Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox
Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day’s show with historical information on the day and date in history, including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon...
Best of Classic Radio 09-21-26 - Luigi Moves to Chicago, The Back-Stage Murder, and Rogues Holiday
Originally broadcast Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Hour 1 - Life with Luigi starring J Carrol Naish, originally broadcast September 21, 1948, 78 years ago, Moving to Chicago. Possibly the first show of the series. Luigi arrives in Chicago, sets up his antique business, avoids Rosa, and nearly sells his prize statue of George Washington.
Hour 2 - Philo Vance starring Jackson Beck, originally broadcast September 21, 1948, The Back-Stage Murder Case. After a theatre has been robbed, the star receives a threatening letter and her understudy is murdered. Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 21, 1948, An Automobile Accident. Bad news...very bad...
Best of Classic Radio 09-20-26 - Postal Pirates, Fog, and The FU
Originally broadcast Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Hour 1 - Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 20, 1949, 77 years ago, The Case of the Postal Pirates. A parcel post theft ring. A little black box catches a revolver in mid-air. A one-fingered typist punctuates sentences with bullets.
Hour 2 - The Whistler, originally broadcast September 20, 1942, 84 years ago, Fog. A young fisherman with a brief spell of amnesia has killed an enemy, but remembers nothing about it. Also, Claudia, originally broadcast September 20, 1948, 78 years ago, An Autumn Evening at Home.
Hour 3 - Gunsm...
Best of Classic Radio 09-19-26 - Till The Day I Die, Extra! Extra!, and David Has a Fight
Originally broadcast Monday, September 19, 2022
Hour 1 - Suspense, originally broadcast September 19, 1946, 80 years ago, Till The Day I Die starring Dane Clark. A killer and his moll are holed up after pulling a job and killing a man. The dead man looks exactly like the killer, and with good reason!
Hour 2 - Box Thirteen starring Alan Ladd, originally broadcast September 19, 1948, 78 years ago, Extra! Extra! A young newsboy hires Dan to get his father out of jail. Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 19, 1954, 72 years ago, Your Three Minutes are Up.
Best of Classic Radio 09-18-26 - The Black Cat, Archie's In Love, and Weekend Activity
Originally broadcast Sunday, September 18, 2022
Hour 1 - Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast September 18, 1947, 79 years ago, The Black Cat. The classic tale about the man who kills his wife and hides her body behind a brick wall. A feline nemesis!
Hour 2 - The Adventures of Archie Andrews starring Bob Hastings as Archie, originally broadcast September 18, 1948, 78 years ago. Archie’s in Love. Archie's mother thinks he's sick, but actually "The Pride Of Riverdale" is just love with his history teacher, Miss Biddle. Also The Challenge of the Yukon, originally broad...
Best of Classic Radio 09-17-26 - The Rat Race, Fred MacMurray and Charlie, and Doctor of Poison
Originally broadcast Saturday, September 17, 2022
Hour 1 - I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast September 17, 1952, 74 years ago, The Rat Race. Cvetic drives a hearse that is smuggling a wanted Communist out of town and away from the FBI. He helps the fugitive get onto a Polish freighter...with the help of "Candy."
Hour 2 - The Chase and Sandborn Hour starring Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, originally broadcast September 17, 1939. Charlie tells about his adventures in Honolulu. Guest Fred MacMurray and Don appear in "Brenda," by John Whedon. Helen Broderick...
Best of Classic Radio 09-16-26 - The Payroll, Salute to Radio, and Thick n Thin
Originally broadcast Friday, September 16, 2022
Hour 1 - Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast September 16, 1956, 70 years ago, The Payroll. The paymaster is four months late coming to Fort Laramie...but watch out when he finally shows up! Norman Macdonnell, the producer and director of the show, tells a brief history of the real Fort Laramie on the 67th anniversary of the fort's closing.
Hour 2 - The Milton Berle Show, originally broadcast September 16, 1947, 79 years ago, A Salute to Radio. Milton takes Junior (Arnold Stang) to a child psychiatrist. Also, Claudia, originally broadcast Sept...
Best of Classic Radio 09-15-26 - Harry-Red-Bever, Freberg build-it-yourself piano, and Brothers in Crime
Originally broadcast Thursday, September 15, 2022
Hour 1 - Gangbusters, originally broadcast September 15, 1945, 81 years ago, The Case of Harry ‘Red’ Bever. "Red" is an army deserter with a quick trigger finger. Red is caught by a trick involving two women drivers. Gangbusters Nationwide Clues: an $8500 reward is offered for the return of a two-year-old baby.
