Radio Classics

12:00 am - 12:30 am

Cavalcade of America

"Storm" from 5/13/1946

12:30 am - 1:00 am

Molle Mystery Theatre

"Two Men In A Furnished Room" from 11/28/1947

1:00 am - 1:30 am

The Line-Up

"Bromell & Bellows Bloody Bullett Case" from 4/24/1951

1:30 am - 2:00 am

Broadway is My Beat

"Steve Courtney" from 6/23/1950

2:00 am - 2:30 am

Columbia Workshop

"Anniversary" from 2/9/1946

2:30 am - 3:00 am

Frontier Fighters

"Sutter's Mill" from 1935

3:00 am - 3:30 am

Cavalcade of America

"Storm" from 5/13/1946

3:30 am - 4:00 am

Molle Mystery Theatre

"Two Men In A Furnished Room" from 11/28/1947

4:00 am - 4:30 am

Romance

"Affair At Aden" from 5/29/1954

4:30 am - 5:00 am

Grand Marquee

"Love Is A Better Word" from 1/23/1947

5:00 am - 5:30 am

Let George Do It

"Golden Lizard" from 7/24/1950

5:30 am - 6:00 am

Rogue's Gallery

"George Grant Case" from 12/20/1945

6:00 am - 7:00 am

Screen Guild Players

"Going My Way" from 1/8/1945 --- "Bells Of St. Mary's" from 8/26/1946

7:00 am - 7:30 am

Jimmy Durante Show

"Guest: Bing Crosby" from 11/12/1947

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Fibber McGee & Molly

"Ice Skating" from 2/5/1946

8:00 am - 9:00 am

When Radio Was

Radio Spirits' nationally syndicated radio program hosted by old-time radio expert Greg Bell

9:00 am - 9:30 am

The Crime Club

"Pitch In Time" from 8/7/1947

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Escape

"Most Dangerous Game" from 10/1/1947

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Lux Radio Theatre

"All About Eve" from 10/1/1951

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Screen Guild Players

"Pardon My Past" from 5/5/1947

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Martin & Lewis Show

"Guest: Anne Baxter" from 5/5/1953

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Jack Benny Program

"Casablanca" from 10/17/1943 --- "Mad About Academy Awards" from 3/1/1943

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Fort Laramie

"Assembly Line" from 8/12/1956

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Have Gun, Will Travel

"Ella West" from 12/7/1958

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Suspense

"I Saw Myself Running" from 5/24/1955 --- "Listen Young Lovers" from 2/14/1956

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Inner Sanctum Mysteries

"Black Art" from 5/15/1945

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

The Sealed Book

"Devil Island" from 4/8/1945

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Adventures of Harry Nile

"Harry's Game" from 1/31/2010

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons

"Ruthless Murderers" from 10/27/1949

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Life of Riley

"Junior's School Paper" from 12/6/1947

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Great Gildersleeve

"Leroy Smokes A Cigar" from 11/23/1941

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

"Fred Sears Murder Case" from 6/19/1949 --- "Eight O'Clock Killer" from 11/22/1950 --- "Garribaldi Case" from 2/1/1952

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Adventures of Sam Spade

"Deathbed Caper" from 6/20/1948

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Lux Radio Theatre

"Maltese Falcon" from 2/8/1943

9:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Screen Director's Playhouse

"One Way Passage" from 12/12/1949

9:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Academy Award Theatre

"Keys Of The Kingdom" from 8/21/1946

10:00 pm - 11:30 pm

X Minus One

"The Defenders" from 5/22/1956 --- "Dwellers In Silence" from 11/10/1955 --- "Grey Flannel Armour" from 1/9/1958

11:30 pm - 12:00 am

The Whistler

"Death Demands A Payment" from 12/19/1943

12:00 am - 12:30 am

Screen Guild Players

"Rebecca" from 11/18/1948

12:30 am - 1:00 am

Academy Award Theatre

"Suspicion" from 10/30/1946

1:00 am - 2:00 am

The Mysterious Traveller

"Fire In The Sky" from 8/28/1951 --- "Man The Insects Hated" from 7/27/1947

2:00 am - 3:00 am

Lum and Abner

"Cedric Joins The Army" from 10/8/1942 -- "Cedric Picks Up Telescope" from 10/12/1942 -- "Necessity Is The Number Of Invention" from 10/13/1942 -- "Cheer Up Professor Sloane" from

