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
- 1079
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Classic Radio 05-17-25 - Jimmy and Garry, Locked out, The Club, and ad-libs
A Funny Saturday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Jimmy Durante-Garry Moore Show, originally broadcast May 17, 1946, 79 years ago. The Story of E. Fromsby Statchelcrom. The show originate…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Jimmy Durante-Garry Moore Show, originally broadcast May 17, 1946, 79 years ago. The Story of E. Fromsby Statchelcrom. The show originate…
02:29:01 |
Sat 17 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-16-25 - Robert Taylor on the Cello, George Sings? and Gildy and the Haunted House
Comedy on a Friday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Jack Benny, originally broadcast May 16, 1948, 77 years ago, Robert Taylor fills in for Jack. The Sportsmen Quartet and Robert Taylor (pla…
First a look at the events of the day
Then Jack Benny, originally broadcast May 16, 1948, 77 years ago, Robert Taylor fills in for Jack. The Sportsmen Quartet and Robert Taylor (pla…
02:26:20 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-15-25 Photo Mixup, Cadillac in the Pool, and Murder in the Library
A Funny Thursday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden, originally broadcast May 15, 1949, 76 years ago, Yearbook Photo Mixup. It's Friday the 13th, and Miss Broo…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden, originally broadcast May 15, 1949, 76 years ago, Yearbook Photo Mixup. It's Friday the 13th, and Miss Broo…
02:41:12 |
Thu 15 May 2025
OOPS - Complete Episode of The Sealed Book 45-05-13 ep09 Out of the Past
I'm embarrased. In the May 13 podcast, it appears that the episode of The Seled Book was incomplete. Totally my fault for not noticing my copy was 8 minutes short!
00:29:56 |
Wed 14 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-14-25 - The Twisted Lip, The Red Red Herring, and Murder in the Vineyard
Crime on a Wednesday
First a look at the events of the day
Then The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, originally broadcast May 14, 1943, 82 years ago, Man with …
First a look at the events of the day
Then The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, originally broadcast May 14, 1943, 82 years ago, Man with …
02:37:20 |
Wed 14 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-13-25 - Haunted Hotel, Out of the Past, and Lust for Gold
A Weird and Dramatic Tuesday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Weird Circle, originally broadcast May 13, 1945, 80 years ago, The Haunted Hotel. A man returns to Venice and the scene of his…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Weird Circle, originally broadcast May 13, 1945, 80 years ago, The Haunted Hotel. A man returns to Venice and the scene of his…
02:20:23 |
Tue 13 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-12-25 - Irma's Picnic, Bob and Peter in their Inner Sanctum, and the Long Way Home
Comedy on a Monday
First a look at the events of the day
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast May 12, 1953, 72 years ago, The Picnic. Irma and Al take the gang out for a pic…
First a look at the events of the day
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast May 12, 1953, 72 years ago, The Picnic. Irma and Al take the gang out for a pic…
02:23:20 |
Mon 12 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-11-25 - The Enormous Radio, The Elusive Countess, and I Won't Die Alone
A Dramatic Sunday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast May 11, 1956, 69 years ago, The Enormous Radio. A newly purchased radio picks up voices from ne…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast May 11, 1956, 69 years ago, The Enormous Radio. A newly purchased radio picks up voices from ne…
02:35:43 |
Sun 11 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-10-25 - Big Joke, Confession, and Lecturing Professors
Drama on a Saturday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast May 10, 1953, 72 years ago, The Big Joke. A bartender is paid $500 to kill a nice old man…
First a look at the events of the day
Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast May 10, 1953, 72 years ago, The Big Joke. A bartender is paid $500 to kill a nice old man…
02:26:06 |
Sat 10 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-09-25 - Viva La Chance, Sybil Crane Murder, and the Illustrious Client
A Dramatic Friday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast May 9, 1952, 73 years ago, Viva La Chance. Harry is in Paris, planning …
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast May 9, 1952, 73 years ago, Viva La Chance. Harry is in Paris, planning …
02:28:20 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-08-25 - On a Note of Triumph and the Red Badge of Courage
Drama on the 80th anniversary of V-E Day.
