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US NAVY presents Les Brown Orchestra with western cowboy singer Jimmy Wakely.

July 17, 1954. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear...when with one jaunty call, Hi-Yo, Silver! the Lone Ranger solidified his role as Americas favorite hero of the Wild West.

Episode 14. Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who became a pivotal figure in Russian culture when he founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He was the elder brother of Nikolai Rubinstein, who founded the Moscow Conservatory. As a pianist, Rubinstein ranks among the great 19th-century keyboard virtuosos. He became most famous for his series of historical recitals—seven enormous, consecutive concerts covering the history of piano music. Rubinstein played on a piano roll device several times which you will hear on this episode.

John Doremus (August 3, 1931 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma – July 6, 1995 in Naperville, Illinois) was an American radio personality, best known for his radio syndication of The Passing Parade and easy listening syndicated domestic radio series also heard on AFRTS.

Episode 79 for AFRTS opens up with a selection by Tony Bennett.

Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy was a radio adventure series which maintained its popularity from 1933 to 1951. The program originated at WBBM in Chicago on July 31, 1933, and was later carried on CBS , then NBC and finally ABC. Our serial adventure continues as Jack and friends bring us the next chapter to rescue 'The Pellican' ship. A young Jim Ameche stars as Jack Armstrong 'all American boy'.

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 like musician Sergio Mendes in this episode.

August 25, 1955 Howard Miller chats with Eddie Arnold on CBS Radio. Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."  

Episode 16 released April 16, 1950. A dead man is found next to "The Disappearing River." He's not only dead, he's all red. Kit Cavanaugh's cows are then found poisoned.

VARIETY...music, famous guest stars, and entertaining radio plays as Motion Picture magazine brings you straight from the pages, Hollywood's Open House. On NBC Radio Thursdays 7:30 - 8:00 pm. July 8, 1948 episode with host Jim Ameche, Ray Bloch and his Orchestra. Comedian Morey Amsterdam and drama with Ameche and Faye Emerson.