RADIO CLASSICS on CJNU
Your hosts are Mark Havens, Heather Robbins & Jennifer Benjaminson
Join us Sunday to Thursday for a listen back to the great days of radio.
Venture back with us as we travel back in time to the period when the family gathered around the radio to listen as the world was being brought into their living rooms. It was a marvel in its time and thankfully many of those marvelous moments are preserved for other generations to enjoy. At CJNU we try to bring you the best of the best for your listening pleasure nightly on the Nostalgia station.
Sunday: Comedy Club
There’s nothing better than going to bed with a smile on your face. Get your week started off with a dose of humor from the likes of Jack Benny, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Life of Riley, Groucho Marx and many other mirth-makers from the golden age of radio comedy.
Feb. 2 – Jack Benny Double Feature
Jack Benny – Death at Midnight, Part 1 – May 30, 1937
Jack Benny – Death at Midnight, Part 2 – June 6, 1937
Feb. 9
Jack Benny – Jack Buys 20th Century Fox – October 19, 1952
Duffy’s Tavern – Turning the Tavern into a Hotel – February 29, 1944
Feb. 16
Jack Benny – Dennis’ Mother Interferes with the Show – October 15, 1939
Burns and Allen – Gracie’s Murder Mystery – January 10, 1938
Feb. 23
Jack Benny – Jack Gets a Haircut – January 13, 1952
The Mel Blanc Show – Birthday Cards – September 3, 1946
Monday: Sage Brush Theater
Saddle up for adventures on the dusty plains of the American Old West. Ride with The Lone Ranger, Matt Dillon and Luke Slaughter as they bring six gun justice to bandits and brawlers alike. Sarsaparilla not included.
Feb. 3
Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch – Election for Sheriff – 1953
Have Gun, Will Travel – Ella West – December 7, 1958
Feb. 10
Gunsmoke – The Kentucky Tolmans – August 9, 1952
Lightning Jim – The Outlaw’s Son – unknown air date
Feb. 17
Fort Laramie – Boredom – February 19, 1956
All-Star Western Theatre – Dude Ranch Serenade with Dale Evans – September, 8, 1946
Feb. 24
The Six Shooter – The Stampede – October 4, 1953
Gunsmoke – Gentleman’s Disagreement – July 26, 1952
Tuesday: Crime Time
Hit the mean streets with cops, private eyes, federal agents, spies and even a man who can cloud men’s minds so they cannot see him. On CJNU, crime does not pay.
Feb. 4
Calling All Cars – Burma White Case – December 6, 1933
Boston Blackie – The Devon Caretaker Murder – July 28, 1944
Feb. 11 – Dragnet Double Feature
Dragnet – The Big Man Part 1 – January 12, 1950
Dragnet – The Big Man Part 2 – January 19, 1950
Feb. 18
Harry Nile – Avalon – January 17, 1978
Harry Nile – Vacation with Bullets – January 24, 1978 (Plus: Two 5-Minute Mysteries)
Feb. 25
Mr. District Attorney – The Hijack Killer – August 10, 1952
The Shadow – The Death House Rescue – September 26, 1937
Wednesday: Four Star Theater
Revisit the golden age of Hollywood as a movie or book plays out before your very ears, courtesy of the Lux Radio Theater and other great theatrical institutions of the air.
Feb. 5
Mercury Theatre on the Air – Hell on Ice – October 9, 1938
Feb. 12
Screen Guild Players – Casablanca – April 26, 1943
Hallmark Playhouse – Random Harvest – April 17, 1949
Feb. 19
Lux Radio Theatre – It Happened on 5th Avenue – May 19, 1947
Feb. 26
Lux Radio Theatre – All About Eve – October 1, 1951
Thursday: Thriller Thursday
Prepare for the weekend with chills and shivers from the likes of Suspense, The Whistler, Inner Sanctum, X Minus One and more. No ghost, murderer or alien is too scary for us to tackle before Friday comes.
Feb. 6
Inner Sanctum – Death Across the Board – June 5, 1945
The Whistler – Caesar’s Wife – June 4, 1950
Feb. 13
Weird Circle – Wuthering Heights – April 26, 1943
Weird Circle – Jane Eyre – April 17, 1949
Feb. 20
Suspense – The Plan – May 16, 1946
Suspense – Murder Strikes Three Times – February 16, 1950
Feb. 27
Dimension X – Destination Moon – June 24, 1950
Screen Guild Theatre – Suspicion – January 4, 1943