3:00 am - 4:00 am

The Whistler

"Waterford Case" from 4/22/1949 --- "Clock On The Tower" from 12/10/1950

4:00 am - 4:30 am

Adventures of Philip Marlowe

"Hiding Place" from 5/9/1950

4:30 am - 5:00 am

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

"Caligio Diamond Matter" from 6/8/1950

5:00 am - 5:30 am

Broadway is My Beat

"Jimmy Dorn" from 7/7/1949

5:30 am - 6:00 am

Police Headquarters

"Helen Marsh Is Killed" from 1932

6:00 am - 6:30 am

Escape

"The Pistol" from 1/3/1950

6:30 am - 7:00 am

The Whistler

"Man In The Trenchcot" from 6/17/1951

7:00 am - 7:30 am

Mystery Is My Hobby

"Death Has Blue Eyes" from 12/17/1947

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Pete Kelly's Blues

"Kelly Is Kidnapped" from 9/5/1951

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Our Miss Brooks

"Professorship At State Univ." from 1/22/1950

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Jack Benny Program

"Poker Game" from 1/16/1947

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Big Town

"Chill Of Death" from 3/29/1949

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Gangbusters

"Metropolitan Motor Mob" from 7/2/1949

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Broadway is My Beat

"Kurt Bower" from 10/21/1951

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Dragnet

"Big Strip" from 2/1/1953

11:00 am - 11:30 am

This Is Your F.B.I

"Bank Robbery" from 6/1/1945

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tarzan

"Omen Of The Emerald" from 3/6/1952

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

"Tears Of Night Matter" from 5/21/1956

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Adventures of Philip Marlowe

"August Lion" from 8/6/1949

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Lux Radio Theatre

"Captain January" from 1/27/1941

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Bob Hope Show

"Guest: Shirley Temple" from 3/20/1945

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Red Skelton Show

"Salute To Cops" from 10/7/1941

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Six Shooter

"General Guilford's Widow" from 4/8/1954

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Fort Laramie

"The Coward" from 3/25/1956

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Tales of the Texas Rangers

"Wild Crop" from 11/18/1951

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Broadway is My Beat

"Eugene Bullock" from 11/19/1949

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

When Radio Was

Radio Spirits' nationally syndicated radio program hosted by old-time radio expert Greg Bell

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

"Jame Clayton Matter" from 12/5/1952

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm

2000 Plus

"Worlds Apart" from 11/15/1950

8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

"The Mazarian Stone" from 5/21/2006 --- "The Mazarian Stone" from 1/4/1948

8:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Sherlock Holmes

Based on the popular characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes began on coast-to-coast CBS radio in 1930. By the late 1930s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes had moved to the Mutual Broadcasting Network and the series was forced to rely on invented new adventures, having run out of Doyle stories to adapt.

9:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Jimmy Durante Show

"Goes To The Racetrack" from 2/25/1948

9:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Jack Benny Program

"Jack Works In His Garden" from 3/30/1941

10:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Frontier Gentleman

"Kendall's Last Stand" from 2/23/1958

10:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Six Shooter

"Sheriff Billy" from 11/29/1953

11:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Broadway is My Beat

"Robin Forrest" from 5/23/1953

11:30 pm - 12:00 am

Dragnet

"Big Death (1955)" from 3/29/1955

12:00 am - 12:30 am

Mayor Of The Town

Mayor Of The Town

12:30 am - 1:00 am

Dr. Kildare

This medical drama was based on films by the same name. Lews Ayes as Dr. Kildare and Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie face everything from pushy administrators to personal drama and ethical crises in the halls of Blair General Hospital in New York City.

1:00 am - 1:30 am

Request Performance

Dozens of stars made hilarious appearances on this CBS series from October '45-April '46. It was the post-war iteration of Command Performance, where soldiers abroad wrote letters suggesting celebrities and skit ideas. This time around, civilians suggested the routines (Boris Karloff acting in a comedic role, Frank Sinatra sing in the style of Bing Crosby). Phil Harris & Alice Faye appeared together for the first time on this show, which later lead them to create their own comedy show.

1:30 am - 2:00 am

Phil Harris & Alice Faye Show

The Phil Harris & Alice Faye Show grew out of the popular Fitch Bandwagon series. Phil Harris played himself, continuing the egotistical, smart-alec characterization he had perfected during his years as Jack Bennys' bandleader. Alice Faye, Phil's movie star wife, recreated her real-life role as a film star turn devoted housewife.

2:00 am - 2:30 am

Burns & Allen Show

George and Gracie first performed on air over the BBC while touring England after an NBC executive rejected their act insisting that "Gracie’s voice is unfit for radio." Burns and Allen won a regular spot on The Robert Burns Panatella Program February 22, 1932 and moved into the top spot when Guy Lombardo left the series. The Burns and Allen Show aired through May 17, 1950 on radio and for another decade on television. Jack Benny and George Burns were best friends in real life and often were guests on each other’s programs.

2:30 am - 3:00 am

Duffy's Tavern

Millions of radio listeners visited Duffy's Tavern each week, but Duffy himself was nowhere to be found. Although he dutifully phoned Archie the manager each week, he never once dropped by. Duffy's Tavern first opened its doors to radio listeners on the CBS audition series Forecast on July 29, 1940, and then opened for regular business on March 1, 1941.

3:00 am - 3:30 am

The Saint

Leslie Charteris' famous character first came to radio on January 6, 1945 with Edgar Barrier heard as the debonair Simon Templar. The "Robin Hood of modern crime" returned to the airwaves on July 9, 1947 with Vincent Price in the title role in a short-lived CBS summer series. Price returned to the role in 1949 over Mutual and became radio's most remembered Simon Templar.

