Genre | Game show |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Syndicates | ABC |
Starring | John Nelson (host) |
Original release | July 4 – September 26, 1949 |
Add a Line was a daytime radio game show which aired on ABC July 4, 1949, to September 26, 1949.[1] The title came from the show's format, which "called for players to add the final line to a rhyme given to them by the host."[2]
The 30-minute program was broadcast at 2:30 p.m. and other time periods during its run. The host was John Nelson (1915-76), who was heard on other audience participation radio shows, including Bride and Groom and Breakfast at Sardi's. In Radio and Television (Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1950), Garnet R. Garrison and Giraud Chester noted: