Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast June 28, 1953, The Big Ham. Last Show of the Season. An unidentified young girl, "Jane Doe #17," has committed suicide with a .22 caliber rifle. Or has she? Also part 4 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Longshot Matter, originally broadcast June 28, 1956. Three of them. One by a man who should know, one by a man who doesn't, and another by a bullet!

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.

#Classic-Radio #Old-Time-Radio #Crime #Dragnet #Jack-Webb #Bob-Bailey #Yours-Truly-Johnny-Dollar

The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast June 27, 1943, 80 years ago, Gildy’s Wedding Day. The wedding of Gildersleeve and Leila! Gildersleeve gets pre-nuptial cold feet

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.

#Classic-Radio #Old-Time-Radio #Comedy #harold-peary #The-Great-Gildersleeve

Philo Vance starring Jackson Beck, originally broadcast June 27, 1950, The Argyle Murder Case. An actor's dead body is found on a ferryboat. The body has on all new clothes...and argyle socks that don't match. Also Lum and Abner, originally broadcast June 27, 1935, Squire Sues. Squire Skimp anounces that he's going to sue Lum and Abner for $1000.

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.

#Classic-Radio #Old-Time-Radio #Crime #Jackson-Beck #Philo-Vance #Comedy #Lum-And-Abner

The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast June 27, 1952, The Hard Way. Harry finds himself in the charter airline business, where he meets the strange Mr. Butterboy, wanting to fly to Zurich. Also part 3 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Longshot Matter, originally broadcast June 27, 1956. Beauty may be skin deep, but fear goes a lot further down than that! Sometimes as deep as death!

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.

#Classic-Radio #Old-Time-Radio #Crime #Orson-Welles #Lives-of-harry-lime #Bob-Bailey #Yours-Truly-Johnny-Dollar

Under Arrest starring Joe DeSantis, originally broadcast June 26, 1949, 74 years ago, The Paris Road. Captain Scott is forced to help in the robbery of a famous Van Gogh painting. A case of criminal partners who never actually met!

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.

#Classic-Radio #Old-Time-Radio #Crime #Under-Arrest #Joe-DeSantis

Box Thirteen starring Alan Ladd, originally broadcast June 26, 1948, Speed to Burn. Why shouldn't a 1938 jalopy with a British tank engine go one hundred miles per hour? Also Lum and Abner, originally broadcast June 26, 1935, Squire gets out of bed. Squire Skimp is feeling better today...so much improved that he's visiting a lawyer at the county seat!

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.

#Classic-Radio #Old-Time-Radio #Crime #alan-ladd #Box-Thirteen #Comedy #Lum-and-Abner

Fred Allen, originally broadcast June 26, 1949. Fred Allen’s last radio show. His guest Henry Morgan is trying to keep his furniture from being repossessed, so Fred takes him to see Jack Benny in an attempt to get some help. Also part 2 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Longshot Matter, originally broadcast June 26, 1956. Variations on an old theme. You pay your money, and you take your choice. But no matter how you pick it, it comes out murder.

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.

#Classic-Radio #Old-Time-Radio #Comedy #Fred-Allen #Henry-Morgan #Jack-Benny #Crime #Bob-Bailey #yours-truly-johnny-dollar

Top Secret starring Ilona Massey, originally broadcast June 25, 1950, 73 years ago, A Package in Tangiers. "The Baroness" risks her position as the personal maid to Frau Goring to travel to "The Bazaar Of The Singing Fountain" to find the twelve-year-old boy with the gray hair!

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.

#Classic-Radio #Old-Time-Radio #Crime #top-secret #ilona-massey

The Jack Benny Show, originally broadcast June 25, 1939, From Waukegan. The last show of the season. The program originates from the Genesee Theatre, Waukegan, Illinois. The world premier of "Man About Town" is scheduled to take place right after the broadcast. Jack plays "Glow-Worm" on the violin. Jack announces that "The Aldrich Family" will premier in his time slot next week. Also The Family Doctor from 1932, Error in Diagnosis. Griff Miller has a bad heart, and an interest payment due on his boathouse. Doc Adams helps out with a check and a quarantine.

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.

#Classic-Radio #Old-Time-Radio #Comedy #Jack-benny #The-Family-Doctor

The Henry Morgan Show, originally broadcast June 25, 1947, The Morgan Trouble Clinic. A veteran taking out a loan. Also part 1 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Longshot Matter, originally broadcast June 25, 1956. A lonely girl, a fine young man, a gentle father, and one of them is a killer!

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.

#Classic-Radio #Old-Time-Radio #comedy #satire #henry-morgan #Crime #Bob-bailey #yours-truly-johnny-dollar