Mail Call


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Mail Call was a production of the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) created to raise the spirits of World War 2 service personnel and their families stationed around the world. Originally created to keep them informed of events back home with some lighter news and audio clips of movies and such, the program was revised to be similar to the highly regarded Command Performance.

The program featured music, comedic bits, and other entertainment from Hollywood’s biggest stars who worked gratis. Some of the Hollywood stars who were in the service at the time would appear on the program. These AFRS programs were broadcast over the AFRS stations, and many Navy ships had their own stations, but they were never heard back in the USA. However, these unique programs did have audiences where US personnel were stationed, and many Brits and others within the signal of the BBC network heard these programs through the BBC in cooperation with AFRS, spreading American entertainment around the globe.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.