Tales of the Texas Rangers | OTRWesterns.com

About Tales of the Texas Rangers | OTRWesterns.com

Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual Texas Ranger cases.

Publisher

Andrew Rhynes

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Oct 2019

Latest episode

8 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

94 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jan 2025

   Square Dance – Tales of the Texas Rangers (05-20-51)

   Original Air Date: May 20, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Tales of the Texas RangersPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Star:• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson) Special Guests:• Tony Barrett• Lou Krugman• Betty Moran• Parley Baer• Byron Kane• Joe Forte• Jeanette Nolan Writer:• Russell Hughes Producer:• Stacy Keach Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny...

2. 

   26 Jun 2024

   Clean Up – Tales of the Texas Rangers (09-30-50)

   Original Air Date: September 30, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Tales of the Texas RangersPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Star:• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson) Special Guests:• Tony Barrett• Lou Krugman• Paul Frees• Tom McKee• Herb Ellis• Byron Kane Writer:• Russell Hughes Producer:• Stacy Keach Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

3. 

   19 Jun 2024

   Open And Shut – Tales of the Texas Rangers (11-11-51)

   Original Air Date: November 11, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Tales of the Texas RangersPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Star:• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson) Special Guests:• Tony Barrett• Joan Banks• Francis X Bushman• Parley Baer• Vivi Janiss Writer:• Russell Hughes Producer:• Stacy Keach Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

128 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

27 ratings

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