3:30 am - 4:00 am

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar told the story of the freelance insurance investigator with the "action-packed expense account." Radio’s last great detective series, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar ended its run September 30, 1962 during the final week of network radio drama.

4:00 am - 4:30 am

Command Performance

Command Performance aired between 1942 and 1949 on the Armed Forces Radio Network, which meant it was transmitted exclusively to American troops overseas. Though produced in California, troops abroad sent requests and ideas for performers, music, and sketches. The show featured some of the biggest stars of the day like Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Judy Garland and more. CBS created a spinoff series called Request Performance, which aired from 1945-46.

4:30 am - 5:30 am

Studio One

Studio One

5:30 am - 6:00 am

Bill Stern Sports Newsreel

The Bill Stern Sports Newsreel aired for nearly two decades: from December 5, 1937 through June 22, 1956. Stern began his career in vaudeville and worked for several years as assistant stage manager of New York’s famed Roxy Theatre and Radio City Music Hall before moving into network broadcasting in 1934.

6:00 am - 7:30 am

Our Miss Brooks

Eve Arden portrays Miss Connie Brooks, an overworked and underpaid teacher of 10th grade English at Madison High School. Our Miss Brooks called her radio classroom to order beginning July 19, 1948. The final bell rang for Our Miss Brooks on July 7, 1957.

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Burns & Allen Show

George and Gracie first performed on air over the BBC while touring England after an NBC executive rejected their act insisting that "Gracie’s voice is unfit for radio." Burns and Allen won a regular spot on The Robert Burns Panatella Program February 22, 1932 and moved into the top spot when Guy Lombardo left the series. The Burns and Allen Show aired through May 17, 1950 on radio and for another decade on television. Jack Benny and George Burns were best friends in real life and often were guests on each other’s programs.

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Gunsmoke

Radio’s greatest adult western told the story of Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, "the first man they look for and the last they want to meet." Gunsmoke grew out of a request from CBS founder William Paley for a "Philip Marlowe in the Old West," and featured grimly realistic stories set in the vicinity of Dodge City, the "Gommorrah of the West," with William Conrad as Dillon.

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Dragnet

Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent... One of the most popular police dramas in the history of broadcasting, Dragnet aired on NBC Radio from June 10, 1949 through February 7, 1957 and on television from 1952-59 and 1967-72. Dragnet introduced a new era of documentary-style realism.

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Lum and Abner

Chester Lauck and Norris Goff were first heard as Lum and Abner on a radio fundraiser for flood victims. Improvising the spot, they went on the air as the "fellers from the hills" and won a regular spot on KTHS beginning April 26, 1931. Lum and Abner moved into an NBC summer berth July 27, 1931 and aired nationally from May 22, 1933 through May 7, 1954.

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Let George Do It

Let George Do It, stars Bob Bailey, who plays George Valentine who was a detective whose cases came from the newspaper.

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Mr. & Mrs. North

This mystery series aired on NBC and CBS from 1942 to 1954, originally starring Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin. The title characters were a married couple of amateur detectives who somehow always managed to solve crimes that stumped professional police and detectives.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

When Radio Was

Radio Spirits' nationally syndicated radio program hosted by old-time radio expert Greg Bell

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective premiered over the NBC network on April 24, 1949 and ran through 1952 starring Dick Powell as "radio's singing detective." Powell had first achieved movie stardom as a baby-faced crooner, and later matured to hardboiled roles, including Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe in the 1944 film Murder My Sweet.

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Night Beat

Frank Lovejoy is heard as Randy "Lucky" Stone, a hardboiled reporter who covers the "nightbeat" for the Chicago Star. Randy Stone wandered the back alleys and bars of Chicago, searching for both crime and human-interest stories. Nightbeat premiered on February 6, 1950 and ran until September 25, 1952.

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Jack Benny Program

For more than 20 years, Jack Benny reigned as the king of radio comedy. His show ran on nearly every network from 1932 to the mid 1950s. How he turned a miserable, self-absorbed cheapskate into a beloved icon ranks among the great achievements in entertainment history. Benny revolutionized the way humour was played on radio by introducing the situation comedy and by giving most of the best lines to his supporting cast.

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

The Ford Theatre

The Ford Theatre

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Bill Stern Sports Newsreel

The Bill Stern Sports Newsreel aired for nearly two decades: from December 5, 1937 through June 22, 1956. Stern began his career in vaudeville and worked for several years as assistant stage manager of New York’s famed Roxy Theatre and Radio City Music Hall before moving into network broadcasting in 1934.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Studio One

Studio One

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Suspense

Suspense debuted on June 17, 1942 as a sustaining summer replacement, returned that fall and continued in the CBS lineup September 30, 1962. "Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills" is recognized as one of the finest dramatic series in the history of broadcasting.

