The Terry Bonadonna Show

Terry Bonadonna
The Terry Bonadonna Show

The Terry Bonadonna Show features Old Time Radio (OTR) programming from the Golden Age of radio. From 2007 to 2010, it aired Friday nights, 9:00 pm-midnight, on WXAV, 88.3 FM, the college radio station of Saint Xavier University in Chicago. The show features several genres: comedy starring radio greats like Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Jim and Marian Jordan (Fibber McGee and Molly), Bob and Ray, Burns and Allen; mystery programs (Suspense, The Whistler, I Love a Mystery); detective programs (The Shadow; Dragnet; Casey, Crime Photographer); westerns (The Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke, Roy Rogers); science fiction (Dimension X); quiz shows (Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge, You Bet Your Life); sports; drama; history; and so on. The program first aired on September 14, 2007, and that episode (minus the opening greeting, unfortunately) and most of the program's episodes are gathered here. Each show is roughly three hours in length. With the assistance of his guest bandleader (e.g., Benny Goodman, Glen Miller), host Terry Bonadonna guides listeners through a weekly tour of five or six programs he has chosen from the archives of radio's Golden Age.

  1. December 20, 2024—The Christmas Program

    12/21/2024

    December 20, 2024—The Christmas Program

    This week’s programming includes: Jack Benny Program, “Christmas Open House at Jack’s” (December 24, 1939) Screen Guild Theater, The Bishop’s Wife (March 1, 1948) Quiz Kids, “Christmas Party” (December 19, 1948) Fibber McGee and Molly, “Lost Key Ring” (December 23, 1947)

    3h 4m
  2. December 22, 2023—The Christmas Program

    12/23/2023

    December 22, 2023—The Christmas Program

    This week’s programming includes: My Friend Irma, “Double Surprise Christmas Party” (December 22, 1947) The Coronet Little Show, “The Gift of the Magi” (December 19, 1943) Jack Benny Program, “The English Butler” (December 23, 1945) Ray Bradbury, “The Gift” (Date unknown) Richard Diamond, “A Contemporary Christmas Carol” (December 24, 1949)

    3h 8m

  3. 12/22/2022

    December 22, 2022—The Christmas Program

    This week’s programming includes: Escape, “The Cave” (December 24, 1950) Nightbeat, “Five Days Off for Christmas” (December 21, 1951) Fibber McGee and Molly, “The Radio Phonograph” (December 24, 1940) Jack Benny Program, “Trimming a Tree” (December 24, 1944)

    3h 4m

  4. 12/17/2021

    December 17, 2021—The Christmas Program

    This week’s programming includes: Fibber McGee and Molly, “Christmas Presents” (December 23, 1941) Dragnet, “The Big Little Jesus” (December 22, 1953) The Stan Freberg Show, “Yulenet” (1953) The Phil Harris Show, “Christmas Show” (December 25, 2949) Suspense, “Christmas for Carol” (December 21, 1950)

    3h 7m

  5. 12/20/2020

    December 20, 2019—The Christmas Program

    This week’s programming includes: Fred Allen: ”Santa Claus Sits Down” (December 20, 1942) Bill Stern Sports Newsreel: ”Guest Ezra Stone” (December 21, 1945) Mayor of the Town: ”A Christmas Carol” (December 24, 1942) One Man’s Family: ”Christmas at the Barbours” (December 25, 1950) Jack Benny Program: “Last Moment Christmas Shopping” (December 21, 1947)

    2h 48m

  6. 12/23/2018

    December 21, 2018—The Christmas Program

    This week’s programming includes: Jack Benny Program: “Old-Fashioned Christmas Party” (December 20, 1936) The Saint: “Christmas Jewels” (December 24, 1950) Truth or Consequences: “Christmas Seals” (December 20, 1947) The Big Show: “Jimmy Durante, Ed Wynn, Margaret O’Brien” (December 24, 1950)

    3h 7m

  7. 12/23/2017

    December 22, 2017—The Christmas Program

    This week’s programming includes: Candy Matson: “Jack Frost” (December 19, 1949) ||***|| Jack Benny Program: “Jack Buys a Wallet for Don As a Christmas Gift” (December 19, 1948) ||***|| Radio Reader’s Digest: “Room for a Stranger” (December 19, 1946) ||***|| Fibber McGee and Molly: “Looking for a Christmas Tree” (December 21, 1943)

    3h 7m

  8. 01/23/2017

    December 22, 2016—The Christmas Program

    This week’s programming includes: Our Miss Brooks: “Magic Christmas Tree” (December 25, 1949) ||***|| Superman: “Phony Housing Racket” [Chapter 8 and 10] (December 25 and 27, 1946) ||***|| Gunsmoke: “Christmas Story” (December 20, 1952) ||***|| FDR Speech: Christmas Tree Lighting (December 24, 1941) ||***|| Jack Benny Program: “The Christmas Tree” (December 21, 1941)

    3h 7m
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About

The Terry Bonadonna Show features Old Time Radio (OTR) programming from the Golden Age of radio. From 2007 to 2010, it aired Friday nights, 9:00 pm-midnight, on WXAV, 88.3 FM, the college radio station of Saint Xavier University in Chicago. The show features several genres: comedy starring radio greats like Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Jim and Marian Jordan (Fibber McGee and Molly), Bob and Ray, Burns and Allen; mystery programs (Suspense, The Whistler, I Love a Mystery); detective programs (The Shadow; Dragnet; Casey, Crime Photographer); westerns (The Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke, Roy Rogers); science fiction (Dimension X); quiz shows (Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge, You Bet Your Life); sports; drama; history; and so on. The program first aired on September 14, 2007, and that episode (minus the opening greeting, unfortunately) and most of the program's episodes are gathered here. Each show is roughly three hours in length. With the assistance of his guest bandleader (e.g., Benny Goodman, Glen Miller), host Terry Bonadonna guides listeners through a weekly tour of five or six programs he has chosen from the archives of radio's Golden Age.

Information

  • Creator
    Terry Bonadonna
  • Years Active
    2008 - 2024
  • Episodes
    85
  • Copyright
    © Terry Bonadonna, November 28, 2008
  • Show Website
    The Terry Bonadonna Show

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