Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Wyatt Cox

Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day’s show with historical information on the day and date in history, including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It’s a true slice of life from not just radio’s past, but America’s past. Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day’s broadcast is timely and entertaining!

  1. 15h ago

    Classic Radio 07-26-26 - Matt for Murder, The Wager, and The Notebook

    Westerns and Crime on a Sunday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast  July 26, 1954, 72 years ago, Matt for Murder.  Red Samples accuses Marshal Dillon of murdering his partner. Wild Bill Hickok is sent for to arrest Dillon so he can stand trial.  Followed by Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 26, 1959, 67 years ago, The Wager. Paladin accompanies a couple to Silver City to protect them from attempts on their lives. But it seems Paladin's been paid to kill for sport! Then, Escape, originally broadcast July 26, 1953, 73 years ago, The Notebook starring John Dehner.   A story about claim jumpers and a pack of wolves in the old West.  Followed by Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast July 26, 1950, 76 years ago, Five Gardenias.  Steve Mitchell flies to Yapne, "in the Orient," to find a guerrilla leader and prevent a civil war. A barge full of supplies is attacked by the evil Dr. Mao. Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast July 26, 1948, 78 years ago, David Fixes This and That.  Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star. Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

    Classic Radio 07-26-26 - Matt for Murder, The Wager, and The Notebook

  2. 1d ago

    Classic Radio 07-25-26 - Paintings of Death, Mad Scientist, and the Dog of Dynamite

    Crime on a Saturday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Satan’s Waitin’, originally broadcast  July 25, 1950, 76 years ago, Paintings of Death.  Satan himself tells the story about a cheating wife and her wealthy husband. He wants a divorce and offers her the house and a lot of money, if her lover will marry her within six months.  Shades of The Whistler in this summer series.  Followed by The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective starring Howard Duff, originally broadcast July 25, 1948, 78 years ago, The Mad Scientist Caper.  Raymond Fox is a famous but slightly insane inventor. He hires Spade to recover the secret formula for "Pentron." Sam promptly winds up in a hospital for the mentally deranged! Then, Broadway Is My Beat starring Larry Thor,  originally broadcast  July 25, 1954, 72 years ago, the Katy Lane Murder Case. Marty Lane has been pushed at a swimming pool and has a fractured skull.  Followed by Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast July 25, 1945, 81 years ago, The Case Of The Dog Of Dynamite.  The former commander of all Gestapo agents in Spain plans to enter a U.S. government laboratory working on very valuable "bugs." Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast July 25, 1935, 91 years ago, The First Families of Pine Ridge.  Lum is starting to have doubts about Squire Skimp and the silver mine.  Thanks to Bill B for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream

    Classic Radio 07-25-26 - Paintings of Death, Mad Scientist, and the Dog of Dynamite

  3. 2d ago

    Classic Radio 07-24-26 - Spencer Tracy and Edward Arnold, Serenade Macabre, and a jailbreak

    Variety and Crime on a Friday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, The Chase and Sanborn Hour, originally broadcast  July 24, 1938, 88 years ago, Guest Spencer Tracy.   Charlie McCarthy tries to sell tickets for his play, being held in a barn. Spencer Tracy and Edward Arnold appear in "Five Star Final."  Unfortunately, many parts of the show are missing.  Followed by Crime Club, originally broadcast July 24, 1947, 79 years ago, Serenade Macabre.  A circus triangle story. A murdered lion tamer causes the trouble.  Then, A Life in Your Hands, originally broadcast July 24, 1952, 74 years ago, Eddie Phillips Escapes from Jail.   Randall Marsden, an aspiring politician, is found shot. Eddie Phillips broke out of prison before he was scheduled to be executed. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast July 24, 1935, 91 years ago, Proper Etiquette.   A Pine Ridge social tea is described. The Mad Hatter would have felt right at home! Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

    Classic Radio 07-24-26 - Spencer Tracy and Edward Arnold, Serenade Macabre, and a jailbreak

  4. 3d ago

    Classic Radio 07-23-26 - Midnight for Danger, Stolen Laveliers in France, and Home on Approval

    Drama on a Thursday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Top Secret starring Ilona Massey,  originally broadcast  July 23, 1950, 76 years ago, Midnight for Danger. Cloaks and daggers in neutral Switzerland. An arthritic clockmaker holds the key to "Operation Das." Followed by The Man Called X starring Herbert Marshall, originally broadcast July 23, 1946, 80 years ago, Stolen Lavaliers In France.  A strange lady kisses Ken Thurston in the lobby of a New York theatre, which leads to Paris and the stolen Rotterdam collection of jewels.  Then, Romance,  originally broadcast  July 23, 1955, 71 years ago, Home On Approval starring Joyce Mccluskey.  A girl brings her fiance back home to meet her old friends and gets "confused" when she meets her old beau. Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast July 23, 1961, 65 years ago,Stranger With My Face starring  Bernard Grant. A man finds himself four years in the future, in a strange city, with somebody else's face!   Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast July 23, 1948, 78 years ago, Claudia Does Something About the Weather.  Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.  Thanks to Bill B for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream

