Martha Graham is Miss Hush Martha Graham is Miss Hush

Ralph Edwards’ Truth Or Consequences was an audience participation radio show that became the most popular program series broadcast on Saturday nights. In the fall of 1947, Edwards held a two-month contest that challenged listeners to identify the voice of "Miss Hush". Each week, Miss Hush would provide clues to her identity in the tone of a whisper. The contest ended in December when Martha Graham was correctly identified as Miss Hush by a Texas housewife, Mrs. Ruth Annette Subbie, for $21,500 in prizes. As a result of Graham's appearance on the show, the March of Dimes received over $800,000 from listeners' donations while Truth Or Consequences ratings shot into the mid-twenties. The contest also set a one-day record for mail, 119,000 pieces received on December 6th.