Classic Radio Theater with 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!
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 119 minutes
- Episodes
- 1080
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Classic Radio 03-02-25 - Carnegie Hall, Tax Trouble, and Phil and Alice to Vegas
A Funny Sunday
First a look at this day in History.
Then George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast March 2, 1943, 82 years ago, Playing Carnegie Hall Part 1. The broadcast originates from New…
First a look at this day in History.
Then George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast March 2, 1943, 82 years ago, Playing Carnegie Hall Part 1. The broadcast originates from New…
02:17:46 |
Sun 02 Mar 2025
Classic Radio 03-01-25 - A Foreign Affair, Screaming Woman, Sketch for a Screenplay
A Dramatic Saturday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast March 1, 1951, 74 years ago, A Foreign Affair starring Marlene Dietrich and Lucille Ball.…
First a look at the events of the day
Then Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast March 1, 1951, 74 years ago, A Foreign Affair starring Marlene Dietrich and Lucille Ball.…
02:26:38 |
Sat 01 Mar 2025
Classic Radio 02-28-25 - Life at the South Pole, Violin Returned, and Hiring a Maid
A Funny Friday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Fred Allen, originally broadcast February 28, 1940, 85 years ago, Life at the South Pole. Fred interviews the assistant superintendent of the …
First a look at this day in History.
Then Fred Allen, originally broadcast February 28, 1940, 85 years ago, Life at the South Pole. Fred interviews the assistant superintendent of the …
02:43:42 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-27-25 - The girl in the Park, The Molly about 7, and Real gone
A Dramatic Thursday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Nightbeat starring Frank Lovejoy, originally broadcast February 27, 1950, 75 years ago, The Girl In The Park. Randy Stone meets Fran Fowl…
First a look at the events of the day
Then Nightbeat starring Frank Lovejoy, originally broadcast February 27, 1950, 75 years ago, The Girl In The Park. Randy Stone meets Fran Fowl…
02:14:25 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-26-25 - Two Man Crime Wave, I Walk In The Night, and The Loophole
A Dramatic Wednesday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Calling All Cars, originally broadcast February 26, 1935, 90 years ago, California’s Two Man Crime Wave. Two men have robbed a bank while…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Calling All Cars, originally broadcast February 26, 1935, 90 years ago, California’s Two Man Crime Wave. Two men have robbed a bank while…
02:29:31 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-25-25 - Hattie and Hooker, The Racetrack, and The Golf Game
A Funny Tuesday
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast February 25, 1945, 80 years ago, Hattie and Hooker. The start of the progra…
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast February 25, 1945, 80 years ago, Hattie and Hooker. The start of the progra…
02:36:44 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-24-25 - Lost Ring, New Car, and the Name
A Funny Monday
First a look at this day in History.
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast February 24, 1952, 73 years ago, The Lost Friendship Ring. Irma has dropped Al's bras…
First a look at this day in History.
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast February 24, 1952, 73 years ago, The Lost Friendship Ring. Irma has dropped Al's bras…
02:38:20 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-23-25 - Kendalls Last Stand, The Surgery, and Duel on the Trail
A Western Sunday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast February 23, 1958, 67 years ago, Kendall's Last Stand. During the massacre of …
First a look at the events of the day
Then Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast February 23, 1958, 67 years ago, Kendall's Last Stand. During the massacre of …
02:19:21 |
Sun 23 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-22-25 - Big Smoke, Charity Killers, and Murder By Jury
First a look at this day in History.
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast February 22, 1953, 72 years ago, The Big Smoke. Old Mr. Stone, who kept his life savings in his mattress, ha…
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast February 22, 1953, 72 years ago, The Big Smoke. Old Mr. Stone, who kept his life savings in his mattress, ha…
02:34:00 |
Sat 22 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-21-25 - The Hangman and The Book, The Producer, and the Delaware
A Dramatic Friday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring John Stanley, originally broadcast February 21, 1949, 76 years ago, The Adventure of the Hangman and …
First a look at the events of the day
Then Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring John Stanley, originally broadcast February 21, 1949, 76 years ago, The Adventure of the Hangman and …
02:25:29 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-20-25 - Lum to Convention, Judie and Frankie, and Jack and Groucho
A Funny Thursday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Lum and Abner, originally broadcast February 20, 1949, 76 years ago, Raising Money to go to Convention. The boys try to attend a convention in…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Lum and Abner, originally broadcast February 20, 1949, 76 years ago, Raising Money to go to Convention. The boys try to attend a convention in…
02:40:27 |
Thu 20 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-19-25 - Blood Pressure Test, The Missing Heir, and I wish...
