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 May 21, 2024 - Big Brother (not that one), Detour to Terror, and the Poker Murders
2 + Hours of Crime
First a look at this day in History.
Then Let George Do It starring Bob Bailey and Virginia Gregg, originally broadcast May 21, 1951, 73 years ago, Big Brother. A beautiful dancer n…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Let George Do It starring Bob Bailey and Virginia Gregg, originally broadcast May 21, 1951, 73 years ago, Big Brother. A beautiful dancer n…
02:25:23 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 20, 2004 - Liz feels old, Mollys Birthday Cake, and a fake $10000 bill
2+ Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball with Richard Denning, originally broadcast May 20, 1949, 75 years ago, Feeling Old. Liz is feeli…
First a look at this day in History.
Then My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball with Richard Denning, originally broadcast May 20, 1949, 75 years ago, Feeling Old. Liz is feeli…
02:26:38 |
Mon 20 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 19, 2024 - Leroy Dances, The Acme Plaza, and Dust be my Destiny
2 + Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast May 19, 1946, 78 years ago, Leroy Learns to Dance. Gildersleeve arrang…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast May 19, 1946, 78 years ago, Leroy Learns to Dance. Gildersleeve arrang…
02:33:16 |
Sun 19 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 18, 2024 - 66 years ago, Crime and Westerns
2+ Hours of Westerns and Drama from this date 66 years ago
First a look at this day in History.
Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast May 18, 1958, 66 years ago, The …
First a look at this day in History.
Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast May 18, 1958, 66 years ago, The …
02:14:47 |
Sat 18 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 17, 2024 - The Lost City, Deadly Devotion, and Rogues Regiment
2 + Hours of Crime
First a look at this day in History.
Then Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast May 17, 1950, 74 years ago, The Lost City. A whole lot of oil is missing…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast May 17, 1950, 74 years ago, The Lost City. A whole lot of oil is missing…
02:29:40 |
Fri 17 May 2024
Classic Radio Theater for May 16, 2024 - Paroled for Revenge, Corwin and New York, and The Plan
2+ Hours of Crime on this Thursday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Green Hornet, originally broadcast May 16, 1944, 80 years ago, Paroled for Revenge. A gangster fresh from stir goes gu…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Green Hornet, originally broadcast May 16, 1944, 80 years ago, Paroled for Revenge. A gangster fresh from stir goes gu…
02:42:37 |
Thu 16 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 15, 2024 - Night Watchman, The President and the Ladies, and 30 years of Network Radio
2 + Hours of Drama and History
First a look at this day in History.
Then Night Beat starring Frank Lovejoy, originally broadcast May 15, 1950, 74 years ago, The Night Watchman. Did a night watchman na…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Night Beat starring Frank Lovejoy, originally broadcast May 15, 1950, 74 years ago, The Night Watchman. Did a night watchman na…
02:25:49 |
Wed 15 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 14, 2024 - Blue Alibi, Red Red Herring, and Murder in the Vineyard
2+ Hours of Crime on this Tuesday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Whistler, originally broadcast May 14, 1950, 74 years ago, Blue Alibi. The wife of a city official tries to get him to br…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Whistler, originally broadcast May 14, 1950, 74 years ago, Blue Alibi. The wife of a city official tries to get him to br…
02:31:25 |
Tue 14 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 13, 2024 - Tenth Anniversary, Driving to New York, and Smuggled Irish Tweed
2 + Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning, originally broadcast May 13, 1949, 75 years ago, Anniversary Presents. Wit…
First a look at this day in History.
Then My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning, originally broadcast May 13, 1949, 75 years ago, Anniversary Presents. Wit…
02:22:33 |
Mon 13 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 12, 2024 - Irma and the Picnic, Sponsored operations, and Montague a Father?
2+ Hours of Comedy on this Sunday
First a look at this day in History.
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast May 12, 1953, 71 years ago, The Picnic. Jane, Irma and the gang g…
First a look at this day in History.
