"[1] Although adults listened to earlier radio westerns, such as The Lone Ranger and Red Ryder, the main audience for those programs was children.
On October 3, 1946, Hawk Larabee debuted,[2] with the title character being the owner of Black Mesa Ranch.
In the Hawk Larabee program, Yarborough played the title role, while Barney Phillips portrayed Somber Jones.
Writers were Gomer Cool, E. Jack Neuman, Arthur E. Orlock, Dean Owen, and Kenneth Perkins.
Each episode also included three one-minute arrangements of songs in case some local stations wanted to insert commercials for the otherwise unsponsored program.