Old Time Radio Christmas Shows

The Real Don Steele was one of the top DJs in the US during the 60s, 70s, 80s. Here's another show, over 2 1/2 hours from May 25, 1968. If you are not a baby boomer, this will give you a taste of that time period. Enjoy the show.

75 years ago, Jane Darwell reprised her role, which won her an Academy Award of Best Supporting Actress, in NBC University Theater radio adaptation, The Grapes of Wrath. This was broadcasted on Jan. 9, 1949. Enjoy the show.

Saluting 141 st birthday of Francis X. Bushman. He appeared with his wife on the famous game show, You Bet Your Life. This show starred Groucho Marx and was broadcasted on radio & tv. Broadcasted on Feb. 3, 1958. Enjoy the show.

Saluting Ray Bolger 120th birthday. (Jan. 10, 1904). He is best known as the scarecrow in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Ray Bolger had a weekly radio show. This episode, his guest is Frank Sinatra, broadcasted on Aug. 24, 1945. Enjoy the show.

Back in the 30s & 40s, major motion picture studios used the radio to promote their latest film. MGM had a program called Leo Is On The Air. This episode promotes the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The original major cast are on this broadcast, including Judy Garland. Enjoy this show.

Today, Jan. 6, 2024, marks the 50th anniversary of the CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER, premiered. Producer Himan Brown made an attempt to bring back radio drama. The program did last for 10 years. This episode starred radio veteran Agnes Moorehead, in her last radio performance. Enjoy this show.

Here is another unscoped aircheck of a complete hour of the Dan Ingram show, from Dec. 9, 1980, the day after John Lennon was shot. A piece of history.

One of Hollywood's leading men was Alan Ladd. Beside acting in films, Alan Ladd starred in an adventure radio show, Box 13. This episode is from Jan. 9, 1949. Enjoy.

Another hilarious installment of Our Miss. Brooks, broadcasted 75 years ago on Jan. 9, 1949. Enjoy.

The Lux Radio Theater radio adaptation of the 1948 movie, "Sorry Wrong Number." Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster reprise their original movie roles. This was broadcasted on Jan. 9, 1950. Enjoy the show.

Today, Jan. 5, 2024 would have been Danny Thomas 112th birthday. He was a singer, actor, TV star, night club performer, and humanitarian who is the founder of St. Jude Hospital. On this Big Show broadcast, from Nov. 5, 1950, Danny Thomas is a guest, along with Fred Allen & Jimmy Durante. Enjoy the show.

Jan. 6, 2024- A 111th birthday salute to movie actress Loretta Young. She appears in this edition of Command Performance with a future tv star, Phil Silvers. Enjoy the show.

Loretta Young 111th birthday salute continues with Suspense, broadcasted on March 2, 1950. "Lady Killer" Enjoy.

Ron Lundy was a very popular dj in the tri state NYC area. Here is a 1 hour complete, unscope show. Great memories for me. Enjoy.

The Bing Crosby Show with his guest, Danny Thomas. Broadcasted on Dec. 31, 1947. Enjoy.

Cousin Brucie (Bruce Morrow) is a legend in the New York Tri State area. I literary grew up listening to Cousin Brucie. Today he is 88 years young and still going strong. He still broadcast every Saturday night "Cousin Brucie's Saturday Night Rock & Roll Party." You can get his show on wabcradio.com. If you miss it, WABC has on the on the demand so you can hear past shows. This broadcast that I am presenting is from Nov. 29, 1967, unscoped. Enjoy the show.

After World War 2, country music performer & promoter Cliff Stone created this show to bring county music to the Los Angeles area and to encourage young people to get into the business. This episode is from Jan. 7, 1948. Enjoy the show.

This Lux Radio Theater episode is a radio adaptation of the 1945 movie "You Came Along" The stars are Van Johnson and reprising their movie roles, Lizabeth Scott and Don DeFore. This was originally broadcasted on Jan. 7, 1946. Enjoy the show.

One Night Stand was aimed to the service men. The program started in World War 2 and ran through the entire Vietnam War. This broadcast is from Sept. 28, 1945 and it features Louis Prima and his Orchestra. Enjoy the show.

This is a 3 hour unscoped program from WMCA in NYC with DJs Dan Daniel, Harry Harrison, Jack Spector. Broadcast date, Sept. 21, 1968. Enjoy the show and that damn hippie music!

Today in American History, President Johnson gave his first State of The Union Address. This speech announced a spending package on the war on poverty. (We saw how well that worked). He was one of the worse presidents, but he could not beat Former Vice President and Presidential imitator, Joe Biden. Here is the entire speech, given on Jan. 8, 1964.

75 years ago today, this episode of Mind Your Manners was broadcasted. The host was Allen Ludden (tv Password host and husband to Betty White). Questions were given to teenagers and they gave their answers. (If this was done today, every other word would be bleep out). Here is another example of America's by-gone days, from Jan. 8, 1949. Enjoy.

Here is Count Basie from 71 years ago at his Birdland Club in NYC. Jan. 8, 1953. Enjoy.

Hollywood Open Playhouse was either presenting a radio play or music. It depended on the picking of the guest celebrity of the week. In this installment, Film, stage, & tv actress Ruth Chatterton picked the classic story, "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". This was broadcasted exactly 76 years ago, on Jan. 8, 1948. Enjoy the show.

Before tv, game shows play a part of entertainment on radio. Truth or Consequences was a popular game show before making its transition to tv. This episode was broadcasted on Oct. 22, 1949. Enjoy.