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 04-28-25 - Jimmy and Lucy, Gildy quits Girls, and Dean and Jerry and Baseball
Comedy on a Monday
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast April 28, 1948, 77 years ago. Jimmy and guest Lucille Ball tour the country to see how women …
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast April 28, 1948, 77 years ago. Jimmy and guest Lucille Ball tour the country to see how women …
02:32:18 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-27-25 - The Diary of Sophronia Winters, Execution, and The Big Lift
A Sunday of Crime and Fantasy
First a look at this day in History.
Then Suspense, originally broadcast April 27, 1943, 82 years ago, The Diary of Sophronia Winters starring Agnes Moorehead. A horror …
First a look at this day in History.
Then Suspense, originally broadcast April 27, 1943, 82 years ago, The Diary of Sophronia Winters starring Agnes Moorehead. A horror …
02:29:21 |
Sun 27 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-26-25 - Delivery Bicycle, Checking Account, and Hollywood awaits
Comedy on a Saturday
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Aldrich Family starring Bobby Ellis, originally broadcast April 26, 1953, 72 years ago, The Delivery Bicycle. Henry tries to deliver …
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Aldrich Family starring Bobby Ellis, originally broadcast April 26, 1953, 72 years ago, The Delivery Bicycle. Henry tries to deliver …
02:33:49 |
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-25-25 - Showboat, Rabbits, and Too Much Change
A Funny Friday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Charlie McCarthy Show, originally broadcast April 25, 1943, 82 years ago, Showboat? Bergen tries to explain shortwave radio to Charlie. Bil…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Charlie McCarthy Show, originally broadcast April 25, 1943, 82 years ago, Showboat? Bergen tries to explain shortwave radio to Charlie. Bil…
02:43:17 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-24-25 - Living with Bill Goodwin, Renting the Maxwell, and the Mad Doctor
Comedy on a Thursday
First a look at the events of the day
Then George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast April 24, 1947, 78 years ago, Moving In with Bill Goodwin. George and Gracie move o…
First a look at the events of the day
Then George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast April 24, 1947, 78 years ago, Moving In with Bill Goodwin. George and Gracie move o…
02:27:53 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-23-25 - I Walk Alone, Make Ready my Grave, and John Wilkes Booth
A Dramatic Wednesday
First a look at this day in History.
Then I Was a Communist for the FBI Starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast April 23, 1953, 72 years ago, I Walk Alone. The Party tries to …
First a look at this day in History.
Then I Was a Communist for the FBI Starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast April 23, 1953, 72 years ago, I Walk Alone. The Party tries to …
02:27:51 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-22-25 - The New Recruit, Indian Crazy, and Johnny Stringer
Westerns on a Tuesday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast April 22, 1956, 68 years ago, The New Recruit. The story of a man who was in t…
First a look at the events of the day
Then Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast April 22, 1956, 68 years ago, The New Recruit. The story of a man who was in t…
02:20:37 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-21-55 - Too Many Husbands, The Last Bob Hope Show, and Dennis said the wrong thing...
A Funny Monday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Screen Guild Theater, originally broadcast April 21, 1947, 78 years ago, Too Many Husbands starring Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, and Lucille Ball. …
First a look at this day in History.
Then Screen Guild Theater, originally broadcast April 21, 1947, 78 years ago, Too Many Husbands starring Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, and Lucille Ball. …
02:38:24 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-20-25 - Alibi Me, Wayward Trout, and Aces and Eights
Drama from 67 years ago
First a look at the events of the day
Then Suspense, originally broadcast April 20, 1958, 67 years ago, Alibi Me starring Stan Freberg. A two-bit hoodlum murders his competitor …
First a look at the events of the day
Then Suspense, originally broadcast April 20, 1958, 67 years ago, Alibi Me starring Stan Freberg. A two-bit hoodlum murders his competitor …
02:06:06 |
Sun 20 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-19-25 - Iron Fist, the Big Speech, and Humoresque
A Dramatic Saturday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Big Town starring Edward Pawley, originally broadcast April 19, 1949, 76 years ago, The Case of the Iron Fist. Anton Broder, the editor o…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Big Town starring Edward Pawley, originally broadcast April 19, 1949, 76 years ago, The Case of the Iron Fist. Anton Broder, the editor o…
02:27:18 |
Sat 19 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-18-25 - Al and the Prize Fighter, The Author Meets his Match, and Howdyville.
