Sunday Night Prime Time Schedule

Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Walter Winchell, Edgar Bergen, "The Great Gildersleeve" and the quiz show "Take It or Leave It" were among the favorites on Sunday night, the night with the biggest radio audience.

Here is how the night began:

Also of interest:

7:00 WNYC: Palm Sunday Program

Soprano Eleanor Steber and tenor Enrico Caruso (recorded)

Prelude: A Mighty Fortress (Bach-Stokowski), The Palms (Faure), The Faithful Shepherd (Handel), "With Verdure Glad" from "The Creation" (Handel), Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony (Beethoven)

8:30 WNYC: National Association for American Composers and Conductors

Concert of new music broadcast from Times Hall.

Piano Pieces (Ginestra)/Brass Ensemble (Bergman)/Contemporary Songs/Musicians Wrestle Everywhere (Carter)/Bird’s Country Song (Harris)/Hymn and Fuguing Tune, No. 5 (Cowell)/Lullaby (Haufreucht)/God’s Bottles (Thompson)/Daniel Drew (Kubil)

Later Sunday Night