Broadcasting legend Hal Eisner sits down with Tom Gulley for a must-watch conversation on the past, present, and future of media. With a remarkable 58-year career as a broadcast news reporter, Eisner reflects on the golden age of radio and television, the evolution of journalism, and the lessons that only decades in the field can teach.

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Gunsmoke is more than a classic Western — it is one of the most important programs in American broadcast history. Beginning as a gritty radio drama in 1952 and evolving into a television institution that ran for 20 seasons, Gunsmoke reshaped storytelling on both radio and television and set the standard for adult, character-driven drama.

In this episode of The Tom Gulley Show, Tom explores the remarkable life and legacy of Hoagy Carmichael, one of the most influential composers in American music history. From timeless standards like “Stardust,” “Georgia on My Mind,” and “The Nearness of You,” Carmichael helped define the sound of the Great American Songbook and shaped popular music for generations.

The disappearance of Jennifer Kesse remains one of the most baffling and disturbing missing persons cases in modern American history. In January 2006, the 24-year-old Orlando woman vanished without a trace from her condominium near Millenia, leaving behind unanswered questions, haunting surveillance footage, and a case that appears simultaneously solvable and impossible.

Ansel Adams is more than one of the most famous photographers in history — he helped define how America understands its landscapes, its national parks, and the power of visual storytelling. His black-and-white images of Yosemite, the American West, and untouched wilderness became cultural landmarks and reshaped photography as both art and advocacy.

In this episode of The Tom Gulley Show, Tom examines the life, work, and legacy of Ansel Adams, from his early artistic influences to the creation of the Zone System and his role in elevating photography to fine art. The episode also explores Adams’ environmental activism, his collaboration with the National Park Service, and how his images influenced public policy, conservation, and America’s relationship with nature.

This is a deep dive into how Ansel Adams blended technical mastery with artistic vision, why his photographs still resonate decades later, and how his work continues to shape photography, environmentalism, and American culture.

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On April 19, 1995, a single act of domestic terrorism shattered the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people — including 19 children — and injuring hundreds more. It remains one of the deadliest acts of homegrown extremism in American history.

Sears & Roebuck wasn’t just a retailer — it was the backbone of American consumer life for more than a century. From the revolutionary mail-order catalog that reached rural America, to suburban shopping malls anchored by Sears stores, the company shaped how generations of Americans bought, lived, and dreamed.

In this episode of The Tom Gulley Show, Tom takes an in-depth look at Homicide: Life on the Street, the groundbreaking NBC television series that redefined the police procedural and changed how crime stories were told on American television.

In this episode of The Tom Gulley Show, Tom examines one of the most controversial and emotionally charged events in modern U.S. naval history: the USS Liberty incident. On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, the American intelligence-gathering ship USS Liberty (AGTR-5) was attacked in international waters by Israeli air and naval forces, leaving 34 U.S. sailors dead and more than 170 wounded.

In this episode of The Tom Gulley Show, we examine one of Vermont's most enduring unsolved mysteries: the 2004 disappearance of 17-year-old Brianna Maitland.