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Each episode of Favorite Story featured an adaptation of a story selected by a celebrity — purportedly his or her favorite story. The celebrities came from various fields: actors, directors, bandleaders, and athletes, to name but a few. Because they did not appear on the air. Stories presented were adaptations of literary classics, including Alice in Wonderland, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, and Oliver Twist. Not only did prestigious titles add an air of quality, but they had the financial advantage of being in the public domain, so that nothing had to be paid for the rights to broadcast them.

The half-hour time span was better suited to short stories than to novels, but Tim DeForest wrote in his book, Radio by the Book: Adaptations of Literature and Fiction on the Airwaves, "In many cases, Favorite Story managed the incredible feat of jamming a classic novel into half an hour and still giving us a rewarding experience.

Episode 104 aired January 3, 1950 on CBS Radio and stars Gerald Mohr. Western about the first Colt six-shooter, the California gold fields, and a double-crossing dance hall queen. Also starring Betty Lou Gerson, Charles McGraw, Will Geer and Edward Marr. Gerald Mohr (June 11, 1914 – November 9, 1968) was an American radio, film, and television character actor and frequent leading man, who appeared in more than 500 radio plays.

Released for AFRTS August 14, 1964 episode 585. J Strauss' Kaiserstadt Polka, Victor Herbert's Irish Rhapsody, Debussy's Gollywogs Cakewalk" and Gounod's Faust Waltz.

This is episode 140 which aired on NBC Radio February 14, 1952. Sgt. Friday questions a jeweler regarding the robbery of a colleague. The man takes offense at being questioned about the incident, but as the detectives begin to amass evidence, the jeweler's outrage quickly begins to lose credibility.

David Rose Orchestra episode 51 on Mutual Radio March 29, 1941. Selections include Massenet's Eligie, Rose's Our Waltz, Twist of the Wrist with vocalist Maxine Gray. Conga, Walk Me Down, Love and I with Maxine Gray and closes with Plantation Moods.

December 1948 Episode 18 in syndication stars Alan Ladd as writer Dan Holiday. When a child's copybook turns up at Box 13, followed by a letter asking for its return, Dan thinks nothing of it. But upon meeting the book's alleged owners, Dan finds there's something off about the whole business. Could the bizarre and grotesque drawing inside the book captioned "The Sad Night" be something more than just a child's scrawl?

Wally Ballou covers a space launch and an episode of One Fellas Family on this episode from March 3, 1960 on CBS Radio. 

William H. Stewart, a former Los Angeles disc jockey who was heard on Armed Forces Radio Service for nearly 50 years. He died at a Burbank hospital. He was 69. A longtime Burbank resident, Stewart died Feb. 26,1993 of congestive heart failure and complications of diabetes.

The Casa Loma Orchestra was an American dance band active from 1929 to 1963. Until the rapid multiplication in the number of swing bands from 1935 on, the Casa Loma Orchestra was one of the top North American dance bands. With the decline of the big band business following the end of World War II, it disbanded in 1947. However, from 1957 to 1963, it re-emerged as a recording session band in Hollywood, made up of top-flight studio musicians under the direction of its most notable leader of the past, Glen Gray. The reconstituted band made a limited number appearances live and on television and recorded fifteen LP albums for Capitol Records before Gray died in 1963.

Andre Kostelanetz Show aired May 21, 1944 on CBS Radio and transcribed for Armed Forces Radio. Host is David Ross and the orchestra is conducted by Percy Faith. Guest artist is soprano Eleanor Steber (July 17, 1914 – October 3, 1990) an American operatic soprano. Steber is noted as one of the first major opera stars to have achieved the highest success on the American opera stages.