(Apologies if I sound a bit out of it. Long day!) First, a look at this date in history. Then The Shadow starring William Johnstone and Marjorie Anderson, originally broadcast October 8, 1939, 84 years ago, Murder in the Ball Park. Only on "The Shadow" would they dramatize a baseball team with a hunchback on the roster! At a night game, the pitcher is electrocuted! Followed by The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast October 8, 1947, 76 years ago. Guest Eddie Cantor and Jimmy reminisce about the good old days of show biz. And Claudia, originally broadcast October 8, 1948, 75 years ago. A gift from Mr. Tucker. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star

(Apologies if I sound a bit out of it. Long day!)First, a look at this date in history.Then The Shadow starring William Johnstone and Marjorie Anderson, originally broadcast October 8, 1939, 84 years ago, Murder in the Ball Park. Only on "The Shadow" would they dramatize a baseball team with a hunchback on the roster! At a night game, the pitcher is electrocuted!Followed by The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast October 8, 1947, 76 years ago. Guest Eddie Cantor and Jimmy reminisce about the good old days of show biz. And Claudia, originally broadcast October 8, 1948, 75 years ago. A gift from Mr. Tucker. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star

(Apologies if I sound a bit out of it. Long day!) First, a look at this date in history. Then The Shadow starring William Johnstone and Marjorie Anderson, originally broadcast October 8, 1939, 84 years ago, Murder in the Ball Park. Only on "The Shadow" would they dramatize a baseball team with a hunchback on the roster! At a night game, the pitcher is electrocuted! Followed by The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast October 8, 1947, 76 years ago. Guest Eddie Cantor and Jimmy reminisce about the good old days of show biz. And Claudia, originally broadcast October 8, 1948, 75 years ago. A gift from Mr. Tucker. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star

Classic Radio for October 8, 2023 - Murder at the ballpark, Jimmy murders english, and Claudia

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, LBJ. It’s a true slice of life from not just radio’s past, but America’s past. Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day’s broadcast is timely and entertaining!

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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, LBJ. It’s a true slice of life from not just radio’s past, but America’s past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day’s broadcast is timely and entertaining!

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, LBJ. It’s a true slice of life from not just radio’s past, but America’s past. Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day’s broadcast is timely and entertaining!

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