Hour 2 - Stan Freberg, originally broadcast September 15, 1957, 69 years ago, Another Hi-Fi Lecture. The Freberg Build-It-Yourself grand piano, The fortune cookie factory, Prof. Horn lectures on Hi Fi. Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 15, 1948. 78 years ago, The Nortons’ First Anniversary. It's the...
Best of Classic Radio 09-14-26 - A Pride of Carrots, Blind Justice, and the Love Affair
Originally broadcast Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Hour 1 - The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast September 14, 1956, 70 years ago, A Pride of Carrots, or Venus Well Served. A clever allegory about the first astronauts to land on Venus and the talking vegetables that live there. June Foray, Bill Thompson, Daws Butler, and Alan Reed make this a treat for the ear.
Hour 2 - Big Town, starring Edward Pauley, originally broadcast September 14, 1948, 78 years ago, "Blind Justice". A construction foreman named Mike Barton has been shot. Was the killer Knuckles Malone? The only "witness" to the crime is...
Best of Classic Radio 09-13-26 - The Flatbush Fagin, Dooley Surrenders, and It Pays to be Ignorant
Originally broadcast Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Hour 1 -Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 13, 1949, 76years ago, The Case of the Flatbush Fagin. A story about juvenile delinquents who worshipped a really bad kid. Stolen loot is paid for with a wet handkerchief and hard cash.
Hour 2 - Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast September 13, 1954, 73 years ago, Dooley Surrenders. A buffalo skinner named Emmett Dooley confesses to Marshal Dillon that he's killed a man, but Matt has a good reason for refusing to put him in jail. Also, Cla...
Best of Classic Radio 09-12-26 - Meet Miss Sherlock, Gildy and the War Bond Drive, and Actor's Alibi
Originally broadcast on Monday, September 12, 2022
Hour 1 - Meet Miss Sherlock starring Sondra Gair as Jane Sherlock, originally broadcast September 12, 1946, 80 years ago, Wilma and the Widow. Jane Sherlock, amateur detective, and her friend, attorney Peter Blossom, try to solve another murder...with a beret!
Hour 2 - The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast September 12, 1943, 83 years ago, The War Bond Drive. Summerfield is going all out to sell U. S. War Bonds. Gildersleeve makes an eloquent appeal for bond purchases. Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 12, 1954, 82 years ago, Never En...
Best of Classic Radio 09-11-26 - Paradise USA, Night Watch, and The Queen of Spades
Originally broadcast on Sunday, September 11, 2022
Hour 1 - Four Star Playhouse, originally broadcast September 11, 1949, 77 years ago, Paradise USA starring Rosalind Russell. A comedy-romance involving an actress and an artist. Jeff Chandler appears, billed as Ira Grossel, his birth name.
Hour 2 - Nightwatch with reporter Donn Reed, originally broadcast September 11, 1954, 72 years ago, A Traffic Accident and a Strong Arm Robbery. The first case is about a traffic accident; a woman has been injured. Also Dick Tracy, originally broadcast September 11, 1947, 79 years ago, The Case of the Low Hijack. Tracy and Pat are prisoners in a...
Best of Classic Radio 09-10-22 - The Rustin Hickory, I Beg your Pardon, and Phone Call from Death
As originally broadcast on Saturday, September 10, 2022
Hour 1 - The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast September 10, 1949, 77 years ago, The Rustin Hickory. A teacher from Ferndale, Nebraska, is in big trouble. A photo helps to end the confusion.
Hour 2 - Mr President starring Edward Arnold, originally broadcast September 10. 1950, 76 years ago, I Beg Your Pardon. The President is in trouble over several pardons that he’s issued. Also, Claudia, originally broadcast September 10, 1948, 78 years ago, After the Play Ends. Claudia plans to wear her costume home.
Hour 3 - The...
Best of Classic Radio 09-09-26 - Buffalo Hunters, You Only Die Once, and The Human Comedy
Originally broadcast Friday, September 9, 2022
Hour 1 - Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast September 9, 1956, 66 years ago, Buffalo Hunters. Captain Quince is trailing those who are slaughtering buffalo on Indian land.