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast May 12, 1953, 71 years ago, The Picnic. Jane, Irma and the gang g…
02:34:17 |
Sun 12 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 11, 2024 - The Visitor, The Enormous Radio, and Murder in the Script Department
2 + Hours of Drama
First a look at this day in History.
Then Suspense, originally broadcast May 11, 1944, 80 years ago, The Visitor starring Eddie Bracken. A young boy who was thought dead returns home…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Suspense, originally broadcast May 11, 1944, 80 years ago, The Visitor starring Eddie Bracken. A young boy who was thought dead returns home…
02:22:32 |
Sat 11 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 10, 2024 - The Big Joke, The Carnival Killer, and John Dillinger
2+ Hours of Drama on this Friday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast May 10, 1953, 71 years ago, The Big Joke. A bartender is paid $500 to kill a…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast May 10, 1953, 71 years ago, The Big Joke. A bartender is paid $500 to kill a…
02:22:30 |
Fri 10 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 9, 2024 - My Man Godfrey, Gildy's Wedding List, and the Oscar
2 + Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast May 9, 1938, 86 years ago, My Man Godfrey starring William Powell and Carole Lombard. An adaptatio…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast May 9, 1938, 86 years ago, My Man Godfrey starring William Powell and Carole Lombard. An adaptatio…
02:37:55 |
Thu 09 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 8, 2024 - VE Day, a Wonderful Life, and Mars is Heaven
2+ Hours of Drama on this V-E Day
First a look at this day in History.
Then On a Note of Triumph starring Martin Gabel, originally broadcast May 8, 1945, 79 years ago. An excellent V-E Day production …
First a look at this day in History.
Then On a Note of Triumph starring Martin Gabel, originally broadcast May 8, 1945, 79 years ago. An excellent V-E Day production …
02:35:20 |
Wed 08 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 7, 2024 - Jewel Robberies, You Could Die Laughing, and the Purloined Ruby
2 + Hours of Crime
First a look at this day in History.
Then Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast May 7, 1946, 78 years old, The Winthrope Jewelry Robberies. A diamond a day is di…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast May 7, 1946, 78 years old, The Winthrope Jewelry Robberies. A diamond a day is di…
02:23:45 |
Tue 07 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 6, 2024 - Never The Twain, The Photographer, and Anna Norquest
2+ Hours of Westerns on a Monday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast May 6, 1956, 68 years ago, Never the Twain. The daughter of Spotted T…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast May 6, 1956, 68 years ago, Never the Twain. The daughter of Spotted T…
02:33:46 |
Mon 06 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 5, 2024 - The Mink Fink, Old Men, and Boris Karloff
2 + Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, originally broadcast May 5, 1953, 71 years ago, with guest Anne Baxter. Anne and the boys do a sketch about a…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, originally broadcast May 5, 1953, 71 years ago, with guest Anne Baxter. Anne and the boys do a sketch about a…
02:23:13 |
Sun 05 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 4, 2024 - Salt, Money, and a King Cobra
2+ Hours of Westerns and Crime on a Saturday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast May 4, 1958, 66 years ago, Worth Its Sal…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast May 4, 1958, 66 years ago, Worth Its Sal…
02:24:59 |
Sat 04 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 3, 2024 - Bob and Lucy, Amos 'n' Andy, and One Long Pan
2 + Hours of Comedy
First a look at this day in History.
Then Bob Hope, originally broadcast May 3, 1949, 75 years ago with guest Lucille Ball. The first show of the season. Bob Hope's Swan's Eye View …
First a look at this day in History.
Then Bob Hope, originally broadcast May 3, 1949, 75 years ago with guest Lucille Ball. The first show of the season. Bob Hope's Swan's Eye View …
02:33:43 |
Fri 03 May 2024
Classic Radio for May 2, 2024 - The Soaring Saucer, margaret Royce, and No Coffin for the Dead
2+ Hours of Crime on a Thursday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Counterspy starring Don MacLaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast May 2, 1950, 74 years ago, The Case of the Soaring …
First a look at this day in History.
Then Counterspy starring Don MacLaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast May 2, 1950, 74 years ago, The Case of the Soaring …
02:32:05 |
Thu 02 May 2024
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