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Classic Radio for August 17, 2024 - I'm Just a Vagabond, Boy Meets Girl, and the Winter Replacement
2+ Hours of Variety
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Fleishman’s Yeast Hour starring Rudy Vallee, originally broadcast August 17, 1933, 91…
1 year, 11 months ago
Classic Radio Theater for August 16, 2024 - Nicky Small, George Decker, and Beer and Griddles
2 hours of Drama and Claudia
First a look at the events of the day
Then Gang Busters, originally broadcast August 16, 1952, 72 years ago, The Case of J…
1 year, 11 months ago
Classic Radio for August 15, 2024 - Man in the Nile, A Friend to Alexander, and The Foolish Father
2+ Hours of Crime
First a look at this day in History.
Then Rocky Jordan starring George Raft, originally broadcast August 15, 1951, 73 years ago,, Man…
1 year, 11 months ago
Classic Radio for August 14, 2024 - the 79th anniversary of VJ Day - the end of World War II
Our annual look at this date 79 years ago, V-J Day, August 14, 1945, The End of World War II.
Audio from the run-up to the official announcement of th…
1 year, 11 months ago
Classic Radio for August 13, 2024 - Stardust, Jackie Gleason, and Gildy's Diet
2+ Hours of Variety
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Chase and Sanborn Hour, originally broadcast August 13, 1939, 85 years ago with guest…
1 year, 11 months ago
Classic Radio for August 12, 2024 - Snakebite, Assembly Line, and a Private Funeral
2+ Hours of Westerns and Crime
First a look at this day in History.
Then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 12, 1956, 68 ye…
1 year, 11 months ago
Classic Radio for August 11, 2024 - What is an Optimist, Orville from the Moon, and Aunt Lilly's Date
2+ Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then It Pays to be Ignorant, originally broadcast August 11, 1944, 80 years ago, What is an opt…
1 year, 11 months ago
FLASHBACK Special - Classic Radio Theater from May 17, 2021-NBC Monitor from 1958 with Fibber and Molly
One of our many broadcast shows we lost with the crashing and burning of USA Radio. As broadcast May 17, 2021 on a few dozen stations across America…
1 year, 11 months ago
Classic Radio for August 10, 2024 - Sophronia Winters, Two Faced, and Poisoning
2+ Hours of Drama
First a look at this day in History.
Then Suspense, originally broadcast August 10, 1958, 66 years ago, The Diary of Sophronia Winte…
1 year, 11 months ago
Classic Radio for August 9, 2024 - Confession, The Tolmans, and the Thing on the Forble Board
2+ Hours of Mystery and Westerns
First a look at this day in History.
Then Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 9, 1948, …
1 year, 11 months ago