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
- 1081
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Classic Radio for June 30, 2024 - Business Note Default, Small Town Girl, and Air conditioner
2 + Hours of a mixed bag of Summer fun.
First a look at this day in History.
Then Boston Blackie starring Chester Morris, originally broadcast June 30, 1944, 80 years ago, $100,000 business note. Mr.…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Boston Blackie starring Chester Morris, originally broadcast June 30, 1944, 80 years ago, $100,000 business note. Mr.…
02:23:29 |
Sun 30 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 29, 2024 - James Fisk, Too Hot to Live, and Bathysphere
2+ Hours of Drama
First a look at this day in History.
Then Crime Classics, originally broadcast June 29, 1953, 71 years ago, The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of James Fisk Jr. The story about the …
First a look at this day in History.
Then Crime Classics, originally broadcast June 29, 1953, 71 years ago, The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of James Fisk Jr. The story about the …
02:26:38 |
Sat 29 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 28, 2024 - The Big Cliff, Homecoming, and July Fourth Picnic Murder?
2 + Hours of Drama
First a look at this day in History.
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast June 28, 1951, 73 years ago, The Big Cliff. An old woman named Gertrude Turner, has been f…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast June 28, 1951, 73 years ago, The Big Cliff. An old woman named Gertrude Turner, has been f…
02:26:20 |
Fri 28 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 27, 2024 - The King's Apology, Country of the Blind, and Blood and Sand
2+ Hours of Drama
First a look at this day in History.
Then Nick Carter, Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast June 27, 1948, 76 years ago, The Case of the Kings Apology. Nick turn…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Nick Carter, Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast June 27, 1948, 76 years ago, The Case of the Kings Apology. Nick turn…
02:35:42 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 26, 2024 - The Blind Beggar Dies, The Last Fred Allen Show, and the Unreasonable Aunt
2 + Hours of a mixed bag of Summer memories
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Shadow starring Orson Welles and Margot Stevenson, originally broadcast June 26, 1938, 86 years ago, The Blind …
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Shadow starring Orson Welles and Margot Stevenson, originally broadcast June 26, 1938, 86 years ago, The Blind …
02:35:54 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 25, 2024 - Manhunt, Sad Clowns, and Package in Tangiers
2+ Hours of Crime
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Whistler, originally broadcast June 25, 1950, 74 years ago, Manhunt. A man leading a dual life kills a blackmailer, and then is forced to…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Whistler, originally broadcast June 25, 1950, 74 years ago, Manhunt. A man leading a dual life kills a blackmailer, and then is forced to…
02:35:01 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 24, 2024 - Queen of the Cats, Fire At Sea, and Build a Man
2 + Hours of Drama
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Sealed Book, originally broadcast June 24, 1945, 79 years ago, The Queen of the Cats. A mysterious woman from Egypt has a strange relat…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Sealed Book, originally broadcast June 24, 1945, 79 years ago, The Queen of the Cats. A mysterious woman from Egypt has a strange relat…
02:28:09 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 23, 2024 - Irma the Newspaperwoman, High By Noon, and Culture? in Brooklyn?
2+ Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast June 23, 1953, 71 years ago, Irma the Newspaperwoman. Irma writes a column for t…
First a look at this day in History.
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast June 23, 1953, 71 years ago, Irma the Newspaperwoman. Irma writes a column for t…
02:21:58 |
Sun 23 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 22, 2024 - Jack Parr, Before the Colemans, and a Love Potion for Gracie
2 + Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Jack Parr Show, originally broadcast June 22, 1947, 77 years ago, What Does a Movie Star Really think? The Summer replacement for Jack…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Jack Parr Show, originally broadcast June 22, 1947, 77 years ago, What Does a Movie Star Really think? The Summer replacement for Jack…
02:39:03 |
Sat 22 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 21, 2024 - Charlie and Judy, Martin and Martin, and Adolf and Mrs Runyon
2+ Hours of Comedy with a side order of war propaganda drama...
