Usa Classic Radio Theater

My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast May 17, 1948, 73 years ago, New York Professional Women's Club. Jane has been accepted into the, "New York Professional Women's Club." Irma wants to be a member too.

Monitor, radio’s original magazine program, originally broadcast May 17, 1958 hosted by Peter Roberts and Walter Kiernan including Alex Dreier and Fibber McGee and Molly. Alex Dreier (from Chicago) comments on the South American recession and anti-Americanism. Miss Monitor gives a time check. Johnny Erp interviews a referee at the Indianapolis 500 about the use of signal flags. Fibber McGee tries to impress Teeny with his old army uniform. Ed Arnow interviews golfer Harvey Ward, Jr.

Night Watch starring Donn Reid, originally broadcast May 17, 1954, The first call is about a shop-lifting suspect. A woman has been caught trying to steal shirts, and then is detained on a narcotics charge. A prowler is apprehended, but it turns out to be just a drunk. A suspect in a market stickup is interrogated. Also part 4 of the five- part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story the Medium Well Done Matter, originally broadcast May 17, 1956. The Medium well-done: appears!

Columbia Presents Corwin, originally broadcast May 16, 1944, 77 years ago, New York, A Tapestry For Radio. A description of the world's greatest city at war. Martin Gable narrates the story by Norman Corwin.

The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast May 16, 1943, Haunted House. Leila has gotten the nesting instinct and thinks the Burton house would make an ideal home for the Gildersleeves! Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast May 16, 1960, Betsy Biting her Fingernails.

Philo Vance starring Jackson Beck, originally broadcast May 16, 1950, The Manicure Murder Case. A scientist named Edgar Wilson has been shot and is dying. But first, he stops for a manicure! Also part 3 of the five-part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story the Medium Well Done Matter, originally broadcast May 16, 1956. A thing or two about a killer, and a medium not so well-done.

Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast May 15, 1945, 76 years ago, The Black Art starring Simone Simon. A murderer about to be hanged is rescued by a woman with strange powers. This is the last program hosted by Raymond Edward Johnson.

Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley, originally broadcast May 15, 1953, Open Range. A Texan homesteader is defending himself again rancher Sy Davenport. On whose land has a fence been built? Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast May 15, 1935, Squire Skimp heads to Chicago. Squire Skimp offers to help dispose of all the hogs...for a price!

Let George Do It starring Bob Bailey and Virginia Gregg, originally broadcast May 15, 1950, The Anthill. A slot machine mechanic has been shot and is near death. Who is the secretive Mr. Black who is behind the slots? Also part 2 of the five-part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story the Medium Well Done Matter, originally broadcast May 15, 1956.

The Whistler, originally broadcast May 14, 1950, 71 years ago, Blue Alibi. The wife of a city official tries to get him to break off with racketeers who have been paying him graft. Willard Waterman and William Conrad feature in the show.

Mr President starring Edward Arnold, originally broadcast May 14, 1950, Dark Horse. Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast May 14, 1958, Driving to New York

I was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast May 14, 1952, The Red Red Herring. Cvetic frames a loyal party member to protect himself. Also part 1 of the five-part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story the Medium Well Done Matter, originally broadcast May 14, 1956. A matter of a medium well-done...plus a seance or two.

On May 8, 1945, 60 million Americans tuned in to hear On A Note of Triumph, Norman Corwin's radio masterpiece marking the end of World War II in Europe. Lauded by Carl Sandburg as "one of the all-time great American poems," it was the most listened-to radio drama in U.S. history. The narrator is Martin Gable, best remembered by those not fans of the New York stage as the husband of Arlene Francis of What's My Line fame.

Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast May 13, 1956, 65 years ago, The War Correspondent. A reporter from a New York newspaper comes west to tell the "truth" and also to learn of the "real" west.

Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast May 13, 1947, Smuggled Irish Tweed. Fibber has purchased three bolts of "genuine" Irish tweed...at a bargain price too! Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast May 13, 1959, Aunt Effie Entertains Mrs Houston

The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast May 13, 1945, Meet Craig Bullard. Gildersleeve is scheduled to debate Judge Hooker on the subject of, "Juvenile Delinquency." After taking care of young Craig all day, Gildersleeve changes his outlook. Also an episode of Easy Aces, originally broadcast May 13, 1941, Jane smashes the car.

My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson, originally broadcast May 12, 1953, 68 years ago. Irma, Jane, and the crew go out for a picnic. Unfortunately the picnic grounds that Irma chose happens to be an artillery range!

Jimmy Durante, originally broadcast May 12, 1948 with guest Victor Moore. Jimmy and guest Victor Moore take a trip across the country taking a poll whether a candidate should be married. Also the Origin of Superstition from 1935, Knocking on Wood.

CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast May 12, 1957, The Long Way Home. A look at a future we hope will never be. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast May 14, 1935, the Hog Chain Letter is OK. The hogs are arriving faster than they can be shipped back.

The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast May 11, 1948, 73 years ago, I Won’t Die Alone. Two crooks steal $254,000, but only one gets away. They meet seventeen years later.