Comedy on a Friday
First a look at the events of the day
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast April 18, 1947, 78 years ago, Prize Fighter. Irma gives Al the girls' rent mone…
First a look at the events of the day
Then My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast April 18, 1947, 78 years ago, Prize Fighter. Irma gives Al the girls' rent mone…
02:24:23 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Classic Radio Special - Happy Easter
Our Super Sized Easter Special.
First Jack Benny from April 10, 1955, 70 years ago, the Easter Parade. Jack and Mary are walking and singing in the Easter Parade.
Then My Favorite Husband starring L…
First Jack Benny from April 10, 1955, 70 years ago, the Easter Parade. Jack and Mary are walking and singing in the Easter Parade.
Then My Favorite Husband starring L…
02:50:37 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-17-25 - Rudy proposes to Joan, Jane Ace on a Quiz Show, and Just Plain Dracula
A Funny Thursday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Joan Davis Time, originally broadcast April 17, 1948, 77 years ago with guest Rudy Vallee. Guest Rudy Vallee proposes marriage to Joan, so he…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Joan Davis Time, originally broadcast April 17, 1948, 77 years ago with guest Rudy Vallee. Guest Rudy Vallee proposes marriage to Joan, so he…
02:38:14 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-16-25 - Liz anniversary, Easter at Gildy's, and Dennis for Assembly
Comedy on a Wednesday
First a look at the events of the day
Then My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball, originally broadcast April 16, 1950, 75 years ago, Anniversary Presents. It's the Coopers' a…
First a look at the events of the day
Then My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball, originally broadcast April 16, 1950, 75 years ago, Anniversary Presents. It's the Coopers' a…
02:21:01 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-15-25 - Tallulah, Jack Carson, and Martha Raye, and the Boys Club
A Variety Tuesday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead, originally broadcast April 15, 1951, 74 years ago. Jack Carson gives Tallulah a singing lesson. Oliv…
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead, originally broadcast April 15, 1951, 74 years ago. Jack Carson gives Tallulah a singing lesson. Oliv…
02:39:18 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-14-25 - It Happens Every Spring, Brooklyn Pinafore, and Housing Shortage
Comedy on a Monday
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast April 14, 1950, 75 years ago, It Happens Every Spring starring Ray Milland. A baseba…
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast April 14, 1950, 75 years ago, It Happens Every Spring starring Ray Milland. A baseba…
02:27:42 |
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-13-25 - The Marvalous Barrastro, Ineffable Essence of Nothing, and the Man Who Committed Suicide
A dramatic Sunday
First a look at this day in History.
Then Suspense, originally broadcast April 13, 1944, 81 years ago, The Marvelous Barrastro starring Orson Welles. A great story with Orson doing h…
First a look at this day in History.
Then Suspense, originally broadcast April 13, 1944, 81 years ago, The Marvelous Barrastro starring Orson Welles. A great story with Orson doing h…
02:28:43 |
Sun 13 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-12-25 - Hired Wife, Missing Heir, and Back from Palm Springs
Comedy on a Saturday
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast April 12, 1951, 74 years ago, Hired Wife starring Rosalind Russell and Jeff Chandler…
First a look at the events of the day
Then The Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast April 12, 1951, 74 years ago, Hired Wife starring Rosalind Russell and Jeff Chandler…
02:43:06 |
Sat 12 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-11-25 - Operation Tomorrow, Incident at Switchpath, and The Citadel
A dramatic Friday
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast April 11, 1950, 75 years ago, Operation Tomorrow, A professor sends his assistant 100 years …
First a look at this day in History.
Then The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast April 11, 1950, 75 years ago, Operation Tomorrow, A professor sends his assistant 100 years …
02:31:30 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Classic Radio 04-10-25 - High School Hotshots, Joshua Masters, and the Edge of the Shadow
Crime and Mystery on a Thursday
First a look at the events of the day
Then Gang Busters, originally broadcast April 10, 1948, 77 years ago, The Case of the High School Hotshots. Two teen-agers gradua…
First a look at the events of the day
Then Gang Busters, originally broadcast April 10, 1948, 77 years ago, The Case of the High School Hotshots. Two teen-agers gradua…
02:17:49 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
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