A Funny Wednesday
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Henry Morgan Show, originally broadcast February 19, 1947, 78 years ago, The Radio Blood Test. How radio affects blood pressure. Two "a…
02:34:30 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-18-25 - Oblong Box, Black Gospel, and Poisoning
A Dramatic Tuesday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Weird Circle, originally broadcast February 18, 1945, 80 years ago, The Oblong Box. A horror story about an ill-fated ocean voyage and…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Weird Circle, originally broadcast February 18, 1945, 80 years ago, The Oblong Box. A horror story about an ill-fated ocean voyage and…
02:20:22 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-17-25 - Jane Quits, Firefighter and Fibber, and Bob and Fred
A Funny Monday
First a look at the events of the day
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast February 17, 1952, 73 years ago, Jane Decides to Quit Her Job. Jane quits her job …
First a look at the events of the day
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast February 17, 1952, 73 years ago, Jane Decides to Quit Her Job. Jane quits her job …
02:37:10 |
Mon 17 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-16-25 - The Big Sucker, The Party for Death, and Strictly business
A Criminal Sunday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast February 16, 1954, 71 years ago, The Big Sucker. A con-man uses real diamonds to cheat uns…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast February 16, 1954, 71 years ago, The Big Sucker. A con-man uses real diamonds to cheat uns…
02:20:26 |
Sun 16 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-15-25 - They Got Me Covered, Born Yesterday?, and Orchid for a Lady
A Funny Saturday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Screen Guild Theater, originally broadcast February 15, 1943, 82 years ago, They Got Me Covered starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Bob ba…
First a look at the events of the day
Then Screen Guild Theater, originally broadcast February 15, 1943, 82 years ago, They Got Me Covered starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Bob ba…
02:29:48 |
Sat 15 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-14-25 - On this date 65 years ago
We focus on a Sunday 65 years ago
First a look at this day in History.
Then Suspense, originally broadcast February 14, 1960, 65 years ago, Sorry Wrong Number starring Agnes Moorehead. The eighth and …
First a look at this day in History.
Then Suspense, originally broadcast February 14, 1960, 65 years ago, Sorry Wrong Number starring Agnes Moorehead. The eighth and …
02:31:51 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-13-25 - Making a Valentine Card, Surprise Party, and Guess Who
A Valentine Thursday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Lum and Abner, originally broadcast February 13, 1949, 76 years ago, Lum Tries To Make His Own Valentine For Rowena. Lum saves thirty-f…
First a look at the events of the day
Then Lum and Abner, originally broadcast February 13, 1949, 76 years ago, Lum Tries To Make His Own Valentine For Rowena. Lum saves thirty-f…
02:30:07 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-12-25 - Man from Alcatraz, Man who Couldn't Die, Anniversary of Death
A Criminal Wednesday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Mr. District Attorney starring Jay Jostyn, originally broadcast February 12, 1941, 84 years ago, The Man From Alcatraz. Vannie Devine is …
First a look at this day in History.
Then Mr. District Attorney starring Jay Jostyn, originally broadcast February 12, 1941, 84 years ago, The Man From Alcatraz. Vannie Devine is …
02:27:58 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
Classic Radio 02-11-25 - The Big Show and Twenty Questions
A Variety Tuesday
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead, originally broadcast February 11, 1951, 74 years ago. Groucho Marx advertises "Plebo," his unique …
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead, originally broadcast February 11, 1951, 74 years ago. Groucho Marx advertises "Plebo," his unique …
02:30:57 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
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