SATURDAY, JUNE 21
WINDY CITY VOICES

BREAKFAST CLUB (6-23-58) From the College Inn of the Hotel Sherman in Chicago, Don McNeill hosts the show’s 25th anniversary broadcast, with singer Dick Noel, Fran Allison as Aunt Fanny, Sam Cowling, Eddie Ballantine and the Orchestra. Don speaks with members of the audience and makes predictions about radio’s next 25 years. Participating sponsors, ABC. (29 min and 31 min) Read the article about The Breakfast Club in the Spring 2025 issue of Nostalgia Digest.
ART HELLYER SHOW (8-1-57) An excerpt from the legendary Chicago personality’s morning show, with comedy bits, records, cut-ins, phone calls and pleas for strawberry shortcake! With Lenny Kaye. Participating sponsors, WAIT. (21 min)
WALLY PHILLIPS SHOW (3-23-61) The celebrated Chicago radio voice plays records and introduces his guest, disc jockey Bob Fredrickson of Foreman High School. Coca-Cola, WGN. (30 min)
CLIFF JOHNSON AND FAMILY (5-26-52) Broadcasting from the Johnson house in Oak Park, with Cliff and Luella Johnson and their daughters Linda, Pam and Sandra. The girls tell some jokes and talk about a slumber party and a paper route. Broadcast Corned Beef Hash, WBBM. (14 min)
ARBOGAST (1-11-51) Bob Arbogast hosts a program of records and sketches, with Pete Robinson. Arbogast takes a bath and later presents a “dramatic” narrative, “The CIty.” Participating sponsors, WMAQ. (30 min)
MEISTER BRAU SHOWCASE (7-31-64) An excerpt from Franklyn MacCormack’s all-night radio show, with poetry and music during the “Torch Hour.” Meister Brau, WGN. (28 min)

SATURDAY, JUNE 28
HAPPY ANNIVERSARIES!

COCOANUT GROVE ANNIVERSARY BROADCAST (5-9-38) A special broadcast honoring the 15th anniversary of broadcasts from the Cocoanut Grove, with master of ceremonies Bob Hope, Fred MacMurray, Harry Owens, Florence George, The Yacht Club Boys, Dorothy Lamour and Shirley Ross, who sings “Thanks for the Memory” with Bob. Fred sings “You Leave Me Breathless.” NBC. (29 min)
BILL STERN SPORTS NEWSREEL (10-20-50) The celebrated sportscaster celebrates his twelfth anniversary on the air, featuring excerpts from past shows, with guests Eddie Cantor, James Stewart, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Jolson, Linda Darnell, Jane Froman, Joe DiMaggio, Sonia Henie, Danny Kaye, Joe Louis, Jack Benny, Herbert Hoover, Shirley Temple and Babe Ruth. Colgate, NBC. (15 min) Read the article about Bill Stern, Jane Froman and other stars who overcame injury or illness in the Spring 2025 issue of Nostalgia Digest.
MAGNIFICENT MONTAGUE (1-5-51) Monte Woolley stars as Edwin Montague, with Anne Seymour as Lily, Pert Kelton as Agnes. Edwin is preparing to celebrate his Silver anniversary in the theater, but his father’s sudden appearance threatens to cloud the event. With Art Carney, John Gibson, John Griggs, Gavin Gordon, announcer Don Pardo. Sustaining, NBC. (29 min)
NATIONAL BARN DANCE (4-15-44) A celebration of the 20th anniversary of station WLS, featuring host Joe Kelly, Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper, Pat Buttram, the Dinning Sisters, the Hoosier Hot Shots and guest Cindy Walker. Joe and the cast talk about Victory Gardens; the Dinning Sisters sing “When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbing Along” and “San Fernando Valley”; the cast performs “Plant a Little Garden Right in Your Own Backyard.” AFRS rebroadcast. (32 min)
CLAUDIA (9-15-48) An isolated episode of the series, starring Kathryn Bard as Claudia and Paul Crabtree as David. Claudia and David return home from celebrating their first anniversary. Coca-Cola, Syndicated. (14 min)
ON STAGE (4-30-53) “Happy Anniversary” starring Cathy and Elliott Lewis, with music by guest Ray Noble. As the Lewises celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary, they present an original drama about a couple recalling their various anniversaries. Sustaining, CBS. (30 min)
BROOKLYN’S 300th ANNIVERSARY (6-11-46) Barry Gray hosts this special broadcast from the S.S. Thomas Moran in New York, with a fashion show featuring four Powers models. Guests includes Doodles Weaver, Jules Munshin, Harry Hirshfeld, Beatrice Kay, Betty Garrett, Joe Ranson. WOR. (25 min)

