This detective radio drama aired on CBS Radio from Feb 1949 to Sept 1962... it was the last radio drama of the Golden Age of Radio. Bob Bailey stars as Johnny Dollar in this Armed Forces Radio and Television Service rebroadcast of "The Charmona Matter" The series was extremely popular with a 12 year run, producing 809 episodes of which about 720 still exist. This track has one of them! Find more Johnny Dollar stories in "Detective - Mystery" playlist.

Track starts with an introduction presenting background on comedian and actor, Ed Wynn, the father of actor Keenan Wynn. Then you will hear a show that was broadcast 85 years ago when Ed Wynn plays a character named "Bubbles" in future shows to become "King Bubbles" (See Photo). The show is basically a slapstick vaudeville comedy. It is a unique and historical look back to that type of humor. Wynn was a visual comedian and insisted on wearing costumes, makeup and performing in front of a full set even though the only folks that benefited were sitting in the studio audience... it was radio!

This track includes an introduction to the series... a little history and focus on the House bandleader, Sam "The Man" Taylor. Guests include Gloria Mann, The JayHawks, and The Three Chuckles. Songs heard in order of appearance are: Sam "The Man" Taylor (STMT): "Cloudburst" - Gloria Mann: "Razzle Dazzle" and "Teenage Prayer" - STMT: "Camel Rock" - The JayHawks: "Standin' In The Jungle" - The Three Chuckles: "And The Angels Sing" - "Medley - "Foolishly" and "Runaround" - STMT: "Big Flip" Playlist: Alan Freed Rock and Roll Party - 18 tracks and growing

Broadcast from January to December 1949 - 52 episodes - reruns well into the 1950's. This series dramatized Alfred Damon Runyon's short stories for radio. Produced by Alan Ladd's Mayfair Production Company (Box 13 and Michael Shayne) with John Brown (Digger O'Dell in Life of RIley) as "Broadway" who was both the host and the narrator. Stories celebrated the world of Broadway and New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. Look for More Damon Runyon Shows in the Playlist "Damon Runyon"

In 1950, Edward R. Murrow narrated a half-hour documentary called "The Case of the Flying Saucers." It attempted to offer a balanced look at unidentified flying objects, a subject of great interest at the time. In the piece Murrow interviewed both Kenneth Arnold (whose 1947 report initiated interest in UFO's) and astronomer Donald Menzel (who argued that UFO reports could be explained as people misidentifying common phenomena. At any case... it is an interesting piece of radio history as broadcast by one of the most famous reporters of all time... This is in the "History of Radio" playlist.

Radio City Playhouse was a drama anthology series on NBC Radio from July 1948 to January 1950. The series featured many New York City radio actors from what was known as "Radio Row"... many very talented people. The series specialized in high energy stories... often life-threatening situations with strong male-female roles Many of the stories were written by then relatively unknown writers... the criteria for getting a show accepted and produced was simple... it had to be a good story. This is one such story... involves a boy who was born with cerebral palsy... Danny... he grows to love a new tenant, Ruth. He saw her for the first time looking out of the ground floor window... This story and more from Radio City Playhouse can be found in the playlist "Drama/Adventures" on this podcast.

This track has a detailed introduction to the series "The Six Shooter" which was a very unique Western. It only ran from 1953-54 because television was rapidly taking over radio drama and James Stewart refused sponsorship by Chesterfield cigarettes. He did not want to encourage people to smoke... a habit that he did not have and never did in a motion picture. This and more like it can be found in the "Westerns" playlist here on Heirloom Radio. "The Six Shooter" happens to be one of my favorite shows and I hope you enjoy this....

Today is your lucky day as yet another Five Minute Mystery is waiting to be solved. A crime is about to be committed and you have only a few minutes (five to be exact) to solve the crime. Now of course you would not know if you solved it correctly unless someone told you you did. Well, you are in luck because the announcer will give you a few moments to see if you solved the crime correctly before the criminal is identified. See if you can out sleuth the sleuths! "The Postman Didn't Ring" but who was murdered, how and why? Good luck. More mysteries in the "Five Minute Mystery" Playlist. These shows were often used by local radio stations as "fillers" ... when a schedule had 4 or 5 extra minutes with no content to air, out came a "Five Minute Mystery" They also used the long organ breaks to make announcements about local radio contests or some other promotion that a station might be offering.

Okay folks, gather 'round...it is time for another Five Minute Mystery! A crime is about to be committed and you have only a few minutes (five to be exact) to solve the crime. Now of course you would not know if you solved it correctly unless someone told you you did. Well, you are in luck because the announcer will give you a few moments to see if you solved the crime correctly before the criminal is identified. See if you can out sleuth the sleuths! "Murder in Cairo" but who was murdered, how and why? Good luck. More mysteries in the "Five Minute Mystery" Playlist

Another episode of Dr. Christian... a Medical Soap Opera that ran on CBS radio from 1937 to 1950 and starred Jean Hersholt (photo) as Dr. Christian... and Rosemary DeCamp (photo) as Nurse Judy Price. Track has an intro that gives some background of the program. The sponsor was Vaseline Petroleum Products, and the commercials are left in because they were rather unique at the time... Dr. Christian was a doctor of the past... not having the tools and knowledge that doctors have today, but certainly had compassion and empathy for all of his patients... as patients or friends. Oh, and he made House Calls! This is the 5th episode of the series and is entitled "The Blind Boy Story". You will find more of Dr. Christian (and Dr. Kildare) on the playlist, "Soap Operas and Medical Dramas"