RADIO CLASSICS on CJNU
Your hosts PETER NADOLNY and JIM PAPPAS
Venture back with us as we travel 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.
SUNDAYS
JACK BENNY .. was on the air for 24 years and his comedy set a high water mark and was imitated later by Jerry Seinfeld on TV.
The marvelous Jack Benny with his whole cast of characters explore his life and times while living to age 39 , trying to pinch every penny and fiddling with a violin that will not cooperate.
April 4 – 1) Buck Benny at the Paramount Theatre 1940 and 2) Jack Buys an Umbrella Stand both 1953
April 11 1) Rochester’s Phone and 2) Steak Ride both 1953
April 18 1) From Palm Springs With Bing Crosby and 2) Snows of Kilimanjaro both 1953
April 25 1) All American Guest Tony Curtis and 2) Back From Vacation In Hawaii both 1953
MONDAYS
4 STAR THEATRE.. We are lucky to have access to one of the most popular radio shows ever: the LUX Radio Show. Broadcast for over 21 years they recorded over 900 episodes with various hosts and movie stars replaying roles they had played on the silver screen.
April 5 Les Miserables with Ronald Colman and Debra Paget 1952
April 12 The Day the Earth Stood Still with Michael Rennie and Jean Peters 1954
April 19 The Birds with Herbert Marshal 1953
April 26 Shane with Alan Ladd and Ruth Hussey 1955
TUESDAYS
SAGEBRUSH THEATRE…come back to the frontier of America where saloons, pistols and dancing girls were the order of the day. Legendary stories of the Wild West fill the air with hoof beats and thrills as we follow some of its greatest heroes.
April 6 Have Gun Will Travel 1) Return Engagement and 2) The Lonely One both 1960
April 13 Have Gun Will Travel 1 ) French Leave and 2) Nataemhon both 1960
April 20 Have Gun Will Travel 1) The Boss and 2) Bring Him Back Alive both 1960
April 27 Have Gun Will Travel 1) That Was No Lady and 2) Dollhouse in Diamond Springs both1960
WEDNESDAYS
LAUGHING OUT LOUD. Nobody loves a good laugh as much as we do and every week we have our choice of some of the greatest comedians to ever step into a studio. Everything from bellylaughs to more gentle humor fills this spot on the dial.
March 31 Our Miss Brooks 1 Stretch Has A Problem and 2 Big Date both 1949
April 7 My Favourite Husband 1) George’s Mother Visits and 2) April Fool’s Day both 1949
April 14 My Favourite Husband 1 ) Where to Vacation? And 2) Liz Feels She’s Getting Old both 1949
April 21 My Favourite Husband 1) Liz Has Her Tonsils Removed and 2) Hair Dyed both 1949
April 28 My Favourite Husband 1) Liz Changes Her Mind and 2) George Tries For A Raise both 1949
THURSDAYS
BEYOND THE UNKNOWN…there are many stories that fill us this wonder and some with dread. Things we cannot explain that tell us that we may not be alone and stories of crime and passion that leave us with questions.
April 1 Dimension X 1) Embassy and 2) The Green Hills of Earth both 1950
April 8 Dimension X 1 ) There Will Come Soft Rains – Zero Hour and 2 ) Destination Moon both 1950
April 15 Dimension X 1) A Logic Named Joe and 2) Mars Is Heaven both1950
April 22 Dimension X 1) Man In The Moon and 2) Beyond Infinity both 1950
April 29 Dimension X 1) The Potters of Firth and 2) Perigi’s Wonderful Dolls both1950
FRIDAYS
VIVA VARIETY… so many wonderful performers tried their hand at radio and we have the cream of the crop here. It may be a musical show or an anthology of stories that set the mind racing.
April 2 The Bing Crosby Show 1) Guests Dennis and Phil Crosby and 2) Guest Bob Hope both 1950
April 9 The Bing Crosby Show 1) Guests Ethel Merman and William Boyd and
2) Guests Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour : Trip to Las Vegas both 1951
April 16 The Bing Crosby Show 1)Guest Bob Crosby and 2) Guests Paul Douglas and Helen O’Connel both 1952
April 23 The Bing Crosby Show 1) Guest Fred Astaire and 2) Guests Patti Paige and Bob Burns both 1952
April 30 The Bing Crosby Show 1) Guests Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and
2) Guests The Mills Brothers both 1952