Hour 2 - The Sealed Book, originally broadcast September 9, 1945, You Only Die Once. A scheming husband and wife team try to get a millionaire's money by murdering him. Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 9, 1948. Bobby’s First Cold. Little Bobby is having his first cold and fever.
Hour 3 - Screen Director’s Playhouse, originally broadcast September 9, 1949, The Human Comedy star...
Best of Classic Radio 09-08-26 - The Courageous Come-On, Martian Death March, and The Abominable Snowman Returns
Originally broadcast Thursday, September 8, 2022
Hour 1 - Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 8, 1949, 73 years ago, The Case of the Courageous Come-on. A girl is "good at being bad" until she sees a blind spot. Is the sword mightier than the pen? After the drama, Vice President Barkley speaks about hiring disabled veterans.
Hour 2 - X-Minus One, originally broadcast September 8, 1955, The Martian Death March. The story of man's inhumanity to Martians. An allegory of westward expansion and the mistreatment of the native Americans. Also, Claudia, originally broadcast September 8, 1948, Mr Tuc...
Best of Classic Radio 09-07-26 - Ghosts Don't Die in Bed, The Charmona Matter, and The Bohemian Star
Origionally broadcast Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Hour 1 - Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan, originally broadcast September 7, 1954, 68 years ago, Ghosts Don’t Die in Bed. A strange house on a stormy night, and a corpse in the library. The corpse is from an eighty year old murder! Last show of the season.
Hour 2 - Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast September 7, 1957, The Charmona Matter. A sunken yacht and a missing captain are both heavily insured. The grieving wife isn't exactly heartbroken about the loss of either! Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 7, 1936, Judge...
Best of Classic Radio 09-06-26 - The Big 17, Riley goes to College, and Strange for a Killer
Originally broadcast Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Hour 1 -Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast September 6, 1951, 71 years ago, The Big 17. A teen-age riot in a movie theater leads to the discovery of a marijuana and goof-ball ring. The seventeen-year-old "pusher" is about to start distributing much stronger narcotics.
Hour 2 - The Life of Riley starring William Bendix, originally broadcast September 6, 1947, Riley goes to College? Riley enrolls at a phony engineering school: "P.I.T.", "The Pacific Institute Of Technology." Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 6, 1948, Opening Night Jitters.
Hour 3 - Suspense, originally broadcast September 6, 1955, Strange for a Killer starring John...
Best of Classic Radio 09-05-26 - Tailspin Tommy, Leroy's Car, and The Fat Man
Originally broadcast Monday, September 5, 2022
Hour 1 - Tailspin Tommy, originally broadcast September 5, 1941, 81 years ago, The first show of the series. The gang flies over a downed airplane. Upon investigating, it appears to be tied into the theft of a tungsten mine!
Hour 2 - The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman, originally broadcast September 5, 1951, Leroy Buys a Car. The first show of the season. It's finally time to teach Leroy how to drive. Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 5, 1954, Boast to Boast. The McGees are back from a brief visit to Twin...
Best of Classic Radio 09-04-26 - The Murder Profits, Engagement Ring, and The Mask of Medussa
Originally Broadcast Sunday, September 4, 2022
Hour 1 - Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast September 4, 1945, 77 years ago, The Murder Profits starring Wendy Barrie. During a dark and stormy night, Claudia Dale picks up a hitchhiker on a road beside a cemetery. He seems to know all about her, where she's coming from, and the fact that her husband has just been murdered.
Hour 2 - Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast September 4, 1952, Engagement Ring. A member of the Anderson Family just got an engagement ring, but it’s not who you’d expect, and it cau...
Best of Classic Radio 09-03-26 - Mr President, The Bums Rush Matter, and Ambitino Perilous
Originally broadcast Saturday, September 3, 2022
Hour 1 - Mr President starring Edward Arnold, originally broadcast September 3, 1950, 72 years ago, A Different Kind of Loneliness. As Mr. President tries to put the country’s economic house back in order, he also tries to get the White House repaired.
Hour 2 -The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast September 3, 1949, The Bums Rush. Marlowe is hired to find an old geezer, and finds murder instead. Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 3, 1948, Difficult Dress Rehearsal.
Hour 3 -The Whistler, originally broadcast Septe...
Best of Classic Radio 09-02-26 - The Whisperer, Hattie Pelfrey returns, and Old Pal
Originally broadcast Friday, September 2, 2022
Hour 1 -The Whisperer starring Carleton Young, originally broadcast September 2, 1951, 71 years ago, Stanley Hayes. "The Syndicate" orders Stanley Hayes to be killed.