    Classic Radio 07-23-26 - Midnight for Danger, Stolen Laveliers in France, and Home on Approval

  5. 4d ago

    Classic Radio 07-22-26 - Autumn Song, Running for Council, and Return Trip

    Crime and Westerns on a Wednesday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, The Whistler, originally broadcast  July 22, 1951, 75 years ago, Autumn Song.   A crooked Hollywood agent signs a has-been silent film star and hopes to parlay a wild publicity stunt into a long-term contract.  Followed by Rogers of the Gazette starring Will Rogers Jr., originally broadcast July 22, 1953, 73 years ago, Running for Council. . Ava Lawson is running for town council, and the Illyria Gazette is backing her against "Old Man Dean."  Then, The FBI in Peace and War, originally broadcast July 22, 1956, 70 years ago, Return Trip starring Larry Haines.  An interstate auto theft ring gets ugly as a gas station attendent tries to call in the car and is killed.   Followed by Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast July 22, 1956, 70 years ago, Spotted Tail’s Return.  Spotted Tail has suddenly moved off the reservation with his whole tribe. Captain Quince and sixty troopers ride out after him to find out why.  Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast July 22, 1948, 78 years ago, The Phantom House-Cleaner. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star. Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

    Classic Radio 07-22-26 - Autumn Song, Running for Council, and Return Trip

  6. 5d ago

    Classic Radio 07-21-26 - City Hall Bombing, Lottery Racket, and Alibi

    Crime and Science Fiction on a Tuesday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Dragnet starring Jack Webb,  originally broadcast  July 21, 1949, 77 years ago, City Hall Bombing.  Vernon Carney is threatening to blow up City Hall with a bomb if his brother isn't freed from jail by nine o'clock.  The story would be reused a year later and on the Television show.  Followed by The Big Story, originally broadcast July 21, 1948, 78 years ago, The Lottery Racket. The "big story" of Keeler McCartney of the Atlanta Constitution, who attempts to clean up a lottery racket and nearly gets killed for his efforts.  Then, Calling All Cars,  originally broadcast  July 21, 1937, 89 years ago, Alibi.  A dangerous hold-up man is wanted. He has held up a streetcar motorman.  Followed by The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast July 21, 1957, 69 years ago, Green Hills of Earth starring Everett Sloan.   The beautiful Robert Heinlein science fiction story about Reisling, the blind poet of the spaceways.  Perhaps the best adaptation of the story.  Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast July 21, 1948, 78 years ago, You've Seen One Baby, You've Seen Them All.  Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.  Thanks to Bill B for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

    Classic Radio 07-21-26 - City Hall Bombing, Lottery Racket, and Alibi

  7. 6d ago

    Classic Radio 07-20-26 - Embezzler, Death of a Picture Hanger, and Mighty Mouse

    Crime and Westerns on a Monday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast  July 20, 1954, 72 years ago, Donald Sloane, Embezzler.  A bank teller steals money from his accounts, but leaves $28,000 behind! Followed by Crime Classics, originally broadcast July 20, 1953, 73 years ago, The Death of a Picture Hanger. The Ford brothers are hired to kill Jesse James, and they do just that.  Then, Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 20, 1958, 68 years ago, Mighty Mouse. A story about five holdup men outside Laramie, Wyoming Territory, and Kendall's attempt to have them arrested.  Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast July 20, 1958, 68 years ago, Marshall Proudfoot.   Chester's father is in Dodge to visit his son, the Marshal! Parley Baer plays the roles of both Chester and his father!  Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast July 20, 1948, 78 years ago, Naming the baby. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star. Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

    Classic Radio 07-20-26 - Embezzler, Death of a Picture Hanger, and Mighty Mouse

  8. Jul 19

    Classic Radio 07-19-26 - Scream for Murder, The Open Boat, and The Last Wish

    Crime and Romances on a Sunday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan,  originally broadcast  July 19, 1953, 73 years ago, Scream for Murder. A squabbling couple can always bury their differences. The question is, which of them doesn't mind an underground shelter? Marriages may be made in heaven, but they sometimes end up in the city morgue. Followed by Escape, originally broadcast July 19, 1953, 73 years ago, The Open Boat narrated by William Conrad.  Four men in a small boat try to make it to land. This is not an easy thing to do.  Then, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr,  originally broadcast  July 19, 1950, 76 years ago, The Last Wish. Marlowe sets out to find Jack Schiller for his father, a dying old man. Not as easy as it sounds. Followed by Confession, originally broadcast July 19, 1953, 73 years ago, Anna Carlson.  A wife is having trouble settling down despite having two kids.   Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast July 19, 1948, 78 years ago, The first confusing Monday morning. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.  Thanks to Bill B for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

    Classic Radio 07-19-26 - Scream for Murder, The Open Boat, and The Last Wish
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Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day’s show with historical information on the day and date in history, including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It’s a true slice of life from not just radio’s past, but America’s past. Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day’s broadcast is timely and entertaining!

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