SATURDAY, JULY 5
MORE BIG BANDS OF THE LATE 1930s

BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA (10-16-37) “For the late dancers,” CBS presents the King of Swing, the Goodman Trio and Quartet in a broadcast from the Madhattan Room of the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, with vocalist Martha Tilton. The Goodman gang plays “So Many Memories,” “Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?),” “I’m A Ding Dong Daddy,” “Roll ‘Em” and others. Announcer is Melvin Allen. Sustaining, CBS. (29 min)
RAY NOBLE AND HIS ORCHESTRA (5-31-35) It’s the first public appearance of the Noble band, in a broadcast from the Rainbow Room, located on the 65th floor of the RCA Building in Radio City. Selections include “The Very Thought Of You,” “Love Is The Sweetest Thing” and “’Way Down ‘Yonder In New Orleans.” With vocalist Al Bowlly, announcer John S. Young. Sustaining, NBC BLUE. (22 min)
GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA (6-30-39) The Miller band in heard in a remote broadcast from the Glen Island Casino, “Mecca of Music For Moderns,” located off the Shore Road in New Rochelle, New York. Songs include “Moon Love,” “Guess I’ll Go Back Home (This Summer),” Beer Barrel Polka,” “I’m Sorry for Myself,” and other tunes. Vocals by Marion Hutton, Ray Eberle, Tex Beneke and Glenn Miller. Hugh James announces. Sustaining, NBC BLUE. (15 min and 15 min)
TOMMY DORSEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA (6-30-39) It’s that “Sentimental Gentleman of Swing” heard from the Sky-Cooled Roof of the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, with vocalists Edythe Wright and Jack Leonard. The Dorsey gang is heard playing “Boogie Woogie,” “Al Fresco,” “Yearning,” and several other songs. Announcer is Lyle Van. Sustaining, NBC BLUE. (30 min)
TED WEEMS AND HIS ORCHESTRA (October 1937) “Ted Weems and his Brilliant Band” are featured in a broadcast from the Trianon Ballroom, located at 62nd and Cottage Grove on Chicago’s South side. Tunes played are “Josephine,” “Roses in December,” “When Day Is Done,” and “Don’t You Know or Don’t You Care?” Vocals by Perry Como; Whistling by Elmo Tanner. Sustaining, MBS. (14 min)
COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA (11-3-37) The Count and the band are heard in an early-evening broadcast from the Meadowbrook in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. Selections include “One O’Clock Jump,” “I Can’t Get Started” and others. Vocals by Billie Holiday and Jimmy Rushing. Frank Gallop announces. Sustaining, CBS (25 min)

OUR SPECIAL GUEST will be KARL PEARSON, big band historian and host of WDCB’s Juke Box Saturday Night, who will talk about the big band scene of the late 1930s.