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Frontier Fighters

This series consisted of 15-minute episodes about true historical adventures in the American West. Some of the stories include Lewis & Clark, the Oregon boundary dispute, and the purchase of Alaska. The original broadcast dates for Frontier Fighters are still unclear; the series ran sometime during the 1930s.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Gunsmoke

Radio’s greatest adult western told the story of Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, "the first man they look for and the last they want to meet." Gunsmoke grew out of a request from CBS founder William Paley for a "Philip Marlowe in the Old West," and featured grimly realistic stories set in the vicinity of Dodge City, the "Gommorrah of the West," with William Conrad as Dillon.

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Gunsmoke

Radio’s greatest adult western told the story of Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, "the first man they look for and the last they want to meet." Gunsmoke grew out of a request from CBS founder William Paley for a "Philip Marlowe in the Old West," and featured grimly realistic stories set in the vicinity of Dodge City, the "Gommorrah of the West," with William Conrad as Dillon.

9:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Frontier Gentleman

This excellent Western series, created by Antony Ellis, aired for several months on CBS in 1958. John Dehner starred as British reporter J.B. Kendall, who travelled the Wild West in search of stories of adventure. Versatile radio stars like Virginia Gregg, Jospeh Kearns, Stacy Harris and more were featured throughout.

9:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Fort Laramie

Specially transcribed tales of the dark and tragic ground of the wild frontier. The saga of fighting men who rode the rim of empire and the dramatic story of Lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry. Premiering in January 1956, Raymond Burr starred as Captain Quince-a soldier who followed orders and a leader who lived by his own rules of fairness and honesty.

10:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Suspense

Suspense debuted on June 17, 1942 as a sustaining summer replacement, returned that fall and continued in the CBS lineup September 30, 1962. "Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills" is recognized as one of the finest dramatic series in the history of broadcasting.

10:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Escape

Whenever you listen, you’ll always hear the world’s most beautiful easy listening music...great melodies that you can hum along to!

11:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Suspense

Suspense debuted on June 17, 1942 as a sustaining summer replacement, returned that fall and continued in the CBS lineup September 30, 1962. "Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills" is recognized as one of the finest dramatic series in the history of broadcasting.

11:30 pm - 12:00 am

Escape

Whenever you listen, you’ll always hear the world’s most beautiful easy listening music...great melodies that you can hum along to!

12:00 am - 1:00 am

The Whistler

The Whistler whistled its way onto the airwaves beginning May 16, 1942 and its eerie 13-note theme set the tone for West Coast radio mystery for the next decade. "I am the Whistler and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak."

1:00 am - 1:30 am

Let George Do It

Let George Do It, stars Bob Bailey, who plays George Valentine who was a detective whose cases came from the newspaper.

1:30 am - 2:00 am

Gangbusters

Gangbusters first came to radio under the title G-Men beginning July 20, 1935. The long-running series was created by Philip H. Lord and produced "in cooperation with police and federal law enforcement departments throughout the U.S. Gangbusters was one of radio's longest-running dramatic series, running from January 15, 1936 through November 27, 1957, and its classic opening gave rise to the expression "coming on like gangbusters."

2:00 am - 3:00 am

It's Higgins, Sir

This NBC sitcom ran as a summer replacement series for the Bob Hope Show in 1951. Higgins, portrayed by Harry McNaughton, is an English butler who must adjust to life in America with the Roberts family after the death of his British charge, and the Roberts' distant uncle, Sir Robertson.

3:00 am - 3:30 am

Grand Marquee

Pull back the curtain for another evening of excitement "in the world of make believe". This dramatic anthology series ran for about a year from July 1946-September 1947.

3:30 am - 4:00 am

Scout About Town

SiriusXM

4:00 am - 4:30 am

Sherlock Holmes

Based on the popular characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes began on coast-to-coast CBS radio in 1930. By the late 1930s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes had moved to the Mutual Broadcasting Network and the series was forced to rely on invented new adventures, having run out of Doyle stories to adapt.

4:30 am - 5:00 am

Suspense

Suspense debuted on June 17, 1942 as a sustaining summer replacement, returned that fall and continued in the CBS lineup September 30, 1962. "Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills" is recognized as one of the finest dramatic series in the history of broadcasting.

5:00 am - 5:30 am

The Weird Circle

This horror series consisted mostly of adapted supernatural tales from greats like Edgar Allen Poe and Robert Louis Stevenson. It aired for two seasons from 1943-1945, first on Mutual and then on NBC's Red network.

5:30 am - 6:00 am

The Hermit's Cave

This horror series aired in multiple iterations from 1930-1944. It consisted of standalone tales told by "The Hermit," a mysterious, cackling storyteller. It was first broadcast on a Detroit radio station before moving to Los Angeles, where the show would be produced by William Conrad (creator and voice of Gunsmoke's Marshall Matt Dillon)

6:00 am - 7:00 am

X Minus One

X-Minus One premiered on April 24, 195 and was a revival of Dimension X, NBC's earlier science fiction anthology series. X-Minus One ran until January 9, 1958 and was rerun during the 1970s as part of NBC's Omnibus series.