Hour 2 - Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast September 2, 1956, The Return of Hattie Pelfrey. Hattie Pelfrey, a most unusual old lady, is feeling poorly, so she visits Fort Laramie to visit her son...Captain Quince! Also, Claudia, originally broadcast September 2, 1948, Claudia’s Furniture gets a Part!
Hour 3 - Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast September 2, 1956, Old Pal. A month after...
Best of Classic Radio 09-01-26 - The Cold Blooded Professor 2, Uninterrupted Melody, and The Man for Tomorrow
Originally broadcast Thursday, September 1, 2022
Hour 1 - Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 1, 1949, 73 years ago, The Case of the Cold Blooded Professor Part 2. Professor Horn has escaped from a maximum security prison, and David Harding is sparing no effort in recapturing him!
Hour 2 - The Stan Freberg Show, originally broadcast September 1, 1957, Uninterrupted Melody. Mental Health of Ice Cream truck drivers exposed! Also St George and the Dragonnet. Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 1, 1948, The Town Crier Interviews Claudia.
Hour 3 - Suspense, originally broadcast September 1, 1957, The Man...
Best of Classic Radio 08-31-26 -Analysis of Satire, Strange Passenger, and The Hot Spot
Originally broadcast Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Hour 1 - The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast August 31, 1956, 66 years ago, Colloquy #3 - An Analysis of Satire. Stan Freberg explains the art of satire to a skeptical censor and illustrates the explanation with his own recordings.
Hour 2 - Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast August 31, 1952, Strange Passenger. An excellent story about a strange woman hitch-hiker named Ann, who loves the song, "Star Dust" and who can't be killed! Also Claudia, originally broadcast August 31, 1948, Claudia Rehearses while David Vacations.
Hour 3 - Crime and Peter Chambers sta...
Best of Classic Radio 08-30-26 - The Cold Blooded Professor 1, Obie Tater, and Double or Nothing
Originally broadcast Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Hour 1 - Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 30, 1949, 73 years ago, The Cold Blooded Professor Part 1. Professor Horn is a very smart man, but is also a criminal who has robbed banks. When approached by a counterspy, he kills him and then kills his housekeeper after changing his appearance.
Hour 2 - Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 30, 1954, Obie Tater. Two tough guys rough up Obie Tater to force him to tell where his gold is hidden. When that fails...Obie finds himself suddenly married. Also...
Best of Classic Radio 08-29-26 - The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, The Red Raincoat, and The Insurance Fraud Scheme
Originally aired Monday, August 29, 2022
Hour 1 - Escape, originally broadcast August 29, 1948, 74 years ago, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. The fascinating F. Scott Fitzgerald story about the home life of the richest family in the world. Sam Edwards and Peggy Webber star.
Hour 2 - Casey Crime Photographer starring Staats Cotsworth, originally broadcast August 29, 1946, The Red Raincoat. A middle class double triangle (a hexagon?) comes right out of "True Detective Chronicles." Also the Adventures of Jungle Jim, originally broadcast August 29, 1936, Shanghai Lil makes a deal. The revolution begins, but The Purple Triangle air flee...
Best of Classic Radio 08-28-26 - Beyond Good and Evil, Edward, Edgar and Charlie, and the Tomb of Terror
Originally broadcast Sunday, August 28, 2022
Hour 1 - Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast August 28, 1947, 75 years ago, Beyond Good and Evil. An escaped convict kills a minister and takes his place in a small town while planning a bank robbery.
Hour 2 - The Chase and Sanborn Hour, originally broadcast August 28, 1938. Edward Arnold's last appearance as host. Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy appear from Chicago. Edward Arnold and Ralph Bellamy do a scene from "A Well Remembered Voice," by Sir James Barrie. The Dean of The School of Speech of Northwestern University p...
Classic Radio 08-27-26 - Gentlemen Prefer Horses, Eager Witness, and Sold to Satan
Drama on a Thursday
First, a look at the events of the day.
Then, Jeff Regan Investigator starring Frank Graham and Frank Nelson, originally broadcast August 27, 1950, 76 years ago, Gentlemen Prefer Horses. Boots Crenshaw is a former jockey who needs help...$100 worth of help. Boots sells tips on the horses that are guaranteed to win. In real life, Frank Graham committed suicide on September 3, 1950.
