Tennessee Jed is an American children's Western adventure radio program that was broadcast from May 14, 1945, through November 7, 1947.
[4] Supporting actors included John McGovern, George Petrie, and Barton Yarborough.
[4] Ward Baking Company was the primary sponsor of Tennessee Jed, promoting its Tip Top Bread.
[4] An initial report about the cancellation of Tennessee Jed said that Ward was cutting its budget because of a shortage of grain.
"[7] In the fall of 1946, Ward and the sponsors of the other three programs in ABC's 5 to 6 p.m. Eastern Time slot joined in a promotional contest that the trade publication Billboard reported was "believed to be the first of its kind in radio".
[9] In addition to promoting the contest on the air, ABC ran a one-third page ad about it in two syndicated newspaper comics sections.