7:00 am - 7:30 am

Adventures of Sam Spade

Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade walked out of the pages of Black Mask and into his own CBS radio series of July 12, 1946. Howard Duff starred as the hardboiled detective for the first three seasons. Lurene Tuttle was Sam's secretary Effie Perrine and Jerry Hausner was his lawyer Sid Weiss. CBS dropped the series in 1950 when Hammett ran afoul of Congress' Un-American Activities investigators, but the show was quickly revived by NBC.

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Adventures of Philip Marlowe

Raymond Chandler introduced readers to Philip Marlowe in his 1939 novel The Big Sleep. Humphrey Bogart, Robert Montgomery and George Montgomery portrayed the hardboiled detective in films before Van Heflin took over as Marlowe in NBC’s 1947 summer series.The Adventures of Philip Marlowe returned September 26, 1948, as a CBS series and starred Gerald Mohr. CBS Chairman William S. Paley was a big fan of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, and his request for a "Philip Marlowe in the West" led to the development of the legendary western Gunsmoke.

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Escape - Radio Classics

Radio's greatest series of high adventure debuted over the CBS network on July 7,1947. Escape's protagonists faced life-and-death situations each week, as the show careened from classic adventure to Western drama to science fiction. The program was broadcast as a sustainer (unsponsored) series during most of its seven-year run.

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Suspense

Suspense debuted on June 17, 1942 as a sustaining summer replacement, returned that fall and continued in the CBS lineup September 30, 1962. "Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills" is recognized as one of the finest dramatic series in the history of broadcasting.

9:00 am - 9:30 am

An American Gallery

Each episode featured the work of a different American artist, mostly musicians, across all genres. The narrator was often also a celebrity, such as Bing Crosby speaking about Louis Armstrong and jazz.

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons

Mr. Keen was a charming and kindly old tracer of missing persons along with his assistant Mike Clancy.

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Suspense

Suspense debuted on June 17, 1942 as a sustaining summer replacement, returned that fall and continued in the CBS lineup September 30, 1962. "Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills" is recognized as one of the finest dramatic series in the history of broadcasting.

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Archie Andrews

The Adventures of Archie Andrews came to radio on May 31, 1943 with Jack Grimes and later Charles Mullen portraying Archie in the early sustainer season. Bob Hastings took over the title role when Mullen was drafted and starred in the series for the final eight seasons.

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Jimmy Durante Show

Jimmy Durante Show

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

When Radio Was

Radio Spirits' nationally syndicated radio program hosted by old-time radio expert Greg Bell

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Adventures of Harry Nile

This series is one of a few modern series featured by Radio Classics. A creation of writer Jim French, Harry Nile first came to radio in 1976 and continued to be adapted into the late '90s as part of the "Imagination Theatre" productions. Harry Nile, a former Chicago cop turned private detective, was played by Phil Harper for more than 20 years.

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

The Sealed Book

This mystery/horror series aired on Mutual from March-September of 1945. Philip Clarke played the cackling "keeper of the book," who told spooky tales of black magic, not unlike in The Witch's Tale or The Hermit's Cave

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Dragnet

Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent... One of the most popular police dramas in the history of broadcasting, Dragnet aired on NBC Radio from June 10, 1949 through February 7, 1957 and on television from 1952-59 and 1967-72. Dragnet introduced a new era of documentary-style realism.

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Tales of the Texas Rangers

Tales of the Texas Rangers was broadcast over NBC from July 8 1950 through September 14, 1952 and was later revived on television. Western film star Joel McCrea portrayed Ranger Jace Pearson in NBC's Tales of the Texas Rangers.

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective premiered over the NBC network on April 24, 1949 and ran through 1952 starring Dick Powell as "radio's singing detective." Powell had first achieved movie stardom as a baby-faced crooner, and later matured to hardboiled roles, including Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe in the 1944 film Murder My Sweet.

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Adventures of Sam Spade

Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade walked out of the pages of Black Mask and into his own CBS radio series of July 12, 1946. Howard Duff starred as the hardboiled detective for the first three seasons. Lurene Tuttle was Sam's secretary Effie Perrine and Jerry Hausner was his lawyer Sid Weiss. CBS dropped the series in 1950 when Hammett ran afoul of Congress' Un-American Activities investigators, but the show was quickly revived by NBC.

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Phil Harris & Alice Faye Show

The Phil Harris & Alice Faye Show grew out of the popular Fitch Bandwagon series. Phil Harris played himself, continuing the egotistical, smart-alec characterization he had perfected during his years as Jack Bennys' bandleader. Alice Faye, Phil's movie star wife, recreated her real-life role as a film star turn devoted housewife.

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Jack Benny Program

For more than 20 years, Jack Benny reigned as the king of radio comedy. His show ran on nearly every network from 1932 to the mid 1950s. How he turned a miserable, self-absorbed cheapskate into a beloved icon ranks among the great achievements in entertainment history. Benny revolutionized the way humour was played on radio by introducing the situation comedy and by giving most of the best lines to his supporting cast.

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Rocky Fortune

Rocky Fortune aired on NBC from October 6, 1953 through March 30, 1954 with Frank Sinatra starring as "that footloose and fancy-free young gentleman" whose fortune was as rocky as his name. The unsponsored "sustainer" series was broadcast during the low point in Sinatra’s career and aired for only 26 weeks.

