CUNY launches ‘Audio Maverick’ podcast on Brooklyn radio pioneer Himan Brown

September 26, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Photo: CUNY TV, Himan Brown Collection

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BOROUGHWIDE — CUNY TV, the public educational television station of The City University of New York, announced on Thursday the launch of “Audio Maverick,” a nine-part documentary podcast spotlighting the life and work of radio visionary Himan Brown.

The Brooklyn College graduate produced and directed more than 30,000 radio shows for every major radio network, working with the biggest actors of his time. “Audio Maverick” explores the Golden Age of Radio spanning the 1930s through the 1950s through the lens of Brown’s career. His programming attracted millions of families into their living rooms every night.

Brown, who died a month before his 100th birthday in 2010, collaborated with actors including Helen Hayes, Frank Sinatra, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Gregory Peck and Orson Welles.

Brown started his broadcast career as a teenager, launching his first show in 1927, before beginning his studies at Brooklyn College. The series premieres on Thursday, Oct. 10.

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