SATURDAY, JULY 12

LIFE WITH LUIGI (3-25-52) Starring J. Carroll Naish as Luigi Basco, with Alan Reed as Pasquale, Hans Conried as Schultz, Jody Gilbert as Rosa, Mary Shipp as Miss Spaulding, Joe Forte as Horowitz, Ken Peters as Olsen, Herb Butterfield, Ed Max, announcer Charles Lyon. Luigi is determined to win the prize in an essay contest about the “three most important words.” Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum, CBS. (30 min)
NICK CARTER, MASTER DETECTIVE (10-1-44) “The Numbers Murders” starring Lon Clark as Nick, with Helen Choate as Patsy Bowen, John Kane as Scubby. Nick investigates when two people are murdered after winning a numbers game. Cast includes Larry Haines; announcer is Ken Powell. Lin-X, MBS. (30 min)
MATINEE WITH BOB AND RAY (11-18-48) It’s Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding from early in their careers, with organist Ken Wilson and pianist Bill Green. The duo offer a salute to doctors and present “Radio Acting Theater.” Participating sponsors, WHDH. (29 min)
THE CLOCK (9-25-47) “Deadlier Than the Male” starring Jean Ellen and Joe DeSantis. An ex-con picks up a beautiful hitch-hiker on his way to Tijuana and forms a partnership. Sustaining, ABC. (29 min)
BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW (2-24-49) With Bill Goodwin, Bea Benaderet as Blanche Morton, Joseph Kearns, Lou Merrill, announcer Tobe Reed. Gracie has George’s handwriting analyzed and decides that he should be a doctor. Maxwell House Coffee, NBC. (28 min)
FORT LARAMIE (7-29-56) “Nature Boy” starring Raymond Burr as Capt. Lee Quince, who must escort an eccentric family back to the fort. With Howard McNear, Virginia Gregg, Shirley Mitchell, Parley Baer, John Dehner. Sustaining, CBS. (30 min)

SATURDAY, JULY 19
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE MARX BROTHERS

BIRDS EYE OPEN HOUSE (11-8-45) Dinah Shore stars, with Harry von Zell, Robert Emmet Dolan and the Orchestra, the Ken Lane Chorus, Elvia Allman, Frank Nelson and guest Groucho Marx, who is looking to spend a quiet evening with Dinah. Dinah sings “Put That Ring on My Finger,” “I’m in Love With You, Honey” and others. Birds Eye Frozen Foods, CBS. (29 min)
BOB HOPE SHOW (11-8-38) With announcer Bill Goodwin, Jerry Colonna, Six Hits and a Miss, Skinnay Ennis and the Orchestra and guest Chico Marx, who offers to sell Bob a ticket to the Rose Bowl game and later plays an attorney in a courtroom sketch. Pepsodent, NBC. (29 min)
JACK BENNY PROGRAM (2-20-44) With Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Don Wilson, Butterfly McQueen, John Brown and guest Groucho Marx, who visits Jack at his house to play a game of checkers. Later, Jack and the gang present a sketch, “The Gilroy Murder Case.” Grape-Nuts, NBC. (30 min)
INFORMATION PLEASE (10-25-38) It’s “time to stump the experts” with this quiz program, featuring master of ceremonies Clifton Fadiman and regular panelists Franklin P. Adams, John Kieran, Bernard Jaffe and Oscar Levant. Guest is Harpo Marx. Sustaining, NBC. (30 min) Read the article about Harpo Marx in the Summer 2025 issue of Nostalgia Digest.
KRAFT MUSIC HALL (11-18-48) Al Jolson stars, with Oscar Levant, Lou Bring and the Orchestra, announcer Ken Carpenter and guest Groucho Marx, who presents a spoof of his quiz show You Bet Your Life with Al and Oscar as contestants. Al sings “Little Girl,” “Angel of Joy” and others. Kraft, NBC. (30 min)
SATURDAY AT THE SHAMROCK (2-18-50) A program of music from the Emerald Room of the Shamrock Hotel in Houston, featuring Henry King and his Orchestra, vocalist Dick Krueger, host Fred Mahon and special guests Alice Lee and Chico and Harpo Marx. Alice sings “All the Things You Are”; Chico explains how the Marx Brothers got their nicknames. Sustaining, ABC. (29 min)

