Classic Musicals From The Golden Age of Radio

ATTENTION! Today is the day, soldiers! WPMT premieres the musical comedy “Music for Millions” as heard on Lux Radio Theatre, May 27, 1946. Don’t miss this heartwarming and fun story with characters y…

Today at 1 PM CT! Tune in to “Song of Norway” and tune out everything else. Featuring music by Edvard Grieg, lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, book by Milton Lazarus and Homer Curran, and s…

It’s time to tie the knot! Take the plunge and tune in today to WPMT’s premiere of the musical comedy “Altar Bound” starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Betty Grable at 1 PM CT. You can find the show o…

WPMT’s “The Desert Song” starring Dennis Morgan, a Hollywood mainstay who was well liked by many and considered "the antithesis of the gritty Bogart” with Francia White, and Bruce Cabot premiering no…

It's a new year and a new episode of WPMT! Join us today for the 1944 broadcast of “Wake Up and Live” starring Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Maxwell with James Gleason, Bob Crosby, James Dunne and Cathy …

Tune into WPMT’s premiere of “The Blue Bird,” starring Shirley Temple, based on the novel by Maurice Maeterlinck, with a screenplay by Ernest Pascal and Walter Bullock, featuring the traditional song…

Today at 1 PM, WPMT premieres “The Wizard of Oz” starring Judy Garland and Hans Conried, Herb Vigran, Edwin Max and Betty Lou Gerson. Get ready for that tornado to take you up, up and away over the r…

The WPMT premiere of “Pinocchio” with music by Leigh Harline & Paul J. Smith is now live on Facebook, Youtube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms. Will all of Pinocchio’s wishes come true? What …

The WPMT premiere of “Mother Wore Tights” starring Betty Grable & Dan Dailey is available NOW on Facebook, Youtube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms! This 1949 radio broadcast based on the nov…

Are you ready for the WPMT premiere of the 1944 Lux Radio Theatre production of “Naughty Marietta” starring Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy and Cliff Clark? It’s live and ready for listening now on F…

Today! Get cozy for the long holiday weekend, with WPMT’s “Peter Pan” starring the original cast of the 1953 Disney film, Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont and Bill Thompson with John Carradine at "Ca…

Are you familiar with the 1930 and 1941 film adaptations of this week’s WPMT premiere “Sunny”? The first film starred Marilyn Miller and the second one, with a highly revised plot, starred Anna Neagl…

This week’s WPMT premiere is the unforgettable and beloved Me and My Girl featuring classic songs that became standards performed by Judy Garland, Gene Kelly and Dick Powell like Oh, You Beautiful D…

Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach partnered on this week’s WPMT premiere, “Roberta.” “Roberta” is one of Broadway's most famous '30s titles because of the success of a popular tune in it (Smoke Gets in Yo…

If the story of this week’s WPMT premiere starring Betty Grable and Victor Mature with June Foray, too, sounds familiar, it could be that it is very similar to 1943’s movie “Coney Island” which also …

Featuring the songs “Nellie Kelly, I Love You,” “You Remind Me of My Mother,” “Till My Luck Comes Rolling Along” and others by George M. Cohan, this week’s WPMT “Little Nellie Kellie” was a huge hit!…

In addition to two Crosby’s hits, “Sing You Sinners” also includes the song “Don't Let That Moon Get Away,” but oddly no song called “Sing You Sinners!” Listen to all of them today on WPMT via Apple,…

Today’s the premiere of “The Cat and the Fiddle,” starring Rise Stevens, Adolphe Menjou and Gordon MacRae performing Jerome Kern’s songs like “She Didn't Say Yes,” “A New Love Is Old,” “One Moment Al…

This week WPMT premieres “Lillian Russell” available now on Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platforms! Listen to this early 20th century starring two legends of the music worl…

Tomorrow is the first day of autumn – so celebrate today with our WPMT premiere “Apple Blossoms” available now on Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platforms! Listen to this ear…