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In 1930, Simon & Schuster published the first book in their "Inner Sanctum" anthology series. The series featured serious drama and romance, but became best known for it's mysteries. In the 1940's, Simon & Schuster licensed the name for a radio program on condition that the announcer would promote the latest book title published in the series at the end of each broadcast. On January 7, 1941, the very first episode of the Inner Sanctum radio program premiered on the NBC network. The series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense, and its tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. The program's familiar and famed audio trademark was the eerie creaking door which opened and closed the broadcasts. The show's creator, Himan Brown got the idea from a door in the basement of an old studio that made a horrible creaking sound when it was opened. The program did originally intend to use a door, but on its first use, the door did not creak. Undaunted, Brown grabbed a nearby chair, sat in it and turned, causing a hair-raising squeak. The chair was used from then on as the sound prop. On at least one memorable occasion, a staffer innocently repaired and oiled the chair, thus forcing the sound man to mimic the squeak orally. Today's episode is the 204th in the series and was originally broadcast on November 28th, 1944, the same day that Albania liberated from Nazi control. Please enjoy "The Voice on the Wire" from Inner Sanctum. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/otr-behind-the-mic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/otr-behind-the-mic/support