 During this time, she began appearing for CBS's popular radio program "Lux Radio Theater", making 22 episodes between 1935 and 1954.She appeared for another radio program, "The Screen Guild Theater", making 13 episodes between 1939 and 1952.In 1940, Colbert refused a seven-year contract with Paramount, that would have paid her $200,000 a year, after finding out that she could command a fee of $150,000 per film as a freelance artist.