SATURDAY, JULY 26

ENCORE THEATER (6-25-46) “Green Light” starring Robert Young with Pedro de Cordoba in a radio adaptation of the story by Lloyd Douglas. A doctor puts his career at risk when he refuses to identify the doctor responsible for a failed surgery. Cast: Lurene Tuttle, Cathy Lewis, Jane Morgan, Jim Backus. Schenley Laboratories, CBS. (30 min)
HENRY MORGAN SHOW (2-26-47) With Arnold Stang, Betty Garde, announcer Charlie Irving, Bernie Green and the Orchestra and guitarist Josh White and his son. Henry announces plans to revamp his show and play a cheap character; later, he visits the Ajax Social Club. The Whites sing “Atom and Evil.” Eversharp, ABC. (30 min)
THE SHADOW (11-16-41) “The Case of the Three Frightened Policemen” starring Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston, with Marjorie Anderson as the lovely Margot Lane. A criminal on parole is arrested at the airport and charged with murder. The Shadow investigates. Cast includes Kenny Delmar, Alan Reed, Everett Sloane. Blue Coal, MBS. (29 min)
CURTAIN TIME (5-17-47) “Casanova on the Mountain” starring Harry Elders and Nanette Sargent. A movie star flees a romantic entanglement by accompanying a friend to his mountain cabin. Patrick Allen hosts, with Sidney Ellstrom, Margaret Kirkwood, George Cisar. Announcer is John Weigel. Mars Candy, NBC. (30 min)
PAT NOVAK FOR HIRE (2-27-49) Jack Webb stars as Novak, with Raymond Burr as Inspector Hellman, Tudor Owen as Jocko Madigan. Novak meets a young woman who claims to have lost her memory. Cast includes William Conrad. Sustaining, ABC. (28 min)
YOUR HIT PARADE (10-27-45) It’s the top tunes of the week, as performed by singers Dick Todd and Joan Edwards, the Hit Paraders and Mark Warnow and the Orchestra. Selections include “I’m Gonna Love That Guy,” “I’ll Buy That Dream” and others. AFRS rebroadcast. (30 min)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

MARTIN AND LEWIS SHOW (2-22-52) With Dick Stabile and his Orchestra, announcer Jimmy Wallington and guest Linda Darnell, who joins the boys for a sketch, “Shrimp Boats Is a Comin’.” Dean sings “There’s a Rainbow Comin’ Round My Shoulder.” Participating sponsors, NBC. (29 min) Read the article about Linda Darnell in the Summer 2025 issue of Nostalgia Digest.
PHILO VANCE (8-23-49) “The Blue Penny Murder Case” starring Jackson Beck as Vance, with George Petrie as District Attorney Markham, Joan Alexander as Ellen Deering. Vance investigates when a woman is murdered with no apparent motive. Syndicated. (26 min)
SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS (10-4-43) “Hi Diddle Diddle” starring Martha Scott, George Murphy, Mary Boland and Walter Abel in a radio adaptation of the 1943 film. When a woman loses all her money on the eve of her daughter’s wedding, the groom’s father hatches a scheme to get the money back. Cast includes Shirley Mitchell; announcer is Truman Bradley. Lady Esther Cosmetics, CBS. (30 min)
SIX SHOOTER (11-29-53) James Stewart stars as Texas plainsman Britt Ponset, who arrives in Dawson as the town’s new sheriff plans to arrest an escaped killer. Cast: James McCallion, Alan Reed, Ken Christy. Sustaining, NBC. (29 min)
JIMMY DURANTE SHOW (4-28-48) With Peggy Lee, Candy Candido, Roy Bargy and the Orchestra, announcer Howard Petrie and guest Lucille Ball, who joins Jimmy on a tour of industry. Jimmy sings “I’ll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book.” Rexall, NBC. (30 min)
SUSPENSE (2-25-52) “A Killing in Las Vegas” starring Linda Darnell as a woman who fears that her husband is trying to kill her. Cast: Lamont Johnson, Charles Calvert, Eve McVeagh, Joseph Kearns, James Nusser, announcer Harlow Wilcox. Auto-Lite, CBS. (30 min)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
THE RADIO OF WORLD WAR II

PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (12-9-41) The president speaks to the nation for the first time since his “Day of Infamy” speech and Congress’ official declaration of war the day before. “War with Japan will be long and hard, but the United States will win.” ALL NETWORKS. (24 min)
TREASURY STAR PARADE #11 (March 1942) Fredric March hosts, with guest Danny Kaye, who sings “Stanislavski” and “Molly Malone.” In an “Average American” segment, March plays a farmer. Syndicated. (14 min)
THEY BURNED THE BOOKS (7-24-42) A special program written by Stephen Vincent Benet, narrated by Ralph Bellamy. An examination of the threat of fascism and how it took root in Nazi Germany. CBS. (28 min)
BEN BERNIE’S WAR WORKERS PROGRAM (1-12-43) The “Ol’ Maestro” presents a program of music dedicated to women war workers, with Cesar Petrillo and the Orchestra, the King’s Jesters and Elyse Cooper, who sings “That Soldier of Mine.” Ben and the Jesters sing “Tillie the Toiler.” Wrigley’s Gum, CBS. (14 min)
VICE-PRESIDENT HENRY A. WALLACE (5-15-43) On “I Am an American Day,” the vice-president speaks from Central Park in his first public address since his return from South America.CBS. (18 min)
DOCTORS AT WAR (5-6-44) “They Shall Walk Again” is the story of a veteran who receives an artificial leg after being wounded in battle and worries about how his girlfriend will react. Cast: Laurette Filbrandt, Beryl Vaughn, Curley Bradley, Ralph Camargo, Jack Petruzzi, Hugh Studebaker. Sustaining, NBC. (25 min)
COMMAND PERFORMANCE #139 (9-23-44) Martha Raye is mistress of ceremonies, with Lina Romay, The Hoosier Hot Shots, Rise Stevens, Mischa Auer, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, announcer Ken Carpenter. The Hot Shots sing “That’s What I Learned in College”; Mischa Auer recalls a chapter from his autobiography; Carson and Wyman talk about working in movies. AFRS. (30 min)
FOURTEEN AUGUST (8-14-45) A special program conveying the joy and sorrow of the day of victory, written and produced by Norman Corwin, narrated by Orson Welles. CBS. (16 min)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
DON AND DAN: AMECHE AND DURYEA

DRENE TIME (12-15-46) The first show of the series, starring Don Ameche, Frances Langford and Danny Thomas, with announcer Tobe Reed, Carmen Dragon and the Orchestra. Frances sings “Sooner or Later” and “Oh, But I Do”; later, she and Ameche star in a Bickersons sketch. Drene Shampoo, NBC. (29 min) Read the article about Don Ameche in the Summer 2025 issue of Nostalgia Digest.
SUSPENSE (4-7-52) “Remember Me?” starring Dan Duryea as a man whose plans to rob a store are complicated when he encounters an old high school classmate. With Charlotte Lawrence, Joseph Kearns, Ruth Perrott, Lee Millar, Charles Calvert. Announcer is Harlow Wilcox. Auto-Lite, CBS. (29 min) Read the article about Dan Duryea in the Summer 2025 issue of Nostalgia Digest.
LUX RADIO THEATER (5-20-40) “Midnight” starring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche in a radio adaptation of the 1939 film. Colbert and Ameche re-create their roles as an American who masquerades as a baroness and the taxi driver who loves her. With Gale Gordon, Rosemary DeCamp, Fred MacKaye, Rolfe Sedan, Lou Merrill. Cecil B. DeMille hosts; announcer is Melville Ruick. Lux Soap, CBS. (22 min & 16 min & 21 min)
STARS OVER HOLLYWOOD (3-8-52) “Driven Snow” starring Dan Duryea as an ex-con who travels to Alaska to find the partner who double-crossed him. Cast: Jeanne Bates, Harry Bartell, Byron Kane, Parley Baer. Art Ballinger announces. Carnation Evaporated Milk, CBS. (29 min)
CHARLIE McCARTHY SHOW (10-5-47) Broadcasting from the Pasadena Playhouse, with announcer Ken Carpenter, Ray Noble and the Orchestra, Anita Gordon, Pat Patrick as Urcil Twing and guest Don Ameche, who appears as Professor Gazolla, the lawyer. Chase and Sanborn, NBC. (30 min)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