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Dangerous Assignment

Dangerous Assignment premiered over the NBC airwaves on February 6, 1950 and starred Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, globe-trotting government troubleshooter. Dangerous Assignment was later revived as a 1953 syndicated series starring Lloyd Burrell.

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid rode onto the Mutual airwaves on October 2, 1942, in a series that starred the versatile Jackson Beck. Cisco and his partner Pancho rode off the Mutual trail on December 14, 1945, but the characters returned to the airwaves two years later in a new version that was broadcast over the Don Lee Pacific Coast Network. Jack Mather and Harry Lang (later replaced by Mel Blanc) portrayed Cisco and Pancho in the later series, which ran for a decade.

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy's millions of fans got a New Year's Day present in 1950 when William Boyd brought the famous Bar-20 Ranch onto the Mutual radio range. In 1950, Clarence Mulford's classic cowboy was heard on 152 radio stations, seen on 63 television outlets and appeared as a comic strip in 155 newspapers.

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Duffy's Tavern

Millions of radio listeners visited Duffy's Tavern each week, but Duffy himself was nowhere to be found. Although he dutifully phoned Archie the manager each week, he never once dropped by. Duffy's Tavern first opened its doors to radio listeners on the CBS audition series Forecast on July 29, 1940, and then opened for regular business on March 1, 1941.

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Fibber McGee & Molly

The husband-and-wife vaudeville team of Jim and Marian Jordan began their radio careers in Peoria on a bet from Jim’s brother. The Jordans were heard as The O’Henry Twins and The Air Scouts before Don Quinn created Smackout in 1931. Quinn revamped the show as Fibber McGee and Molly in 1935 when Johnson’s Wax signed on as sponsor.

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond was a crime series based on the novels by H.C. McNeile- the stories were also made into a film series in the '30s. The radio show was originally set in England, however, Bulldog crossed the Atlantic and came to America after two months. It ran on Mutual from April 1941 - March 1953

9:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Sherlock Holmes

Based on the popular characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes began on coast-to-coast CBS radio in 1930. By the late 1930s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes had moved to the Mutual Broadcasting Network and the series was forced to rely on invented new adventures, having run out of Doyle stories to adapt.

9:30 pm - 10:00 pm

The Line-Up

This CBS cop procedural pulls back the curtain on crime fighting in San Francisco. The Shadow's Bill Johnstone starred as cool-mannered Lt. Ben Guthrie, foil to hot-tempered Sgt. Matt Grebb. Director Elliot Lewis was one of the busiest men in radio, having a hand in the Phil Harris & Alice Faye Show, Suspense, Broadway Is My Beat, and many more.

10:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve featured one of radio’s greatest casts of comedic players. The Great Gildersleeve aired until March 21, 1957, with Willard Waterman taking over the title role for the final seven radio season and three television seasons.

10:30 pm - 11:00 pm

My Favourite Husband

My Favourite Husband told the story of George and Liz Cooper, "two people who live together and like it." The radio series was based on Isabel Rorick's novel Mr. And Mrs. Cugat. The show's audition broadcast featured Lucille Ball and Lee Bowman as her husband.

11:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Night Beat

Frank Lovejoy is heard as Randy "Lucky" Stone, a hardboiled reporter who covers the "nightbeat" for the Chicago Star. Randy Stone wandered the back alleys and bars of Chicago, searching for both crime and human-interest stories. Nightbeat premiered on February 6, 1950 and ran until September 25, 1952.

11:30 pm - 12:00 am

Gangbusters

Gangbusters first came to radio under the title G-Men beginning July 20, 1935. The long-running series was created by Philip H. Lord and produced "in cooperation with police and federal law enforcement departments throughout the U.S. Gangbusters was one of radio's longest-running dramatic series, running from January 15, 1936 through November 27, 1957, and its classic opening gave rise to the expression "coming on like gangbusters."

12:00 am - 12:30 am

Six Shooter

The Six Shooter aired started movie star James Stewart rode the radio range from September 20, 1953 through June 24, 1954 as Britt Ponset, "the Texas plainsman who wandered through the western territories, leaving behind a trail of still-remembered legends."

12:30 am - 1:00 am

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy's millions of fans got a New Year's Day present in 1950 when William Boyd brought the famous Bar-20 Ranch onto the Mutual radio range. In 1950, Clarence Mulford's classic cowboy was heard on 152 radio stations, seen on 63 television outlets and appeared as a comic strip in 155 newspapers.

1:00 am - 1:30 am

Radio Classics

Radio Classics invites you to experience the audio magic of legendary old time radio. RadioClassics features the best dramas, mysteries, comedies, and variety programs from the Golden Age of Radio.

1:30 am - 2:00 am

The Whistler

The Whistler whistled its way onto the airwaves beginning May 16, 1942 and its eerie 13-note theme set the tone for West Coast radio mystery for the next decade. "I am the Whistler and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak."

