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The United States Air Force Presents: Serenade in Blue. "Men who wear the Air Force blue bring you A Serenade in Blue. To encourage civilians to join the Air Force and slip into their Air Force blues, the US Air Force created this well-done musical program. A Serenade in Blue was written, produced, performed by men in blue. It featured three top-notch Air Force bands: The Air Force Strings, Symphony in Blue, and the big band sound of Airmen of Note (which was originally started by Glenn Miller during WWII). Earlier 1950s-60s programs include The Air Force Symphony Orchestra and The Singing Sergeants. This episode from around 1963 was produced at the Radio Recording Unit of the USAF Band at Bolling Air Force Base (Headquarters Command) Washington D.C.  

Randy Stone covers the night beat for the Chicago Star searching through the city for strange stories waiting for him in the darkness. Episode 15 aired May 15, 1950 on NBC Radio.

Episode aired October 10, 1956 on NBC Radio. Featuring Kay Kaiser 1938, Glenn Miller 1939, Inside Story 'Jitterbugs', Bing Crosby Music Hall 1937, Glenn Miller 'Danny Boy' and Benny Goodman 1939.

This 1964 episode of NBC MONITOR is hosted by Barry Nelson. It opens with a newscast reported by Pauline Frederick. Pauline Frederick (February 13, 1908 – May 9, 1990) was an American journalist in newspapers, radio and television, as well as co-author of a book in 1941 and sole author of a book in 1967. In her nearly 50-year career, she covered numerous stories ranging from politics and articles of particular interest to women to military conflicts, and public interest pieces. Her career extended from the 1930s until 1981; she is considered one of the pioneering women in journalism. 

Episode 2579 in syndication from transcription July 26, 1954. The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend, Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture.

Audiophile and electronics pioneer Joseph Tushinsky had a refurbished Vorsetzer in his home and over the years collected some 2,800 Welte piano rolls and created this radio show in his living room.

Easy listening music with themes of Latin America, flowers and trees. John Doremus, with a melodious-voice, was a disc jockey in Chicago for more than two decades, was known by many as "the nation's foremost beautiful music host." In addition to top-rated radio shows, he hosted "Patterns in Music" on NBC-TV in the 1960s. In 1964, he created the concept of airlines providing in-flight audio entertainment and his John Doremus Inc. supplied airlines with 14-channels of programming, individually tailored to their specific needs. A longtime resident of the John Hancock Building, he died in July 1995 in Community Convalescent Center in Naperville. Here is an aircheck of one of Doremus' beautiful music hours for AFRTS.

From AFRTS studios Jim Ameche hosts almost an hour of easy listening instrumental favorites from the mid twentieth century.

One of the AFRTS most popular DJs was Ira Cook whose personality comes shining through in every one of his recorded broadcasts; he is a white collared, narrow tie-wearing square, but he had an appreciation for popular music

This episode aired on CBS Radio September 5, 1955.