DORIS DAY SHOW (5-2-52) With announcer Roy Rowan and guests Donald O’Connor and Liberace, who plays “I Love My Mama.” Doris and Donald perform a British music hall sketch; Doris sings “You’re Nobody’s Sweetheart Now,” “Canadian Capers” and others. Sustaining, CBS. (30 min) Donald O’Connor was born on August 25, 1925.
SKY KING (6-30-47) An isolated episode of the series, with Earl Nightingale as Schuyler King, Johnny Coons as Clipper, Beryl Vaughn as Penny, Cliff Soubier as Uncle Jim Bell. Sky and his friends are heading to the capital city of Ecuador when they receive a threatening message. Mike Wallace announces. Sustaining, ABC. (15 min). Read the article about Sky King in the Summer 2025 issue of Nostalgia Digest.
IT PAYS TO BE IGNORANT (8-30-46) Tom Howard hosts this quiz show parody, with regulars Harry MacNaughton, Lulu McConnell and George Shelton. Questions include “The Chicago stockyards are located in what famous city?” and “What musical instrument does a composer have in mind when he writes a piano concerto?” Ken Roberts announces. AFRS rebroadcast. (29 min)
THEATER FIVE (2-22-65) “A Tale for the Nursery” starring Fran Allison. A bank plans to evict a nursery school in order to build a branch location, but the woman running the school has no plans to move. Cast: Elliott Reid, George Petrie, John Griggs. Fred Foy announces. Syndicated, ABC. (20 min)
GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (1-27-46) Harold Peary stars as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, with Walter Tetley as Leroy, Louise Erickson as Marjorie, Shirley Mitchell as Leila Ransom, Earle Ross as Judge Hooker, Dick LeGrand as Peavey, Ben Alexander as Ben. Gildy and Leila start to worry that they’re too old for romance. Kraft, NBC. (30 min)
DIMENSION X (6-17-51) “Pebble in the Sky” is a radio adaptation of the story by Isaac Asimov. In the future, an archeologist visits a radioactive Earth and learns of plans for an uprising. With Santos Ortega, Leon Janney, Susan Douglas, Edwin Jerome. Sustaining, NBC. (24 min)
EDDIE CANTOR SHOW (5-13-48) With announcer Harry von Zell, Billie Burke, Cookie Fairchild and the Orchestra, Sara Berner and guest Lauritz Melchior. Eddie plans to hire Melchior to sing at Billie Burke’s party but decides to hire an impersonator instead. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, NBC. (29 min)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
BIG BANDS OF THE 1940s

GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA (4-5-40) A remote broadcast from the Café Rouge of the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, on the closing night of the Miller band’s engagement. Selections include “Johnson Rag,” “Boog-It,” “The Starlit Hour” and “Tuxedo Junction.” Vocals by Marion Hutton and Ray Eberle. Alan Robinson announces. Sustaining, NBC BLUE. (33 min)
ONE NIGHT STAND #1439 (7-1-47) Claude Thornhill and his Orchestra are heard in a remote broadcast from Shep Fields’ Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, New York, with vocals by Fran Warren and Gene Williams. Tunes played include “Would You Believe Me?”, Arabian Dance,” “A Sunday Kind of Love,” and “Sorta Kinda.” AFRS rebroadcast. (31 min)
SPOTLIGHT BANDS (10-11-46) It’s a Friday night program in the series, featuring Harry James and his Music Makers in a broadcast from Hollywood. The James gang is heard playing “The Man I Love,” “I Don’t Know Why,” “Keb-Lah,” and “The Girl That I Marry,” along with other selections. Vocals by Marion Morgan and Buddy DeVito; Michael Roy announces. Coca-Cola, MBS. (29 min)
SHEAFFER PARADE (9-5-48) It’s Eddy Howard and “his Band of the Year” in a broadcast from NBC’s Merchandise Mart Studios in Chicago. Selections include “Nobody But You,” “To Each His Own,” “Should I?” and “Just Because.” The last program in the series. Vocals by Eddy and the Trio; announcer is Cleve Kirby. W.A. Sheaffer Pen Company, NBC. (30 min)
JUBILEE #98 (9-25-44) Host Ernie “Bubbles” Whitman welcomes Count Basie and his Orchestra, along with vocalists Thelma Carpenter and Jimmy Rushing, and guests Butterfly McQueen, Artie Shaw and Buddy Rich. Tunes played include “Rhythm Man,” “Embraceable You,” “Oh, Lady Be Good!” and “Kansas City Stride.” AFRS. (30 min)

