American radio dramatic anthology series (1951–1952)
NBC Presents: Short Story is a half-hour American radio program offering dramatizations of contemporary American short stories that began on NBC on February 21, 1951, and ended on May 30, 1952.[1]
Brooklyn College cooperated with NBC by scheduling a literary appreciation course with a Short Story tie-in. This was part of NBC's College by Radio plan.[2]
There were several related shows that also offered literary adaptations: Best Plays (1952–53), Short Short Stories and The World's Great Novels (1944–48). With "the best published short shorts... originals by famous authors", Short Short Stories was a 15-minute daytime drama series that aired three days a week.