First a look at the events of the day
Then On a Note of Triumph, originally broadcast May 8, 1945, 80 years ago. An excellent V-E Day production making full u…
First a look at the events of the day
Then On a Note of Triumph, originally broadcast May 8, 1945, 80 years ago. An excellent V-E Day production making full u…
02:44:23 |
Thu 08 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-07-25 - Fred Salutes Jack's 10th, The Good Old Days, and Salute to School
A Funny Wednesday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Texaco Star Theater starring Fred Allen, originally broadcast May 7, 1941, 84 years ago with guests Amos ‘n’ Andy. Fred dedicates the e…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Texaco Star Theater starring Fred Allen, originally broadcast May 7, 1941, 84 years ago with guests Amos ‘n’ Andy. Fred dedicates the e…
02:34:03 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-06-25 - Burma Red, The Second Door, Stranger in the House, and Knock
Drama on a Tuesday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast May 6, 1962, 63 years ago, The Burma Red Matter. Johnny’s on the tr…
First a look at the events of the day
Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast May 6, 1962, 63 years ago, The Burma Red Matter. Johnny’s on the tr…
02:31:44 |
Tue 06 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-05-25 - Blandings and the Barn, Irma wants an older man, and Danse Macabre
A Funny Monday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Mr. and Mrs Blanding starring Cary Grant and Betsy Drake, originally broadcast May 5, 1951, 74 years ago, Rebuilding the Barn. Mr. Blandings d…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Mr. and Mrs Blanding starring Cary Grant and Betsy Drake, originally broadcast May 5, 1951, 74 years ago, Rebuilding the Barn. Mr. Blandings d…
02:31:36 |
Mon 05 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-04-25 - Sundown, The Carson Arson, and The Con Game
Drama on a Sunday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Suspense, originally broadcast May 4, 1958, 67 years ago, Sundown starring Jackie Kelk. A young boy grows up with only one desire...to kil…
First a look at the events of the day
Then Suspense, originally broadcast May 4, 1958, 67 years ago, Sundown starring Jackie Kelk. A young boy grows up with only one desire...to kil…
02:23:35 |
Sun 04 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-03-25 - The Navy Comes Through, The Giant of Thermopylae, and Gangbusters
A Dramatic Saturday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast May 3, 1943, 82 years ago, The Navy Comes Through starring Pat O’Brien. An adventure in the Atl…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast May 3, 1943, 82 years ago, The Navy Comes Through starring Pat O’Brien. An adventure in the Atl…
02:34:56 |
Sat 03 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-02-25 - George and Gracie, Charlie and Barbara, and Luigi and a Cough
Comedy on a Friday
First a look at the events of the day
Then An hour of the Burns and Allen Show, originally broadcast May 2, 1946, 79 years ago. A special, one hour expanded program, replacing "Bird…
First a look at the events of the day
Then An hour of the Burns and Allen Show, originally broadcast May 2, 1946, 79 years ago. A special, one hour expanded program, replacing "Bird…
02:28:43 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Classic Radio 05-01-25 - Bloomer Girls, Sam, and the Trouble with Women
A Thursday of Comedy.
First a look at this day in History.
Then Jack Benny, originally broadcast May 1, 1955, 70 years ago, Love Letters. Jack decides to buy a baseball team, and almost ends up with "B…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Jack Benny, originally broadcast May 1, 1955, 70 years ago, Love Letters. Jack decides to buy a baseball team, and almost ends up with "B…
02:33:09 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Classic Radio 04-30-25 - I Cant Sleep, Francis Fielding Murder, and Murder of a Champ
Crime on a Wednesday
First a look at the events of the day
Then I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast April 30, 1953, 72 years ago, I Can’t Sleep. The Party assigns …
First a look at the events of the day
Then I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast April 30, 1953, 72 years ago, I Can’t Sleep. The Party assigns …
02:27:40 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-29-25 - Blackbeards Ace, The Grand Canyon Matter, and Murder in 2952
A Tuesday of Crime and Fantasy
First a look at this day in History.
Then Suspense, originally broadcast April 29, 1962, 63 years ago, Blackbeard’s Ace starring Elaine Rost and John Thomas. A house see…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Suspense, originally broadcast April 29, 1962, 63 years ago, Blackbeard’s Ace starring Elaine Rost and John Thomas. A house see…
02:16:55 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
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