Title:

A Brighter Tomorrow (AKA Behind The Front Page )

Type:

Drama

Broadcast History:

Oct 13, 1946-Aug 31, 1947 Mutual. 30m, Sundays at 10:00, 8:30 from July 20. A Brighter Tomorrow AKA The Gabriel Heatter Show. Mutual of Omaha.

Sep 7, 1947-Jul 25, 1948 Mutual. 30m, Sndays at 10:00. New title Behind the Front Page. Mutual of Omaha. Continued as The Gabriel Heatter Comments. Sundays at 7:30, until Dec 19, 1948

Host/Narrator:

Gabriel Heatter

Announcer:

Cy Harrice

Dramatisations of 'Front Page' stories. Purporting to tell the story behind the news it had tales of 'love, hate, jealousy and fear' but each proving in the end that every cloud had a silver lining. A Brighter Tomorrow stories had conflict but upbeat endings.

Source: On the Air - John Dunning

Source: Radios Golden Years - Vincent Terrace