series based on the popularity of the comic strip Red Ryder by Stephen Slesinger and Fred Harman. It debuted on February 3, 1942 on the NBC Blue Network and was broadcast three days a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. After the sixth episode Langendorf Bread became its prime sponsor. The final episode was broadcast in 1951.