Ted Osborne appeared in scores of programs from radio's "Golden Age", such as "X Minus One", "Inner Sanctum Mysteries", the "Shadow", the "Mysterious Traveler", the "Whistler", and "Suspense". In addition to appearing in many episodes of the latter series, Mr. Osborne also played its host/narrator, "The Man in Black", early in the run, in 1942-1943.