RADIO YEARS

 DEAN MARTIN WAS ONE OF VERY FEW WHO CONQUERED ALL FORMS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT FIELD, INCLUDING RADIO.

AFTER APPEARING ON DOZENS OF OTHER PEOPLE'S PROGRAMS... DEAN, ALONG WITH PARTNER JERRY LEWIS, WENT ON TO HOST THEIR OWN NETWORK RADIO SHOW.

 AFTER PUTTING TOGETHER A PILOT SHOW WITH GUEST LUCILLE BALL (WHICH AIRED DEC. 22, 1948), NBC QUICKLY PICKED UP THE SHOW FOR A WEEKLY SERIES

 THEIR SHOW RAN FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE MEDIUM OF TELEVISION ON THE HORIZON, THE TEAM OF MARTIN AND LEWIS WOULD FARE BETTER WHERE THE PUBLIC COULD ALSO SEE THEM. ON TELEVISION, IN THE MOVIES OR AT A NIGHTCLUB YOU COULD SEE JERRY'S FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, OR WITNESS DEAN'S HANDSOME SPELL.