OUR SPECIAL GUEST will be KARL PEARSON, big band historian and host of WDCB’s Juke Box Saturday Night, who will talk about the big band scene of the 1940s.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY (4-29-47) Jim and Marian Jordan star as the McGees, with Bill Thompson as Wallace Wimple, Gale Gordon as Mayor LaTrivia, Arthur Q. Bryan as Doc Gamble, Jean Carroll, Bea Benaderet, the King’s Men, Billy Mills and the Orchestra, announcer Harlow Wilcox. Molly awaits a visit from her childhood friend Thelma. Johnson’s Wax, NBC. (30 min)
THIRD MAN (2-22-52) “It’s in the Bag” starring Orson Welles as Harry Lime, the character he played in the 1950 movie The Third Man. Harry is riding on the Orient Express when he encounters a passenger carrying black market money. Syndicated. (28 min)
SCREEN DIRECTORS’ PLAYHOUSE (11-23-50) “Cluny Brown” starring Charles Boyer and Dorothy McGuire in a radio adaptation of the 1946 movie. Boyer reprises his role as a Czech refugee who forms a friendship with a free-spirited maid. Announcer is Jimmy Wallington, with guest appearances by directors Joseph Mankiewicz and Billy Wilder. Cast includes Eric Snowden. Participating sponsors, NBC. (31 min and 29 min)
SHERLOCK HOLMES (4-2-45) “The Amateur Mendicant Society” starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson, with announcer Bill Forman. Watson gets a late-night call from a woman who takes her to a strange gathering. Cast includes Joseph Kearns. Petri Wines, MBS. (30 min)
FRED ALLEN SHOW (1-9-49) With Portland Hoffa, Kenny Delmar, Minerva Pious, Parker Fennelley, Peter Donald, the DeMarco Sisters, Al Goodman and his Orchestra. Guest is author H. Allen Smith, who joins the cast for a spoof of panel discussion shows, “The Author Meets His Match.” The Allen’s Alley question is “What is the way to happiness?” Ford, NBC. (30 min)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PEGGY WEBBER!

THE WHISTLER (9-18-49) “Poor Henry” starring Peggy Webber, with Bill Forman as the Whistler. A woman conspires to steal a collection of paintings from her employer and then pin the blame on the employer’s chauffeur. Cast: Verna Felton, Ed Begley, John Hoyt. Signal Oil, CBS. (30 min)
SPEAKING OF RADIO (5-6-10) Part one of Steve Darnall’s conversation with actress Peggy Webber, recorded at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Los Angeles, as she recalls her career in radio, movies and television. (31 min) Peggy Webber was born on September 15, 1925.
BROADWAY IS MY BEAT (7-22-51) Larry Thor stars as Det. Danny Clover, with Charles Calvert as Sgt. Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Lt. Muggevin, Peggy Webber, Harry Bartell, Herb Butterfield. A man is killed from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but Clover suspects the man was murdered. Wrigley’s Gum, CBS. (29 min)
SPEAKING OF RADIO (5-6-10) Part two of Steve Darnall’s conversation with Peggy Webber. (26 min)
LIFE OF RILEY (5-3-47) William Bendix stars as Chester Riley, with Paula Winslowe as Peg, Barbara Eiler as Babs, John Brown as Jim Gillis and Digby O’Dell, Peggy Webber as Helene Bidwell, Dink Trout as Waldo Binney. Babs must prepare a dinner as part of her Home Economics course. Cast includes Joseph Kearns as Professor Cartwright. Dreft, NBC. (30 min)
HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL (4-17-60) “Prunella’s Fella” starring John Dehner as Paladin, with Ben Wright as Hey Boy, Peggy Webber as Prunella. While escorting a banker to look for silver deposits, Paladin encounters a young girl who has gotten lost in a storm. Cast: Lawrence Dobkin, Vic Perrin, Virginia Gregg, Bill Idelson. Participating sponsors, CBS. (24 min)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