2:00 am - 2:30 am

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet debuted over the Detroit station on January 31, 1936. The Green Hornet was well-served by his valet Kato and a supercharged roadster, the Black Beauty. Al Hodge portrayed The Green Hornet during the series' first seven seasons, followed by Donovan Faust, Robert Hall and Jack McCarthy. The show ran on radio through December 5, 1952.

2:30 am - 3:00 am

Escape - Radio Classics

Radio's greatest series of high adventure debuted over the CBS network on July 7,1947. Escape's protagonists faced life-and-death situations each week, as the show careened from classic adventure to Western drama to science fiction. The program was broadcast as a sustainer (unsponsored) series during most of its seven-year run.

3:00 am - 3:30 am

Broadway is My Beat

Broadway Is My Beat debuted over CBS on February 27, 1949 and continued through August 1, 1954. Anthony Ross starred as Clover during the first two seasons, with Thor taking over the role on July 3, 1950. Homicide detective Clover pounded the Broadway beat for five years in one of radio's last great detective series.

3:30 am - 4:00 am

Police Headquarters

This police procedural series was syndicated on NBC stations in 1932. It features quarter-hour stories typically based on true crimes.

4:00 am - 4:30 am

Suspense

Suspense debuted on June 17, 1942 as a sustaining summer replacement, returned that fall and continued in the CBS lineup September 30, 1962. "Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills" is recognized as one of the finest dramatic series in the history of broadcasting.

4:30 am - 5:00 am

Escape

Whenever you listen, you’ll always hear the world’s most beautiful easy listening music...great melodies that you can hum along to!

5:00 am - 5:30 am

Suspense

Suspense debuted on June 17, 1942 as a sustaining summer replacement, returned that fall and continued in the CBS lineup September 30, 1962. "Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills" is recognized as one of the finest dramatic series in the history of broadcasting.

5:30 am - 6:00 am

Escape

Whenever you listen, you’ll always hear the world’s most beautiful easy listening music...great melodies that you can hum along to!

6:00 am - 6:30 am

Adventures of Harry Nile

This series is one of a few modern series featured by Radio Classics. A creation of writer Jim French, Harry Nile first came to radio in 1976 and continued to be adapted into the late '90s as part of the "Imagination Theatre" productions. Harry Nile, a former Chicago cop turned private detective, was played by Phil Harper for more than 20 years.

6:30 am - 7:00 am

Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie was created by Jack Boyle, a hard-drinking opium addict who served three prison terms. While in prison, Boyle began writing true-crime confession stories that were published in The American Magazine under the byline 6006, his convict number. Boyle's stories were collected in his 1919 book, Boston Blackie, and inspired a popular series of B-films, the radio series and a 1951 video version.

7:00 am - 7:30 am

Adventures of Philip Marlowe

Raymond Chandler introduced readers to Philip Marlowe in his 1939 novel The Big Sleep. Humphrey Bogart, Robert Montgomery and George Montgomery portrayed the hardboiled detective in films before Van Heflin took over as Marlowe in NBC’s 1947 summer series.The Adventures of Philip Marlowe returned September 26, 1948, as a CBS series and starred Gerald Mohr. CBS Chairman William S. Paley was a big fan of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, and his request for a "Philip Marlowe in the West" led to the development of the legendary western Gunsmoke.

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Mystery Is My Hobby

Glen Langan starred as the lead character Barton Drake in this detective series that aired on Mutual Radio from 1947 to 1948. Drake is an author and amateur crime solver fascinated by the minds of criminals. This series is full of good ole "whodunnit" storylines.

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Studio One

Studio One

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Suspense

Suspense debuted on June 17, 1942 as a sustaining summer replacement, returned that fall and continued in the CBS lineup September 30, 1962. "Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills" is recognized as one of the finest dramatic series in the history of broadcasting.

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Frontier Fighters

This series consisted of 15-minute episodes about true historical adventures in the American West. Some of the stories include Lewis & Clark, the Oregon boundary dispute, and the purchase of Alaska. The original broadcast dates for Frontier Fighters are still unclear; the series ran sometime during the 1930s.

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Gunsmoke

Radio’s greatest adult western told the story of Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, "the first man they look for and the last they want to meet." Gunsmoke grew out of a request from CBS founder William Paley for a "Philip Marlowe in the Old West," and featured grimly realistic stories set in the vicinity of Dodge City, the "Gommorrah of the West," with William Conrad as Dillon.

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Frontier Gentleman

This excellent Western series, created by Antony Ellis, aired for several months on CBS in 1958. John Dehner starred as British reporter J.B. Kendall, who travelled the Wild West in search of stories of adventure. Versatile radio stars like Virginia Gregg, Jospeh Kearns, Stacy Harris and more were featured throughout.

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Fort Laramie

Specially transcribed tales of the dark and tragic ground of the wild frontier. The saga of fighting men who rode the rim of empire and the dramatic story of Lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry. Premiering in January 1956, Raymond Burr starred as Captain Quince-a soldier who followed orders and a leader who lived by his own rules of fairness and honesty.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

When Radio Was

Radio Spirits' nationally syndicated radio program hosted by old-time radio expert Greg Bell

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

X Minus One

X-Minus One premiered on April 24, 195 and was a revival of Dimension X, NBC's earlier science fiction anthology series. X-Minus One ran until January 9, 1958 and was rerun during the 1970s as part of NBC's Omnibus series.