Followed by The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast August 27, 1949, 77 years ago, The Eager Witness. Marlowe tracks down the real killer after a witness at...
Classic Radio 08-26-26 - Scurvy, Long Branch for sale, and Salute to the Railroads
Westerns and Comedy on a Wednesday
First, a look at this day in History.
Then, Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast August 26, 1956, 70 years ago, The Chaplain. There are fifty-nine men are down with scurvy, and are no fresh fruits or vegetables anywhere on the prairie.
Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 26, 1956, 70 years ago, No Sale. Two toughs come to town and demand that Kitty sell them the Long Branch Saloon, and it looks as if they're going to get their way!
Then, The Milt...
Classic Radio 08-25-26 - Sweet Cherries in Charleston, Career Criminal, and Crossing Paris
Drama on a Tuesday
First, a look at the events of the day.
Then, The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, 69 years ago, Sweet Cherries in Charleston starring Roy Glenn. The disease of "Freedom," and how it spread among the slaves of South Carolina.
Followed by Wanted, originally broadcast August 25, 1950, 76 years ago, James Joseph Sweeney, Career Criminal. On October 14, 1926, in New York City, John Joseph Sweeney and the "West Side Gang" shot up a mail truck and killed a motorcyclist in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In addition, the gang members were want...
Classic Radio 08-24-26 - House of Rawchild, Moon Blind, and the Billion Dollar Failure
Comedy and Variety on a Monday
First, a look at this day in History.
Then, The General Tire Revue starring Jack Benny, originally broadcast August 24, 1934, 92 years ago, The House of Rawchild. The cast does The Rise Of The House Of Rawchild, a parody of the 1928 work The Rise of the House of Rothschild that was also a 1934 film starring George Arliss, Loretta Young and Boris Karloff.
Followed by Grand Central Station, originally broadcast August 24, 1946, 80 years ago, Moon Blind. A poor boy arrives in New York to seek his fortune, promising "by the...
Classic Radio 08-23-26 - Skylark, Man from Tomorrow, and Flying Saucers
Drama and Science Fiction on a Sunday
First, a look at the events of the day.
Then, The Screen Guild Players, originally broadcast August 23, 1943, 76 years ago, Skylark starring Ginger Rogers. A dissatisfied wife decides to divorce her successful but workaholic advertising executive husband, only to find herself torn between him and a charming bohemian lawyer. Claudette Colbert starred in the 1941 motion picture.
Followed by Escape, originally broadcast August 23, 1953, 73 years ago, The Man From Tomorrow starring Lawrence Dobkin. A former fighter pilot is trained to develop his five senses beyond those of or...
Classic Radio 08-22-26 - Lucky Day, Mind over Murder, and The Lady in Question
Variety on a Saturday
First, a look at this day in History.
Then, The Chase and Sanborn Hour hosted by Don Ameche, originally broadcast August 22, 1937, 89 years ago, guest Glenda Farrell. Charlie McCarthy is operating a lemonade stand. Don Ameche and guest Glenda Farrell appear in a skit titled "Lucky Day." W. C. Fields has returned from Hawaii. He tells tales about his Uncle Larceny, the pirate.
Then, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast August 22, 1949, 77 years ago, Mind Over Murder. There's no such thing as an innocent bystander...or is there? What does...
Classic Radio 08-21-26 - Granby Breaks Down, The New System, and The Warrant
Comedy and Westerns on a Friday
First, a look at the events of the day.
Then, Granby’s Green Acres starring Gale Gordon and Bea Benederet, originally broadcast August 21, 1950, 76 years ago: Granby Breaks Down. Granby becomes very sensitive to noise. The last show of the series.
Followed by Too Many Cooks starring Hal March, originally broadcast August 21, 1950, 76 years ago, The New System. The Cook family is trying to make a schedule so the dozen of them can work their way into the bathroom…and other issues.
Then, Have Gun...
Classic Radio 08-20-26 - Panama Canal, The Perfect Prisoner, and Murder is a Matter of Opinion
Drama on a Thursday
First, a look at this day in History.
Then Mr. President starring Edward Arnold, originally broadcast August 20, 1950, 76 years ago, A Man, A Plan, A Canal-Panama! On the occasion of his 25th wedding anniversary, Mr. President is opposed to the French government building the Panama Canal.
