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After three weeks away, the show returns. Hooray!!!

This time around an eclectic mix of gems from the days when radio was king!

This week:

Musical Opening – Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman

Space Patrol: February 21, 1953 – The Moon Beetles
Bela Kovacs, Dick Tufeld (announcer), Ed Kemmer, Ken Mayer, Larry Robertson (producer, director), Lou Houston (writer), Lyn Osborn, Mike Mosser (creator).

My Friend Irma: March 23rd, 1948 – Election Connection
Marie Wilson, Cathy Lewis, John Brown, Cy Howard (creator, producer, director, writer), Parke Levy, Hans Conried, Frank Bingman (announcer), Leif Erickson.

The March of Time: January 1st, 1942
Westbrook Van Voorhis (narrator).

The Black Museum: June 3rd, 1952 – The Leather Bag
Orson Welles (narrator), Ira Marion (writer), Harry Alan Towers (producer), Sidney Torch (composer, conductor).

Cavalcade of America: April 13th, 1938 – Thomas Jefferson and American Education
Donald Voorhees (composer, conductor), Edward Longstreth, Kenneth Webb (writer, director), Arthur Pryor (producer), Frank Singiser (announcer).

Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209: April 4th, 1948 – The Donna Dunham Case
Bill Brownell (sound effects), Dudley Manlove (announcer), Eloise Rowan (organist), Helen Kleeb, Henry Leff, Jack Thomas, Jay Rendon (sound effects), John Grover (announcer), Lou Tobin, Monte Masters (writer, producer), Natalie Masters.

Duffy’s Tavern: March 16th, 1949 – Spike Mcguirk Bully
Ed Gardner, Eddie Green, Charlie Cantor, Sheldon Leonard.

Musical Closing – Roll ‘Em – Benny Goodman

Once again, Elliott Miller is our humble announcer!

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This week we’re going to give a listen to some mainly forgotten shows from radio’s past. Some of these featured famous characters or popular performers but for whatever reason haven’t stuck in our collective memories. Maybe the program wasn’t a big hit at the time or, even though the lead performer was well known back in the day, their star has since faded.

So this time around we’ll focus on lesser known gems from the days when radio was king!

This week:

Musical Opening – Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman

The Henry Morgan Show: May 7th, 1947
Arnold Stang, Bernard Green and His Orchestra, Charles Irving, Henry Morgan, The Golden Gate Quartet.

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe: December 15th,1950 – The Case Of The Girl Who Cried Wolfe
Sydney Greenstreet, Charles O’Neill (writer), J. Donald Wilson (producer, director), Lamont Johnson, Herb Butterfield, Don Stanley (announcer), Rex Stout (creator), Edwin Fadiman (producer), Lawrence Dobkin, Charlotte Lawrence, Monica Nealy, Howard McNear.

Beyond Midnight: 1968 or 1969 – The Happy Return

Words at War: February 13th, 1945 – What To Do With Germany
Julian Noa, Peter Fernandez, Jack Costello (host), William Meeder (organ), Anton M. Leader (director), Edward Jurist (adaptor), Louis Nizer (author), Craig McDonnell.

Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch: May 5th, 1940 – Cattle Drive to Carsonville
Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, The Cass County Boys, Alvino Rey.

The Mel Blanc Show: November 5th, 1946
Mel Blanc, Mary Jane Croft, Joseph Kearns, Hans Conried, The Sportsmen, Victor Miller and His Orchestra, Earle Ross, Bud Hiestand (announcer), Joe Rines (producer, director).

The Man Called X: June 19th, 1947 – Silver Scarab
Herbert Marshall, Leon Belasco, J. Richard Kennedy (originator), Wendell Niles (announcer), Jack Johnstone (director), Sidney Marshall (writer), Johnny Green (composer, conductor).

Musical Closing – Roll ‘Em – Benny Goodman

Once again, Elliott Miller is our humble announcer!

You can also download the program HERE so you can listen at your leisure. Or click the logo below to subscribe through iTunes!

Way Way Back Radio is a podcast featuring hours of Old Time Radio entertainment, with interesting and amusing anecdotes from the show’s host, Jeff McAleer.
Jeff (who is my closest friend and compatriot, lo these many years) has an unbelievable treasure trove of broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio. If you are looking for The Shadow, The Great Gildersleeve, Gunsmoke, Jack Benny, X Minus One, Superman, Burns and Allen, or almost anything, than this is the show for you.

I am the humble announcer on this wonderful podcast.

This week:

Musical Opening – Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman

The Shadow: June 19, 1938 – The Tomb of Terror
Orson Welles, Margot Stevenson, Ken Roberts (announcer), Edwin Jerome (doubles), Arthur Vinton, Alan Devitt (triples), Paul Stewart (doubles), Kenny Delmar (doubles), Rosa Rio (organist).

Inner Sanctum Mysteries: March 7, 1943 – The Black Sea Gull
Peter Lorre, Raymond Edward Johnson (host), Sigmund Miller (writer), Himan Brown (director), Santos Ortega, Ed Herlihy (announcer).

Suspense: November 1, 1945 – The Dunwich Horror
William Spier (adaptor, producer, editor, director), Ronald Colman, H. P. Lovecraft (author), William Johnstone, Elliott Lewis, Joseph Kearns (announcer), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor).

Lights Out: May 11, 1938 – It Happened
Arch Oboler (writer), Mercedes McCambridge.

Quiet Please: May 1st, 1949 – Dark Gray Magic
Ernest Chappell, Jean White, Mark Forbus, Albert Buhrman (organ).

The Witch’s Tale: March 29, 1938 – The Wedding Gift
Alonzo Deen Cole (writer, producer, performer), Marie O’Flynn, Miriam Wolfe (as “Old Nancy”).

The Haunting Hour: 1945 – Uptown Express

Musical Closing – Roll ‘Em – Benny Goodman

WWBR is now available through the iTunes Store!

Jeff has many more Old Time Radio shows available just to listen to or download at your leisure. You can find them at AMFWOTR.com

You can also download the show Here

Way Way Back Radio is a podcast featuring hours of Old Time Radio entertainment, with interesting and amusing anecdotes from the show’s host, Jeff McAleer.
Jeff (who is my closest friend and compatriot, lo these many years) has an unbelievable treasure trove of broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio. If you are looking for The Shadow, The Great Gildersleeve, Gunsmoke, Jack Benny, X Minus One, Superman, Burns and Allen, or almost anything, than this is the show for you.

I am the humble announcer on this wonderful podcast.

This week we celebrate not only Valentine’s Day but radio legend Jack Benny’s birthday as well!

As of this week, WWBR is now available through the iTunes Store!

Jeff has many more Old Time Radio shows available just to listen to or download at your leisure. You can find them at AMFWOTR.com

You can also download the show Here

Way Way Back Radio is a podcast featuring hours of Old Time Radio entertainment, with interesting and amusing anecdotes from the show’s host, Jeff McAleer.
Jeff (who is my closest friend and compatriot, lo these many years) has an unbelievable treasure trove of broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio. If you are looking for The Shadow, The Great Gildersleeve, Gunsmoke, Jack Benny, X Minus One, Superman, Burns and Allen, or almost anything, than this is the show for you.

I am the humble announcer on this wonderful podcast.

Jeff has many more Old Time Radio shows available just to listen to or download at your leisure. You can find them at AMFWOTR.com

You can also download the show Here