▁the ▁following ▁week ' s ▁replacement ▁for ▁Broadway ▁Is ▁My ▁Beat ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁its ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁episode . ▁Before ▁its ▁premi ere , ▁though , ▁CBS ▁ret itled ▁it ▁H ear ▁It ▁Now ▁to ▁capital ize ▁on ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁Mur row ' s ▁albums . ▁ ▁The ▁hour - long ▁program ▁was ▁carried ▁on ▁ 1 7 3 ▁stations . ▁ ▁Format ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁had ▁a ▁" mag azine " ▁format . ▁It ▁sought ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sounds ▁from ▁current ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁atom ▁sm ash er ▁at ▁work ▁or ▁art illery ▁fire ▁from ▁Korea . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁art illery ▁fire ▁that ▁produced ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁more ▁po ign ant ▁moments ▁as ▁it ▁back dro pped ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁American ▁soldiers ▁fighting ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁The ▁entire ▁prem ise ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁" actual ▁sound ▁of ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁making ," ▁according ▁to ▁Mur row . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁audio ▁was ▁what ▁Time ▁Magazine ▁called ▁" f air ly ▁routine " ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁Such ▁sound bit es ▁as ▁Commun ist ▁China ' s ▁General ▁Wu ▁and ▁Russia ' s ▁And rei ▁V ish in sky ▁along ▁with ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Warren ▁Austin ▁were ▁included ▁among ▁those ▁rout in ely ▁used . ▁But ▁Time ▁also ▁la ud ed ▁the ▁" v ivid ▁reality "