Hello Americans with Orson Welles


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Hello Americans (1942–43) is a CBS radio series produced, directed and hosted by Orson Welles. Created to promote inter-American understanding and friendship during World War II, the series aired Sundays at 8 p.m. ET beginning November 15, 1942. Its last broadcast was January 31, 1943. The drama series featured many of the actors from Welles's Mercury Theatre repertory ensemble.

Orson Welles produced Hello Americans under the auspices of the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in July 1941 "to provide for the development of commercial and cultural relations between the American Republics and thereby increasing the solidarity of this hemisphere and furthering the spirit of cooperation between the Americas in the interest of hemisphere defense." (Summary from Wikipedia)

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.