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Charlie McCarthy Show, originally broadcast June 21, 1942, 82 years ago with guest Judy Gar…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Charlie McCarthy Show, originally broadcast June 21, 1942, 82 years ago with guest Judy Gar…
02:23:38 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 20, 2044 - DeeGees First Love, Young Doctor Lorre, and a Cleveland Feller
2 + Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Penny Singleton Show, originally broadcast June 20, 1950, 74 years ago, DeeGee’s First Love. DeeGee is in love with an older man...he'…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Penny Singleton Show, originally broadcast June 20, 1950, 74 years ago, DeeGee’s First Love. DeeGee is in love with an older man...he'…
02:32:20 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 19, 2024 - Fort Disaster, Going Bad, and a Sleeping Draught
2+ Hours of Westerns
First a look at this day in History.
Then Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley with Wade Crosby, originally broadcast June 19, 1953, 71 years ago, Fort Disaster. An old Army stockad…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley with Wade Crosby, originally broadcast June 19, 1953, 71 years ago, Fort Disaster. An old Army stockad…
02:09:47 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 18, 2024 - Coffee in Brazil, Tight Wire, and the Chinese Puzzle
2 + Hours of Crime
First a look at this day in History.
Then Jeff Regan Investigator starring Frank Graham and Frank Nelson, originally broadcast June 18, 1950, 74 years ago, They’ve Got More than Coff…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Jeff Regan Investigator starring Frank Graham and Frank Nelson, originally broadcast June 18, 1950, 74 years ago, They’ve Got More than Coff…
02:31:04 |
Tue 18 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 17, 2024 - Summer Replacements and Bond Drives
2+ Hours of crime
First a look at this day in History.
Then Call the Police, originally broadcast June 17, 1947, 77 years ago, Case of the Violent Vegetable. The owner of a fruit stand is murdered by a…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Call the Police, originally broadcast June 17, 1947, 77 years ago, Case of the Violent Vegetable. The owner of a fruit stand is murdered by a…
02:41:32 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 16, 2024 - Death in the North Sea, The Man Who Died Twice, and The Death of a Baltimore Birdie-and Friend
2 + Hours of Crime
First a look at this day in History.
Then The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce, originally broadcast June 16, 1947, 77 years ago, Death in the No…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce, originally broadcast June 16, 1947, 77 years ago, Death in the No…
02:33:16 |
Sun 16 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 15, 2024 - Jack March, The Mountain Murder, and the Delectable Damsel
2+ Hours of crime
First a look at this day in History.
Then Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast June 15, 1954, 70 years ago. Jack March is suspected of the murder of the…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast June 15, 1954, 70 years ago. Jack March is suspected of the murder of the…
02:23:59 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 14, 2024 - Ghost Breakers, The Summer Cottage, and the Tree
2 + Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then Screen Director’s Playhouse, originally broadcast June 14, 1951, 73 years ago, The Ghost Breakers starring Bob Hope reprising his role from…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Screen Director’s Playhouse, originally broadcast June 14, 1951, 73 years ago, The Ghost Breakers starring Bob Hope reprising his role from…
02:31:31 |
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 13, 2024 - Bergen, McCarthy, Fields, and Ameche, Gildy, and Don Wilson
2+ Hours of Variety and Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Chase and Sandborn Hour, originally broadcast June 13, 1937, 87 years ago, with guest Joan Blondell. Charlie McCarthy is in …
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Chase and Sandborn Hour, originally broadcast June 13, 1937, 87 years ago, with guest Joan Blondell. Charlie McCarthy is in …
02:30:53 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 12, 2024 - Housing Shortage, Bud Moves Out, and Artists and Models Abroad
2 + Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Eddie Cantor Show, originally broadcast June 12, 1947, 77 years ago, Dream, Dream, Dream. Bert Gordon as "The Mad Russian." Eddie inte…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Eddie Cantor Show, originally broadcast June 12, 1947, 77 years ago, Dream, Dream, Dream. Bert Gordon as "The Mad Russian." Eddie inte…
02:31:22 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Classic Radio for June 11, 2024 - The American Kremlin, Sledgehammer Handicap, and a Disappearing Plane
2+ Hours of Crime
First a look at this day in History.
Then I was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast June 11, 1952, 72 years ago, The American Kremlin. After seeing a …
First a look at this day in History.
Then I was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast June 11, 1952, 72 years ago, The American Kremlin. After seeing a …
02:24:25 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
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