People's Platform

{{Short description|American radio and TV public affairs series}}

{{for|the 2014 book|The People's Platform}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox radio show

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| genre = Public affairs

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| presenter = Lyman Bryce

| country = United States

| language = English

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| first_aired = {{start date|1938|7|20}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1952|8|10}}

| television = People's Platform

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People's Platform is an American radio and television public affairs series. The radio version aired on the CBS Radio network from July 20, 1938 to August 10, 1952.{{cite book |last=Dunning |first=John |title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fi5wPDBiGfMC&dq=%22The+People's+Platform+topical+affairs%22&pg=PA538 |year=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-19-507678-3 |page=538 |edition=Revised |access-date=2025-01-09}} It was initially moderated by creator Lyman Bryce, and featured four panelists who debated the issues of the day. Dwight Cooke later moderated the show from 1946 until the end of its run. A concurrent television version, hosted by Quincy Howe, ran on the CBS Television network from August 17, 1948 to August 11, 1950.{{cite book|last=Brooks|first=Tim |author2=Marsh, Earle F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22People's+Platform+discussion%22&pg=PA1069|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present |publisher=Ballantine Books|date=2007|edition=9|page=1069|isbn=978-0-345-49773-4|access-date=2025-01-09}} Charles Collingwood{{cite book|last1=McNeil|first1=Alex|title=Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present |date=1996|publisher=Penguin Books USA, Inc.|location=New York, New York|isbn=0-14-02-4916-8|page=650|edition=4th}} and Dwight Cooke were also moderators.

The TV version originally ran on Tuesday nights. After a single Friday night broadcast (January 7, 1949),{{cite news |title=Radio and Television: WMCA Will Open FM Station Christmas Day |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1948/12/17/archives/radio-and-television-wmca-will-open-fm-station-christmas-day.html |access-date=February 9, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=December 17, 1948 |page=54|url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/686229547/?terms=platform |author=|title=Television|page=21 |newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=1949-01-07 |access-date=2025-01-09 }} the program aired on Mondays at various times.