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Inner Sanctum Mysteries

Inner Sanctum's sinister host welcomed listeners "through the squeaking door to another night of horror." The show’s "squeaking door" was one of radio’s most-remembered openings and was inspired by the creaking hinges on a sound effects door at the radio studio.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar told the story of the freelance insurance investigator with the "action-packed expense account." Radio’s last great detective series, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar ended its run September 30, 1962 during the final week of network radio drama.

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar told the story of the freelance insurance investigator with the "action-packed expense account." Radio’s last great detective series, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar ended its run September 30, 1962 during the final week of network radio drama.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Fred Allen Show

John Steinbeck recognized Fred Allen as "unquestionably the best humorist of our time, a brilliant critic of manners and morals." Following in the footsteps of Will Rogers, Fred reintroduced topical political humour to radio. Fred introduced his classic "Allen’s Alley" segment December 13, 1942.

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Burns & Allen Show

George and Gracie first performed on air over the BBC while touring England after an NBC executive rejected their act insisting that "Gracie’s voice is unfit for radio." Burns and Allen won a regular spot on The Robert Burns Panatella Program February 22, 1932 and moved into the top spot when Guy Lombardo left the series. The Burns and Allen Show aired through May 17, 1950 on radio and for another decade on television. Jack Benny and George Burns were best friends in real life and often were guests on each other’s programs.

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Life of Riley

The Life of Riley featured the comic misadventures of riveter Chester A. Riley. Riley was a devoted family man with a talent for flying off the handle and a penchant for being worse. Movie star William Bendix played the title role of the lovable hardhat throughout the series.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Lum and Abner

Chester Lauck and Norris Goff were first heard as Lum and Abner on a radio fundraiser for flood victims. Improvising the spot, they went on the air as the "fellers from the hills" and won a regular spot on KTHS beginning April 26, 1931. Lum and Abner moved into an NBC summer berth July 27, 1931 and aired nationally from May 22, 1933 through May 7, 1954.

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Let George Do It

Let George Do It, stars Bob Bailey, who plays George Valentine who was a detective whose cases came from the newspaper.

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Mr. & Mrs. North

This mystery series aired on NBC and CBS from 1942 to 1954, originally starring Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin. The title characters were a married couple of amateur detectives who somehow always managed to solve crimes that stumped professional police and detectives.

8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Mayor Of The Town

Mayor Of The Town

8:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Dr. Kildare

This medical drama was based on films by the same name. Lews Ayes as Dr. Kildare and Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie face everything from pushy administrators to personal drama and ethical crises in the halls of Blair General Hospital in New York City.

9:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Request Performance

Dozens of stars made hilarious appearances on this CBS series from October '45-April '46. It was the post-war iteration of Command Performance, where soldiers abroad wrote letters suggesting celebrities and skit ideas. This time around, civilians suggested the routines (Boris Karloff acting in a comedic role, Frank Sinatra sing in the style of Bing Crosby). Phil Harris & Alice Faye appeared together for the first time on this show, which later lead them to create their own comedy show.

9:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Phil Harris & Alice Faye Show

The Phil Harris & Alice Faye Show grew out of the popular Fitch Bandwagon series. Phil Harris played himself, continuing the egotistical, smart-alec characterization he had perfected during his years as Jack Bennys' bandleader. Alice Faye, Phil's movie star wife, recreated her real-life role as a film star turn devoted housewife.

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Gunsmoke

Radio’s greatest adult western told the story of Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, "the first man they look for and the last they want to meet." Gunsmoke grew out of a request from CBS founder William Paley for a "Philip Marlowe in the Old West," and featured grimly realistic stories set in the vicinity of Dodge City, the "Gommorrah of the West," with William Conrad as Dillon.

11:00 pm - 12:00 am

Dragnet

Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent... One of the most popular police dramas in the history of broadcasting, Dragnet aired on NBC Radio from June 10, 1949 through February 7, 1957 and on television from 1952-59 and 1967-72. Dragnet introduced a new era of documentary-style realism.

12:00 am - 12:30 am

Escape - Radio Classics

Radio's greatest series of high adventure debuted over the CBS network on July 7,1947. Escape's protagonists faced life-and-death situations each week, as the show careened from classic adventure to Western drama to science fiction. The program was broadcast as a sustainer (unsponsored) series during most of its seven-year run.

12:30 am - 1:00 am

Suspense

Suspense debuted on June 17, 1942 as a sustaining summer replacement, returned that fall and continued in the CBS lineup September 30, 1962. "Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills" is recognized as one of the finest dramatic series in the history of broadcasting.

1:00 am - 1:30 am

An American Gallery

Each episode featured the work of a different American artist, mostly musicians, across all genres. The narrator was often also a celebrity, such as Bing Crosby speaking about Louis Armstrong and jazz.