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 for December 2, 2022 - Blind Mans Bluff, Burke and Hare, and Danger
Two hours of Crime and drama
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Calling All Cars, originally broadcast December 2, 1938, 85 years ago, Blind Man’s Bluff. A robbery has taken place, but thieve…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Calling All Cars, originally broadcast December 2, 1938, 85 years ago, Blind Man’s Bluff. A robbery has taken place, but thieve…
02:26:21 |
Sat 02 Dec 2023
Classic Radio for December 1, 2023 - Nero Wolfe, Joe Friday, and a Trunk
Two hours of Crime and drama
First, a look at this date in history.
Then The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe starring Sydney Greenstreet, originally broadcast December 1, 1950, 73 years ago, The Case of …
First, a look at this date in history.
Then The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe starring Sydney Greenstreet, originally broadcast December 1, 1950, 73 years ago, The Case of …
02:29:26 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
Classic Radio for November 30, 2023 - A Sick Father, a sick Mortimer, and a sick Phil
Two hours of Comedies
First, a look at this date in history.
Then The Aldrich Family starring Bobby Ellis, originally broadcast November 30, 1952, 71 years ago, Henry’s Father is Sick. Henry's father…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then The Aldrich Family starring Bobby Ellis, originally broadcast November 30, 1952, 71 years ago, Henry’s Father is Sick. Henry's father…
02:22:56 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 29, 2023 - Meteor, Jack and George in College, and a Costume Party
Two hours of Comedies
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast November 29, 1951, 72 years ago, Meteor. There’s a meteor in the Anders…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast November 29, 1951, 72 years ago, Meteor. There’s a meteor in the Anders…
02:27:45 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 28, 2023 - Ozzie and Harriet, Jack Benny, Gunsmoke, and Frontier Town
Two hours of Comedies and Westerns.
First, a look at this date in history.
Then The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, originally broadcast November 28, 1948, 75 years ago, Intellectual Curiosity. Ozzie…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, originally broadcast November 28, 1948, 75 years ago, Intellectual Curiosity. Ozzie…
02:21:39 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 27, 2023 - Crime Photographer, the Whistler, Gunsmoke, and Paladin - and Turkey
Two hours of Crime and Westerns.
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Casey Crime Photographer starring Staats Cotsworth, originally broadcast November 27, 1947, 76 years ago, After Turkey, The…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Casey Crime Photographer starring Staats Cotsworth, originally broadcast November 27, 1947, 76 years ago, After Turkey, The…
02:23:33 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 26, 2023 - Don MacLaughlin and Mandel Kramer plus Blackie and Claudia
Two hours of Crime
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast November 26, 1950, 73 years ago, The Case of the Hideous Hijac…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast November 26, 1950, 73 years ago, The Case of the Hideous Hijac…
02:17:18 |
Sun 26 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 25, 2023 -Abbott and Costello, Gildersleeve, Edgar Bergen, Fibber and Molly, and Ervin the Lion
Two hours of Comedy
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast November 25, 1943, 80 years ago, Abbott and Costello plan to kill Ingrid, Costello's pet turkey…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast November 25, 1943, 80 years ago, Abbott and Costello plan to kill Ingrid, Costello's pet turkey…
02:37:22 |
Sat 25 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 24, 2023 - Gangbusters, Point Sublime, Calling All Cars, Dragnet, and the Lion Hunt
Two hours of drama
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Gangbusters, originally broadcast November 24, 1945, 78 years ago, The Case of Matthew Cazzara. Matthew Kozera, a meek-looking but very da…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Gangbusters, originally broadcast November 24, 1945, 78 years ago, The Case of Matthew Cazzara. Matthew Kozera, a meek-looking but very da…
02:27:51 |
Fri 24 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 23, 2023 - Thanksgiving special
Two hours of Thanksgiving Entertainment
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Good News of 1940, originally broadcast November 23, 1939, 84 years ago, Here Comes the Pilgrims! The first tune is, …
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Good News of 1940, originally broadcast November 23, 1939, 84 years ago, Here Comes the Pilgrims! The first tune is, …
02:31:47 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Classic Radio Special November 22, 1963 - Four Days that Shocked the World
A portion of a United Press International special Four Days that Shocked the World covering the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
00:43:26 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 22, 2023 - Gas Ration, Thanksgiving Play, Jack Benny at Ivy College
Two hours of Comedy
First, a look at this date in history.