OLD GOLD COMEDY THEATER (5-20-45) “Boy Meets Girl” starring Ann Sothern, Chester Morris and Lee Tracy in a radio version of the 1938 film. Two screen writers must write a movie for the studio’s cowboy star. Harold Lloyd hosts. Old Gold Cigarettes, NBC. (28 min)
CRIME CLUB (6-12-47) “Death is a Knockout” is the story of a prizefighter who fears that he has poisoned a gambler. Cast includes Sidney Smith, Ted DeCorsia, Barbara Joyce, Bill Smith, Arthur Vinton. Sustaining, MBS. (29 min)
MAIL CALL #12 (11-11-42) Bob Burns is master of ceremonies, with Dinah Shore, Johnny Mercer, George Montgomery, Arthur Q. Bryan, Meredith Willson and the Orchestra, announcer Del Sharbutt. Dinah sings “Dearly Beloved” and duets with Mercer on “Blues in the Night”; Burns reads a letter from his grandmother. AFRS. (30 min)
SPACE PATROL (11-29-52) “The Electronic Burglar” starring Ed Kemmer as Cmdr. Buzz Corry, Lyn Osborn as Cadet Happy. Corry and Happy investigate when the design for a device that detects underground minerals is stolen. Cast: Ken Mayer, Bela Kovacs, Norman Jolley. Dick Tufeld announces. Ralston Wheat and Rice Chex, ABC. (30 min)
MY FRIEND IRMA (6-7-48) Marie Wilson stars as Irma Peterson, with Cathy Lewis as Jane, Hans Conried as Prof. Kropotkin, Gloria Gordon as Mrs. O’Reilly, John Brown as Al. Irma and Jane make plans to spend the day at Coney Island. Cast includes Harry Bartell. Swan Soap, CBS. (29 min)
THE SAINT (2-25-51) “The Big Swindle” starring Vincent Price as Simon Templar, who investigates when a man claiming amnesia shows up at his door with a bag of money. Cast includes Joan Banks, Sidney Miller, Ed Max, Tony Barrett, Sheldon Leonard, Jack Moyles, Lamont Johnson. Sustaining, NBC. (30 min)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
RADIO TAKES A LOOK AT TELEVISION

MY FAVORITE HUSBAND (6-17-49) Lucille Ball and Richard Denning star as Liz and George Cooper, with Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet as Rudolph and Iris Atterbury, Ruth Perrott as Katy. In an effort to convince George to buy a television set, Liz accepts a trial offer from a local store. Cast includes Peter Leeds. AFRS rebroadcast. (24 min)
CALLING ALL DETECTIVES (1940s) Paul Barnes plays Det. Jerry Browning (and all of the other roles). Jerry is watching a horse race on television when someone at the event is murdered. Syndicated. (8 min)
BING CROSBY SHOW (11-21-51) With announcer Ken Carpenter, Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires, John Scott Trotter and the Orchestra and guests Alexis Smith and Bert Wheeler. Bing talks about his Thanksgiving turkey; later, he and his guests parody movies as seen on television. Bing sings “Open a Bottle of Wine” and “Because of You.” Chesterfield Cigarettes, CBS. (30 min)
DRAGNET (8-9-51) Jack Webb stars as Sgt. Joe Friday, with Barton Yarborough as Sgt. Ben Romero. The police investigate in response to a number of complaints about crooked television repairmen. Cast includes Harry Bartell, Barney Phillips, Jack Kruschen. Fatima Cigarettes, NBC. (27 min)
ARCHIE ANDREWS (5-21-49) Bob Hastings is Archie, with Harlan Stone as Jughead, Rosemary Rice as Betty, Gloria Mann as Veronica, Arthur Kohl and Alice Youmans as Mr. and Mrs. Andrews. Mr. Andrews surprises the family by purchasing a television set. Sustaining, NBC. (30 min)
GREEN HORNET (6-27-52) “Face in the Television” starring Jack McCarthy as Britt Reid, with Lee Allman as Lenore Case, Gilbert Shea as Mike Axford. A television broadcast of a boxing match reveals a gang of racketeers in the crowd. The Hornet investigates. Orange Crush, MBS. (29 min)
PHIL HARRIS-ALICE FAYE SHOW (11-6-49) With Elliott Lewis as Remley, Walter Tetley as Julius, Gale Gordon as Mr. Scott, Jeannine Roose and Anne Whitfield as the Harris daughters. Mr. Scott recommends that Phil and Alice record an audition program for television. Rexall, NBC. (30 min)

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