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WHEN RADIO WAS features digitally-restored episodes of classic old-time radio. This highly popular show is hosted by old-time radio expert Greg Bell.

It's a fun, family-friendly show for listeners of every generation.

WHEN RADIO WAS presents classic shows including Abbott & Costello, Sam Spade, Hopalong Cassidy, The Shadow, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Jack Benny Show, Gang Busters, Gunsmoke, Suspense, Dragnet, and many more.

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Today's Episode
 
December 04, 2023
Judy Canova & The Couple Next Door
It's variety/comedy time, as we present a Christmas-themed edition of The Judy Canova Show followed by Burns & Allen.
Upcoming Episodes
 
December 05, 2023
The Life of Riley & Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter
Today, we start off with a Christmas-themed installment of the classic comedy, The Life of Riley. Then, it's one of the most successful daytime soaps in radio history, Mary Foster, the Editor's Daughter with special guests Four Horsemen of Notre Dame.
 
December 06, 2023
This is Your FBI & The Adv. of Superman
We begin in the halls of the Federal Bureau of Investigations with a Santa-themed episode of This is Your FBI. Then, it's our next installment of superhero action on The Adventures of Superman.
 
December 07, 2023
The Roy Rogers Show & Chandu The Magician
First up today, a Christmas-themed episode of The Roy Rogers Show from 1952. Then, it's our weekly journey to the supernatural, on Chandu The Magician.
 
December 08, 2023
Kraft Music Hall & The WhistlerThe Man Called X
We begin with a 1944 Christmas episode of a long-running music & variety series starring Bing Crosby. And after The Kraft Music Hall, it's "America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator," Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.
Recent Episodes
 
December 01, 2023
My Favorite Husband & Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
We begin today with an episode of the show that would eventually become I Love Lucy. And after My Favorite Husband, we'll get our weekly dose of detective action with Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.
 
November 30, 2023
Stars Over Hollywood & Chandu The Magician
We open with a Stars Over Hollywood version of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, starring an actor best known for playing Kris Kringle. Then, it's our weekly adventure into the supernatural with Chandu The Magician.
 
November 29, 2023
Tales of the Texas Rangers & The Adv. of Superman
First, we have an Christmas episode of a Western-style series that took real cases and recreated them for radio. It's called Tales of the Texas Rangers and starred big-screen leading man Joel McCrea. Then, it's Part 8 of "Counterfeit Money" on The Adventures of Superman.
 
November 28, 2023
The Red Skelton Show & Mary Foster, Editor's Daughter
Today we present a Christmas episode of The Red Skelton Show, followed by the daytime soap Mary Foster, the Editor's Daughter.
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