Then The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast November 22, 1942, 81 years ago, Thanksgiving Dinner. Gildersleeve tri…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast November 22, 1942, 81 years ago, Thanksgiving Dinner. Gildersleeve tri…
02:29:15 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
From KELY Radio and the Nevada Talk Network - Remembering the Kennedy Assassination 60 years ago today
As broadcast on KELY and the Nevada Talk Network Wednesday morning, November 22, 2023-
A remembrance of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy 60 years ago.
A remembrance of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy 60 years ago.
00:45:01 |
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 21, 2023 - The Tansey Family, Mayhem, One for the Book, and Chain of Command
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Dr Christian starring Jean Hersholt, originally broadcast November 21, 1937, 86 years ago, The Story of the Tanzy Family. The family is taking advantage of …
Then Dr Christian starring Jean Hersholt, originally broadcast November 21, 1937, 86 years ago, The Story of the Tanzy Family. The family is taking advantage of …
02:29:48 |
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 20, 2023 - Murder, Horse Thief, and a lion
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Casey Crime Photographer starring Staats Cotsworth, originally broadcast November 20, 1947, 76 years ago, Earned Reward. Shorty Irwin, one of Casey's rival …
Then Casey Crime Photographer starring Staats Cotsworth, originally broadcast November 20, 1947, 76 years ago, Earned Reward. Shorty Irwin, one of Casey's rival …
02:20:38 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 19, 2023-Ostrich, Turkey, and more
Two hours of Comedy
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Jack Benny from November 19, 1939, 84 years ago, Ostrich for Thanksgiving? Mary Livingstone reads a Thanksgiving-Day poem. Jack is plann…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Jack Benny from November 19, 1939, 84 years ago, Ostrich for Thanksgiving? Mary Livingstone reads a Thanksgiving-Day poem. Jack is plann…
02:26:14 |
Sun 19 Nov 2023
Classic Radio Theater for November 18, 2023 - Gracie's house, The Jolly Boys, Afraid of Banks, and Opera
Two hours of Comedy
First, a look at this date in history.
Then George Burns and Gracie Allen from November 18, 1940, 83 years ago, their Thanksgiving Show. George explains Thanksgiving to Gracie. A v…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then George Burns and Gracie Allen from November 18, 1940, 83 years ago, their Thanksgiving Show. George explains Thanksgiving to Gracie. A v…
02:30:32 |
Sat 18 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 17, 2023 - FBI, Indictment, Gunsmoke, and Hollywood
Two hours of Crime drama
First, a look at this date in history.
Then a 90 minute aircheck from WROW in Albany New York from November 17, 1957, 66 years ago. It is likely that this recording originated…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then a 90 minute aircheck from WROW in Albany New York from November 17, 1957, 66 years ago. It is likely that this recording originated…
02:28:05 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 16, 2023 - Joe Friday, a DA, A Ghost, and the End of the World
Two hours of Crime drama and Science Fiction
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast November 16, 1952, 71 years ago, The Big Walk. Sgt. Friday pose…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast November 16, 1952, 71 years ago, The Big Walk. Sgt. Friday pose…
02:29:30 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
Classic Radio for November 15, 2023 - Irma and the Turkey, Father and the Song, Archie can't get to sleep
Two hours of Comedy
First, a look at this date in history.
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast November 15, 1948, 75 years ago, Irma buys a Turkey. Thanksgiving is approachi…
First, a look at this date in history.
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast November 15, 1948, 75 years ago, Irma buys a Turkey. Thanksgiving is approachi…
02:29:38 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
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