Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

78th anniversary of the end of World War 2 -- Victory in Japan day (V-J Day) - The news and sounds of the end of World War 2, and Norman Corwin’s Fourteen August, performed by Orson Welles from August 14, 1945

A Baseball special edition of the podcast

First, William Frawley stars in an episode of the Hallmark Playhouse from May 12, 1949, 74 years ago. This show was an adaptation of the 1941 James Thurber short story You Could Look It Up. The tale is about a struggling ball club that sees it's fortunes change after adopting a midget (Sorry, little person) mascot.

Second, in a tale that sounds similar to the present-day Oakland A's, an April 5, 1957 episode of X Minus One entitled Marian Sam starring Mandel Kramer. An owner that doesn't give a crap about his ball club finds a pitcher on Mars - with 32-foot arms!

Finally, I had to include an an episode of Lum and Abner from January 11, 1943 in which Cedric wins the Grand Prize on Luke Spear's pinball machine.

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Did Justice Triumph, originally broadcast June 30, 1947, 76 years ago, Death Watch. Two criminals decide to rob an old couple. The criminals' problem is that the old people are never alone.

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Theater Royal starring Sir Ralph Richardson, originally broadcast June 30, 1954, My Uncle Toby. Also Lum and Abner from July 1947, Accidentally yours, an episode for Farm Safety Week.

I want to thank everyone who made this show possible over the years. This is my final day of programs I'm nearing 70 years of age, and the grind of producing these shows is just too much.

It has been my honor and pleasure to serve you these past eight years.

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Boston Blackie starring Chester Morris, originally broadcast June 30, 1944, The Hundred Thousand Dollar Note. Mr. Manleder's business note for $100,000 is due tomorrow. Only Boston Blackie can prevent his business failure. The frame around Blackie is for murder. Who was that masked man?Also The Strange Doctor Weird, originally broadcast November 7, 1944, The House where Death Lived.

This is the final episode of Classic Radio Theater.

I want to thank everyone who made this show possible over the years. I'm nearing 70 years of age, and the grind of producing these shows is just too much.

It has been my honor and pleasure to serve you these past eight years.

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This Is Your FBI starring Stacy Harris, originally broadcast June 29, 1951, 72 years ago, The Case of the Fradulent Healer. A story of jewel theft. A young girl named Mary is being kept isolated by "astral control" and a pair of con-artists. The plan will fail if a bee fancier named Bruce has anything to say about it!

I want to thank everyone who made this show possible over the years. I'm nearing 70 years of age, and the grind of producing these shows is just too much.

It has been my honor and pleasure to serve you these past eight years.

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Freedom USA starring Tyrone Power, originally broadcast June 29, 1952, Nazi. Also Lum and Abner, originally broadcast June 29, 1944, Taking Cedric’s Picture; Not an easy job.

I want to thank everyone who made this show possible over the years. I'm nearing 70 years of age, and the grind of producing these shows is just too much.

It has been my honor and pleasure to serve you these past eight years.

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Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast June 29, 1954, The Bubbles Club. "Bubbles" Grecco wants to be a detective. Also part 5 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Longshot Matter, originally broadcast June 29, 1956. If you want to hide something, put it in plain view. Only don't go overboard on the system if you're hiding a murderer!

I want to thank everyone who made this show possible over the years. I'm nearing 70 years of age, and the grind of producing these shows is just too much.

It has been my honor and pleasure to serve you these past eight years.

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Arch Oboler’s Plays, originally broadcast June 28, 1945, 78 years ago, The Truth starring Edmund Gwenn. A story about a scientist who puzzles after the ultimate source of cosmic rays and eventually discovers "The Truth."

I'm done fighting with my doctors. A variety of health issues have led me to a decision that I hoped I wouldn't have to make for a couple of more years.

Classic Radio Theater will end June 30, 2023.

I want to thank everyone who made this show possible over the years. I know it's only about three weeks for stations to make alternate programming arrangements, but it's a choice that I had to make. I'm nearing 70 years of age, and the grind of producing these shows is just too much.

It has been my honor and pleasure to serve you these past eight years.

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The Halls of Ivy starring Ronald and Benita Coleman, originally broadcast June 28, 1950, The Faculty Raffle. The Ivy Prom is about to be held. The car of a faculty member is going to be auctioned. Dr. Warren is retiring because he's going blind. Also Lum and Abner, originally broadcast June 28, 1935, Letter becomes Evidence. Lum and Abner make an attempt to settle out of court with Squire Skimp. The letter they wrote, apologizing for the accident, is going to be a big problem!

I want to thank everyone who made this show possible over the years. I'm nearing 70 years of age, and the grind of producing these shows is just too much.

It has been my honor and pleasure to serve you these past eight years.

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