Followed by The Green Lama starring Paul Frees, originally broadcast August 20, 1949, 77 years ago, The Adventures of the Perfect Prisoner. The last show of the series. A talented sculptor named Frank Cobb is about to be pardoned from a "model prison." However, he's...
Classic Radio 08-19-26 - Gildy's Fish Story, George's New Partner, and Annie Oakley
Comedy and Westerns on a Wednesday
First, a look at the events of the day.
Then, The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman, originally broadcast August 19, 1953, 73 years ago, A Fish Story. After a day fishing with Leroy, a "fish story" nearly gets Gildersleeve in hot water with the Game Warden.
Followed by George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast August 19, 1940, 86 years ago, George is Late for the Show. George is "late" for the broadcast. When he does arrive, he brings Elsie Tralafas, his new partner!
Then, Gunsmoke starring Will...
Classic Radio 08-18-16 - The Desert Explosion, Sixteen Jewel Thieves, and The Fourth Man
Crime and Drama on a Tuesday
First, a look at this day in History.
Then Counterspy starring Don MacLaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 18, 1949, 77 years ago, The Case of the Desert Explosion. Man-eating birds of prey are used to execute a betrayer. A smuggler uses "geometry in action."
Followed by Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast August 18, 1949, 77 years ago, Sixteen Jewel Thieves. There have been sixteen jewel burglaries in the last sixteen days, a very active thief! The trail leads to Walter Tracy.
Then, Escape, origi...
Classic Radio 08-17-26 - The Weakest Link, Wonder Boy, and Laura D Fair
Crime on a Monday
First, a look at the events of the day.
Then, The FBI in Peace and War, originally broadcast August 17, 1955, 71 years ago, The Weakest Link. A criminal conspiracy unravels due to a compromised participant
Followed by Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast August 17, 1958, 68 years ago, Wonder Boy. A young man with a very fast draw is bound to become a killer. An engrossing story with a real western flavor.
Then, Crime Classics, originally broadcast August 17, 1953, 73 years ago, The Incredible Trial of Laura D. F...
Classic Radio 08-16-26 - Statue of Death, Hired Killer, and Mavis Mccloud
Crime and Westerns on a Sunday
First, a look at this day in History.
Then Counterspy starring Don MacLaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 16, 1949, 77 years ago, The Case of the Statue of Death. An electric eye is outsmarted. A gift of appreciation causes the death of an innocent woman. Molecules of murder!
Followed by Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast August 16, 1950, 76 years ago, Find Hired Killer Lupac. The Commissioner sends Steve Mitchell to Paris to track down a dangerous hired killer named Lupac
Then, Gunsmoke sta...
Classic Radio 08-15-26 - Critical Author Caper, The Professional Beggar, and A Friend to Alexander
Crime on a Saturday
First, a look at the events of the day.
Then, The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective starring Howard Duff, originally broadcast August 15, 1948, 78 years ago, The Critical Author Caper. Spade is hired to find Gabrielle Leggitt, who has disappeared. The author of murder mysteries plays an important part in the case.
Followed by Nick Carter Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast August 15, 1948, 78 years ago, The Case of the Professional Beggar. A young boy's life is at stake when he's the witness to a machine-gun murder.
Classic Radio 08-14-26 - The end of WWII - and The Lodger and more
VJ Day and Crime on a Friday
First, a look at this day in History.
Then some of the sounds of this date 81 years ago, August 14, 1945, beginning with a Gabriel Heatter commentary the evening before the announcement, then excerpts of various broadcasts around the country, HV Kaltenborn with commentary on the end of the war, and the Fred Waring Show with a live shortwave report from special commentator Jack Benny in Paris! We also bring you the Norman Corwin classic Fourteen August, A Message For The Day Of Victory, written on a fast deadline, an...
Classic Radio 08-13-26 - Diamond Smuggler, Alien Smuggling, and the Fearless Clown
Crime on a Thursday
First, a look at the events of the day.
Then, Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast August 13, 1946, 80 years ago, The Diamond Smuggler. Momma and Poppa Adams are in reality diamond smugglers and perhaps poisoners.
Followed by Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast August 13, 1949, 77 years ago, Alien Smuggling Ring. Steve's friend and fellow agent Allen Prescott is found hanging in a bell tower in a Portuguese fishing village. Steve is out to break up an alien smuggling racket.
Then, Let George Do It...
