Dr. I.Q.
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Over decades, the program's sponsors were [[Mars, Incorporated|Mars Candy]], the [[Vicks|Vick Chemical Company]] and [[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy Cigarettes]]. The radio series did not have a set studio. Instead, it traveled from city to city and broadcast from large concert halls and theaters.{{cite book|last1=Dunning|first1=John|title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=9780195076783|pages=204–205|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fi5wPDBiGfMC&pg=PA204&dq=%22The+Mental+Banker,+quiz%22 |section=Dr. I.Q., the Mental Banker |access-date=22 March 2017|language=en}} |
Over decades, the program's sponsors were [[Mars, Incorporated|Mars Candy]], the [[Vicks|Vick Chemical Company]] and [[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy Cigarettes]]. The radio series did not have a set studio. Instead, it traveled from city to city and broadcast from large concert halls and theaters.{{cite book|last1=Dunning|first1=John|title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=9780195076783|pages=204–205|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fi5wPDBiGfMC&pg=PA204&dq=%22The+Mental+Banker,+quiz%22 |section=Dr. I.Q., the Mental Banker |access-date=22 March 2017|language=en}} |
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The quizmaster, Dr. I.Q., delivered silver dollars to audience members who correctly answered his fast-paced questions. The series began April 10, 1939, on NBC's [[Blue Network]] with singer-announcer Lew Valentine as Dr. I.Q. Later quizmasters in the role of Dr. I.Q. were Jimmy McClain and Stanley Vainrib. The radio version aired until November 29, 1950 on the NBC and ABC networks. Valentine and McClain were also the hosts of '''''Dr. I.Q. Jr.''''', a juvenile version heard on NBC from 1941 to 1949.{{cite book|last1=Dunning|first1=John|title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=9780195076783|page=205|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fi5wPDBiGfMC&pg=PA205&dq=%22juvenile+quiz%22 |section=Dr. I.Q. Jr.|access-date=22 March 2017|language=en}} |
The quizmaster, Dr. I.Q., delivered silver dollars to audience members who correctly answered his fast-paced questions. The series began April 10, 1939, on NBC's [[Blue Network]] with singer-announcer Lew Valentine as Dr. I.Q. Later quizmasters in the role of Dr. I.Q. were [[Jimmy McClain (radio personality)|Jimmy McClain]] and Stanley Vainrib. The radio version aired until November 29, 1950 on the NBC and ABC networks. Valentine and McClain were also the hosts of '''''Dr. I.Q. Jr.''''', a juvenile version heard on NBC from 1941 to 1949.{{cite book|last1=Dunning|first1=John|title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=9780195076783|page=205|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fi5wPDBiGfMC&pg=PA205&dq=%22juvenile+quiz%22 |section=Dr. I.Q. Jr.|access-date=22 March 2017|language=en}} |
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==Television== |
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